CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 11,138	$ 17,323
Accounts receivable, less allowances for discounts and doubtful accounts of $5,687 and $4,967 in 2018 and 2017, respectively		157,535	140,057
Inventories		349,811	326,411
Unreturned customer inventories	[1]	20,484	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		7,256	12,300
Total current assets		546,224	496,091
Property, plant and equipment, net		90,754	89,103
Goodwill		67,321	67,413
Other intangibles, net		48,411	56,261
Deferred incomes taxes		42,334	32,420
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		32,469	31,184
Other assets		15,619	15,095
Total assets		843,132	787,567
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Notes payable		43,689	57,000
Current portion of other debt		5,377	4,699
Accounts payable		94,357	77,990
Sundry payables and accrued expenses		31,033	40,012
Accrued customer returns		57,433	35,916
Accrued core liability		31,263	11,899
Accrued rebates		28,870	35,346
Payroll and commissions		20,564	23,035
Total current liabilities		312,586	285,897
Long-term debt		153	79
Other accrued liabilities		18,075	14,561
Accrued asbestos liabilities		45,117	33,376
Total liabilities		375,931	333,913
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock - par value $2.00 per share: Authorized 30,000,000 shares, issued 23,936,036 shares		47,872	47,872
Capital in excess of par value		102,470	100,057
Retained earnings		380,113	357,153
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(9,594)	(4,109)
Treasury stock - at cost (1,503,284 shares and 1,424,025 shares in 2018 and 2017, respectively)		(53,660)	(47,319)
Total stockholders' equity		467,201	453,654
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 843,132	$ 787,567

[1] The adoption of ASU 2014-09 using the modified retrospective method resulted in the recording of unreturned customer inventories commencing on January 1, 2018, see Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for additional information.