Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 80,675	$ 89,827
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2024 - $6,732; 2023 - $7,258)	327,063	353,923
Inventories	353,230	365,221
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	105,763	97,749
Total current assets	866,731	906,720
Deferred income taxes	8,289	10,295
Property, plant and equipment	858,051	1,031,495
Less accumulated depreciation	(506,316)	(628,798)
Property, plant and equipment, net	351,735	402,697
Goodwill	1,081,960	1,183,624
Other intangible assets, net	655,927	706,471
Other assets	110,390	98,207
Total assets	3,075,032	3,308,014
Current liabilities
Notes and overdrafts payable	506	16
Accounts payable	142,571	164,264
Accrued liabilities	226,637	221,462
Long-term debt - current	9,765	10,868
Total current liabilities	379,479	396,610
Long-term debt	1,135,162	1,279,962
Accrued retirement benefits	36,540	45,992
Deferred income taxes	117,010	120,608
Long-term tax liability	7,400	21,714
Other liabilities	94,955	80,865
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock - par value $0.01 per share Authorized: 150,000,000 shares Issued: at par value (2024 - 64,788,605 shares; 2023 - 64,600,635 shares)	648	646
Additional paid-in capital	548,462	537,948
Treasury stock, at cost (2024 - 13,950,200 shares; 2023 - 13,914,076 shares)	(533,806)	(532,415)
Retained earnings	1,479,586	1,551,213
Accumulated other non-owner changes to equity	(190,404)	(195,129)
Total stockholders' equity	1,304,486	1,362,263
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,075,032	$ 3,308,014

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities 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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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all domestic and foreign income tax obligations due beyond one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. Alternate captions include income taxes payable, noncurrent.