Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 593,232	$ 410,281	$ 1,086,802	$ 757,922
Cost of sales	333,899	213,835	590,688	399,195
Gross profit	259,333	196,446	496,114	358,727
Operating expenses:
Research and development and other engineering	16,943	14,169	32,809	28,758
Selling	45,074	33,167	81,910	63,990
General and administrative	58,419	47,410	112,192	95,975
Total operating expenses	120,436	94,746	226,911	188,723
Acquisition and integration related costs	5,864	0	12,815	0
Net gain on disposal of assets	(43)	(28)	(1,126)	(108)
Income from operations	133,076	101,728	257,514	170,112
Interest expense, net and other finance costs	(3,372)	(420)	(3,585)	(765)
Other & foreign exchange loss, net	(1,890)	(2,216)	(2,107)	(3,648)
Income before taxes	127,814	99,092	251,822	165,699
Provision for income taxes	34,244	26,609	63,677	42,827
Net income	93,570	72,483	188,145	122,872
Other comprehensive income
Translation adjustment	(27,817)	7,505	(27,819)	(1,759)
Unamortized pension adjustments	860	(102)	689	390
Cash flow hedge adjustment, net of tax	18,489	(7)	8,542	19
Comprehensive net income	$ 85,102	$ 79,879	$ 169,557	$ 121,522
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 2.17	$ 1.67	$ 4.36	$ 2.83
Diluted	$ 2.16	$ 1.66	$ 4.34	$ 2.82
Number of shares outstanding
Basic	43,145	43,434	43,162	43,406
Diluted	43,240	43,641	43,306	43,620
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.26	$ 0.25	$ 0.51	$ 0.48

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