CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 23,656	$ 19,756
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $8,100 and $6,300	214,944us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent	183,293us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Inventories	159,797us-gaap_InventoryNet	133,787us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred Tax Assets Net Current	19,969us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	18,827us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Investment in businesses held separate	421,767us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments	422,297us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
Other current assets	19,374us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	14,633us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	859,507us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	792,593us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	161,230us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	151,717us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	292,574us-gaap_Goodwill	189,967us-gaap_Goodwill
Other Intangible Assets, net	176,278	147,940
Deferred Income Taxes	28,982us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	20,366us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Other Assets	26,207us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	24,645us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Assets	1,544,778us-gaap_Assets	1,327,228us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities
Notes payable to banks	5,016	9,584
Trade accounts payable	39,306us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	34,282us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Salaries and incentives	40,775ggg_AccruedSalariesIncentives	38,939ggg_AccruedSalariesIncentives
Dividends payable	17,790us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent	16,881us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
Other current liabilities	71,593us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	69,167us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	174,480us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	168,853us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term Debt	615,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	408,370us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Retirement Benefits and Deferred Compensation	136,812	94,705
Deferred Income Taxes	22,454	20,935
Commitments and Contingencies (Note K)
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, $1 par value; 97,000,000 shares authorized;	59,199us-gaap_CommonStockValue	61,003us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in-capital	384,704	347,058
Retained earnings	252,865	272,653
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(100,736)	(46,349)
Total shareholders' equity	596,032	634,365
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 1,544,778	$ 1,327,228

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