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Other Comprehensive Earnings (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The components of accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) are as follows:
| December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | (66,802) |  |  | $ | (122,252) |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans | (88,126) |  |  | (97,525) |
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges and other | 1,674 |  |  | 3,751 |
| $ | (153,254) |  |  | $ | (216,026) |
Schedule of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss to Earnings [Table Text Block] | Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) to earnings (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
| Years Ended December 31, |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  |
Foreign currency translation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification of foreign currency translation losses to earnings | $ | — |  |  | $ | 25,339 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Tax benefit | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Net of tax | $ | — |  |  | $ | 25,339 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of actuarial losses | $ | 8,583 |  |  | $ | 759 |  |  | $ | 4,893 |  |  |
Amortization of prior service costs and transition obligation | 1,442 |  |  | 2,729 |  |  | 3,631 |  |  |
Settlement and curtailment | 25 |  |  | 961 |  |  | 12,565 |  |  |
Total before tax | 10,050 |  |  | 4,449 |  |  | 21,089 |  |  |
Tax benefit | (2,184) |  |  | (906) |  |  | (4,459) |  |  |
Net of tax | $ | 7,866 |  |  | $ | 3,543 |  |  | $ | 16,630 |  |  |
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings | $ | (817) |  |  | $ | (186) |  |  | $ | 1,950 |  |  |
Tax expense (benefit) | 185 |  |  | 39 |  |  | (409) |  |  |
Net of tax | $ | (632) |  |  | $ | (147) |  |  | $ | 1,541 |  |  |

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