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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet is comprised of the following components:

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​	December 31,
​	2025		​	2024
Land	$	66,036	​	$	64,016
Buildings		499,506	​		445,319
Machinery and equipment		1,080,026	​		975,480
​		1,645,568	​		1,484,815
Less accumulated depreciation		942,806	​		865,634
Total	$	702,762	​	$	619,181

Schedule of adopted accounting pronouncements

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Standard	​ ​	Description
ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740), issued December 2023.	​	Requires disclosure of specific categories in rate reconciliation and additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold, additional information about income taxes paid, and disclosure of disaggregated income tax information. The amendments are effective January 1, 2025. Refer to Note 13 for the disclosure impacts.

Schedule of pending accounting pronouncements

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Standard	​ ​	Description
ASU No. 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging, issued November 2025	​	Updates hedge accounting guidance to better align with financial reporting with risk management activities. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted.
ASU No. 2025-06, Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software, issued September 2025	​	Updates requirements for capitalization of internal-use software costs. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted.
ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, issued November 2024	​	Requires enhanced disclosures of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2027, and interim periods beginning January 1, 2028. Early adoption is prohibited.

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