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Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

TAXES [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

	2015				2014				2013
United States	$	20,992			$	33,157			$	18,119
Non-United States	442,432				411,847				384,590
Earnings before taxes	$	463,424			$	445,004			$	402,709

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

	Current				Deferred				Total
Year ended December 31, 2015:
United States federal	$	11,071			$	3,029			$	14,100
State and local	2,164				617				2,781
Non-United States	90,111				3,612				93,723
Total	$	103,346			$	7,258			$	110,604
Year ended December 31, 2014:
United States federal	$	—			$	5,676			$	5,676
State and local	1,372				527				1,899
Non-United States	92,358				6,830				99,188
Total	$	93,730			$	13,033			$	106,763
Year ended December 31, 2013:
United States federal	$	—			$	8,249			$	8,249
State and local	1,459				965				2,424
Non-United States	86,340				(398		)		85,942
Total	$	87,799			$	8,816			$	96,615

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

	2015				2014				2013
Expected tax	$	162,198			$	155,751			$	140,948
United States state and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	2,551				1,899				1,167
Change in valuation allowance	(1,098		)		(172		)		1,178
Non-United States income taxes at other than a 35% rate	(54,798		)		(51,360		)		(50,041		)
Other, net	1,751				645				3,363
Total provision for taxes	$	110,604			$	106,763			$	96,615

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

	2015				2014
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory	$	28,973			$	27,164
Accrued and other liabilities	69,956				74,780
Accrued post-retirement benefit and pension costs	59,175				68,709
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	32,818				45,806
Other	9,778				9,044
Total deferred tax assets	200,700				225,503
Less valuation allowance	(25,435		)		(36,263		)
Total deferred tax assets less valuation allowance	175,265				189,240
Deferred tax liabilities:
Inventory	3,946				3,918
Property, plant, and equipment	57,373				47,547
Rainin intangibles amortization	71,388				65,409
Prepaid post-retirement benefit and pension costs	30,884				36,548
International earnings	14,998				13,506
Other	120				5,102
Total deferred tax liabilities	178,709				172,030
Net deferred tax (liability) asset	$	(3,444	)		$	17,210

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies

	2015				2014
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$	16,864			$	18,848
Increases related to current tax positions	2,676				990
Increases related to prior year tax positions	186				1,944
Decreases relating to taxing authority settlements	(1,102		)		(1,886		)
Decreases resulting from a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations	(2,764		)		(2,106		)
Other, net	$	(601	)		$	(926	)
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$	15,259			$	16,864

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