Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 71,941	$ 83,926
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2016 - $4,343; 2015 - $4,085)	287,293	261,757
Inventories	233,409	208,611
Deferred income taxes	0	24,825
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,282	32,469
Total current assets	624,925	611,588
Deferred income taxes	19,375	1,139
Property, plant and equipment	775,424	714,807
Less accumulated depreciation	(432,954)	(405,951)
Property, plant and equipment, net	342,470	308,856
Goodwill	666,040	587,992
Other intangible assets, net	542,083	528,322
Other assets	26,990	23,969
Total assets	2,221,883	2,061,866
Current liabilities
Notes and overdrafts payable	13,200	22,680
Accounts payable	109,050	97,035
Accrued liabilities	146,357	114,867
Deferred revenue and customer advances	35,120	16,453
Long-term debt - current	2,211	1,515
Total current liabilities	305,938	252,550
Long-term debt	512,060	485,711
Accrued retirement benefits	99,749	112,888
Deferred income taxes	75,616	62,364
Other liabilities	24,898	20,600
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock - par value $0.01 per share Authorized: 150,000,000 shares Issued: at par value (2016 - 62,579,299 shares; 2015 - 62,071,144 shares)	626	621
Additional paid-in capital	438,410	427,558
Treasury stock, at cost (2016 - 8,765,055 shares; 2015 - 8,206,683 shares)	(246,962)	(226,421)
Retained earnings	1,147,540	1,069,247
Accumulated other non-owner changes to equity	(135,992)	(143,252)
Total stockholders' equity	1,203,622	1,127,753
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,221,883	$ 2,061,866