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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Earnings before Income Taxes
Earnings before income taxes consisted of the following:
 December 31,
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)202020192018
U.S. loss before taxes$(141,428)$(110,363)$(99,125)
Foreign income before taxes582,799 667,815 546,882 
Total income before taxes$441,371 $557,452 $447,757 
Schedule of Income Tax Provision
The income tax provision consisted of the following:
 December 31,
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)202020192018
Current tax provision
Federal$(8,813)$9,979 $(11,568)
State and local1,149 429 1,709 
Foreign149,381 146,055 98,433 
Total current tax provision141,717 156,463 88,574 
Deferred tax provision
Federal(7,943)(41,126)(8,287)
State and local(2,057)7,598 (7,092)
Foreign(57,718)(25,751)34,781 
Total deferred tax (benefit) provision(67,718)(59,279)19,402 
Total taxes on income$73,999 $97,184 $107,976 
Schedule of Reconciliation between U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Effective Tax Rate
Reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the actual effective tax rate was as follows: 
 December 31,
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)202020192018
Statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Difference in effective tax rate on foreign earnings and remittances(6.9)(6.8)(6.1)
Tax benefit from supply chain optimization(5.0)(1.0)(3.0)
Unrecognized tax benefit, net of reversals5.7 3.4 2.9 
U.S. tax reform— — (1.8)
Deferred taxes on deemed repatriation(0.2)0.8 10.1 
Global intangible low-taxed income5.3 — 1.8 
U.S. foreign tax credit - general limitation(1.9)(1.2)(1.1)
Acquisition costs1.0 0.5 1.3 
Establishment (release) of valuation allowance on state deferred(0.4)1.7 (1.5)
State and local taxes(0.6)(0.8)0.6 
Other, net(1.2)(0.2)(0.1)
Effective tax rate16.8 %17.4 %24.1 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following amounts:
 December 31,
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)20202019
Employee and retiree benefits$108,119 $87,924 
Credit and net operating loss carryforwards270,699 220,156 
Intangible assets9,759 8,477 
Amortizable R&D expenses30,027 15,477 
Gain on foreign currency translation46,071 3,285 
Interest limitation50,978 39,867 
Inventory14,384 14,396 
Lease obligations53,339 53,751 
Other, net21,806 14,351 
Gross deferred tax assets605,182 457,684 
Property, plant and equipment, net(59,727)(49,158)
Intangible assets(585,635)(621,044)
Right-of-use assets(52,605)(53,555)
Loss on foreign currency translation(99)— 
Deferred taxes on deemed repatriation(47,144)(46,066)
Gross deferred tax liabilities(745,210)(769,823)
Valuation allowance(257,171)(203,765)
Total net deferred tax liabilities$(397,199)$(515,904)
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: 
 December 31,
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)202020192018
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year$74,799 $50,953 $38,162 
Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during a prior year10,445 20,361 9,751 
Gross amount of decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during a prior year(274)(2,241)(5,362)
Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during the current year24,400 13,274 14,677 
The amounts of decreases in unrecognized benefits relating to settlements with taxing authorities(1,736)(3,575)(4,550)
Reduction in unrecognized tax benefits due to the lapse of applicable statute of limitation(8,739)(3,973)(1,725)
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at end of year$98,895 $74,799 $50,953