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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Q3) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Operating Activities          
Net income $ 256,797 $ 212,603 $ 262,290 $ 313,404 $ 398,628
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operations:          
Depreciation and amortization 82,974 76,970 103,248 69,795 64,734
Stock-based compensation expense 20,484 14,539 21,287 20,813 26,019
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 4,057 1,633 1,907 232 587
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions          
Accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable (100,212) (60,246) (68,676) 19,728 21,500
Inventories (125,523) (53,365) (8,955) 45,340 20,147
Accounts payable 4,194 (121,389) (91,722) (18,932) (76,650)
Accrued income taxes (43,770) (35,942) 47,644 (11,759) 21,740
Accrued liabilities and customer deposits 16,369 81,270 (18,891) (11,338) (14,837)
Other assets and liabilities (77,332) (89,562) 8,102 33,475 (16,005)
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities 38,038 26,511 188,811 450,530 450,844
Investing Activities          
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (64,232) (60,263) (89,466) (50,216) (49,428)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 9,139 1,066 1,291 363 1,784
Acquisitions of business, net of cash acquired (49,067) (846,675) (945,299) (183,113) (129,550)
Net cash used for investing activities (104,160) (905,872) (1,033,474) (232,966) (177,194)
Financing Activities          
Proceeds from debt 3,490,185 883,473 1,216,740 1,875,000 787,400
Payments of debt (1,466,626) (918,919) (1,269,537) (1,102,748) (612,680)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and other benefit plans 13,138 2,888 4,428 1,983 3,097
Payment of income tax withholding on share-based compensation (6,705) (6,798) (6,844) (6,658) (14,565)
Cash dividends ($0.36 and $0.20 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively) (34,682) (30,693) (42,218) (32,430) (26,963)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities 1,995,310 (70,049) (97,431) 522,971 (251,498)
Effect of changes in currency exchange rates (27,208) 34,258 32,263 (26,436) (18,868)
Increase (decrease) in cash 1,901,980 (915,152)      
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 233,401 1,143,232 1,143,232 429,133 425,849
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $ 2,135,381 $ 228,080 $ 233,401 $ 1,143,232 $ 429,133