CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 393,787	$ 197,150
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,464 in 2023; $12,556 in 2022)	538,830	541,529
Inventories (Note 16)	562,864	665,451
Other current assets	197,630	153,660
Total Current Assets	1,693,111	1,557,790
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 1)	575,316	544,871
Intangibles, net (Note 5)	186,667	202,706
Goodwill (Note 5)	694,452	665,257
Deferred income taxes (Note 13)	45,176	22,811
Other assets	182,575	187,111
TOTAL ASSETS	3,377,297	3,180,546
Current Liabilities
Amounts due banks (Note 9)	2,435	82,444
Trade accounts payable	325,435	352,079
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	112,373	109,369
Dividends payable	40,453	36,879
Other current liabilities	273,910	261,087
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 9)	4	11,039
Total Current Liabilities	754,610	852,897
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 9)	1,102,771	1,110,396
Deferred income taxes (Note 13)	13,146	17,022
Other liabilities	197,918	166,190
Total Liabilities	2,068,445	2,146,505
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred shares, without par value - at stated capital amount; authorized - 5,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding - none	0	0
Common shares, without par value - at stated capital amount; authorized - 240,000,000 shares; issued - 98,581,434 shares in 2023 and 2022; outstanding - 56,975,815 shares in 2023 and 57,623,539 shares in 2022	9,858	9,858
Additional paid-in capital	523,357	481,857
Retained earnings	3,688,038	3,306,500
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 8)	(229,847)	(275,398)
Treasury shares, at cost - 41,605,619 shares in 2023 and 40,957,895 shares in 2022	(2,682,554)	(2,488,776)
Total Equity	1,308,852	1,034,041
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL EQUITY	$ 3,377,297	$ 3,180,546