Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 89,827	$ 76,858
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2023 – $7,258; 2022 – $5,222)	353,923	291,883
Inventories	365,221	283,402
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	97,749	80,161
Total current assets	906,720	732,304
Deferred income taxes	10,295	18,028
Property, plant and equipment, net	402,697	320,139
Goodwill	1,183,624	835,472
Other intangible assets, net	706,471	442,492
Other assets	98,207	65,295
Total assets	3,308,014	2,413,730
Current liabilities
Notes and overdrafts payable	16	8
Accounts payable	164,264	145,060
Accrued liabilities	221,462	158,568
Long-term debt – current	10,868	1,437
Total current liabilities	396,610	305,073
Long-term debt	1,279,962	569,639
Accrued retirement benefits	45,992	54,352
Deferred income taxes	120,608	62,562
Long-term tax liability	21,714	39,086
Other liabilities	80,865	36,691
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock – par value $0.01 per share Authorized: 150,000,000 shares, Issued: at par value (2021 – 64,343,582 shares; 2020 – 64,171,321 shares)	646	645
Additional paid-in capital	537,948	529,791
Treasury stock, at cost (2023 – 13,914,076 shares; 2022 – 13,890,802 shares)	(532,415)	(531,507)
Retained earnings	1,551,213	1,567,898
Accumulated other non-owner changes to equity	(195,129)	(220,500)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,362,263	1,346,327
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 3,308,014	$ 2,413,730