CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 822,854	$ 642,923
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $9,506 and $8,827, respectively	594,279	599,524
Inventories	928,056	940,808
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	177,494	165,727
Total current assets	2,522,683	2,348,982
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,282,903	1,961,585
Goodwill	2,316,031	2,018,241
Other intangible assets, net	869,468	721,023
Other assets, net	593,583	561,405
Total assets	8,584,668	7,611,236
Current liabilities:
Revolving loans and current portion of long-term debt	716,932	880,315
Trade accounts payable	1,111,607	1,075,913
Accrued payroll and related costs	108,834	97,886
Accrued liabilities	310,159	257,742
Total current liabilities	2,247,532	2,311,856
Long-term debt	3,419,921	2,546,451
Deferred income taxes	505,616	433,666
Other liabilities	422,018	429,905
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock ($0.01 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized, 175,112,496 shares issued and 106,794,650 and 106,499,955 shares outstanding, respectively)	1,751	1,751
Paid-in capital	367,871	353,848
Retained earnings	3,402,667	3,208,237
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(353,357)	(251,361)
Treasury stock at cost (68,317,846 and 68,612,541 shares, respectively)	(1,429,351)	(1,423,117)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,989,581	1,889,358
Liabilities and equity, total	$ 8,584,668	$ 7,611,236