ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands						12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2023	Dec. 01, 2022	Mar. 01, 2022	Jul. 28, 2021	Apr. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Acquisitions
Net purchase price, net of cash acquired						$ 32,685	$ 436,298	$ 156,106
Annual sales at the date of acquisition						4,191,636	3,761,211	3,234,180
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired						8,401
Powermig Automao e Soldagem Ltda.
Acquisitions
Net purchase price, net of cash acquired	$ 29,572
Ownership purchased (as a percent)	100.00%
Annual sales at the date of acquisition							15,000
Fori
Acquisitions
Cash purchase price		$ 427,000
Purchase price		468,683
Net purchase price, net of cash acquired		$ 416,353
Ownership purchased (as a percent)		100.00%
Acquisition Costs							5,196
Acquisitions' net sales						$ 263,203
Kestra
Acquisitions
Net purchase price, net of cash acquired			$ 22,294
Ownership purchased (as a percent)			100.00%
Acquisition Costs							$ 365
FTP
Acquisitions
Net purchase price, net of cash acquired				$ 71,716
Ownership purchased (as a percent)				100.00%
FTP | Selling, general & administrative expenses
Acquisitions
Acquisition Costs								346
Zeman
Acquisitions
Net purchase price, net of cash acquired					$ 84,390
Ownership purchased (as a percent)					100.00%
Zeman | Selling, general & administrative expenses
Acquisitions
Acquisition Costs								$ 1,577