Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 298,996,000	$ 246,594,000
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	24,421,000	24,527,000
Amortization	31,010,000	26,166,000
Deferred tax benefit	(7,754,000)	(11,078,000)
Share-based compensation	11,823,000	10,861,000
Gain on facility sale	(3,394,000)	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Defined Benefit Plan, Settlement and Curtailment Gain (Loss), before Tax	0	8,189,000.0
Other	227,000	6,000
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:
Trade accounts receivable, net	1,891,000	4,721,000
Inventories	(23,596,000)	(19,857,000)
Other current assets	(2,526,000)	(3,558,000)
Trade accounts payable	(5,857,000)	(11,984,000)
Taxes payable	11,386,000	6,577,000
Accruals and other	14,608,000	26,149,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	351,235,000	307,313,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	10,437,000	361,000
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(85,826,000)	(51,234,000)
Acquisitions	(108,445,000)	(109,681,000)
Payments for (Proceeds from) Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities	3,716,000	2,031,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(180,118,000)	(158,523,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings	985,694,000	709,988,000
Repayments of borrowings	(834,061,000)	(455,913,000)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	23,315,000	20,187,000
Repurchases of common stock	(334,998,000)	(374,994,000)
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities	(7,205,000)	(680,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(167,255,000)	(101,412,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	6,550,000	(132,000)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	10,412,000	47,246,000
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	158,674,000	98,887,000
End of period	$ 169,086,000	$ 146,133,000

The net change during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of certain operating obligations incurred but not yet paid. The net change during the reporting period in the liability, excluding the portion taken into income, reflecting services yet to be performed by the reporting entity for which cash consideration was received or recorded as a receivable.

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