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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Earnings Before Provision For Income Taxes And Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] | Income taxes have been based on the following components of earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Domestic | $ | 464,145 |  |  | $ | 448,301 |  |  | $ | 344,793 |
Foreign | 377,589 |  |  | 394,708 |  |  | 380,585 |
Total | $ | 841,734 |  |  | $ | 843,009 |  |  | $ | 725,378 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] | Income tax expense (benefit) relating to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 is comprised of the following:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Current: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal | $ | 79,305 |  |  | $ | 71,069 |  |  | $ | 47,445 |
State and local | 13,312 |  |  | 16,709 |  |  | 14,120 |
Foreign | 97,106 |  |  | 102,284 |  |  | 86,523 |
Total current | 189,723 |  |  | 190,062 |  |  | 148,088 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal | 2,777 |  |  | (6,033) |  |  | 876 |
State and local | (10,526) |  |  | 1,770 |  |  | 626 |
Foreign | (23,691) |  |  | (20,708) |  |  | (15,357) |
Total deferred | (31,440) |  |  | (24,971) |  |  | (13,855) |
Total expense | $ | 158,283 |  |  | $ | 165,091 |  |  | $ | 134,233 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | Differences between the effective income tax rate and the U.S. federal income statutory tax rate are as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
U.S. federal income tax rate | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | %
State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | 1.7 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1.6 |
Foreign operations tax effect | (0.8) |  |  | (1.3) |  |  | (1.1) |
SAB 118 | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.6) |
Foreign tax credits | — |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | (0.3) |
Foreign-derived intangible income | (1.1) |  |  | (1.0) |  |  | (0.8) |
Share awards | (1.2) |  |  | (1.7) |  |  | (2.0) |
Disposition of businesses | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | — |
Other | (0.8) |  |  | (0.2) |  |  | 0.7 |
Effective tax rate from continuing operations | 18.8 | % |  | 19.6 | % |  | 18.5 | %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |
Accrued compensation, principally postretirement and other employee benefits | $ | 60,797 |  |  | $ | 62,547 |
Accrued expenses, principally for state income taxes, interest and warranty | 32,418 |  |  | 29,736 |
Net operating loss and other carryforwards | 319,291 |  |  | 269,599 |
Inventories, principally due to reserves for financial reporting purposes and capitalization for tax purposes | 23,723 |  |  | 17,671 |
Accounts receivable, principally due to allowance for doubtful accounts | 7,118 |  |  | 3,409 |
Accrued insurance | 4,165 |  |  | 2,001 |
Long-term liabilities, principally warranty, environmental and exit costs | 2,273 |  |  | 3,305 |
Lease obligations | 40,984 |  |  | 35,473 |
Total gross deferred tax assets | 490,769 |  |  | 423,741 |
Valuation allowance | (287,679) |  |  | (244,153) |
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances | $ | 203,090 |  |  | $ | 179,588 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities: |  |  |
Intangible assets, principally due to different tax and financial reporting bases and amortization lives | $ | (387,897) |  |  | $ | (364,843) |
Property, plant and equipment, principally due to differences in depreciation | (62,667) |  |  | (56,401) |
Lease right-of-use assets | (38,742) |  |  | (34,191) |
Other liabilities | 9,992 |  |  | (19,716) |
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | (479,314) |  |  | (475,151) |
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (276,224) |  |  | $ | (295,563) |
Classified as follows in the Consolidated Balance Sheets: |  |  |
Other assets and deferred charges | $ | 22,199 |  |  | $ | 26,473 |
Deferred income taxes | (298,423) |  |  | (322,036) |
| $ | (276,224) |  |  | $ | (295,563) |
Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Table Text Block] | The following table is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits:
|  |  |  |  | Total
Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, 2018 |  |  |  |  | $ | 68,034 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  |  |  | 15,580 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |  |  |  |  | 29,637 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years |  |  |  |  | (5,226) |
Cash settlements |  |  |  |  | (7,345) |
Lapse of statutes |  |  |  |  | (7,219) |
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  | 93,461 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  |  |  | 4,493 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |  |  |  |  | 6,668 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years |  |  |  |  | (9,217) |
Cash settlements |  |  |  |  | (922) |
Lapse of statutes |  |  |  |  | (11,269) |
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  | 83,214 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  |  |  | 3,134 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |  |  |  |  | 5,490 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years |  |  |  |  | (3,599) |
Cash settlements |  |  |  |  | (6,214) |
Lapse of statutes |  |  |  |  | (9,687) |
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2020 (1) |  |  |  |  | $ | 72,338 |
(1) If recognized, the net amount of potential tax benefits that would impact the Company’s effective tax rate is $65.5 million. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded (income) expense of $(0.1) million, $(0.6) million and $2.4 million, respectively, as a component of provision for income taxes related to the accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits. The Company had accrued interest and penalties of $17.8 million at December 31, 2020 and $17.8 million at December 31, 2019, which are not included in the above table.

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