Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 373,999	$ 409,804
Receivables	948,830	1,012,932
Inventories, net	1,021,713	1,132,471
Other current assets	258,490	269,461
Total current assets	2,603,032	2,824,668
Property, plant and equipment, net	818,611	891,293
Right of use assets, net	235,666	229,723
Goodwill	6,555,877	6,447,629
Other intangibles, net	3,915,173	4,165,317
Investments and other assets	502,810	464,903
Total assets	14,631,169	15,023,533
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt, net	654,346	1,417,915
Accounts payable	523,332	516,588
Customer advanced payments	363,555	375,513
Income taxes payable	84,428	69,567
Accrued liabilities and other	472,926	502,990
Total current liabilities	2,098,587	2,882,573
Long-term debt, net	1,425,375	1,895,432
Deferred income taxes	831,030	836,695
Other long-term liabilities	620,873	678,642
Total liabilities	4,975,865	6,293,342
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock,$0.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 800,000,000 shares; issued: 2024 – 270,064,222 shares; 2023 – 269,284,250 shares	2,720	2,709
Capital in excess of par value	1,264,670	1,168,694
Retained earnings	11,057,684	9,940,343
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(555,739)	(484,942)
Treasury stock: 2024 – 39,364,801 shares; 2023 – 38,354,154 shares	(2,114,031)	(1,896,613)
Total stockholders’ equity	9,655,304	8,730,191
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 14,631,169	$ 15,023,533

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