CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 167,189	$ 162,001
Accounts receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $23,578 and $20,295	633,169	631,134
Inventories, net	1,015,047	1,077,729
Prepaid expenses and other	131,287	125,640
Prepaid Taxes	14,165	9,492
Total current assets	1,960,857	2,005,996
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $326,916 and $299,572	498,871	443,528
Goodwill	2,452,419	2,411,834
Other intangibles	1,775,546	1,794,232
Long-term deferred tax assets	8,877	6,738
Other assets	226,038	212,538
Total assets	6,922,608	6,874,866
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	44,330	45,583
Accounts payable	224,375	271,374
Accrued expenses	595,542	671,327
Total current liabilities	864,247	988,284
Long-term debt	2,535,896	2,676,741
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	214,021	220,204
Liability, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Noncurrent	5,420	14,948
Other non-current liabilities	207,809	176,942
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; nonvoting; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 63,941,790 and 63,508,855 shares issued in 2023 and 2022, respectively	148	147
Cumulative Effect Period of Adoption ASU 2020-06, Paid-in capital	463,475	408,376
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,338,764 and 9,814,480 shares in 2023 and 2022	(906,011)	(831,176)
Cumulative Effect Period of Adoptions ASU 2020-06, Retained earnings	3,823,461	3,498,872
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(285,858)	(278,472)
Total stockholders' equity	3,095,215	2,797,747
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,922,608	$ 6,874,866