Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 129,078	$ 222,591	$ 83,222
Trade accounts receivable, net	382,805us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	310,732us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	400,925us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories	680,178us-gaap_InventoryNet	548,765us-gaap_InventoryNet	648,723us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	58,855	75,744	63,358
Total current assets	1,250,916us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,157,832us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,196,228us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,049,730us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,063,631us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,102,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	612,130us-gaap_Goodwill	630,262us-gaap_Goodwill	649,381us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net	204,659	211,770	225,256
Other assets, net	235,871us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	240,429us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	266,261us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Assets, Total	3,353,306us-gaap_Assets	3,303,924us-gaap_Assets	3,439,126us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Revolving loans and current portion of long-term debt	474,023us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	125,130us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	302,087us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Trade accounts payable	329,708us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent	423,905us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent	296,777us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
Accrued payroll and related costs	50,639	46,242	57,643
Accrued liabilities	68,010us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	69,285us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	78,507us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	922,380us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	664,562us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	735,014us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	1,436,784us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1,473,833us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1,557,722us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Other liabilities	451,239us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	455,573us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	421,295us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	876us-gaap_CommonStockValue	876us-gaap_CommonStockValue	876us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Paid-in capital	229,463	225,449	215,920
Retained earnings	1,336,533	1,313,521	1,191,541
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(195,301)	(165,624)	(47,963)
Treasury stock	(828,668)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(664,266)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(635,279)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total stockholders’ equity	542,903	709,956	725,095
Liabilities and Equity, Total	$ 3,353,306	$ 3,303,924	$ 3,439,126

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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