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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc
(NYSE:MSM) 

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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Its MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworki...

Full Time Employees: 6,315
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial Distribution

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    Unit: USD2026-05-30 2026-02-28 2025-11-29 2025-08-30 2025-05-31 2025-03-01 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-06-01 2024-03-02 2023-12-02 2023-09-02 2023-06-03 2023-03-04 2022-12-03 2022-09-03 2022-05-28 2022-02-26 2021-11-27 2021-08-28 2021-05-29 2021-02-27 2020-11-28 2020-08-29 2020-05-30 2020-02-29 2019-11-30 2019-08-31 2019-06-01 2019-03-02 2018-12-01 2018-09-01 2018-06-02 2018-03-03 2017-12-02 2017-09-02 2017-06-03 2017-03-04 2016-12-03 2016-09-03 2016-05-28 2016-02-27 2015-11-28 2015-08-29 2015-05-30 2015-02-28 2014-11-29 2014-08-30 2014-05-31 2014-03-01 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-06-01 2013-03-02 2012-12-01 2012-09-01 2012-05-26 2012-02-25 2011-11-26 2011-08-27 2011-05-28 2011-02-26 2010-11-27 2010-08-28 2010-05-29 2010-02-27 2009-11-28 2009-08-29 2009-05-30 2009-02-28 2008-03-01 2007-12-01 2007-09-01 2007-05-26 2007-02-24 
                                                                               
      net sales
    1,047,083,000 917,774,000 965,684,000 978,175,000 971,145,000 891,717,000 928,484,000 952,284,000 979,350,000 935,348,000 953,969,000 1,035,441,000 1,054,464,000 961,632,000 957,745,000 1,022,245,000 958,579,000 862,522,000 848,547,000 831,031,000 866,294,000 773,995,000 771,904,000 747,732,000 834,972,000 786,094,000 823,601,000 842,670,000 866,546,000 823,004,000 831,597,000 837,985,000 828,345,000 768,987,000 768,561,000 753,770,000 743,923,000 703,780,000 686,271,000 745,074,000 727,495,000 684,117,000 706,819,000 727,405,000 745,483,000 706,400,000 731,091,000 726,623,000 720,476,000 661,513,000 678,510,000 673,773,000 636,923,000 569,462,000 577,491,000 635,271,000 611,970,000 562,974,000 545,703,000 533,237,000 532,366,000 483,362,000 472,827,000 461,361,000 450,381,000 395,482,000 384,817,000 354,097,000 350,489,000 351,910,000   309,421,750 431,057,000 404,618,000 
      yoy
    7.82% 2.92% 4.01% 2.72% -0.84% -4.66% -2.67% -8.03% -7.12% -2.73% -0.39% 1.29% 10.00% 11.49% 12.87% 23.01% 10.65% 11.44% 9.93% 11.14% 3.75% -1.54% -6.28% -11.27% -3.64% -4.48% -0.96% 0.56% 4.61% 7.02% 8.20% 11.17% 11.35% 9.27% 11.99% 1.17% 2.26% 2.87% -2.91% 2.43% -2.41% -3.15% -3.32% 0.11% 3.47% 6.79% 7.75% 7.84% 13.12% 16.16% 17.49% 6.06% 4.08% 1.15% 5.83% 19.13% 14.95% 16.47% 15.41% 15.58% 18.20% 22.22% 22.87% 30.29% 28.50% 12.38%   13.27% -18.36%      
      qoq
    14.09% -4.96% -1.28% 0.72% 8.91% -3.96% -2.50% -2.76% 4.70% -1.95% -7.87% -1.80% 9.65% 0.41% -6.31% 6.64% 11.14% 1.65% 2.11% -4.07% 11.93% 0.27% 3.23% -10.45% 6.22% -4.55% -2.26% -2.76% 5.29% -1.03% -0.76% 1.16% 7.72% 0.06% 1.96% 1.32% 5.70% 2.55% -7.89% 2.42% 6.34% -3.21% -2.83% -2.43% 5.53% -3.38% 0.61% 0.85% 8.91% -2.51% 0.70% 5.79% 11.85% -1.39% -9.10% 3.81% 8.70% 3.16% 2.34% 0.16% 10.14% 2.23% 2.49% 2.44% 13.88% 2.77% 8.68% 1.03% -0.40%    -28.22% 6.53%  
      cost of goods sold
    616,678,000 540,186,000 573,007,000 583,196,000 573,406,000 526,487,000 550,297,000 561,676,000 578,903,000 546,737,000 560,852,000 615,907,000 625,527,000 564,937,000 559,946,000 594,017,000 547,430,000 496,247,000 495,951,000 482,056,000 499,823,000 479,244,000 448,586,000 436,620,000 481,010,000 455,042,000 476,405,000 489,081,000 497,891,000 471,190,000 473,612,000 478,317,000 467,344,000 431,764,000 433,492,000 420,320,000 414,423,000 389,218,000 377,536,000 411,007,000 400,467,000 375,326,000 387,847,000 400,270,000 407,066,000 385,526,000 400,942,000 395,437,000 387,082,000 354,692,000 363,655,000 366,228,000 347,410,000 313,093,000 312,402,000 348,244,000 332,387,000 303,514,000 293,570,000 287,866,000 280,804,000 257,063,000 255,134,000 254,038,000 245,499,000 216,447,000 209,118,000 195,144,000 189,470,000 188,111,000   166,272,500 231,752,000 217,017,000 
      gross profit
    430,405,000 377,588,000 392,677,000 394,979,000 397,739,000 365,230,000 378,187,000 390,608,000 400,447,000 388,611,000 393,117,000 419,534,000 428,937,000 396,695,000 397,799,000 428,228,000 411,149,000 366,275,000 352,596,000 348,975,000 366,471,000 294,751,000 323,318,000 311,112,000 353,962,000 331,052,000 347,196,000 353,589,000 368,655,000 351,814,000 357,985,000 359,668,000 361,001,000 337,223,000 335,069,000 333,450,000 329,500,000 314,562,000 308,735,000 334,067,000 327,028,000 308,791,000 318,972,000 327,135,000 338,417,000 320,874,000 330,149,000 331,186,000 333,394,000 306,821,000 314,855,000 307,545,000 289,513,000 256,369,000 265,089,000 287,027,000 279,583,000 259,460,000 252,133,000 245,371,000 251,562,000 226,299,000 217,693,000 207,323,000 204,882,000 179,035,000 175,699,000 158,953,000 161,019,000 163,799,000   143,149,250 199,305,000 187,601,000 
      yoy
    8.21% 3.38% 3.83% 1.12% -0.68% -6.02% -3.80% -6.89% -6.64% -2.04% -1.18% -2.03% 4.33% 8.31% 12.82% 22.71% 12.19% 24.27% 9.06% 12.17% 3.53% -10.97% -6.88% -12.01% -3.99% -5.90% -3.01% -1.69% 2.12% 4.33% 6.84% 7.86% 9.56% 7.20% 8.53% -0.18% 0.76% 1.87% -3.21% 2.12% -3.37% -3.77% -3.39% -1.22% 1.51% 4.58% 4.86% 7.69% 15.16% 19.68% 18.77% 7.15% 3.55% -1.19% 5.14% 16.98% 11.14% 14.65% 15.82% 18.35% 22.78% 26.40% 23.90% 30.43% 27.24% 9.30%   12.48% -17.81%      
      qoq
    13.99% -3.84% -0.58% -0.69% 8.90% -3.43% -3.18% -2.46% 3.05% -1.15% -6.30% -2.19% 8.13% -0.28% -7.11% 4.15% 12.25% 3.88% 1.04% -4.77% 24.33% -8.84% 3.92% -12.11% 6.92% -4.65% -1.81% -4.09% 4.79% -1.72% -0.47% -0.37% 7.05% 0.64% 0.49% 1.20% 4.75% 1.89% -7.58% 2.15% 5.91% -3.19% -2.50% -3.33% 5.47% -2.81% -0.31% -0.66% 8.66% -2.55% 2.38% 6.23% 12.93% -3.29% -7.64% 2.66% 7.76% 2.91% 2.76% -2.46% 11.16% 3.95% 5.00% 1.19% 14.44% 1.90% 10.54% -1.28% -1.70%    -28.18% 6.24%  
      gross margin %
    41.11% 41.14% 40.66% 40.38% 40.96% 40.96% 40.73% 41.02% 40.89% 41.55% 41.21% 40.52% 40.68% 41.25% 41.53% 41.89% 42.89% 42.47% 41.55% 41.99% 42.30% 38.08% 41.89% 41.61% 42.39% 42.11% 42.16% 41.96% 42.54% 42.75% 43.05% 42.92% 43.58% 43.85% 43.60% 44.24% 44.29% 44.70% 44.99% 44.84% 44.95% 45.14% 45.13% 44.97% 45.40% 45.42% 45.16% 45.58% 46.27% 46.38% 46.40% 45.65% 45.45% 45.02% 45.90% 45.18% 45.69% 46.09% 46.20% 46.02% 47.25% 46.82% 46.04% 44.94% 45.49% 45.27% 45.66% 44.89% 45.94% 46.55% NaN% NaN% 46.26% 46.24% 46.36% 
      operating expenses
    323,660,000 310,342,000 311,568,000 306,108,000 312,324,000 301,578,000 303,563,000 297,011,000 288,991,000 291,235,000 290,633,000 299,264,000 291,706,000 280,630,000 279,695,000 290,262,000 271,046,000 265,973,000 256,581,000 253,312,000 257,336,000 245,115,000 242,684,000 238,192,000 244,110,000 253,382,000 256,898,000 263,075,000 258,154,000 255,833,000 254,985,000 251,878,000 245,619,000 239,120,000 235,791,000 233,471,000 227,724,000 227,917,000 218,135,000 234,821,000 221,244,000 228,249,000 228,584,000 231,695,000 234,173,000 235,000,000 236,178,000 231,360,000 228,508,000 225,099,000 218,105,000 215,193,000 189,267,000 165,793,000 162,737,000 179,021,000 168,724,000 162,933,000 155,309,000 151,488,000 153,428,000 145,701,000 140,543,000 136,817,000 134,481,000 129,145,000 124,677,000 117,146,000 115,778,000 120,557,000   89,603,250 123,896,000 118,032,000 
      restructuring and other costs
     2,454,000 4,870,000 4,569,000 2,680,000 1,406,000 2,344,000 2,739,000 4,690,000 6,181,000 916,000 2,215,000 1,845,000 1,783,000 2,094,000 4,121,000 3,267,000 3,134,000                                                          
      income from operations
    106,745,000 64,792,000 76,239,000 84,302,000 82,735,000 62,246,000 72,280,000 90,858,000 106,766,000 91,195,000 101,568,000 118,055,000 135,386,000 114,282,000 116,010,000 143,977,000 136,836,000 97,168,000 90,732,000 91,214,000 128,626,000 28,021,000 53,908,000 72,920,000 109,852,000 77,670,000 90,298,000 90,514,000 110,501,000 95,981,000 103,000,000 107,790,000 115,382,000 98,103,000 99,278,000 99,979,000 101,776,000 86,645,000 90,600,000 99,246,000 105,784,000 80,542,000 90,388,000 95,440,000 104,244,000 85,874,000 93,971,000 99,826,000 104,886,000 81,722,000 96,750,000 92,352,000 100,246,000 90,576,000 102,352,000 108,006,000 110,859,000 96,527,000 96,824,000 93,883,000 98,134,000 80,598,000 77,150,000 70,506,000 70,401,000 49,890,000 51,022,000 41,807,000 45,241,000 43,242,000   53,546,000 75,409,000 69,569,000 
      yoy
    29.02% 4.09% 5.48% -7.22% -22.51% -31.74% -28.84% -23.04% -21.14% -20.20% -12.45% -18.00% -1.06% 17.61% 27.86% 57.85% 6.38% 246.77% 68.31% 25.09% 17.09% -63.92% -40.30% -19.44% -0.59% -19.08% -12.33% -16.03% -4.23% -2.16% 3.75% 7.81% 13.37% 13.22% 9.58% 0.74% -3.79% 7.58% 0.23% 3.99% 1.48% -6.21% -3.81% -4.39% -0.61% 5.08% -2.87% 8.09% 4.63% -9.78% -5.47% -14.49% -9.57% -6.17% 5.71% 15.04% 12.97% 19.76% 25.50% 33.16% 39.39% 61.55% 51.21% 68.65% 55.61% 15.37%   -15.51% -42.66%      
      qoq
    64.75% -15.01% -9.56% 1.89% 32.92% -13.88% -20.45% -14.90% 17.07% -10.21% -13.97% -12.80% 18.47% -1.49% -19.42% 5.22% 40.82% 7.09% -0.53% -29.09% 359.03% -48.02% -26.07% -33.62% 41.43% -13.98% -0.24% -18.09% 15.13% -6.81% -4.44% -6.58% 17.61% -1.18% -0.70% -1.77% 17.46% -4.37% -8.71% -6.18% 31.34% -10.89% -5.29% -8.45% 21.39% -8.62% -5.87% -4.82% 28.34% -15.53% 4.76% -7.87% 10.68% -11.51% -5.23% -2.57% 14.85% -0.31% 3.13% -4.33% 21.76% 4.47% 9.42% 0.15% 41.11% -2.22% 22.04% -7.59% 4.62%    -28.99% 8.39%  
      operating margin %
    10.19% 7.06% 7.89% 8.62% 8.52% 6.98% 7.78% 9.54% 10.90% 9.75% 10.65% 11.40% 12.84% 11.88% 12.11% 14.08% 14.27% 11.27% 10.69% 10.98% 14.85% 3.62% 6.98% 9.75% 13.16% 9.88% 10.96% 10.74% 12.75% 11.66% 12.39% 12.86% 13.93% 12.76% 12.92% 13.26% 13.68% 12.31% 13.20% 13.32% 14.54% 11.77% 12.79% 13.12% 13.98% 12.16% 12.85% 13.74% 14.56% 12.35% 14.26% 13.71% 15.74% 15.91% 17.72% 17.00% 18.12% 17.15% 17.74% 17.61% 18.43% 16.67% 16.32% 15.28% 15.63% 12.61% 13.26% 11.81% 12.91% 12.29% NaN% NaN% 17.31% 17.49% 17.19% 
      other income:
                                                                               
      interest expense
    -5,383,000 -5,587,000 -5,416,000 -5,731,000 -6,031,000 -6,226,000 -6,075,000 -6,615,000 -6,884,000 -6,951,000 -5,320,000 -4,630,000 -5,038,000 -5,956,000 -6,919,000 -5,977,000 -4,277,000 -3,617,000 -3,728,000 -3,878,000 -3,696,000 -3,580,000 -3,356,000 -4,556,000 -5,451,000 -3,495,000 -3,171,000 -3,730,000 -4,565,000 -4,539,000 -4,056,000 -4,144,000 -3,532,000 -3,550,000 -3,237,000 -3,125,000 -3,361,000 -2,950,000 -2,934,000 -1,752,000 -1,204,000 -1,295,000 -1,556,000 -1,554,000 -1,807,000 -2,035,000 -944,000 -1,233,000 -827,000 -967,000 -847,000 -898,000 -1,141,000 -73,000 -52,000 -62,000 -63,000 -70,000 -46,000 -47,000 -51,000 -61,000 -99,000 -147,000 -248,000 -358,000 -387,000 -417,000 -544,000 -774,000     -3,336,000 
      interest income
    156,000 130,000 275,000 188,000 368,000 233,000 341,000 110,000 134,000 43,000 125,000 270,000 513,000 151,000 100,000 93,000 17,000 21,000 19,000 14,000 15,000 16,000 21,000 82,000 173,000 68,000 10,000 14,000 178,000 164,000 162,000 163,000 108,000 213,000 163,000 162,000 169,000 164,000 163,000 163,000 164,000 164,000 163,000 165,000 166,000 435,000 5,000 400,000 5,000 4,000 5,000 4,000 31,000 39,000 43,000 36,000 42,000 68,000 50,000 16,000 12,000 5,000 25,000 28,000 43,000 34,000 60,000 110,000 164,000 234,000   177,000 271,000 161,000 
      other income
    2,726,000           2,027,000 -4,456,000 -2,299,000  -368,000 558,000 91,000 -413,000 -670,000 1,131,000 -58,000 651,000 359,000 -560,000 -70,000 121,000 -165,000 -95,000 -237,000 2,000 -76,000 -141,000 77,000 -408,000 1,044,000  -54,000 -284,000 12,000 110,000 739,000 63,000 -92,500 10,000 -557,000 177,000 -94,250 101,000 -266,000  16,500 -5,000 87,000  -1,250 15,000 -16,000  -112,000 -120,000 28,000  -47,000 19,000 29,000 -17,000 -13,000 65,000 -26,000   51,250 238,000 -12,000 
      total other expense
    -2,501,000 -8,774,000 -8,725,000 -8,153,000 -7,621,000 -10,533,000 -11,678,000 -14,718,000 -11,430,000 -11,240,000 -10,250,000 -2,333,000 -8,981,000 -8,104,000 -8,159,000 -6,252,000 -3,702,000 -3,505,000 -4,122,000 -4,534,000 -2,550,000 -3,622,000 -2,684,000 -4,115,000 -5,838,000 -3,497,000 -3,040,000 -3,881,000 -4,482,000 -4,612,000 -3,892,000 -4,057,000 -3,565,000 -3,260,000 -3,482,000 -1,919,000 -3,194,000 -2,840,000 -3,055,000 -1,577,000 -930,000 -392,000 -1,330,000 -1,838,000 -1,631,000 -2,157,000 -762,000 -655,000 -721,000  -1,054,000    -25,000 -50,000 -6,000 -18,000  -143,000 -159,000 -28,000 -105,000 -206,250 -186,000 -295,000 -344,000 -614,500 -315,000 -566,000      
      income before provision for income taxes
    104,244,000 56,018,000 67,514,000 76,149,000 75,114,000 51,713,000 60,602,000 76,140,000 95,336,000 79,955,000 91,318,000 115,722,000 126,405,000 106,178,000 107,851,000 137,725,000 133,134,000 93,663,000 86,610,000 86,680,000 126,076,000 24,399,000 51,224,000 68,805,000 104,014,000 74,173,000 87,258,000 86,633,000 106,019,000 91,369,000 99,108,000 103,733,000 111,817,000 94,843,000 95,796,000 98,060,000 98,582,000 83,805,000 87,545,000 97,669,000 104,854,000 80,150,000 89,058,000 93,602,000 102,613,000 83,717,000 93,209,000 99,171,000 104,165,000 80,493,000 95,696,000 91,342,000 99,131,000 90,629,000 102,327,000 107,956,000 110,853,000 96,509,000 96,824,000 93,740,000 97,975,000 80,570,000 77,045,000 70,340,000 70,215,000 49,595,000 50,678,000 41,487,000 44,926,000 42,676,000   51,357,500 72,793,000 66,382,000 
      provision for income taxes
    25,539,000 13,860,000 16,406,000 20,015,000 18,253,000 12,566,000 14,908,000 22,188,000 24,024,000 18,390,000 22,190,000 28,281,000 31,266,000 26,863,000 26,639,000 33,371,000 33,417,000 23,509,000 20,353,000 20,803,000 31,141,000 6,051,000 12,447,000 16,169,000 25,900,000 18,617,000 21,806,000 20,012,000 26,505,000 22,939,000 24,876,000 30,716,000 32,748,000 -22,709,000 36,211,000 37,312,000 35,746,000 30,246,000 33,442,000 35,823,000 40,038,000 30,625,000 34,029,000 34,580,000 39,271,000 32,190,000 35,792,000 36,358,000 39,469,000 30,981,000 36,650,000 34,967,000 36,777,000 34,550,000 39,140,000 39,041,000 40,642,000 36,441,000 36,987,000 34,289,000 35,889,000 30,881,000 29,485,000 26,283,000 25,968,000 18,946,000 19,258,000 15,493,000 17,171,000 16,398,000   19,715,500 27,028,000 25,875,000 
      net income
    78,705,000 42,158,000 51,108,000 56,134,000 56,861,000 39,147,000 45,694,000 53,952,000 71,312,000 61,565,000 69,128,000 87,441,000 95,139,000 79,315,000 81,212,000 104,354,000 99,717,000 70,154,000 66,257,000 65,877,000 94,935,000 18,348,000 38,777,000 52,636,000 78,114,000 55,556,000 65,452,000 66,621,000 79,514,000 68,430,000 74,232,000 73,017,000 79,069,000 117,552,000 59,585,000 60,748,000 62,836,000 53,559,000 54,103,000 61,846,000 64,816,000 49,525,000 55,029,000 59,022,000 63,342,000 51,527,000 57,417,000 62,813,000 64,696,000 49,512,000 59,046,000 56,375,000 62,354,000 56,079,000 63,187,000 68,915,000 70,211,000 60,068,000 59,837,000 59,451,000 62,086,000 49,689,000 47,560,000 44,057,000 44,247,000 30,649,000 31,420,000 25,994,000 27,755,000 26,278,000   31,642,000 45,765,000 40,507,000 
      yoy
    38.42% 7.69% 11.85% 4.04% -20.26% -36.41% -33.90% -38.30% -25.04% -22.38% -14.88% -16.21% -4.59% 13.06% 22.57% 58.41% 5.04% 282.35% 70.87% 25.16% 21.53% -66.97% -40.76% -20.99% -1.76% -18.81% -11.83% -8.76% 0.56% -41.79% 24.58% 20.20% 25.83% 119.48% 10.13% -1.78% -3.05% 8.15% -1.68% 4.78% 2.33% -3.89% -4.16% -6.04% -2.09% 4.07% -2.76% 11.42% 3.76% -11.71% -6.55% -18.20% -11.19% -6.64% 5.60% 15.92% 13.09% 20.89% 25.81% 34.94% 40.32% 62.12% 51.37% 69.49% 59.42% 16.63%   -12.28% -42.58%      
      qoq
    86.69% -17.51% -8.95% -1.28% 45.25% -14.33% -15.31% -24.34% 15.83% -10.94% -20.94% -8.09% 19.95% -2.34% -22.18% 4.65% 42.14% 5.88% 0.58% -30.61% 417.41% -52.68% -26.33% -32.62% 40.60% -15.12% -1.75% -16.21% 16.20% -7.82% 1.66% -7.65% -32.74% 97.28% -1.91% -3.32% 17.32% -1.01% -12.52% -4.58% 30.88% -10.00% -6.77% -6.82% 22.93% -10.26% -8.59% -2.91% 30.67% -16.15% 4.74% -9.59% 11.19% -11.25% -8.31% -1.85% 16.89% 0.39% 0.65% -4.24% 24.95% 4.48% 7.95% -0.43% 44.37% -2.45% 20.87% -6.34% 5.62%    -30.86% 12.98%  
      net income margin %
    7.52% 4.59% 5.29% 5.74% 5.86% 4.39% 4.92% 5.67% 7.28% 6.58% 7.25% 8.44% 9.02% 8.25% 8.48% 10.21% 10.40% 8.13% 7.81% 7.93% 10.96% 2.37% 5.02% 7.04% 9.36% 7.07% 7.95% 7.91% 9.18% 8.31% 8.93% 8.71% 9.55% 15.29% 7.75% 8.06% 8.45% 7.61% 7.88% 8.30% 8.91% 7.24% 7.79% 8.11% 8.50% 7.29% 7.85% 8.64% 8.98% 7.48% 8.70% 8.37% 9.79% 9.85% 10.94% 10.85% 11.47% 10.67% 10.97% 11.15% 11.66% 10.28% 10.06% 9.55% 9.82% 7.75% 8.16% 7.34% 7.92% 7.47% NaN% NaN% 10.23% 10.62% 10.01% 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    -1,657,000   -270,000 16,000   -1,740,000 -393,000 -282,000  -158,000 -41,000 175,000 -102,000 223,000 60,000 223,000 190,000 -57,000 501,000 263,000 323,000 140,000 411,000 56,000 34,000 13,000 -87,000 6,000                                              
      net income attributable to msc industrial
    80,362,000 42,484,000 51,804,000 56,546,000 56,845,000 39,314,000 46,623,000 55,692,000 71,705,000 61,847,000 69,350,000 87,599,000 95,180,000 79,140,000 81,314,000 104,131,000 99,657,000 69,931,000 66,067,000 65,934,000 94,434,000 18,085,000 38,454,000 52,496,000 77,703,000 55,500,000 65,418,000 66,608,000 79,601,000 68,424,000                                              
      per share data attributable to msc industrial:
                                                                               
      net income per common share:
                                                                               
      basic
    1.44 0.76 0.93 1.01 1.02 0.7 0.83 1.28 1.1 1.23 1.57 1.7 1.42 1.45 1.86 1.78 1.25 1.19 1.19 1.69 0.32 0.69 0.95 1.4 1.18 1.21 1.44 1.24 1.34 1.3 1.4 2.08 1.06 1.07 1.1 0.94 0.96 1.02 1.06 0.81 0.89 0.96 1.03 0.84 0.92 1.01 1.04 0.8 0.93 0.89 0.99 0.89 1.01 1.1 1.11 0.95 0.95 0.93 0.97 0.78 0.75 0.7 0.7 0.49 0.5 0.41 0.45 0.43   0.48 0.7 0.62 
      diluted
    1.44 0.76 0.93 1.02 1.02 0.7 0.83 0.99 1.27 1.1 1.22 1.55 1.69 1.41 1.45 1.85 1.78 1.25 1.18 1.18 1.68 0.32 0.69 0.94 1.4 1.18 1.2 1.44 1.24 1.33 1.29 1.39 2.06 1.05 1.07 1.09 0.93 0.95 1.02 1.05 0.8 0.89 0.96 1.03 0.83 0.91 1.03 0.79 0.93 0.89 0.98 0.88 1.09 1.1 0.95 0.95 0.93 0.97 0.78 0.75 0.7 0.69 0.48 0.5 0.41 0.44 0.42   0.473 0.69 0.61 
      weighted-average shares used for eps calculation
                                                                               
      basic
    55,838 55,809 55,804 55,781 55,694 55,793 55,897 56,257 56,214 56,325 56,429 55,918 55,963 55,880 55,891 55,777 55,914 55,799 55,530 55,737 55,944 55,838 55,659 55,472 55,563 55,467 55,275 55,245 55,158 55,139 55,502 56,355 56,420 56,439 56,287 56,591 56,779 56,620 56,381 60,908 61,133 61,187 61,296 61,292 61,287 61,351 61,246 62,026 61,896 61,743 62,773 62,695 62,808 62,699 62,378 62,434 62,651 62,616 62,285 62,902 63,183 62,875 62,370 62,438 62,790 62,532 62,206 61,798 61,838 61,675    65,418 65,599 
      diluted
    55,990 55,900 55,975 55,894 55,765 55,851 56,068 56,441 56,351 56,467 56,723 56,210 56,156 56,001 56,081 56,045 56,106 55,971 55,856 56,093 56,352 56,133 55,850 55,643 55,599 55,587 55,444 55,508 55,387 55,362 55,831 56,707 56,804 56,892 56,504 56,971 57,264 57,213 56,572 61,076 61,369 61,313 61,408 61,487 61,424 61,566 61,542 62,339 62,212 62,050 63,078 63,011 63,134 63,008 62,701 62,803 63,055 63,008 62,627 63,324 63,630 63,325 62,795 62,930 63,320 63,031 62,727 62,580 62,553 62,466    66,740 66,781 
      other expense
     -3,317,000 -3,584,000 -2,610,000 -1,958,000 -4,540,000 -5,944,000 -8,213,000 -4,680,000 -4,332,000 -5,055,000    -1,340,000                                    -212,000    -16,000    -4,000    -31,000             
      less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
     -326,000 -696,000   -167,000 -929,000    -222,000                                                                 
      see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                               
      impairment loss (loss recovery)
                                                                               
      impairment loss
                        -20,840,000  26,726,000                                                     
      restructuring costs
                      5,283,000 4,449,000 1,349,000 21,615,000                                                      
      per share information:
                                                                               
      cash dividends declared per common share
                                  0.63 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.48 0.45 0.45 0.45                                      
      cash dividend declared per common share
                                          0.45 0.323 0.43 0.43 0.43 1.05 0.4 0.4 3.4 0.248 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.225 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.188 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.415 0.22 0.22 1.22 0.15 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.2 0.2      
      total other income
                                                     -1,229,000  -271,750 -1,115,000 53,000                     -3,187,000 
      other comprehensive income, net of income tax:
                                                                               
      foreign currency translation adjustments
                                                           -126,250 -132,000                   
      comprehensive income
                                                           47,402,750 70,079,000                   
      other (expense) income:
                                                                               
      per share information
                                                                               
      cash dividend paid per common share
                                                                            0.115 0.18 0.14 
                                                                               
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                              
        current assets:
                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      74,094,000 46,192,000 40,254,000 56,228,000 71,692,000 41,276,000 57,266,000 29,588,000 25,928,000 22,227,000 25,805,000 50,052,000 58,428,000 49,615,000 26,331,000 43,537,000 28,847,000 41,754,000 62,875,000 40,536,000 27,429,000 20,242,000 53,104,000 125,211,000 353,393,000 44,867,000 27,778,000 32,286,000 38,771,000 31,167,000 11,615,000 46,217,000 39,993,000 31,608,000 20,252,000 16,083,000 27,578,000 35,602,000 32,122,000 52,890,000 32,328,000 23,960,000 37,879,000 38,267,000 24,863,000 27,425,000 46,704,000 47,154,000 45,358,000 45,323,000 48,430,000 55,876,000 58,017,000 243,949,000 233,506,000 168,453,000 110,949,000 108,881,000 128,234,000 95,959,000 136,771,000 75,675,000 80,545,000 121,191,000 167,900,000 245,946,000 250,620,000 225,572,000 208,192,000 137,928,000 9,892,000 5,054,000 
        accounts receivable
      413,258,000 373,553,000 430,733,000 423,306,000 410,553,000 395,300,000 407,801,000 412,122,000 419,810,000 428,699,000 414,280,000 435,421,000 438,555,000 412,687,000 685,826,000 687,608,000 667,019,000 619,913,000 578,654,000 560,373,000 564,963,000 527,233,000 493,693,000 491,743,000 544,446,000 536,902,000 536,878,000 541,091,000 546,486,000 540,756,000 531,406,000 523,892,000 510,832,000 501,067,000 479,391,000 471,795,000 436,729,000 429,862,000 391,685,000 392,463,000 395,464,000 389,359,000 387,561,000 403,468,000 406,224,000 406,557,000 391,432,000 382,784,000 369,542,000 365,074,000 348,673,000 345,366,000 337,779,000 304,712,000 288,288,000 297,215,000 298,091,000 291,968,000 269,872,000 266,545,000 257,088,000 246,595,000 225,488,000 221,013,000 212,873,000 194,469,000 177,812,000 165,368,000 159,920,000 175,166,000 196,295,000 197,894,000 
        inventories
      684,118,000 677,384,000 660,483,000 644,090,000 649,363,000 644,971,000 636,652,000 643,904,000 665,638,000 685,373,000 709,362,000 726,521,000 726,863,000 747,470,000 726,415,000 715,625,000 679,516,000 657,710,000 622,624,000 624,169,000 598,328,000 532,536,000 521,299,000 543,106,000 575,093,000 556,402,000 539,433,000 559,136,000 560,800,000 572,593,000 527,984,000 518,496,000 512,303,000 498,987,000 469,432,000 464,959,000 466,478,000 464,592,000 453,965,000 444,221,000 462,141,000 464,225,000 492,450,000 506,631,000 510,783,000 506,059,000 493,658,000 449,814,000 429,431,000 393,558,000 416,317,000 419,012,000 414,268,000 364,726,000 387,615,000 393,412,000 392,510,000 377,912,000 360,532,000 344,854,000 321,859,000 305,072,000 299,069,000 285,985,000 266,066,000 242,812,000 243,283,000 246,649,000 261,083,000 289,215,000 317,153,000 309,754,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      105,280,000 132,599,000 128,052,000 102,930,000 105,155,000 112,808,000 104,673,000 102,475,000 101,472,000 128,614,000 121,519,000 105,519,000 92,371,000 104,996,000 120,001,000 96,853,000 92,178,000 97,435,000 84,255,000 89,167,000 116,947,000 105,342,000 80,222,000 77,710,000 83,022,000 74,376,000 66,731,000 67,099,000 69,715,000 99,387,000 60,928,000 58,902,000 53,057,000 56,253,000 54,441,000 52,742,000 49,692,000 45,771,000 41,473,000 45,290,000 39,387,000 49,372,000 42,275,000 39,067,000 39,370,000 51,773,000 45,163,000 40,410,000 38,976,000 38,503,000 30,864,000 35,464,000 43,584,000 38,791,000 33,480,000 29,313,000 34,544,000 31,910,000 26,292,000 22,545,000 19,612,000 22,372,000 21,450,000 20,498,000 18,729,000 17,021,000 14,700,000 17,169,000 15,867,000 14,040,000 19,874,000 20,190,000 
        total current assets
      1,276,750,000 1,229,728,000 1,259,522,000 1,226,554,000 1,236,763,000 1,194,355,000 1,206,392,000 1,188,089,000 1,212,848,000 1,264,913,000 1,270,966,000 1,317,513,000 1,316,217,000 1,314,768,000 1,558,573,000 1,543,623,000 1,467,560,000 1,416,812,000 1,348,408,000 1,314,245,000 1,307,667,000 1,185,353,000 1,148,318,000 1,237,770,000 1,555,954,000 1,212,547,000 1,170,820,000 1,199,612,000 1,215,772,000 1,243,903,000 1,131,933,000 1,147,507,000 1,116,185,000 1,087,915,000 1,023,516,000 1,005,579,000 980,477,000 975,827,000 919,245,000 981,491,000 973,963,000 971,559,000 1,004,808,000 1,032,076,000 1,022,493,000 1,033,067,000 1,018,210,000 961,415,000 921,078,000 880,229,000 882,055,000 893,489,000 885,366,000 983,896,000 974,607,000 920,111,000 866,710,000 838,806,000 812,065,000 758,434,000 761,600,000 675,328,000 652,406,000 676,536,000 691,881,000 727,785,000 713,332,000 682,714,000 670,391,000 640,973,000 563,000,000 550,322,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      343,887,000 345,001,000 346,776,000 346,706,000 343,996,000 372,842,000 362,336,000 360,255,000 344,787,000 330,765,000 322,091,000 319,660,000 307,123,000 298,664,000 297,113,000 286,666,000 299,143,000 300,232,000 298,975,000 298,416,000 296,200,000 293,342,000 297,780,000 301,979,000 307,150,000 311,267,000 312,317,000 310,854,000 306,564,000 307,310,000 307,586,000 311,685,000 311,264,000 308,124,000 311,846,000 316,305,000 317,297,000 318,981,000 319,696,000 320,544,000 286,251,000 287,557,000 292,693,000 291,156,000 289,074,000 291,843,000 293,232,000 294,348,000 291,097,000 280,027,000 272,684,000 251,536,000 234,643,000 201,628,000 187,615,000 174,597,000 162,586,000 158,192,000 154,898,000 148,813,000 147,649,000 147,499,000 142,878,000 143,609,000 139,697,000 135,352,000 132,328,000 131,885,000 131,981,000 131,397,000 127,323,000 127,351,000 
        goodwill
      724,075,000 724,456,000 723,348,000 723,702,000 723,457,000 721,663,000 722,620,000 723,894,000 721,932,000 722,101,000 718,318,000 718,174,000 718,304,000 718,179,000 709,746,000 710,130,000 692,668,000 692,482,000 691,867,000 692,704,000 679,920,000 678,406,000 677,891,000 677,579,000 676,262,000 677,039,000 677,325,000 677,266,000 676,845,000 677,501,000 674,464,000 674,998,000 672,785,000 633,405,000 633,529,000 633,728,000 623,061,000 623,296,000 623,473,000 624,081,000 624,001,000 623,042,000 623,313,000 623,626,000 625,258,000 625,140,000 627,869,000 629,335,000 629,387,000 628,606,000 630,130,000 630,318,000 632,801,000 289,124,000 289,124,000 289,124,000 289,124,000 288,072,000 277,431,000 277,431,000 272,041,000 272,041,000 271,765,000 271,765,000 271,765,000 271,765,000 271,765,000 271,765,000 271,765,000 271,765,000 272,806,000 272,568,000 
        identifiable intangibles
      73,819,000 77,829,000 81,518,000 85,455,000 89,443,000 93,144,000 96,826,000 101,147,000 102,854,000 106,833,000 106,890,000 110,641,000 114,262,000 117,865,000 110,702,000 114,328,000 93,422,000 96,061,000 98,419,000 101,854,000 97,610,000 99,756,000 102,552,000 104,873,000 107,197,000 110,644,000 113,740,000 116,668,000 119,778,000 123,062,000 119,762,000 122,724,000 125,773,000 105,306,000 107,731,000 110,429,000 99,005,000 101,103,000 103,140,000 105,307,000 107,424,000 111,189,000 115,519,000 119,805,000 124,431,000 128,471,000 133,578,000 138,314,000 142,522,000 146,305,000 151,081,000 155,324,000 159,807,000 45,876,000 48,546,000 51,212,000 53,885,000 56,537,000 46,106,000 48,308,000 44,705,000 46,560,000 46,992,000 48,751,000 50,520,000 52,239,000 54,009,000 55,766,000 57,495,000 59,290,000 72,753,000 74,675,000 
        operating lease assets
      48,148,000 46,459,000 48,509,000 52,464,000 54,312,000 50,020,000 55,111,000 58,649,000 60,878,000 61,943,000 61,076,000 65,909,000 60,091,000 64,299,000 62,803,000 64,780,000 58,854,000 51,602,000 52,824,000 49,011,000 39,401,000 41,758,000 56,379,000 56,173,000 58,321,000 60,064,000 59,385,000                                              
        other assets
      28,982,000 27,344,000 27,393,000 27,183,000 27,623,000 30,154,000 30,237,000 30,279,000 24,495,000 14,839,000 14,383,000 12,237,000 10,682,000 10,680,000 10,464,000 9,887,000 7,671,000 7,726,000 5,851,000 5,885,000 3,520,000 3,626,000 3,733,000 4,056,000 4,826,000 5,472,000 6,178,000 6,837,000 5,389,000 6,340,000 31,053,000 31,813,000 29,725,000 30,472,000 31,590,000 32,871,000 31,203,000 32,310,000 33,925,000 33,528,000 31,500,000 32,105,000 33,190,000 34,543,000 31,983,000 33,528,000 35,351,000 37,335,000 34,343,000 34,666,000 31,789,000 12,336,000 6,875,000 6,131,000 8,061,000 9,832,000 6,790,000 7,855,000 9,402,000 11,437,000 5,723,000 7,863,000 9,418,000 12,662,000 7,157,000 9,925,000 12,638,000 15,417,000 8,107,000 10,772,000 8,819,000 11,477,000 
        total assets
      2,495,661,000 2,450,817,000 2,487,066,000 2,462,064,000 2,475,594,000 2,462,178,000 2,473,522,000 2,462,313,000 2,467,794,000 2,501,394,000 2,493,724,000 2,544,134,000 2,526,679,000 2,524,455,000 2,749,401,000 2,729,414,000 2,619,318,000 2,564,915,000 2,496,344,000 2,462,115,000 2,424,318,000 2,302,241,000 2,286,653,000 2,382,430,000 2,709,710,000 2,377,033,000 2,339,765,000 2,311,237,000 2,324,348,000 2,358,116,000 2,264,798,000 2,288,727,000 2,255,732,000 2,165,222,000 2,108,212,000 2,098,912,000 2,051,043,000 2,051,517,000 1,999,479,000 2,064,951,000 2,023,139,000 2,025,452,000 2,069,523,000 2,101,206,000 2,093,239,000 2,112,049,000 2,108,240,000 2,060,747,000 2,018,427,000 1,969,833,000 1,967,739,000 1,943,003,000 1,919,492,000 1,526,655,000 1,507,953,000 1,444,876,000 1,379,095,000 1,349,462,000 1,299,902,000 1,244,423,000 1,231,718,000 1,149,291,000 1,123,459,000 1,153,323,000 1,161,020,000 1,197,066,000 1,184,072,000 1,157,547,000 1,139,739,000 1,114,197,000 1,044,701,000 1,036,393,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                              
        current liabilities:
                                                                              
        current portion of debt including obligations under finance leases
      417,219,000 317,233,000 316,872,000 316,868,000 236,060,000 234,056,000 230,077,000 229,911,000 206,335,000 257,829,000 244,048,000 229,935,000 290,281,000 275,758,000 326,240,000 325,680,000 250,904,000 251,269,000 204,484,000 202,433,000 412,547,000 222,680,000 23,225,000 122,248,000 310,482,000                                                
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      22,500,000 21,491,000 21,667,000 22,236,000 22,691,000 19,920,000 21,131,000 21,941,000 22,235,000 21,686,000 20,694,000 21,168,000 18,573,000 19,174,000 18,531,000 18,560,000 16,464,000 13,417,000 13,703,000 13,927,000 14,570,000 19,956,000 20,459,000 21,815,000 21,888,000 21,587,000 21,039,000                                              
        accounts payable
      229,418,000 222,143,000 220,113,000 225,150,000 212,968,000 213,057,000 208,697,000 205,933,000 205,644,000 208,111,000 188,976,000 226,299,000 209,859,000 207,553,000 212,793,000 217,378,000 199,477,000 191,436,000 177,823,000 186,330,000 195,858,000 170,487,000 143,520,000 125,775,000 126,938,000 155,304,000 142,733,000 160,110,000 146,815,000 162,673,000 154,896,000 145,133,000 133,679,000 133,688,000 124,917,000 121,266,000 112,160,000 124,304,000 112,357,000 110,601,000 113,109,000 110,946,000 103,043,000 114,328,000 114,380,000 117,276,000 130,558,000 116,283,000 112,919,000 108,432,000 107,767,000 113,636,000 106,082,000 86,599,000 84,119,000 96,640,000 101,475,000 96,316,000 88,309,000 95,538,000 87,212,000 78,546,000 79,066,000 81,220,000 75,470,000 64,751,000 58,432,000 55,345,000 46,485,000 42,555,000 58,925,000 67,768,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      155,596,000 148,175,000 167,649,000 165,092,000 172,546,000 155,600,000 166,383,000 147,642,000 149,298,000 142,804,000 174,140,000 172,034,000 164,762,000 142,796,000 169,197,000 164,326,000 152,961,000 141,049,000 190,265,000 159,238,000 145,841,000 140,091,000 129,073,000 138,895,000 132,703,000 107,307,000 101,179,000                                              
        total current liabilities
      824,733,000 709,042,000 726,301,000 729,346,000 644,265,000 622,633,000 626,288,000 605,427,000 583,512,000 630,430,000 627,858,000 649,436,000 683,475,000 645,281,000 726,761,000 725,944,000 619,806,000 597,171,000 586,275,000 561,928,000 768,816,000 553,214,000 513,989,000 408,733,000 592,011,000 694,558,000 403,828,000 446,916,000 486,068,000 567,891,000 477,116,000 490,523,000 528,493,000 494,435,000 532,123,000 557,725,000 525,504,000 497,962,000 458,457,000 478,602,000 293,517,000 332,578,000 376,228,000 422,337,000 456,888,000 512,437,000 509,306,000 309,164,000 250,933,000 252,810,000 290,330,000 213,579,000 244,849,000 145,043,000 173,035,000 170,515,000 166,751,000 162,208,000 164,360,000 172,202,000 146,609,000 135,023,000 165,632,000 190,285,000 191,826,000 279,171,000 269,730,000 255,838,000 243,598,000 233,469,000 169,874,000 178,237,000 
        long-term debt including obligations under finance leases
      89,555,000 194,517,000 214,095,000 168,831,000 284,973,000 304,931,000 289,890,000 278,853,000 299,812,000 294,474,000 294,430,000 224,391,000 174,017,000 273,941,000 453,868,000 468,912,000 539,050,000 584,182,000 558,318,000 583,616,000 346,458,000 461,685,000 466,905,000 497,018,000 667,234,000 267,533,000 267,583,000                                              
        noncurrent operating lease liabilities
      26,150,000 25,491,000 27,393,000 30,872,000 32,242,000 30,740,000 34,654,000 37,468,000 39,532,000 41,230,000 41,410,000 45,924,000 42,898,000 46,583,000 45,693,000 47,616,000 43,648,000 39,410,000 40,447,000 36,429,000 26,008,000 37,640,000 36,180,000 34,379,000 36,163,000 38,119,000 37,977,000                                              
        deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties
      135,802,000 136,543,000 136,450,000 136,513,000 138,549,000 139,284,000 139,284,000 139,283,000 130,729,000 131,761,000 131,801,000 131,801,000 123,743,000 124,659,000 124,659,000 124,659,000 108,849,000 108,851,000 108,827,000 108,827,000 121,715,000 121,721,000 121,716,000 121,727,000 114,010,000 114,010,000 114,011,000 114,011,000 99,714,000 99,714,000 99,714,000 99,714,000 76,881,000 73,856,000 115,056,000 115,056,000 101,574,000 101,574,000 101,574,000 148,201,000 131,132,000 131,132,000 131,132,000 131,210,000 112,697,000 112,725,000 112,785,000 112,785,000 97,475,000 97,475,000 97,475,000 97,475,000 85,180,000 85,061,000 85,061,000 85,061,000 84,218,000 76,729,000 81,907,000 79,109,000 75,517,000 71,528,000 64,796,000 63,158,000 60,280,000 59,223,000 58,022,000 56,808,000     
        total liabilities
      1,076,240,000 1,065,593,000 1,104,239,000 1,065,562,000 1,100,029,000 1,097,588,000 1,090,116,000 1,061,031,000 1,053,585,000 1,097,895,000 1,095,499,000 1,051,552,000 1,024,133,000 1,090,464,000 1,350,981,000 1,367,131,000 1,311,353,000 1,329,614,000 1,303,310,000 1,300,243,000 1,272,440,000 1,183,704,000 1,155,766,000 1,061,857,000 1,409,418,000 1,114,220,000 823,399,000 827,358,000 870,473,000 952,271,000 888,486,000 901,473,000 856,678,000 819,187,000 848,181,000 873,772,000 828,054,000 870,596,000 865,447,000 966,575,000 602,524,000 654,244,000 710,581,000 768,336,000 790,697,000 852,596,000 855,856,000 662,184,000 594,478,000 601,954,000 642,476,000 552,620,000 572,382,000 232,090,000 260,339,000 257,765,000 253,271,000 241,448,000 249,056,000 251,311,000 222,126,000 206,551,000 230,428,000 253,443,000 252,153,000 338,485,000 346,574,000 352,011,000 351,697,000 352,570,000 354,465,000 387,187,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                              
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                              
        msc industrial shareholders’ equity:
                                                                              
        preferred stock; 0.001 par value...
                                                                              
        class a common stock; 0.001 par value...
      57,000 57,000 57,000                                                                      
        additional paid-in capital
      1,107,522,000 1,102,284,000 1,097,059,000 1,093,630,000 1,083,175,000 1,079,823,000 1,075,861,000 1,070,269,000 1,063,738,000 1,059,405,000 1,052,729,000 849,502,000 839,106,000 824,268,000 814,493,000 798,408,000 780,311,000 766,156,000 756,314,000 740,867,000 735,562,000 712,750,000 702,341,000 690,739,000 685,982,000 681,657,000 668,668,000 659,226,000 675,674,000 670,047,000 660,185,000 657,749,000 663,399,000 652,440,000 633,944,000 626,995,000 618,718,000 614,253,000 595,118,000 584,017,000 621,377,000 613,160,000 608,922,000 604,905,000 599,626,000 595,681,000 587,985,000 573,730,000 565,739,000 555,497,000 539,508,000 528,770,000 522,327,000 513,101,000 502,713,000 483,682,000 476,080,000 468,421,000 456,287,000 439,035,000 434,593,000 416,408,000 402,594,000 378,315,000 373,631,000 354,077,000 349,630,000 336,092,000 447,474,000 438,151,000 396,129,000 389,398,000 
        retained earnings
      451,403,000 420,212,000 426,719,000 432,622,000 423,532,000 422,813,000 443,349,000 456,850,000 470,085,000 463,874,000 464,962,000 755,007,000 776,365,000 725,826,000 703,565,000 681,292,000 641,444,000 584,283,000 556,586,000 532,315,000 528,766,000 523,757,000 547,957,000 749,515,000 739,035,000 703,396,000 970,139,000 946,651,000 1,394,551,000 1,349,972,000 1,316,489,000 1,325,822,000 1,331,788,000 1,285,681,000 1,201,128,000 1,168,812,000 1,133,785,000 1,096,710,000 1,068,617,000 1,040,148,000 1,322,057,000 1,283,762,000 1,260,792,000 1,232,381,000 1,198,070,000 1,159,433,000 1,132,681,000 1,286,068,000 1,243,917,000 1,199,866,000 1,170,934,000 1,132,868,000 1,095,568,000 1,052,261,000 1,015,187,000 970,965,000 917,781,000 863,437,000 819,193,000 775,149,000 729,811,000 681,775,000 646,076,000 675,968,000 645,713,000 614,162,000 596,146,000 577,321,000 820,120,000 804,824,000 574,231,000 540,211,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -19,528,000 -18,438,000 -21,746,000 -20,736,000 -21,669,000 -27,515,000 -24,976,000 -21,144,000 -17,553,000 -17,340,000 -17,277,000 -17,725,000 -18,233,000 -20,437,000 -22,186,000 -23,121,000 -19,032,000 -19,121,000 -22,065,000 -17,984,000 -14,780,000 -18,806,000 -19,683,000 -21,418,000 -25,582,000 -22,053,000 -21,310,000 -22,776,000 -22,730,000 -20,237,000 -20,975,000 -19,634,000 -18,968,000 -18,079,000 -18,106,000 -17,263,000 -21,259,000 -21,346,000 -20,645,000 -19,098,000 -18,090,000 -20,646,000 -18,367,000 -17,252,000 -14,392,000 -14,451,000 -9,002,000 -5,054,000 -4,746,000 -6,261,000 -3,804,000 -4,427,000 -3,608,000 -3,220,000 -2,174,000 -2,443,000 -2,590,000 -2,458,000 -2,777,000 -2,085,000 -1,930,000 -2,219,000 -2,547,000 -2,660,000 -3,379,000 -2,877,000 -2,025,000 -2,068,000 -2,216,000 -3,661,000   
        class a treasury stock
      -120,033,000 -120,544,000 -120,918,000 -117,363,000 -118,006,000 -118,686,000 -119,207,000 -114,235,000 -114,711,000 -115,488,000 -115,399,000 -107,677,000 -108,036,000 -108,781,000 -109,592,000 -106,202,000 -106,655,000 -107,401,000 -108,138,000 -104,384,000 -104,951,000 -105,645,000 -106,197,000 -103,948,000 -104,589,000 -105,758,000 -106,690,000 -104,607,000 -599,116,000 -599,603,000 -579,451,000 -576,748,000 -577,230,000 -574,073,000 -557,000,000 -553,470,000 -508,320,000 -508,761,000 -509,123,000 -506,756,000 -504,799,000 -505,137,000 -492,474,000 -487,233,000 -480,831,000 -481,279,000 -459,349,000 -456,250,000 -381,030,000 -381,292,000 -381,444,000 -266,897,000 -267,246,000 -267,646,000 -268,180,000 -265,162,000 -265,515,000 -221,454,000 -221,925,000 -219,054,000 -152,949,000 -153,291,000 -153,159,000 -151,809,000 -107,164,000 -106,846,000 -106,318,000 -105,874,000 -477,414,000 -477,765,000   
        total msc industrial shareholders’ equity
      1,419,421,000 1,383,571,000 1,381,171,000 1,388,210,000 1,367,089,000 1,356,492,000 1,375,084,000 1,391,797,000 1,401,616,000 1,390,509,000 1,385,073,000 1,479,164,000 1,489,260,000 1,420,934,000 1,386,338,000 1,350,434,000 1,296,125,000 1,223,974,000 1,182,754,000 1,150,871,000 1,144,654,000 1,112,113,000 1,124,475,000 1,314,945,000 1,294,903,000 1,257,299,000 1,510,863,000 1,478,550,000 1,448,443,000 1,400,243,000                                           
        noncontrolling interest
       1,653,000 1,656,000 8,292,000 8,476,000 8,098,000 8,322,000 9,485,000 12,593,000 12,990,000 13,152,000 13,418,000 13,286,000 13,057,000 12,082,000 11,849,000 11,840,000 11,327,000 10,280,000 11,001,000 7,224,000 6,424,000 6,412,000 5,628,000 5,389,000 5,514,000 5,503,000 5,329,000 5,432,000 5,602,000                                           
        total shareholders’ equity
      1,419,421,000 1,385,224,000 1,382,827,000 1,396,502,000 1,375,565,000 1,364,590,000 1,383,406,000 1,401,282,000 1,414,209,000 1,403,499,000 1,398,225,000 1,492,582,000 1,502,546,000 1,433,991,000 1,398,420,000 1,362,283,000 1,307,965,000 1,235,301,000 1,193,034,000 1,161,872,000 1,151,878,000 1,118,537,000 1,130,887,000 1,320,573,000 1,300,292,000 1,262,813,000 1,516,366,000   1,405,845,000 1,376,312,000 1,387,254,000 1,399,054,000 1,346,035,000 1,260,031,000 1,225,140,000 1,222,989,000 1,180,921,000 1,134,032,000 1,098,376,000 1,420,615,000 1,371,208,000 1,358,942,000 1,332,870,000 1,302,542,000 1,259,453,000 1,252,384,000 1,398,563,000 1,423,949,000 1,367,879,000 1,325,263,000 1,390,383,000 1,347,110,000 1,294,565,000 1,247,614,000 1,187,111,000 1,125,824,000 1,108,014,000 1,050,846,000 993,112,000 1,009,592,000 942,740,000 893,031,000 899,880,000 908,867,000 858,581,000 837,498,000 805,536,000 788,042,000 761,627,000 690,236,000 649,206,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      2,495,661,000 2,450,817,000 2,487,066,000 2,462,064,000 2,475,594,000 2,462,178,000 2,473,522,000 2,462,313,000 2,467,794,000 2,501,394,000 2,493,724,000 2,544,134,000 2,526,679,000 2,524,455,000 2,749,401,000 2,729,414,000 2,619,318,000 2,564,915,000 2,496,344,000 2,462,115,000 2,424,318,000 2,302,241,000 2,286,653,000 2,382,430,000 2,709,710,000 2,377,033,000 2,339,765,000  2,324,348,000 2,358,116,000 2,264,798,000 2,288,727,000 2,255,732,000 2,165,222,000 2,108,212,000 2,098,912,000 2,051,043,000 2,051,517,000 1,999,479,000 2,064,951,000 2,023,139,000 2,025,452,000 2,069,523,000 2,101,206,000 2,093,239,000 2,112,049,000 2,108,240,000 2,060,747,000 2,018,427,000 1,969,833,000 1,967,739,000 1,943,003,000 1,919,492,000 1,526,655,000 1,507,953,000 1,444,876,000 1,379,095,000 1,349,462,000 1,299,902,000 1,244,423,000 1,231,718,000 1,149,291,000 1,123,459,000 1,153,323,000 1,161,020,000 1,197,066,000 1,184,072,000 1,157,547,000 1,139,739,000 1,114,197,000 1,044,701,000 1,036,393,000 
        class a common stock (one vote per share); 0.001 par value...
         57,000 57,000 57,000 57,000 57,000 57,000 58,000 58,000 48,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 46,000 46,000 54,000 54,000 54,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 54,000 54,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 57,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 54,000 53,000 53,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 51,000 51,000 50,000 50,000 48,000 48,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 60,000 60,000 58,000 58,000 
        class b common stock (10 votes per share); 0.001 par value...
                 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000  9,000 9,000                                                       
        see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                              
        other noncurrent liabilities
                        9,443,000 9,443,000 9,443,000 9,444,000 16,976,000                                                  
        class b common stock (ten votes per share); 0.001 par value...
                     9,000   9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 11,000 11,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 15,000 15,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 17,000 17,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 19,000 19,000 
        see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                              
        dividends payable
                            197,712,000                                                  
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                              
        current portion of long-term debt including obligations under finance leases
                               410,360,000 138,877,000                                              
        short-term debt
                                 175,453,000 246,298,000 308,562,000 210,979,000 224,097,000 284,217,000 260,347,000 291,679,000 331,986,000 314,171,000                                    
        accrued liabilities
                                 111,353,000 92,955,000 96,656,000 111,241,000 121,293,000 110,597,000 100,400,000 115,527,000 104,473,000 99,173,000 95,586,000 107,744,000 100,951,000 95,773,000 84,167,000 122,739,000 94,494,000 103,350,000 80,823,000 116,936,000 96,052,000 109,475,000 84,057,000 115,275,000 85,759,000 88,240,000 57,179,000 87,834,000 72,868,000 63,859,000 64,238,000 74,772,000 76,664,000 59,355,000 56,390,000 67,748,000 69,704,000 56,498,000 46,751,000 49,505,000 46,388,000 50,697,000 47,062,000 62,728,000 57,249,000 
        long-term debt
                                 266,431,000 284,691,000 284,666,000 311,656,000 311,236,000 251,304,000 250,896,000 201,002,000 200,991,000 200,976,000 271,060,000 305,416,000 339,772,000 177,875,000 190,534,000 203,221,000 214,789,000 221,112,000 227,434,000 233,765,000 240,235,000 246,070,000 251,669,000 254,671,000 241,566,000 242,353,000                    
        shareholders' equity
                                                                              
        total shareholders' equity
                                 1,483,879,000                                             
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                 2,311,237,000                                             
        total equity
                                  1,453,875,000                                            
        deferred income taxes
                                             46,627,000 44,643,000 44,643,000 44,643,000 44,643,000 41,253,000 41,253,000 41,253,000 41,253,000 37,771,000 37,771,000 37,771,000 37,771,000 31,718,000 31,718,000 31,718,000 31,718,000 30,616,000 28,135,000 27,135,000 28,531,000 26,270,000 25,614,000 25,854,000 27,849,000 26,313,000 27,537,000 26,917,000 27,956,000 25,329,000 24,624,000 19,786,000 17,430,000 
        revolving credit note
                                           184,000,000 166,000,000 217,000,000 40,000,000 99,000,000 118,000,000 188,000,000 213,000,000 288,000,000 235,000,000 70,000,000 5,000,000 40,000,000 50,000,000  40,000,000                    
        current maturities of long-term debt
                                           94,072,000 72,356,000 50,050,000 44,635,000 38,465,000 32,446,000 25,515,000 26,158,000 26,338,000 26,812,000 26,829,000 23,539,000 20,321,000 17,288,000 14,184,000 10,527,000                    
        current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations
                                                           1,265,000 1,082,000 1,007,000 1,417,000 1,654,000 1,279,000              
        capital lease obligations, net of current maturities
                                                           1,986,000 2,243,000 2,189,000 2,302,000 2,511,000 2,789,000              
        commitments and contingencies shareholders’ equity
                                                                              
        current maturities of long-term notes payable
                                                                  42,000 87,000 18,818,000 39,361,000 59,858,000 72,669,000 66,793,000 59,105,000 51,416,000 48,852,000 48,221,000 23,220,000 
        revolving credit notes
                                                                       95,000,000 95,000,000 95,000,000 95,000,000 95,000,000  30,000,000 
        long-term notes payable
                                                                      47,000 91,000 18,822,000 39,365,000 59,908,000 72,763,000 152,490,000 177,531,000 
        deferred income tax liabilities
                                                                          48,191,000 46,338,000 32,101,000 31,419,000 
        other comprehensive income
                                                                            517,000  
        cumulative translation adjustment
                                                                             406,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-05-30 2026-02-28 2025-11-29 2025-08-30 2025-05-31 2025-03-01 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-06-01 2024-03-02 2023-12-02 2023-09-02 2023-06-03 2023-03-04 2022-12-03 2022-09-03 2022-05-28 2022-02-26 2021-11-27 2021-08-28 2021-05-29 2021-02-27 2020-11-28 2020-08-29 2020-05-30 2020-02-29 2019-11-30 2019-08-31 2019-06-01 2019-03-02 2018-12-01 2018-09-01 2018-06-02 2018-03-03 2017-12-02 2017-09-02 2017-06-03 2017-03-04 2016-12-03 2016-09-03 2016-05-28 2016-02-27 2015-11-28 2015-08-29 2015-05-30 2015-02-28 2014-11-29 2014-08-30 2014-05-31 2014-03-01 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-06-01 2013-03-02 2012-12-01 2012-09-01 2012-05-26 2012-02-25 2011-11-26 2011-08-27 2011-05-28 2011-02-26 2010-11-27 2010-08-28 2010-05-29 2010-02-27 2009-11-28 2009-08-29 2009-05-30 2007-05-26 
                                                                              
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                              
          net income
        78,705,000 42,158,000 51,108,000 56,134,000 56,861,000 39,147,000 45,694,000 53,952,000 71,312,000 61,565,000 69,128,000 87,441,000 95,139,000 79,315,000 81,212,000 104,354,000 99,717,000 70,154,000 66,257,000 65,877,000 94,935,000 18,348,000 38,777,000 52,636,000 78,114,000 55,556,000 65,452,000 66,621,000 79,514,000 68,430,000 74,232,000 73,017,000 79,069,000 117,552,000 59,585,000 60,748,000 62,836,000 53,744,000 54,103,000 61,846,000 64,816,000 49,525,000 55,029,000 59,022,000 63,342,000 51,527,000 57,417,000 62,813,000 64,696,000 49,512,000 59,046,000 56,375,000 62,354,000 56,079,000 63,187,000 68,915,000 70,211,000 60,068,000 59,837,000 59,451,000 62,086,000 49,689,000 47,560,000 44,057,000 44,247,000 30,649,000 31,420,000 25,994,000 27,755,000 45,765,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                              
          depreciation and amortization
        25,381,000 25,296,000 25,111,000 23,126,000 22,830,000 22,989,000 21,682,000 20,598,000 19,916,000 20,590,000 19,782,000 19,007,000 18,899,000 18,657,000 18,566,000 17,950,000 17,441,000 17,578,000 17,407,000 17,271,000 17,004,000 17,466,000 17,105,000 17,725,000 17,041,000 17,288,000 17,025,000 16,838,000 16,463,000 16,230,000 15,846,000 16,021,000 15,826,000 15,558,000 15,749,000 16,243,000 15,922,000 15,368,000 15,447,000 18,587,000 17,962,000 17,456,000 17,925,000 17,634,000 17,650,000 17,433,000 17,012,000 16,592,000 16,295,000 15,998,000 16,061,000 15,485,000 12,925,000 11,048,000 10,021,000 9,444,000 8,910,000 8,546,000 7,823,000 7,628,000 7,315,000 7,143,000 7,073,000 6,799,000 6,295,000 6,378,000 6,577,000 6,875,000 6,704,000 6,688,000 
          amortization of cloud computing arrangements
        366,000 344,000 254,000 351,000 444,000 491,000 504,000 551,000 734,000                                                              
          non-cash operating lease cost
        5,872,000 5,875,000 5,944,000 6,909,000 5,374,000 6,119,000 6,070,000 6,294,000 5,659,000 5,461,000 5,559,000 6,135,000 4,948,000 5,011,000 4,872,000 4,607,000 4,571,000 3,789,000 4,223,000 6,928,000 4,113,000 3,195,000 4,342,000  5,791,000 5,517,000 5,544,000                                            
          stock-based compensation
        5,095,000 4,950,000 4,378,000 2,154,000 3,205,000 3,630,000 3,562,000 5,501,000 3,458,000 4,688,000 5,201,000 4,015,000 4,655,000 4,979,000 4,990,000 4,705,000 4,370,000 4,500,000 5,689,000 4,314,000 4,413,000 4,756,000 4,238,000 4,469,000 4,285,000 4,017,000 4,161,000 4,116,000 4,089,000 3,904,000 4,174,000 3,659,000 3,686,000 3,695,000 3,894,000 3,550,000 3,450,000 3,387,000 3,538,000 3,683,000 3,303,000 3,378,000 3,621,000 2,896,000 3,097,000 3,163,000 5,039,000 3,668,000 3,753,000 5,035,000 4,232,000 3,835,000 3,885,000 3,851,000 4,253,000 3,852,000 3,839,000 3,743,000 3,828,000 3,711,000 3,700,000 3,744,000 3,613,000 3,416,000 3,328,000 3,683,000 3,098,000 3,104,000 2,540,000 1,934,000 
          loss on disposal of property
                                                                              
          property, plant and equipment asset impairment
                                                                             
          non-cash changes in fair value of estimated contingent consideration
           24,000 24,000 245,000 245,000 220,000 221,000 220,000                                                            
          provision for credit losses
        4,912,000 2,104,000 1,038,000 1,796,000 1,383,000 1,795,000 2,521,000 2,175,000 2,826,000 2,264,000 90,000 3,449,000 1,336,000 2,817,000 2,673,000 3,551,000 2,010,000 2,408,000 1,837,000 2,878,000 1,023,000 1,777,000 2,503,000                                                
          expenditures for cloud computing arrangements
        -1,895,000 -1,264,000 -737,000 -258,000 -3,350,000 -748,000 -332,000 -3,121,000 -10,863,000                                                              
          deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties
           -2,199,000    10,778,000                        21,622,000       15,085,000 -78,000 15,123,000 -28,000           -260,000 5,009,000 -6,179,000 4,195,000 1,332,000 3,332,000 6,971,000 3,635,000 1,341,000 2,280,000 582,000 2,253,000    
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                              
          accounts receivable
        -44,839,000 56,492,000 -8,694,000 -13,936,000 -14,320,000 10,059,000 455,000 6,260,000 6,118,000 -14,702,000 21,170,000 96,000 -26,278,000 273,779,000 56,000 -9,907,000 -49,371,000 -42,488,000 -21,805,000 4,089,000 -37,709,000 -35,766,000 -3,655,000 50,560,000 -11,683,000 -4,670,000 2,565,000 3,232,000 -9,670,000 -9,880,000 -10,630,000 -15,393,000 -1,973,000 -23,170,000 -9,291,000 -21,500,000 -9,050,000 -40,659,000 -1,021,000 605,000 -5,591,000 -4,986,000 12,567,000 200,000 -1,325,000 -18,085,000 -10,137,000 -14,832,000 -4,959,000 -17,838,000 -3,831,000 -8,839,000 2,782,000 -17,504,000 7,931,000 -63,000 -6,367,000 -18,341,000 -5,442,000 -3,657,000 -10,697,000 -18,853,000 -5,097,000 -8,498,000 -18,409,000 -17,757,000 -13,220,000 -5,992,000 15,403,000  
          inventories
        -7,291,000 -14,426,000 -16,234,000 6,480,000 -1,066,000 -9,186,000 5,491,000 20,847,000 19,775,000 27,258,000 17,218,000 1,395,000 21,532,000 -18,271,000 -9,516,000 -25,628,000 -21,842,000 -33,269,000 -755,000 -24,173,000 -64,217,000 -41,597,000 22,950,000 33,511,000 -20,498,000 -17,178,000 20,627,000 1,144,000 10,970,000 -34,839,000 -9,803,000 -6,495,000 6,908,000 -29,389,000 -4,259,000 6,963,000 -1,545,000 -10,990,000 -10,299,000 17,015,000 2,879,000 27,321,000 13,832,000 3,824,000 -4,777,000 -13,265,000 -44,790,000 -20,516,000 -35,701,000 22,690,000 3,185,000 -4,675,000 -162,000 22,331,000 5,915,000 -807,000 -14,685,000 -13,683,000 -16,131,000 -18,704,000 -16,591,000 1,412,000 -13,012,000 -19,437,000 -23,648,000 -56,000 3,393,000 14,479,000 29,161,000  
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        27,753,000 -3,462,000 -24,648,000 2,817,000 8,492,000 -8,198,000 -2,629,000 -2,461,000 27,202,000 -6,678,000 -16,036,000 -12,749,000 12,757,000 15,838,000 -22,764,000 -4,570,000 5,499,000 -12,530,000 4,172,000 28,517,000 -11,444,000 -25,046,000 -2,168,000 5,542,000 -9,129,000 -7,771,000 -182,000 2,525,000 2,518,000 -11,315,000 -2,044,000 -5,870,000 4,462,000 -1,794,000 -1,663,000 -2,881,000 -4,204,000 -4,135,000 3,792,000 -5,955,000 10,014,000 -7,136,000 -3,226,000 301,000 12,391,000 -6,627,000 -4,797,000 -1,441,000 -464,000 -7,609,000 3,195,000 9,517,000 -1,642,000 -5,333,000 -4,161,000 5,239,000 -2,641,000 -5,421,000 -3,775,000 -2,791,000 1,832,000 124,000 -947,000 -1,727,000 -1,754,000 -2,349,000 2,471,000 -1,300,000 -1,751,000 427,000 
          operating lease liabilities
        -5,893,000 -5,903,000 -6,038,000 -6,119,000 -5,396,000 -6,152,000 -6,152,000 -6,409,000 -5,740,000 -5,517,000 -5,717,000 -6,328,000 -5,025,000 -4,977,000 -4,843,000 -4,473,000 -4,538,000 -3,890,000 -4,246,000 -7,736,000 -16,502,000 -4,971,000 -4,103,000 -5,550,000 -5,703,000 -5,506,000 -5,425,000                                            
          other assets
        -775,000 728,000 51,000 288,000 -5,000 221,000 -154,000 -123,000 459,000 4,945,000 -2,132,000 -128,000 65,000 -44,000 -508,000 -853,000 87,000 -1,465,000 -27,000 -1,640,000 91,000 170,000 324,000 801,000 633,000 706,000 669,000 -1,455,000 936,000 -2,298,000 753,000 -2,097,000 861,000 1,078,000 1,252,000 -1,711,000 1,203,000 1,521,000 -465,000 -2,750,000 2,239,000 70,000 583,000 -4,710,000 1,216,000 2,068,000 72,000 -27,000 1,019,000 1,150,000 -285,000 -3,946,000 -228,000 1,317,000 1,073,000 -3,120,000 954,000 1,492,000 1,942,000 -4,654,000 2,055,000 1,395,000 3,223,000 -5,703,000 2,590,000 2,583,000 2,656,000 -7,471,000 2,640,000 2,613,000 
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        15,151,000 -20,671,000 -1,988,000 2,498,000 22,036,000 -5,938,000 24,723,000 -8,148,000 3,391,000 -15,895,000 -33,413,000 22,380,000 23,292,000 -36,708,000 1,057,000 20,622,000 19,678,000 -4,955,000 -15,052,000 1,769,000 30,882,000 29,135,000 22,621,000 5,017,000 -3,080,000 20,479,000 -27,990,000 32,067,000 -19,143,000 -11,958,000 1,383,000 22,776,000 1,560,000 -7,884,000 14,888,000 10,120,000 -7,513,000 66,000 9,511,000 6,357,000 7,179,000 -27,032,000 18,767,000 -10,434,000 22,004,000 -46,784,000 39,017,000 -14,146,000 30,316,000 -24,146,000 25,606,000 4,835,000 30,056,000 -25,907,000 3,425,000 4,627,000 5,532,000 -1,765,000 -4,843,000 21,478,000 13,729,000 -12,589,000 -1,170,000 19,724,000 22,462,000 3,868,000 9,129,000 10,413,000 8,451,000  
          total adjustments
        23,021,000 52,240,000 -21,697,000 24,122,000 40,266,000 15,319,000 56,174,000 53,311,000 72,210,000 17,178,000 12,040,000 45,064,000 55,498,000 261,101,000 -5,188,000 6,527,000 -21,836,000 -70,537,000 -8,453,000 19,225,000 -74,509,000 -2,644,000 64,453,000 129,162,000 -18,988,000 15,147,000 19,660,000 74,605,000 9,108,000 -46,718,000 2,634,000 36,404,000 32,981,000 -81,344,000 22,394,000 26,962,000 -361,000 -32,523,000 21,332,000 53,435,000 38,026,000 11,345,000 67,081,000 27,796,000 52,024,000 -61,672,000 335,000 -17,035,000 10,449,000 -2,409,000 45,334,000 23,633,000 48,048,000 -10,421,000 26,182,000 20,161,000 934,000 -32,197,000 -13,645,000 5,220,000 2,881,000 -11,291,000 -5,634,000 -3,463,000 -9,247,000 -3,213,000 15,407,000 20,333,000 63,523,000  
          net cash from operating activities
        101,726,000 94,398,000 29,411,000 80,256,000 97,127,000 54,466,000 101,868,000 107,263,000 143,522,000 78,743,000 81,168,000 132,505,000 150,637,000 340,416,000 76,024,000 110,881,000 77,881,000 -383,000 57,804,000 85,102,000 20,426,000 15,704,000 103,230,000 181,798,000 59,126,000 70,703,000 85,112,000 141,226,000 88,622,000 21,712,000 76,866,000 109,421,000 112,050,000 36,208,000 81,979,000 87,710,000 62,475,000 21,221,000 75,435,000 115,281,000 102,842,000 60,870,000 122,110,000 86,818,000 115,366,000 -10,145,000 57,752,000 45,778,000 75,145,000 47,103,000 104,380,000 80,008,000 110,402,000 45,658,000 89,369,000 89,076,000 71,145,000 27,871,000 46,192,000 64,671,000 64,967,000 38,398,000 41,926,000 40,594,000 35,000,000 27,436,000 46,827,000 46,327,000 91,278,000 51,597,000 
          capital expenditures
        -20,805,000 -21,319,000 -22,006,000 -21,731,000 -21,152,000 -29,789,000 -20,168,000 -26,052,000 -29,571,000 -25,350,000 -18,433,000 -28,380,000 -23,542,000 -15,067,000 -25,504,000 -16,430,000 -13,764,000 -15,917,000 -15,262,000 -16,148,000 -17,644,000 -12,061,000 -7,893,000 -11,071,000 -10,183,000 -13,048,000 -12,689,000 -15,817,000 -12,800,000 -13,103,000 -10,053,000 -14,125,000 -13,533,000 -8,233,000 -9,028,000 -8,625,000 -12,415,000 -13,011,000 -12,497,000 -53,216,000 -7,933,000 -11,206,000 -15,575,000 -13,229,000 -13,031,000 -11,787,000 -13,358,000 -14,735,000 -21,957,000 -21,419,000 -12,506,000 -26,947,000 -21,999,000 -23,313,000 -16,993,000 -18,938,000 -11,431,000 -9,051,000 -8,271,000 -5,988,000 -5,501,000 -9,535,000 -4,455,000 -8,788,000 -8,794,000 -7,587,000 -5,135,000 -4,692,000 -5,316,000 
          free cash flows
        80,921,000 73,079,000 7,405,000 58,525,000 75,975,000 24,677,000 81,700,000 81,211,000 113,951,000 53,393,000 62,735,000 104,125,000 127,095,000 325,349,000 50,520,000 94,451,000 64,117,000 -16,300,000 42,542,000 68,954,000 2,782,000 3,643,000 95,337,000 170,727,000 48,943,000 57,655,000 72,423,000 125,409,000 75,822,000 8,609,000 66,813,000 95,296,000 98,517,000 27,975,000 72,951,000 79,085,000 50,060,000 8,210,000 62,938,000 62,065,000 94,909,000 49,664,000 106,535,000 73,589,000 102,335,000 -21,932,000 44,394,000 31,043,000 53,188,000 25,684,000 91,874,000 53,061,000 88,403,000 22,345,000 72,376,000 70,138,000 59,714,000 18,820,000 37,921,000 58,683,000 59,466,000 28,863,000 37,471,000 31,806,000 26,206,000 19,849,000 41,692,000 41,635,000 85,962,000 51,597,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                              
          expenditures for property, plant and equipment
        -20,805,000 -21,319,000 -22,006,000 -21,731,000 -21,152,000 -29,789,000 -20,168,000 -26,052,000 -29,571,000 -25,350,000 -18,433,000 -28,380,000 -23,542,000 -15,067,000 -25,504,000 -16,430,000 -13,764,000 -15,917,000 -15,262,000 -16,148,000 -17,644,000 -12,061,000 -7,893,000 -11,071,000 -10,183,000 -13,048,000 -12,689,000 -15,817,000 -12,800,000 -13,103,000 -10,053,000 -14,125,000 -13,533,000 -8,233,000 -9,028,000 -8,625,000 -12,415,000 -13,011,000 -12,497,000 -53,216,000 -7,933,000 -11,206,000 -15,575,000 -13,229,000 -13,031,000 -11,787,000 -13,358,000 -14,735,000 -21,957,000 -21,419,000 -12,506,000 -26,947,000 -21,999,000 -23,313,000 -16,993,000 -18,938,000 -11,431,000 -9,051,000 -8,271,000 -5,988,000 -5,501,000 -9,535,000 -4,455,000 -8,788,000 -8,794,000 -7,587,000 -5,135,000 -4,692,000 -5,316,000  
          cash from acquisitions
                                                                              
          net proceeds from sale of property
        1,057,000                                                                   
          net cash from investing activities
        -20,805,000 -21,319,000 -21,189,000 -21,731,000 9,184,000 -30,339,000 -20,408,000 -40,183,000 -29,562,000 -35,218,000 -18,433,000 -28,380,000 -23,191,000 -35,513,000 -25,591,000 -49,550,000 -13,764,000 -15,917,000 -15,262,000 -38,148,000 -17,644,000 -12,061,000 -7,893,000 -11,071,000 -10,183,000 -15,334,000 -12,689,000 -15,817,000 14,225,000 -24,728,000 -10,053,000 -15,280,000 -98,640,000 -8,233,000 -9,766,000 -50,970,000 -12,415,000 -13,011,000 -12,497,000 -53,216,000 -7,933,000 -11,206,000 -15,575,000 -13,229,000 -13,031,000 -11,787,000 -13,358,000 -14,747,000 -22,944,000 -25,077,000 -31,438,000 -26,947,000 -570,768,000 -23,313,000 -16,993,000 -18,938,000 -12,486,000 -40,201,000 -9,517,000 -24,863,000 -4,559,000 -20,550,000 -4,455,000 -8,788,000 -8,794,000 -7,587,000 -5,135,000 -4,692,000 -5,316,000  
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                              
          repurchases of class a common stock
        -171,000 -764,000 -12,959,000 -179,000 -8,597,000 -12,469,000 -18,072,000 -20,529,000 -18,489,000 -16,632,000 -132,045,000 -64,707,000 -65,000                                                          
          payments of regular cash dividends
        -48,577,000 -48,549,000 -48,626,000 -47,398,000 -47,319,000 -47,396,000 -47,537,000 -46,585,000 -46,731,000 -46,772,000 -47,192,000 -44,231,000 -44,171,000 -44,106,000 -44,207,000 -41,844,000 -41,946,000   -41,592,000 -42,022,000   -41,686,000 -41,670,000               -26,427,000 -26,403,000 -26,557,000 -26,391,000 -24,685,000 -24,675,000 -24,905,000 -24,563,000                        
          proceeds from sale of class a common stock in connection with associate stock purchase plan
        881,000 1,210,000 908,000 1,060,000 956,000 1,208,000 1,029,000 961,000 1,138,000 1,183,000 1,144,000 966,000 1,117,000 1,276,000 1,056,000 932,000 1,105,000 1,230,000 1,029,000 1,024,000 1,072,000 1,077,000 963,000 853,000 1,085,000 1,171,000 1,031,000 1,128,000 1,043,000 1,475,000 954,000 1,063,000 1,022,000 1,417,000 959,000 1,078,000 969,000 1,287,000 909,000 1,188,000 914,000 1,156,000 826,000 1,014,000 945,000 1,384,000 942,000 1,076,000 933,000 1,176,000 813,000 894,000 797,000 1,231,000 863,000 757,000 849,000 1,042,000 739,000 667,000 727,000 895,000 694,000 637,000 707,000 622,000 632,000 548,000 656,000 549,000 
          borrowings under credit facilities
        53,000,000 62,000,000 156,000,000 14,248,000 42,250,000 85,500,000 111,500,000 75,500,000 62,000,000 149,000,000 148,000,000 125,000,000 124,000,000 84,000,000 130,000,000 60,000,000 158,000,000 26,000,000 78,500,000 90,000,000                                                  
          payments under credit facilities
        -58,000,000 -82,000,000 -111,000,000 -28,248,000 -60,000,000 -67,000,000 -99,750,000 -72,000,000 -107,000,000 -137,000,000 -65,000,000 -60,000,000 -85,000,000 -304,000,000 -99,000,000 -125,000,000 -105,000,000 -84,500,000 -50,000,000 -34,200,000 -15,000,000 -220,000,000 -130,000,000                                                
          purchase of noncontrolling interest
        -8,195,000                                                                    
          other
        1,071,000 -439,000 -64,000 751,000 -298,000 -273,000 -649,000 6,497,000 -1,698,000 -490,000 -574,000 2,871,000 -505,000     -2,444,000 1,057,000 -1,491,000 2,678,000 -2,661,000 1,269,000 -107,000 1,858,000 -516,000 -180,000 662,000 -512,000 753,000 -266,000 -296,000                                      
          net cash from financing activities
        -52,930,000 -67,408,000 -23,936,000 -73,974,000 -76,508,000 -39,731,000 -53,359,000 -62,877,000 -110,198,000 -47,086,000 -87,191,000 -112,313,000 -118,764,000 -281,373,000 -67,950,000 -46,142,000 -77,082,000 -5,122,000 -19,794,000 -33,460,000 4,517,000 -37,146,000 -167,658,000 -399,447,000 260,251,000 -38,261,000 -77,161,000 -131,670,000 -95,089,000 22,479,000 -101,349,000 -87,877,000 -4,948,000 -16,626,000 -68,135,000 -48,280,000 -58,172,000 -4,666,000 -83,628,000 -41,355,000 -86,578,000 -63,538,000 -106,897,000 -60,183,000 -104,853,000 2,735,000 -44,744,000 -29,211,000 -52,206,000 -25,148,000 -80,474,000   -11,753,000 -7,354,000 -12,660,000 -56,567,000 -7,082,000 -4,309,000 -80,616,000 670,000 -22,736,000 -78,131,000 -78,552,000 -104,279,000 -24,431,000 -16,642,000 -24,267,000 -15,769,000  
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -89,000 267,000 -260,000 -15,000 613,000 -386,000 -423,000 -543,000 -61,000 -17,000 209,000 -188,000 131,000 -246,000 311,000 -499,000 58,000 301,000 -409,000 -387,000 -112,000 641,000 214,000 538,000 -668,000 -19,000 230,000 -224,000 -154,000 89,000 -66,000 -40,000 -77,000 7,000 91,000  88,000 -64,000 -78,000 -148,000 37,000 -45,000 -26,000 -2,000 -44,000 -82,000 -100,000 -24,000 40,000 15,000 86,000 50,000 14,000 -149,000 31,000 26,000 -24,000 59,000 -91,000 -4,000 18,000 18,000 14,000 37,000 27,000 -92,000 -2,000 12,000 71,000  
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        27,902,000 5,938,000 -15,974,000 -15,464,000 30,416,000 -15,990,000 27,678,000 3,660,000 3,701,000   -8,376,000 8,813,000 23,284,000 -17,206,000   -21,121,000 22,339,000 13,107,000 7,187,000   -228,182,000 308,526,000   -6,485,000 7,604,000 19,552,000 -34,602,000 6,224,000 8,385,000 11,356,000 4,169,000               -3,107,000 -7,446,000 -2,141,000 -185,932,000 10,443,000 65,053,000 57,504,000 2,068,000 -19,353,000 32,275,000 -40,812,000 61,096,000 -4,870,000 -40,646,000 -46,709,000 -78,046,000 -4,674,000 25,048,000 17,380,000 70,264,000 4,838,000 
          cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
        56,228,000 29,588,000 50,052,000 43,537,000 40,536,000 125,211,000  32,286,000  46,217,000  16,083,000  52,890,000  38,267,000  47,154,000                      
          cash and cash equivalents—end of period
        27,902,000 5,938,000 40,254,000 -15,464,000 30,416,000 -15,990,000 57,266,000 3,660,000 3,701,000 -3,578,000 25,805,000 -8,376,000 8,813,000 23,284,000 26,331,000 14,690,000 -12,907,000 -21,121,000 62,875,000 13,107,000 7,187,000 -32,862,000 53,104,000  308,526,000 17,089,000 27,778,000  7,604,000 19,552,000 11,615,000  8,385,000 11,356,000 20,252,000  -8,024,000 3,480,000 32,122,000  8,368,000 -13,919,000 37,879,000  -2,562,000 -19,279,000 46,704,000  35,000                     4,838,000 
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                              
          cash paid for income taxes
        18,530,000 34,473,000 5,760,000 24,882,000 4,301,000 17,601,000 13,500,000 13,017,000 10,328,000 50,289,000 5,454,000 21,437,000 26,884,000 55,874,000 2,767,000 26,342,000 26,787,000 62,303,000 1,606,000 12,213,000 19,638,000 39,660,000 1,605,000 29,257,000 2,386,000 35,496,000 1,790,000 9,921,000 21,579,000 46,073,000 1,761,000 23,751,000 26,474,000 48,522,000 1,757,000 29,980,000 32,974,000 56,754,000 1,983,000 26,787,000 30,667,000 66,016,000 4,495,000 34,435,000 20,517,000 62,513,000 5,523,000 37,112,000 24,384,000 63,063,000 3,999,000  24,555,000 71,553,000 5,999,000  34,460,000 72,237,000 6,602,000  29,695,000 48,249,000 2,994,000  16,677,000 33,941,000 3,153,000  5,372,000 24,125,000 
          cash paid for interest
        5,509,000 5,329,000 5,610,000 5,855,000 5,786,000 5,988,000 6,262,000 6,486,000 6,239,000 7,114,000 4,882,000 5,462,000 6,643,000 4,886,000 5,441,000 6,894,000 2,941,000 4,796,000 2,272,000 5,219,000 2,170,000 4,698,000 1,908,000 6,472,000 2,865,000 4,741,000 895,000 5,857,000 2,475,000 6,631,000 1,685,000 5,217,000 1,678,000 4,485,000 2,068,000 4,345,000 1,826,000 4,124,000 1,400,000 1,108,000 1,131,000 1,500,000 1,247,000 1,653,000 1,854,000 1,499,000 837,000 718,000 756,000 862,000 751,000  336,000 26,000 5,000      1,000 24,000 68,000  289,000 285,000 344,000  516,000 3,021,000 
          loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
         -297,000 450,000 215,000 174,000 213,000 188,000 324,000 127,000 138,000 98,000 76,000 232,000 20,000 229,000 432,000 259,000 126,000 104,000 103,000 115,000                                                 1,000 
          cash from acquisitions, net of cash acquired
         -240,000 -550,000 -240,000 -14,131,000 9,000                                                              
          proceeds from exercise of class a common stock options
           8,003,000 120,000 754,000 582,000 1,399,000 6,852,000 6,042,000 9,860,000 4,439,000 8,336,000 13,119,000 9,487,000 4,956,000 7,097,000 698,000 18,135,000 5,234,000 5,600,000 157,000 140,000 8,857,000 4,533,000 113,000 1,009,000 5,189,000 9,329,000 1,108,000 6,742,000 13,988,000 2,405,000 4,287,000 667,000 15,002,000 6,931,000 2,329,000 4,191,000 622,000 268,000 2,271,000 408,000 2,059,000 6,381,000 2,882,000 5,381,000 8,126,000 4,058,000 1,678,000 4,085,000 4,877,000 11,024,000 2,856,000 2,755,000 6,244,000 10,567,000 308,000 11,858,000 8,356,000 17,161,000 947,000 13,518,000 847,000 7,491,000 362,000 4,922,000 2,776,000 
          borrowings under financing obligations
               2,226,000 1,624,000  1,061,000                   721,000 739,000 453,000 530,000 873,000 226,000       236,000 814,000            
          gain on sale of property
          -584,000                                                                    
          loss on sale of property
                                                                             
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts associated with business acquired:
                                                                              
          payments under shelf facility agreements and private placement debt
                  -75,000,000                                                          
          proceeds from other long-term debt
                                                                             
          contingent consideration paid
                                                                             
          payments on finance lease and financing obligations
                      -657,000 -482,000   -418,000 -688,000   -516,000 -560,000                                               
          cash from business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                   351,000 -20,446,000 -87,000                                                      
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                  -24,247,000            -72,107,000    -4,508,000          -8,024,000 3,480,000 -20,768,000  8,368,000 -13,919,000 -388,000 13,404,000 -2,562,000 -19,279,000 -450,000                        
          inventory write-down
                                                                            
          operating lease and fixed asset impairment due to restructuring
                           516,000 -2,278,000                                                  
          payments of special cash dividends
                                                                          
          contributions from noncontrolling interest
                                                                            
          deferred income taxes
                                                                           1,149,000  
          repurchases of common stock
                      -18,539,000 -22,415,000 -131,000 -254,000 -4,559,000 -20,561,000 -47,181,000 -360,000 -3,159,000 -208,000 -28,000 -199,000 -3,009,000 -147,000 -39,000 -20,898,000 -63,527,000 -56,985,000 -3,656,000 -17,710,000 -4,018,000 -45,790,000 -15,000 -170,000 -3,207,000                                
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
                                                                              
          cash dividends declared, but not yet paid
                          41,740,000    195,351,000                                                
          see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating ‎ activities:
                                                                              
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts associated ‎ with business acquired:
                                                                              
          see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of available for sale securities
                                                                             
          proceeds from long-term debt
                                                                              
          contributions from non-controlling interest
                                                                              
          loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment
                              296,000  51,000 87,000 140,000 91,000 -18,000 202,000 141,000 199,000 102,000 52,000 126,000 361,000 -16,000 284,000 49,000 213,000 149,000 143,000 247,000 788,000 294,000 141,000 230,000 1,111,000 163,000 1,022,000 65,000    60,000  874,000 1,000 1,000  1,000 1,000 1,000  5,000      
          payments of cash dividends
                              -41,815,000    -41,536,000 -41,401,000 -34,757,000 -34,693,000 -34,858,000 -32,797,000 -32,760,000 -32,786,000 -27,087,000  -25,622,000 -25,515,000 -25,495,000         -20,597,000 -20,580,000 -20,515,000 -20,915,000  -18,988,000 -18,948,000 -18,907,000  -15,819,000 -15,776,000 -15,746,000            
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities
                                                                              
          operating lease non-cash expense
                                                                              
          provision for doubtful accounts
                               3,000,000 3,304,000 2,178,000 2,526,000 1,750,000 2,963,000 3,236,000 2,814,000 1,982,000 1,549,000 1,709,000 1,698,000 2,335,000 1,298,000 2,110,000 1,305,000 1,501,000 255,000 2,244,000 2,997,000 2,360,000 1,586,000 2,239,000 480,000 1,466,000 625,000 1,420,000 1,118,000 1,388,000 520,000 475,000 1,116,000 1,040,000 150,000 829,000 1,541,000 784,000 430,000 821,000 698,000 863,000 -338,000 568,000 799,000 673,000 629,000 1,150,000 
          payments on the revolving credit facilities
                                                                              
          payments under shelf facility and private placement
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents, end of the year
                                                                              
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                              
          borrowings under the revolving credit facilities
                                622,600,000 320,600,000 69,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 81,000,000 245,000,000                                        
          payments under the revolving credit facilities
                                -422,000,000 -49,000,000 -107,000,000 -115,000,000 -67,000,000 -10,000,000 -259,000,000                                        
          write-off of deferred financing costs on previous credit facility
                                                                            
          payments on capital lease and financing obligations
                                   -363,000       -115,000 -271,000 -271,000 -245,000 -388,000 -490,000 -233,000 -206,000 -161,000 -716,000 -252,000 -555,000 -767,000 -306,000 -468,000 -756,000 -321,000 -319,000 -371,000 -331,000 -279,000 -664,000 -446,000 -139,000 -136,000            
          cash from business acquisitions, net of cash received
                                                      1,434,000     -1,055,000 -31,150,000 -1,246,000            
          borrowings under shelf facility agreement
                                                                             
          excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                              -525,000 -906,000 -363,000 -113,000 -154,000 -186,000 -84,000 -1,895,000 -1,791,000 -739,000 -598,000 -131,000 -4,012,000 -477,000 -828,000 -1,284,000 -3,451,000 -44,000 -641,000 -1,419,000 -2,784,000 -20,000 -2,225,000 -1,460,000 -3,651,000 -243,000 -2,058,000 -724,000 -1,749,000 -207,000 -1,403,000  
          borrowings under credit facility
                                       70,000,000 98,000,000 50,000,000 24,000,000 107,000,000 361,000,000 63,000,000 15,000,000 217,000,000 22,000,000 31,000,000 35,000,000 30,000,000 8,000,000 63,000,000 235,000,000 85,000,000 50,000,000                   
          payments of notes payable and revolving credit note under the credit facility
                                       -130,000,000 -74,000,000 -81,000,000 -65,000,000  -393,500,000                                  
          cash from business acquisition
                                         -738,000                          942,000          
          private placement loan financing costs
                                              -142,000                                
          payment of special cash dividend
                                                   -1,185,000 -184,218,000                        
          proceeds from private placement loan
                                                                              
          credit facility financing costs
                                           -1,400,000               -8,000                   
          payment of notes payable and revolving credit note under the credit facility
                                              -78,500,000     -61,250,000 -89,250,000 -16,250,000 -76,250,000 -23,125,000 -38,125,000                      
          investment in available for sale securities
                                                       -12,000 -987,000 -3,658,000 -20,366,000                    
          purchases of treasury stock
                                                -160,000 -13,416,000 -5,796,000 -7,003,000 -113,000 -22,708,000 -3,590,000 -75,753,000 -171,000 -439,000 -114,996,000 -117,000 -27,000 -123,000 -3,506,000 -112,000 -44,547,000 -108,000 -3,331,000 -66,560,000 -87,000 -767,000 -1,865,000 -46,033,000 -11,000 -1,136,000 -1,064,000 -6,000  
          payment of borrowings under credit facility
                                                -87,250,000 -56,250,000 -111,250,000                            
          payment of notes payable under the credit facility
                                                          -3,125,000                    
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period
                                                          55,876,000  168,453,000  95,959,000  121,191,000  225,572,000   
          cash and cash equivalents – end of period
                                                          48,430,000  -185,932,000 10,443,000 233,506,000  2,068,000 -19,353,000 128,234,000  61,096,000 -4,870,000 80,545,000  -78,046,000 -4,674,000 250,620,000  70,264,000  
          payment of cash dividends
                                                                   -14,071,000 -14,008,000 -13,949,000 -77,229,000 -13,802,000 -12,696,000 -12,633,000 -12,595,000 -12,524,000 -12,459,000  
          borrowings under the financing obligation
                                                                              
          payments of notes payable and revolving loans under the credit facility
                                                                              
          net cash from in financing activities
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                              
          cash paid during the year for income taxes
                                                                              
          cash paid during the year for interest
                                                                              
          cash from business acquisition, net of cash received
                                                                              
          payments under revolving loans from credit facility
                                                                              
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                                                                              
          loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment.
                                                                              
          paydown of the revolving credit line commitment from credit facility
                                                                             
          repayments of notes payable under the credit facility and other notes
                                                                   -42,000 -45,000 -18,731,000 -20,543,000 -20,544,000 -12,855,000 -12,855,000 -12,855,000 -12,854,000 -10,291,000  
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                                            
          borrowings under the revolving credit line commitment from credit facility
                                                                              
          paydown of the revolving credit line debt from credit facility
                                                                              
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquired:
                                                                              
          gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                                              
          net borrowings under revolving loans from credit facility
                                                                              
          net proceeds under revolving loans from credit facility and promissory note
                                                                              
          net proceeds under revolving loans from credit facility
                                                                              
          gain on sale of securities
                                                                              
          amortization of bond premiums
                                                                              
          reclassification of excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                                                             5,051,000 
          proceeds from sales of investments in available-for-sale securities
                                                                              
          purchases of investments in available-for-sale securities
                                                                              
          business acquisition
                                                                              
          net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
                                                                              
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                                              
          repayments of notes payable
                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: