CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 59,875	$ 71,934
Accounts receivable, (net of allowance for doubtful receivables of $1,507 and $1,429, respectively)	116,712	103,316
Inventories	80,339	66,146
Taxes receivable	5,525	3,883
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,044	10,327
Total current assets	273,495	255,606
Property, plant and equipment, net	170,332	160,795
Goodwill	68,969	63,606
Other intangible assets, net	40,543	41,447
Deferred tax assets	1,146
Deferred tax assets		248
Other assets, net	6,386	5,327
Total assets	560,871	527,029
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	277	634
Accounts payable	71,931	56,346
Accrued payroll and other compensation	15,978	14,016
Accrued taxes	2,230	6,460
Other accrued liabilities	11,690	12,988
Total current liabilities	102,106	90,444
Long-term debt	76,913	128,141
Deferred tax liabilities	14,714
Deferred tax liabilities		15,849
Benefit plan liabilities	9,743	14,729
Other long-term liabilities	3,999	4,410
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share; authorized 500 shares; none issued or outstanding) (Note 8)	0	0
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share; authorized 30,000 shares; issued 25,018 and 24,858 shares, respectively) (Note 8)	250	249
Capital in excess of par value	88,006	82,387
Retained earnings	374,783	325,466
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,148)	(47,950)
Treasury stock, 7,675 and 7,626 shares of common stock, respectively, at cost	(89,495)	(86,696)
Total stockholders’ equity	353,396	273,456
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 560,871	$ 527,029