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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc
(NYSE:WST) 

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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. designs and produces containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Proprietary Products and Contract-Manufactured Products....

Founded: 1923
Full Time Employees: 8,200
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

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    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-05-06 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-08-05 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 
                                                                                   
      net sales
    844,900,000 805,000,000 804,600,000 766,500,000 698,000,000 748,800,000 746,900,000 702,100,000 695,400,000 732,000,000 747,400,000 753,800,000 716,600,000 708,700,000 686,900,000 771,300,000 720,000,000 730,800,000 706,500,000 723,600,000 670,700,000 580,200,000 548,000,000 527,200,000 491,500,000 470,600,000 456,100,000 469,700,000 443,500,000 422,500,000 431,700,000 447,500,000 415,700,000 415,600,000 398,200,000 397,600,000 387,700,000 382,300,000 376,700,000 388,000,000 362,100,000 359,700,000 344,500,000 359,700,000 335,900,000 349,800,000 355,900,000 368,900,000 346,800,000 342,700,000 341,800,000 344,500,000 339,400,000 321,500,000 303,800,000 324,800,000 316,300,000 -896,898,807.7 293,600,000 307,900,000 295,400,000 -827,898,895.3 271,400,000 281,800,000 274,700,000 274,700,000 293,400,000 258,900,000 261,000,000 242,400,000 244,800,000 256,200,000 279,300,000 279,300,000 270,700,000 242,700,000 263,700,000 257,600,000  
      yoy
    21.05% 7.51% 7.73% 9.17% 0.37% 2.30% -0.07% -6.86% -2.96% 3.29% 8.81% -2.27% -0.47% -3.02% -2.77% 6.59% 7.35% 25.96% 28.92% 37.25% 36.46% 23.29% 20.15% 12.24% 10.82% 11.38% 5.65% 4.96% 6.69% 1.66% 8.41% 12.55% 7.22% 8.71% 5.71% 2.47% 7.07% 6.28% 9.35% 7.87% 7.80% 2.83% -3.20% -2.49% -3.14% 2.07% 4.13% 7.08% 2.18% 6.59% 12.51% 6.07% 7.30% -135.85% 3.47% 5.49% 7.08% 8.33% 8.18% 9.26% 7.54% -401.38% -7.50% 8.85% 5.25% 13.33% 19.85% 1.05% -6.55% -13.21% -9.57% 5.56% 5.92% 8.42%      
      qoq
    4.96% 0.05% 4.97% 9.81% -6.78% 0.25% 6.38% 0.96% -5.00% -2.06% -0.85% 5.19% 1.11% 3.17% -10.94% 7.13% -1.48% 3.44% -2.36% 7.89% 15.60% 5.88% 3.95% 7.26% 4.44% 3.18% -2.90% 5.91% 4.97% -2.13% -3.53% 7.65% 0.02% 4.37% 0.15% 2.55% 1.41% 1.49% -2.91% 7.15% 0.67% 4.41% -4.23% 7.09% -3.97% -1.71% -3.52% 6.37% 1.20% 0.26% -0.78% 1.50% 5.57% 5.83% -6.47% 2.69% -135.27% -405.48% -4.64% 4.23% -135.68% -405.05% -3.69% 2.58% 0.00% -6.37% 13.33% -0.80% 7.67% -0.98% -4.45% -8.27% 0.00% 3.18% 11.54% -7.96% 2.37%   
      cost of goods and services sold
    548,500,000 501,100,000 510,300,000 492,600,000 466,100,000 475,200,000 482,200,000 472,100,000 465,200,000 453,800,000 459,100,000 462,400,000 445,300,000 446,600,000 418,900,000 449,800,000 435,400,000 430,200,000 418,300,000 408,500,000 398,800,000 369,100,000 353,400,000 332,100,000 324,500,000 317,400,000 308,300,000 311,800,000 296,700,000 289,300,000 296,100,000 305,300,000 281,300,000 287,100,000 273,200,000 272,600,000 253,600,000 258,900,000 255,600,000 254,700,000 238,800,000 240,100,000 236,200,000 241,500,000 226,200,000 240,100,000 246,000,000 247,100,000 240,400,000 236,100,000 236,300,000 233,600,000 227,700,000 163,675,000 213,400,000 226,100,000 215,200,000 160,725,000 212,200,000 223,300,000 207,400,000 146,950,000 196,700,000 198,600,000 192,500,000 192,500,000 135,650,000 187,200,000 182,300,000 173,100,000          
      gross profit
    296,400,000 303,900,000 294,300,000 273,900,000 231,900,000 273,600,000 264,700,000 230,000,000 230,200,000 278,200,000 288,300,000 291,400,000 271,300,000 262,100,000 268,000,000 321,500,000 284,600,000 300,600,000 288,200,000 315,100,000 271,900,000 211,100,000 194,600,000 195,100,000 167,000,000 153,200,000 147,800,000 157,900,000 146,800,000 133,200,000 135,600,000 142,200,000 134,400,000 128,500,000 125,000,000 125,000,000 134,100,000 123,400,000 121,100,000 133,300,000 123,300,000 119,600,000 108,300,000 118,200,000 109,700,000 109,700,000 109,900,000 121,800,000 106,400,000 106,600,000 105,500,000 110,900,000 111,700,000 72,550,000 90,400,000 98,700,000 101,100,000 63,500,000 81,400,000 84,600,000 88,000,000 60,025,000 74,700,000 83,200,000 82,200,000 82,200,000 54,925,000 71,700,000 78,700,000 69,300,000 69,600,000 66,000,000 83,600,000 83,600,000 83,500,000 64,300,000 76,700,000 80,400,000  
      yoy
    27.81% 11.07% 11.18% 19.09% 0.74% -1.65% -8.19% -21.07% -15.15% 6.14% 7.57% -9.36% -4.67% -12.81% -7.01% 2.03% 4.67% 42.40% 48.10% 61.51% 62.81% 37.79% 31.66% 23.56% 13.76% 15.02% 9.00% 11.04% 9.23% 3.66% 8.48% 13.76% 0.22% 4.13% 3.22% -6.23% 8.76% 3.18% 11.82% 12.77% 12.40% 9.02% -1.46% -2.96% 3.10% 2.91% 4.17% 9.83% -4.74% 46.93% 16.70% 12.36% 10.48% 14.25% 11.06% 16.67% 14.89% 5.79% 8.97% 1.68% 7.06% -26.98% 36.00% 16.04% 4.45% 18.61% -21.08% 8.64% -5.86% -17.11% -16.65% 2.64% 9.00% 3.98%      
      qoq
    -2.47% 3.26% 7.45% 18.11% -15.24% 3.36% 15.09% -0.09% -17.25% -3.50% -1.06% 7.41% 3.51% -2.20% -16.64% 12.97% -5.32% 4.30% -8.54% 15.89% 28.80% 8.48% -0.26% 16.83% 9.01% 3.65% -6.40% 7.56% 10.21% -1.77% -4.64% 5.80% 4.59% 2.80% 0.00% -6.79% 8.67% 1.90% -9.15% 8.11% 3.09% 10.43% -8.38% 7.75% 0.00% -0.18% -9.77% 14.47% -0.19% 1.04% -4.87% -0.72% 53.96% -19.75% -8.41% -2.37% 59.21% -21.99% -3.78% -3.86% 46.61% -19.65% -10.22% 1.22% 0.00% 49.66% -23.40% -8.89% 13.56% -0.43% 5.45% -21.05% 0.00% 0.12% 29.86% -16.17% -4.60%   
      gross margin %
    35.08% 37.75% 36.58% 35.73% 33.22% 36.54% 35.44% 32.76% 33.10% 38.01% 38.57% 38.66% 37.86% 36.98% 39.02% 41.68% 39.53% 41.13% 40.79% 43.55% 40.54% 36.38% 35.51% 37.01% 33.98% 32.55% 32.41% 33.62% 33.10% 31.53% 31.41% 31.78% 32.33% 30.92% 31.39% 31.44% 34.59% 32.28% 32.15% 34.36% 34.05% 33.25% 31.44% 32.86% 32.66% 31.36% 30.88% 33.02% 30.68% 31.11% 30.87% 32.19% 32.91% 22.57% 29.76% 30.39% 31.96% -7.08% 27.72% 27.48% 29.79% -7.25% 27.52% 29.52% 29.92% 29.92% 18.72% 27.69% 30.15% 28.59% 28.43% 25.76% 29.93% 29.93% 30.85% 26.49% 29.09% 31.21%  
      research and development
    15,800,000 21,800,000 17,100,000 19,100,000 16,300,000 18,500,000 15,500,000 17,500,000 17,600,000 18,400,000 16,400,000 16,500,000 17,100,000 15,900,000 13,600,000 14,400,000 14,600,000 13,700,000 13,100,000 13,800,000 12,200,000 12,900,000 12,500,000 10,800,000 10,700,000 10,200,000 9,300,000 9,600,000 9,800,000 9,800,000 10,100,000 10,800,000 9,600,000 9,700,000 9,100,000 10,000,000 10,300,000 9,600,000 9,000,000 8,800,000 9,400,000 10,000,000 8,500,000 8,100,000 7,500,000 7,800,000 9,600,000 9,900,000 10,000,000 9,700,000 9,600,000 9,500,000 9,100,000 6,150,000 8,200,000 8,200,000 8,300,000 5,475,000 7,700,000 7,300,000 6,900,000 4,250,000 5,900,000 5,700,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 3,525,000 5,100,000 4,700,000 4,300,000 3,900,000 4,600,000 4,900,000 4,900,000 5,400,000 4,100,000 3,800,000 3,600,000  
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    99,500,000 107,000,000 102,700,000 95,900,000 88,000,000 85,300,000 83,500,000 83,000,000 86,700,000 90,000,000 89,000,000 88,400,000 86,000,000 85,700,000 66,300,000 81,500,000 83,400,000 98,000,000 91,900,000 92,700,000 80,200,000 76,300,000 76,200,000 77,700,000 71,800,000 69,000,000 64,800,000 70,300,000 68,600,000 59,700,000 64,900,000 70,000,000 68,300,000 58,900,000 61,500,000 60,600,000 61,600,000 60,900,000 58,300,000 62,500,000 58,100,000 62,400,000 54,600,000 60,800,000 55,200,000 58,800,000 56,000,000 57,500,000 56,400,000 60,000,000 56,100,000 59,700,000 59,100,000 39,875,000 53,700,000 54,400,000 51,300,000 36,200,000 45,700,000 48,500,000 50,600,000 34,300,000 44,900,000 45,800,000 46,600,000 46,600,000 33,075,000 44,300,000 45,100,000 42,900,000 36,800,000 41,500,000 40,900,000 40,900,000 40,100,000 37,700,000 38,200,000 37,000,000  
      other expense
    4,000,000 18,500,000 6,900,000 5,200,000 20,600,000 10,200,000 4,400,000 3,300,000 3,100,000 8,900,000 5,600,000 4,000,000 12,900,000 30,800,000 1,900,000 -2,800,000 -3,100,000 4,900,000 1,800,000 -2,700,000 3,900,000 5,800,000 6,700,000 3,000,000  -4,100,000 6,400,000 -2,500,000 -2,300,000 -2,100,000 -200,000 1,100,000 3,100,000 -1,100,000 -9,500,000 11,700,000 900,000 -1,400,000 2,500,000 800,000 25,800,000 2,000,000 48,700,000 10,200,000 -800,000 -1,500,000 300,000 300,000 700,000                           9,600,000  200,000  
      operating profit
    177,100,000 156,600,000 167,600,000 153,700,000 107,000,000 159,600,000 161,300,000 126,200,000 122,800,000 160,900,000 177,300,000 182,500,000 155,300,000 129,700,000 186,200,000 228,400,000 189,700,000 184,000,000 181,400,000 211,300,000 175,600,000 116,100,000 99,200,000 103,600,000 88,000,000 78,100,000 67,300,000 80,500,000 70,700,000 65,800,000 60,800,000 60,300,000 53,400,000 61,000,000 63,900,000 42,700,000 61,300,000 54,300,000 51,300,000 61,200,000 30,000,000 45,200,000 -3,500,000 39,100,000 47,800,000 44,600,000 44,000,000 54,100,000 39,300,000 36,900,000 39,700,000 42,500,000 43,300,000 31,500,000 26,300,000 35,600,000 41,700,000 -82,599,890.4 26,100,000 27,800,000 28,800,000 -84,799,909.3 25,300,000 30,500,000 28,900,000 28,900,000 21,700,000 25,900,000 28,600,000 21,200,000 25,600,000 17,900,000 42,600,000 42,600,000 38,100,000 12,900,000 34,900,000 39,600,000  
      yoy
    65.51% -1.88% 3.91% 21.79% -12.87% -0.81% -9.02% -30.85% -20.93% 24.06% -4.78% -20.10% -18.13% -29.51% 2.65% 8.09% 8.03% 58.48% 82.86% 103.96% 99.55% 48.66% 47.40% 28.70% 24.47% 18.69% 10.69% 33.50% 32.40% 7.87% -4.85% 41.22% -12.89% 12.34% 24.56% -30.23% 104.33% 20.13% -1565.71% 56.52% -37.24% 1.35% -107.95% -27.73% 21.63% 20.87% 10.83% 27.29% -9.24% 17.14% 50.95% 19.38% 3.84% -138.14% 0.77% 28.06% 44.79% -2.59% 3.16% -8.85% -0.35% -393.43% 16.59% 17.76% 1.05% 36.32% -15.23% 44.69% -32.86% -50.23% -32.81% 38.76% 22.06% 7.58%      
      qoq
    13.09% -6.56% 9.04% 43.64% -32.96% -1.05% 27.81% 2.77% -23.68% -9.25% -2.85% 17.51% 19.74% -30.34% -18.48% 20.40% 3.10% 1.43% -14.15% 20.33% 51.25% 17.04% -4.25% 17.73% 12.68% 16.05% -16.40% 13.86% 7.45% 8.22% 0.83% 12.92% -12.46% -4.54% 49.65% -30.34% 12.89% 5.85% -16.18% 104.00% -33.63% -1391.43% -108.95% -18.20% 7.17% 1.36% -18.67% 37.66% 6.50% -7.05% -6.59% -1.85% 37.46% 19.77% -26.12% -14.63% -150.48% -416.47% -6.12% -3.47% -133.96% -435.18% -17.05% 5.54% 0.00% 33.18% -16.22% -9.44% 34.91% -17.19% 43.02% -57.98% 0.00% 11.81% 195.35% -63.04% -11.87%   
      operating margin %
    20.96% 19.45% 20.83% 20.05% 15.33% 21.31% 21.60% 17.97% 17.66% 21.98% 23.72% 24.21% 21.67% 18.30% 27.11% 29.61% 26.35% 25.18% 25.68% 29.20% 26.18% 20.01% 18.10% 19.65% 17.90% 16.60% 14.76% 17.14% 15.94% 15.57% 14.08% 13.47% 12.85% 14.68% 16.05% 10.74% 15.81% 14.20% 13.62% 15.77% 8.29% 12.57% -1.02% 10.87% 14.23% 12.75% 12.36% 14.67% 11.33% 10.77% 11.61% 12.34% 12.76% 9.80% 8.66% 10.96% 13.18% 9.21% 8.89% 9.03% 9.75% 10.24% 9.32% 10.82% 10.52% 10.52% 7.40% 10.00% 10.96% 8.75% 10.46% 6.99% 15.25% 15.25% 14.07% 5.32% 13.23% 15.37%  
      interest expense
    1,900,000 -200,000 200,000 100,000 400,000 -800,000 700,000 1,500,000 1,600,000 1,200,000 2,900,000 2,700,000 2,200,000 1,700,000 2,200,000 1,800,000 2,200,000 2,600,000 1,800,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,000,000 2,200,000 1,900,000 2,100,000 1,300,000 2,300,000 2,100,000 1,400,000 2,200,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 2,900,000 3,700,000 3,400,000 4,100,000 3,800,000 4,500,000 4,200,000 4,000,000 3,900,000 4,400,000 4,100,000 4,600,000 3,300,000 4,400,000 4,600,000 4,300,000 3,450,000 4,500,000 4,600,000 4,700,000 3,025,000 4,200,000 3,900,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 2,775,000 3,800,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 3,400,000 4,300,000 4,200,000 4,200,000 4,100,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 2,900,000  
      interest income
    -5,100,000 -5,100,000 -4,700,000 -3,600,000 -4,100,000 -4,800,000 -4,600,000 -4,000,000 -6,200,000 -9,400,000 -8,800,000 -5,000,000 -4,800,000 -2,900,000 -1,500,000 -400,000 -300,000 -300,000 -400,000 -200,000 -100,000 -200,000 -200,000 -200,000 -800,000 -1,300,000 -1,000,000 -600,000 -900,000 -700,000 -500,000 -300,000 -600,000 400,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 200,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 500,000 400,000 400,000 800,000 1,800,000 500,000 400,000 500,000 400,000 400,000 600,000 375,000 500,000 600,000 -400,000 -225,000 -400,000 -300,000 -200,000 -75,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -150,000 -300,000 -100,000 -300,000 700,000 -400,000 -700,000 -700,000      
      other nonoperating expense
    200,000 400,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 300,000 700,000   900,000 -3,800,000 -100,000  2,200,000 49,300,000 -200,000  -200,000 -1,100,000 -1,400,000 -1,100,000 -900,000 -400,000 -200,000 300,000 -100,000 1,300,000                                                     
      income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliated companies
    180,100,000 161,500,000 171,900,000 157,000,000 110,500,000 164,900,000 164,500,000 128,700,000 127,400,000 168,200,000 187,000,000 184,900,000 157,900,000                                                                   
      income tax expense
    44,700,000 33,300,000 34,000,000 30,200,000 24,100,000 36,800,000 32,400,000 21,900,000 16,400,000 34,500,000 29,400,000 34,800,000 23,600,000 28,900,000 20,400,000 44,200,000 21,200,000 34,200,000 12,000,000 32,300,000 28,700,000 20,400,000 21,100,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 16,500,000 10,900,000 15,500,000 16,100,000 14,900,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 12,500,000 61,800,000 14,000,000 2,900,000 2,200,000 16,100,000 14,400,000 17,000,000 6,900,000 11,200,000 -6,600,000 9,200,000 12,500,000 11,700,000 11,700,000 14,000,000 9,800,000 10,700,000 10,600,000 10,300,000 8,600,000 6,375,000 9,000,000 6,500,000 9,800,000 4,475,000 6,600,000 5,300,000 6,100,000 4,325,000 4,500,000 6,600,000 6,200,000 6,200,000 3,650,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 2,500,000 3,700,000 800,000 10,800,000 10,800,000 8,500,000     
      equity in net income of affiliated companies
    -3,400,000 -3,900,000 -2,100,000 -5,000,000 -3,400,000 -2,000,000 -3,900,000 -4,500,000 -4,300,000 -3,300,000 -3,700,000 -5,000,000 -5,700,000 -3,200,000 -4,800,000 -5,500,000 -7,200,000  -6,500,000 -8,600,000 -5,000,000 -3,700,000 -5,700,000 -5,200,000 -2,800,000 -3,000,000 -2,300,000 -2,000,000 -1,600,000 -1,100,000 -2,100,000 -2,000,000 -2,400,000 2,500,000 2,100,000 1,000,000 3,600,000 2,000,000 2,700,000 2,200,000 1,200,000 2,000,000 1,600,000 900,000 1,300,000 1,500,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 800,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 2,100,000 1,200,000 1,225,000 1,500,000 1,900,000 1,400,000 900,000 1,100,000 1,600,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 400,000 800,000 500,000 300,000  300,000 600,000 600,000  600,000 400,000 500,000  
      net income
    138,800,000 132,100,000 140,000,000 131,800,000 89,800,000 130,100,000 136,000,000 111,300,000 115,300,000 137,000,000 161,300,000 155,100,000 140,000,000 103,000,000 120,600,000 188,500,000 173,800,000 147,700,000 175,600,000 187,300,000 151,200,000 98,400,000 82,300,000 91,200,000 74,300,000 63,900,000 56,300,000 66,100,000 55,400,000 52,000,000 55,200,000 56,100,000 43,600,000  51,000,000 38,800,000 60,900,000 39,100,000 37,600,000 44,700,000 22,100,000 33,400,000 1,500,000 27,800,000 32,900,000 31,400,000 31,000,000 37,600,000 27,100,000 23,600,000 26,800,000 30,200,000 31,700,000 21,100,000 14,800,000 15,600,000 29,200,000 -56,699,924.5 16,900,000 20,100,000 19,600,000 -59,299,934.7 17,800,000 21,700,000 19,800,000 19,800,000 20,300,000 17,200,000 19,700,000 15,400,000 17,700,000 13,300,000 28,700,000 28,700,000 26,200,000 12,200,000 26,000,000 26,500,000  
      yoy
    54.57% 1.54% 2.94% 18.42% -22.12% -5.04% -15.69% -28.24% -17.64% 33.01% 33.75% -17.72% -19.45% -30.26% -31.32% 0.64% 14.95% 50.10% 113.37% 105.37% 103.50% 53.99% 46.18% 37.97% 34.12% 22.88% 1.99% 17.83% 27.06%  8.24% 44.59% -28.41%  35.64% -13.20% 175.57% 17.07% 2406.67% 60.79% -32.83% 6.37% -95.16% -26.06% 21.40% 33.05% 15.67% 24.50% -14.51% 11.85% 81.08% 93.59% 8.56% -137.21% -12.43% -22.39% 48.98% -4.38% -5.06% -7.37% -1.01% -399.49% -12.32% 26.16% 0.51% 28.57% 14.69% 29.32% -31.36% -46.34% -32.44% 9.02% 10.38% 8.30%      
      qoq
    5.07% -5.64% 6.22% 46.77% -30.98% -4.34% 22.19% -3.47% -15.84% -15.07% 4.00% 10.79% 35.92% -14.59% -36.02% 8.46% 17.67% -15.89% -6.25% 23.88% 53.66% 19.56% -9.76% 22.75% 16.28% 13.50% -14.83% 19.31% 6.54% -5.80% -1.60% 28.67%   31.44% -36.29% 55.75% 3.99% -15.88% 102.26% -33.83% 2126.67% -94.60% -15.50% 4.78% 1.29% -17.55% 38.75% 14.83% -11.94% -11.26% -4.73% 50.24% 42.57% -5.13% -46.58% -151.50% -435.50% -15.92% 2.55% -133.05% -433.15% -17.97% 9.60% 0.00% -2.46% 18.02% -12.69% 27.92% -12.99% 33.08% -53.66% 0.00% 9.54% 114.75% -53.08% -1.89%   
      net income margin %
    16.43% 16.41% 17.40% 17.20% 12.87% 17.37% 18.21% 15.85% 16.58% 18.72% 21.58% 20.58% 19.54% 14.53% 17.56% 24.44% 24.14% 20.21% 24.85% 25.88% 22.54% 16.96% 15.02% 17.30% 15.12% 13.58% 12.34% 14.07% 12.49% 12.31% 12.79% 12.54% 10.49% 0% 12.81% 9.76% 15.71% 10.23% 9.98% 11.52% 6.10% 9.29% 0.44% 7.73% 9.79% 8.98% 8.71% 10.19% 7.81% 6.89% 7.84% 8.77% 9.34% 6.56% 4.87% 4.80% 9.23% 6.32% 5.76% 6.53% 6.64% 7.16% 6.56% 7.70% 7.21% 7.21% 6.92% 6.64% 7.55% 6.35% 7.23% 5.19% 10.28% 10.28% 9.68% 5.03% 9.86% 10.29%  
      net income per share
                                                                                   
      basic
    1.93 1.83 1.94 1.82 1.24 1.79 1.87 1.52 1.57 1.85 2.17 2.08 1.88 1.38 1.62 2.53 2.34 1.94 2.37 2.53 2.04 1.33 1.11 1.24 1.01 0.87 0.76 0.9 0.75 0.7 0.75 0.76 0.59  0.69 0.53 0.83 0.53 0.51 0.61 0.31 0.47 0.02 0.39 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.53 0.38 0.33 0.38 0.87 0.92 0.62 0.43 0.46 0.86 0.423 0.5 0.6 0.59 0.445 0.53 0.65 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.52 0.6 0.47     0.81     
      diluted
    1.92 1.82 1.92 1.82 1.23 1.78 1.85 1.51 1.55 1.83 2.14 2.06 1.85 1.37 1.59 2.48 2.29 1.89 2.31 2.47 1.99 1.29 1.09 1.21 0.99 0.85 0.75 0.88 0.73 0.69 0.73 0.75 0.58  0.67 0.51 0.81 0.51 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.45 0.02 0.38 0.45 0.43 0.43 0.52 0.38 0.32 0.37 0.86 0.9 0.6 0.43 0.45 0.81 0.405 0.49 0.57 0.56 0.425 0.51 0.62 0.57 0.57 0.383 0.5 0.57           
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                   
      basic
    72 72.3 72.2 72.2 72.5 73 72.8 73 73.5 74.3 74.3 74.3 74.5 74.4 74.4 74.4 74.4 74.4 74.1 74 73.9 73.9 73.9 73.8 73.9 74 74 73.7 74.1 73.9 73.9 73.6 73.9 73.9 74.2 73.9 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.3 72.5 72 72.2 72 71.7 70.9 71 70.8 70.6 69.6 69.8 34.7 34.5  34.1 34 33.9  33.8 33.6 33.4  33.4 33.3                
      diluted
    72.4 72.7 72.6 72.5 73 73.7 73.4 73.7 74.3 75.3 75.3 75.4 75.7 75.8 75.7 75.8 76 76.3 76 75.7 75.8 75.8 75.8 75.5 75.5 75.4 75.5 75.1 75.3 75.4 75.7 75 75.5 75.8 75.9 75.8 74.9 75 75 74.8 74.1 73.8 73.9 73.7 73.3 72.8 72.6 72.4 72.3 71.4 71.4 35.4 35.1  34.7 36.6 37.1  37 37 36.8  36.7 36.7                
      income before income taxes
                 137,800,000 136,200,000 227,200,000 187,800,000 181,900,000 181,100,000 211,000,000 174,900,000 115,100,000 97,700,000 102,000,000 86,500,000 77,400,000 64,900,000 79,600,000 69,900,000 65,800,000 61,100,000 60,100,000 53,700,000 59,300,000 62,900,000 40,700,000 59,500,000 53,200,000 49,300,000 59,500,000 27,800,000 42,600,000 -6,700,000 36,100,000 44,100,000 41,600,000 41,300,000 50,400,000 35,700,000 33,500,000 35,700,000 38,800,000 39,100,000 20,075,000 22,400,000 20,000,000 37,800,000 17,425,000 22,000,000 23,500,000 24,300,000 18,250,000 21,200,000 26,700,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 16,325,000 22,400,000 25,200,000 17,600,000          
      other income
                            -3,500,000                                                       
      other nonoperating income
                               -500,000 -600,000 -1,600,000 -1,800,000 -1,700,000 -1,600,000                                               
      dividends declared per share
                                 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.1 0.11 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.19 0.19 0.09  0.18 0.18 0.085  0.17 0.17 0.08  0.16                
      loss on debt extinguishment
                                                        200,000 2,900,000  11,600,000                        
      restructuring and other items
                                                      100,000 -800,000 200,000 625,000 2,200,000 500,000 -200,000 1,175,000 1,900,000 1,000,000 1,700,000 275,000 -1,400,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 -625,000 -3,600,000 300,000 900,000 3,300,000 2,000,000 -4,800,000 -4,800,000      
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                         34    33.7    33.3   33.1 33.1  32.9 32.8           
      weighted-average shares assuming dilution
                                                         35.9    37    36.7   36.5 36.5  36.4 36.2           
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                   
      net income attributable to common shareholders
                                                                      20,300,000 17,200,000 19,700,000           
      net income attributable to west
                                                                         15,400,000          
      net income per share
                                                                                   
      basic
    1.93 1.83 1.94 1.82 1.24 1.79 1.87 1.52 1.57 1.85 2.17 2.08 1.88 1.38 1.62 2.53 2.34 1.94 2.37 2.53 2.04 1.33 1.11 1.24 1.01 0.87 0.76 0.9 0.75 0.7 0.75 0.76 0.59  0.69 0.53 0.83 0.53 0.51 0.61 0.31 0.47 0.02 0.39 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.53 0.38 0.33 0.38 0.87 0.92 0.62 0.43 0.46 0.86 0.423 0.5 0.6 0.59 0.445 0.53 0.65 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.52 0.6 0.47     0.81     
      assuming dilution
                                                                         0.46     0.76     
      average common shares outstanding
                                                                         32.7  32.5 32.4 32.4 32.2 32.7 32.9 32.7  
      average shares assuming dilution
                                                                         36.1  36.2 36.3 36.3 36.1 36.8 37.1 34.5  
      cost of goods sold
                                                                          143,325,000 190,200,000 195,700,000 195,700,000 187,200,000 178,400,000 187,000,000 177,200,000  
      income before income taxes and minority interests
                                                                          21,500,000 14,000,000 39,100,000 39,100,000 35,000,000 10,900,000 33,200,000 37,300,000  
      minority interests
                                                                          100,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 100,000  
      income from consolidated operations
                                                                          17,700,000 13,000,000 28,100,000 28,100,000 26,300,000 11,600,000 26,100,000 26,000,000  
      income from continuing operations
                                                                          17,700,000 13,300,000 28,700,000 28,700,000  12,200,000 26,500,000 26,500,000  
      discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                   
      net income per share
                                                                                   
      basic -
                                                                                   
      continuing operations
                                                                          0.54 0.41 0.89 0.89  0.37 0.8 0.81  
      discontinued operations
                                                                                   
      assuming dilution -
                                                                                   
      assuming dilution:
                                                                                   
      provision for income taxes
                                                                                7,000,000 11,200,000  
      basic:
                                                                                   
      dividends declared per common share
                                                                               0.27  0.13  
                                                                                   
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        assets
                                                                                     
        current assets:
                                                                                     
        cash and cash equivalents
      521,400,000 791,300,000 628,500,000 509,700,000 404,200,000 484,600,000 490,900,000 446,200,000 601,800,000 853,900,000 898,600,000 796,300,000 886,300,000 894,300,000 729,000,000 718,500,000 667,700,000 762,600,000 688,000,000 576,200,000 483,700,000 615,500,000 519,400,000 445,900,000 335,300,000 439,100,000 396,000,000 326,700,000 265,500,000 337,400,000 297,300,000 225,500,000 199,800,000 235,900,000 269,300,000 226,600,000 169,400,000 203,000,000 205,900,000 202,700,000 178,100,000 274,600,000 256,800,000 252,000,000 207,100,000 255,300,000 246,800,000 226,700,000 230,000,000  221,700,000 190,600,000                            
        accounts receivable
      685,600,000 574,400,000 625,000,000 582,400,000 543,600,000 552,500,000 524,300,000 479,400,000 524,000,000 512,000,000 519,100,000 534,400,000 513,400,000 507,400,000 485,300,000 528,400,000 498,700,000 489,000,000 476,400,000 480,500,000 465,700,000 385,300,000 373,000,000 340,600,000 333,000,000 319,300,000 316,100,000 330,800,000 318,200,000 288,200,000 302,900,000 296,700,000 290,400,000 253,200,000 251,800,000 242,400,000 224,800,000 200,500,000 209,500,000 219,000,000 209,600,000 181,400,000 194,600,000 198,800,000 189,500,000 179,000,000 195,900,000 209,600,000 208,700,000 185,700,000 198,200,000 195,300,000 189,000,000 175,000,000 182,900,000 185,000,000 176,000,000 147,200,000 153,100,000 165,700,000 161,200,000 126,400,000 142,800,000 145,700,000 146,600,000 146,600,000 138,700,000 142,500,000 143,400,000 137,200,000 128,600,000 140,600,000 159,200,000 159,200,000 151,900,000  136,700,000 143,300,000 109,500,000 
        inventories
      452,600,000 443,900,000 438,000,000 421,100,000 388,700,000 377,000,000 401,200,000 419,200,000 429,900,000 434,700,000 431,800,000 449,400,000 447,000,000 414,800,000 413,100,000 411,600,000 416,500,000 378,400,000 353,800,000 345,200,000 310,200,000 321,300,000 294,900,000 274,800,000 251,000,000 235,700,000 230,400,000 232,300,000 226,100,000 214,500,000 206,800,000 208,200,000 215,700,000 215,200,000 215,800,000 211,300,000 212,300,000 199,300,000 201,100,000 197,700,000 194,100,000 181,100,000 187,700,000 187,200,000 183,400,000 181,500,000 185,700,000 187,900,000 187,500,000 176,900,000 176,700,000 176,500,000 173,500,000 162,200,000 165,900,000 159,200,000 158,200,000 151,800,000 155,500,000 161,200,000 157,100,000 147,000,000 148,400,000 143,300,000 144,800,000 144,800,000 129,200,000 135,900,000 130,000,000 120,000,000 115,700,000 124,700,000 127,300,000 127,300,000 119,300,000 119,700,000 111,700,000 107,700,000 97,500,000 
        other current assets
      167,200,000 168,600,000 131,800,000 167,700,000 121,000,000 124,000,000 134,200,000 138,200,000 137,200,000 135,800,000 122,800,000 94,100,000 90,500,000 103,000,000 106,200,000 112,600,000 107,600,000 112,000,000 80,100,000 75,100,000 67,400,000 51,600,000 51,000,000 49,300,000 58,200,000 64,600,000 61,600,000 54,500,000 57,800,000 54,300,000 43,100,000 36,500,000 37,600,000 39,200,000 40,000,000 37,500,000 46,100,000 39,100,000 41,600,000 39,800,000 48,900,000 36,600,000 33,500,000 33,700,000 36,400,000 35,700,000 32,700,000 44,400,000 44,100,000 34,700,000 30,100,000 33,800,000 35,100,000 38,100,000 36,000,000 32,900,000 34,500,000 73,300,000 65,000,000 61,600,000 56,900,000 42,500,000 44,600,000 40,000,000 40,300,000 40,300,000 38,400,000 36,800,000 31,600,000 29,500,000 25,300,000 31,300,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 36,000,000 22,900,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 21,300,000 
        total current assets
      1,826,800,000 1,978,200,000 1,823,300,000 1,680,900,000 1,457,500,000 1,538,100,000 1,550,600,000 1,483,000,000 1,692,900,000 1,936,400,000 1,972,300,000 1,874,200,000 1,937,200,000 1,919,500,000 1,733,600,000 1,771,100,000 1,690,500,000 1,742,000,000 1,598,300,000 1,477,000,000 1,327,000,000 1,373,700,000 1,238,300,000 1,110,600,000 977,500,000 1,058,700,000 1,004,100,000 944,300,000 867,600,000 894,400,000 850,100,000 766,900,000 743,500,000 743,500,000 776,900,000 717,800,000 652,600,000 641,900,000 658,100,000 659,200,000 630,700,000 673,700,000 680,900,000 679,900,000 625,100,000 659,300,000 679,500,000 685,400,000 686,600,000 650,700,000 643,500,000 613,300,000 589,700,000 557,300,000 557,300,000 517,000,000 502,800,000 472,000,000 503,500,000 510,400,000 481,100,000 436,600,000 441,200,000 403,900,000 404,900,000 404,900,000 397,200,000 399,100,000 396,200,000 356,200,000 366,200,000 410,500,000 443,400,000 443,400,000 419,800,000 436,600,000 452,300,000 432,200,000 281,700,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      3,223,000,000 3,223,400,000 3,232,900,000 3,177,600,000 3,005,400,000 2,985,800,000 2,990,700,000 2,863,600,000 2,791,300,000 2,738,000,000 2,607,100,000 2,543,300,000 2,478,900,000 2,386,600,000 2,232,900,000 2,246,000,000 2,237,000,000 2,215,000,000 2,146,100,000 2,098,400,000 2,028,600,000 2,035,500,000 1,939,100,000 1,858,100,000 1,816,900,000 1,820,100,000 1,779,800,000 1,786,800,000 1,759,900,000 1,752,700,000 1,745,800,000 1,737,000,000 1,775,300,000 1,745,800,000 1,701,200,000 1,646,700,000 1,583,600,000 1,554,700,000 1,551,100,000 1,498,800,000 1,482,700,000 1,440,300,000 1,398,300,000 1,380,300,000 1,349,100,000 1,390,800,000 1,381,700,000 1,402,300,000 1,385,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,328,400,000 1,289,100,000 1,271,400,000 1,274,800,000 1,226,800,000 1,185,400,000 1,184,900,000 1,136,800,000 1,135,100,000 1,143,900,000 1,127,400,000 1,077,200,000 1,070,700,000 1,012,500,000 1,043,100,000 1,043,100,000 1,062,100,000 1,053,700,000 1,010,800,000 949,700,000 965,000,000 960,000,000 975,000,000 975,000,000 945,100,000 837,100,000 807,200,000 781,100,000 757,400,000 
        less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
      1,520,800,000 1,497,000,000 1,492,300,000 1,455,600,000 1,373,700,000 1,404,200,000 1,419,700,000 1,369,900,000 1,342,700,000 1,324,700,000 1,295,500,000 1,282,000,000 1,263,700,000 1,228,300,000 1,163,900,000 1,168,600,000 1,171,100,000 1,157,500,000 1,139,600,000 1,125,300,000 1,097,800,000 1,092,300,000 1,055,700,000 1,018,300,000 988,600,000 980,800,000 967,700,000 963,900,000 945,200,000 930,700,000 923,800,000 910,300,000 917,500,000 890,800,000 865,800,000 834,900,000 800,800,000 776,400,000 778,400,000 757,600,000 750,200,000                                       
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      110,200,000 117,000,000 97,800,000 104,400,000 103,400,000 104,500,000 108,000,000 110,300,000 96,800,000 99,200,000 96,800,000 99,200,000 101,100,000 104,400,000 86,600,000 76,900,000 75,600,000 69,300,000 58,500,000 62,800,000 64,500,000 68,300,000 67,500,000 68,500,000 68,500,000 70,100,000 71,300,000 74,500,000 75,200,000                                                   
        investments in affiliated companies
      209,200,000 212,300,000 220,900,000 224,700,000 211,900,000 202,100,000 217,500,000 198,200,000 202,500,000 210,000,000 195,400,000 202,800,000 208,800,000 204,900,000 188,600,000 193,300,000 208,100,000 207,700,000 215,700,000 211,700,000 211,900,000 214,700,000 209,600,000 199,600,000 197,700,000 192,700,000 97,400,000 95,400,000 94,900,000 91,200,000 90,500,000 91,800,000 89,900,000 85,800,000 84,600,000 83,600,000 81,300,000 82,700,000 81,400,000 77,700,000 61,600,000 61,300,000 59,200,000 59,800,000 59,300,000 60,600,000 61,800,000 60,400,000 59,400,000 60,900,000 59,100,000 58,000,000 55,600,000 59,800,000 60,700,000 57,500,000 58,300,000 56,200,000 55,000,000 51,200,000 48,900,000 48,200,000 43,800,000 40,100,000 40,200,000 40,200,000 38,200,000 35,800,000 34,400,000 36,400,000 33,600,000 34,100,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 33,600,000 30,700,000 29,900,000   
        goodwill
      109,200,000 109,900,000 110,600,000 110,900,000 107,500,000 106,000,000 108,800,000 107,300,000 107,600,000 108,500,000 106,800,000 108,000,000 107,800,000 107,300,000 104,000,000 106,600,000 108,800,000 109,900,000 108,900,000 110,000,000 109,500,000 111,100,000 109,300,000 107,600,000 106,900,000 107,800,000 106,600,000 108,200,000 105,200,000 105,800,000 106,300,000 106,600,000 108,800,000 107,700,000 107,100,000 105,800,000 103,500,000 103,000,000 105,200,000 104,900,000 105,700,000 104,600,000 105,700,000 105,300,000 104,400,000 108,600,000 110,400,000 114,000,000 114,200,000 114,200,000 113,400,000 111,700,000 111,000,000 112,500,000 111,500,000 110,000,000 112,700,000 111,500,000 113,600,000 116,100,000 115,200,000 112,500,000 113,800,000 107,900,000 111,800,000 111,800,000 114,200,000 114,900,000 105,600,000 103,000,000 105,300,000 103,800,000 107,500,000 107,500,000 107,500,000 107,300,000 103,800,000 103,500,000 102,800,000 
        intangible assets
      7,000,000 7,700,000 8,900,000 9,700,000 10,000,000 10,800,000 12,300,000 12,900,000 13,900,000 15,100,000 15,700,000 16,800,000 17,800,000 18,400,000 18,100,000 20,000,000 21,800,000 23,000,000 26,100,000 27,800,000 28,700,000 30,500,000 30,600,000 31,200,000 28,100,000 29,800,000 28,700,000 29,700,000 19,500,000 20,300,000 21,000,000 21,700,000 22,800,000 21,700,000 22,500,000 22,900,000 23,100,000 23,300,000 24,400,000 24,900,000 25,800,000 37,600,000 38,600,000 39,400,000 40,200,000 42,000,000 43,400,000 46,100,000 47,100,000 48,300,000 48,500,000 49,100,000 49,900,000 50,600,000 50,900,000 49,500,000 51,200,000 52,000,000 52,600,000 54,200,000 55,100,000 55,100,000 55,900,000 52,500,000 54,500,000 54,500,000 55,600,000 56,800,000 48,600,000 49,000,000 50,000,000 50,900,000 52,100,000 52,100,000 52,500,000 67,600,000 67,900,000 69,200,000 66,300,000 
        deferred income taxes
      63,900,000 38,400,000 27,900,000 29,700,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 37,600,000 33,900,000 21,000,000 25,700,000 17,300,000 67,000,000 99,000,000 65,600,000 63,000,000 49,400,000 66,400,000 48,500,000 80,000,000 28,800,000 27,900,000 16,000,000 22,300,000 13,700,000 12,300,000 14,000,000 33,800,000 27,900,000 32,700,000 24,700,000 34,500,000 38,500,000 24,900,000 25,700,000 87,200,000 85,100,000 68,700,000 66,200,000 70,700,000 74,700,000 87,900,000  8,300,000 8,200,000 8,700,000 7,800,000 18,400,000 16,800,000 16,300,000 15,900,000 9,300,000 9,600,000 8,900,000 7,700,000 7,400,000 7,400,000 7,500,000 7,900,000 10,700,000 11,500,000 11,300,000 10,500,000 8,300,000 7,400,000 7,300,000 7,300,000 7,800,000 4,400,000 4,300,000 3,900,000 5,100,000 5,400,000 5,900,000 5,900,000 6,100,000 5,800,000 5,600,000 5,600,000 5,300,000 
        other noncurrent assets
      81,300,000 80,100,000 75,800,000 70,500,000 70,200,000 74,300,000 69,300,000 50,100,000 19,000,000 21,300,000 38,800,000 40,300,000 36,700,000 38,100,000 52,700,000 49,400,000 40,500,000 39,200,000 31,600,000 26,300,000 24,800,000 23,400,000 21,800,000 21,300,000 22,000,000 24,700,000 20,000,000 20,300,000 26,400,000 20,500,000 21,700,000 21,500,000 21,900,000 23,400,000 16,700,000 16,000,000 21,500,000 21,300,000 22,800,000 22,500,000 24,000,000 26,400,000 25,700,000 27,400,000 27,100,000 28,500,000 22,900,000 24,100,000 23,700,000 24,000,000 25,600,000 25,200,000 24,100,000 24,500,000 24,500,000 24,500,000 28,700,000 28,700,000 29,100,000 30,000,000 22,900,000 22,600,000 20,300,000 22,000,000 18,900,000 18,900,000  20,100,000 20,900,000 19,700,000  21,200,000 22,800,000 22,800,000 20,200,000     
        total assets
      4,109,800,000 4,270,000,000 4,105,800,000 3,952,800,000 3,618,200,000 3,643,400,000 3,675,100,000 3,489,400,000 3,602,300,000 3,829,500,000 3,754,700,000 3,669,600,000 3,723,600,000 3,616,800,000 3,316,800,000 3,361,700,000 3,294,700,000 3,313,800,000 3,142,600,000 2,933,500,000 2,739,700,000 2,793,800,000 2,582,800,000 2,392,300,000 2,246,500,000 2,341,400,000 2,174,000,000 2,123,200,000 2,036,200,000 1,978,900,000 1,946,100,000 1,873,700,000 1,869,600,000 1,862,800,000 1,930,400,000 1,843,000,000 1,733,500,000 1,716,700,000 1,735,300,000 1,705,100,000 1,668,200,000 1,695,100,000 1,666,500,000 1,663,700,000 1,596,000,000 1,670,900,000 1,673,300,000 1,704,700,000 1,708,200,000 1,671,600,000 1,664,500,000 1,612,700,000 1,577,100,000 1,564,000,000 1,527,400,000 1,462,800,000 1,457,300,000 1,399,100,000 1,398,300,000 1,415,300,000 1,366,100,000 1,294,300,000 1,299,600,000 1,222,100,000 1,253,600,000 1,253,600,000 1,271,000,000 1,263,900,000 1,217,500,000 1,141,500,000 1,168,700,000 1,210,000,000 1,253,400,000 1,253,400,000 1,210,800,000 1,155,300,000 1,142,700,000 1,106,200,000 918,200,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                     
        current liabilities:
                                                                                     
        accounts payable
      252,300,000 253,700,000 255,800,000 239,000,000 228,400,000 239,300,000 224,300,000 211,700,000 240,100,000 242,400,000 219,800,000 218,000,000 233,800,000 215,400,000 188,900,000 220,000,000 248,200,000 232,200,000 207,700,000 205,100,000 204,300,000 213,100,000 180,300,000 162,300,000 157,900,000 156,800,000 145,300,000 152,100,000 137,700,000 130,400,000 125,200,000 126,200,000 127,600,000 138,100,000 121,900,000 130,900,000 106,100,000 122,000,000 99,000,000 107,300,000 97,500,000 119,800,000 93,600,000 91,400,000 88,500,000 103,100,000 91,400,000 94,500,000 98,400,000 108,000,000 86,300,000 88,400,000 91,600,000 102,900,000 81,300,000 85,600,000 82,700,000 89,800,000 71,700,000 73,400,000 66,200,000 63,200,000 56,300,000 61,400,000 66,400,000 66,400,000 68,400,000 55,300,000 60,700,000 52,000,000 67,600,000 61,700,000 69,800,000 69,800,000 57,900,000 51,800,000 53,500,000 59,500,000 61,200,000 
        accrued salaries, wages and benefits
      72,600,000 135,900,000 111,800,000 93,400,000 67,800,000 73,500,000 79,600,000 82,900,000 66,500,000 105,900,000 90,500,000 85,400,000 65,700,000 76,800,000 66,700,000 78,800,000 77,500,000 116,300,000 114,000,000 87,700,000 69,900,000 106,000,000 96,100,000 69,700,000 61,200,000 73,000,000 72,600,000 59,000,000 53,500,000 64,500,000 67,300,000 55,100,000 50,600,000 56,200,000 62,900,000 48,100,000 43,900,000 51,600,000 58,900,000 55,100,000 43,100,000 53,000,000 56,200,000 52,400,000 38,800,000 52,900,000 51,600,000 51,700,000 41,800,000 59,100,000 55,800,000 50,000,000 38,200,000 56,500,000 52,900,000 48,300,000 37,100,000 45,000,000 48,500,000 48,200,000 48,600,000 48,300,000 51,100,000 42,000,000 42,900,000 42,900,000 46,800,000 53,200,000 44,800,000 39,600,000 42,300,000 48,200,000 44,200,000 44,200,000 39,900,000 43,400,000 34,900,000 30,600,000  
        income taxes payable
      78,900,000 28,100,000 33,300,000 28,500,000 22,300,000 31,500,000 33,400,000 16,900,000 16,800,000 16,600,000 15,000,000 26,700,000 59,000,000 24,800,000 29,900,000 32,700,000 34,700,000 26,300,000 39,500,000 17,700,000 49,700,000 26,000,000 30,200,000 29,200,000 13,900,000 6,400,000 19,100,000 5,400,000 17,300,000 9,800,000 17,700,000 17,900,000 13,300,000 6,000,000 7,400,000 2,400,000 6,200,000 4,500,000 3,200,000 9,300,000 17,900,000 12,800,000 19,000,000 18,500,000 15,000,000 14,900,000 18,100,000 15,000,000 12,400,000 14,300,000 26,400,000 24,200,000 16,500,000 15,600,000 19,800,000 14,800,000 13,300,000 7,800,000 7,900,000 6,100,000 6,600,000 5,000,000 9,600,000 8,400,000 6,400,000 6,400,000 5,700,000 3,000,000 900,000 900,000 2,700,000 5,100,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 3,200,000 13,600,000 19,300,000 14,200,000 17,700,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      21,400,000 22,700,000 21,400,000 20,900,000 21,800,000 17,900,000 19,900,000 20,300,000 18,000,000 17,700,000 16,500,000 16,200,000 16,200,000 16,000,000 13,300,000 10,300,000 9,800,000 9,300,000 8,100,000 9,300,000 9,400,000 10,100,000 9,900,000 9,800,000 9,400,000 9,600,000 9,800,000 10,200,000 10,200,000                                                   
        accrued commissions, rebates and royalties
      46,600,000                                                                               
        other current liabilities
      202,200,000 214,500,000 213,100,000 222,800,000 186,400,000 188,200,000 159,300,000 169,000,000 173,600,000 155,200,000 136,500,000 163,100,000 158,000,000 181,700,000 153,400,000 176,700,000 168,000,000 163,400,000 142,700,000 148,100,000 144,800,000 143,600,000 126,700,000 99,700,000 97,500,000 91,300,000 86,000,000 84,200,000 80,200,000 76,600,000 76,400,000 86,200,000 69,600,000 77,000,000 72,300,000 71,500,000 63,600,000 58,300,000 67,400,000 59,600,000 74,400,000 53,800,000 57,600,000 53,900,000 53,000,000 51,800,000 52,100,000 55,600,000 58,600,000 43,300,000 48,400,000 45,100,000 45,700,000 43,500,000 70,700,000 71,600,000 69,200,000 39,000,000 32,500,000 43,200,000 40,900,000 40,800,000 26,100,000 34,400,000 33,500,000 33,500,000 39,400,000 31,300,000 34,800,000 28,000,000 32,700,000 31,800,000 36,400,000 36,400,000 34,600,000 32,200,000 37,000,000 44,700,000  
        total current liabilities
      674,000,000 654,900,000 635,400,000 604,600,000 526,700,000 550,400,000 516,500,000 633,700,000 648,400,000 671,800,000 533,500,000 511,600,000 534,900,000 519,000,000 456,700,000 565,100,000 584,800,000 594,100,000 558,600,000 472,600,000 482,800,000 503,400,000 447,700,000 375,200,000 344,400,000 341,600,000 335,000,000 313,200,000 301,100,000 283,700,000 288,800,000 287,600,000 263,400,000 279,500,000 300,000,000 289,000,000 256,500,000 241,000,000 236,800,000 239,400,000 241,100,000 314,300,000 299,900,000 313,700,000 296,600,000 252,500,000 242,500,000 221,200,000 227,600,000 236,900,000 246,800,000 218,700,000 208,100,000 261,800,000 275,600,000 320,200,000 302,400,000 243,200,000 229,300,000 192,700,000 182,800,000 169,700,000 158,200,000 158,600,000 183,800,000 183,800,000 171,100,000 162,800,000 161,500,000 138,700,000 159,100,000 165,500,000 178,500,000 178,500,000 155,700,000 162,200,000 149,100,000 153,300,000 156,900,000 
        long-term debt
      202,800,000 202,800,000 202,700,000 202,600,000 202,600,000 202,600,000 202,600,000 72,900,000 72,800,000 72,800,000 152,100,000 205,600,000 206,100,000 206,700,000 207,200,000 207,800,000 208,300,000 208,800,000 209,900,000 251,800,000 252,300,000 252,900,000 253,400,000 253,900,000 254,400,000 255,000,000 195,100,000 196,000,000 195,500,000 196,000,000 196,200,000 196,400,000 198,000,000 197,000,000 196,600,000 195,700,000 194,200,000 226,200,000 228,600,000 228,900,000 229,500,000 228,900,000 231,500,000 231,700,000 231,900,000 309,500,000 315,500,000 359,300,000 390,700,000 371,300,000 381,100,000 394,700,000 428,400,000 378,800,000 362,100,000 296,400,000 294,900,000 299,300,000 323,300,000 367,200,000 364,700,000 358,100,000 369,300,000 356,800,000 348,300,000 348,300,000 379,100,000 393,000,000 386,300,000 384,000,000 382,100,000 382,000,000 397,700,000 397,700,000 417,000,000 393,100,000 384,200,000 376,600,000 235,800,000 
        pension and other postretirement benefits
      28,500,000 29,000,000 31,100,000 30,800,000 28,600,000 28,200,000 30,200,000 29,100,000 28,900,000 29,600,000 28,400,000 27,300,000 27,200,000 300,000 1,200,000 17,600,000 17,100,000 16,700,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 14,600,000 12,900,000   5,200,000 4,300,000 2,200,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 5,700,000 5,600,000 5,700,000 5,600,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,600,000 2,100,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 3,000,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,500,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 
        deferred compensation benefits
      11,800,000 13,500,000 13,500,000 12,500,000 11,400,000 15,400,000 15,200,000 15,500,000 18,600,000 18,600,000 17,900,000 20,600,000 19,000,000 19,100,000 19,200,000 21,400,000 26,300,000 28,900,000 26,900,000 24,700,000 22,500,000 22,900,000                                                          
        other long-term liabilities
      87,600,000 75,200,000 75,300,000 70,400,000 65,700,000 62,200,000 66,800,000 63,100,000 57,900,000 58,500,000 55,100,000 55,100,000 55,800,000 51,600,000 33,900,000 34,800,000 38,200,000 38,200,000 27,800,000 29,600,000 28,300,000 31,800,000 46,800,000 43,400,000 40,000,000 41,200,000 35,700,000 35,400,000 34,100,000 33,600,000 43,800,000 42,400,000 35,600,000 42,600,000 46,000,000 46,600,000 47,300,000 47,200,000 49,900,000 51,700,000 49,600,000 53,600,000 48,900,000 49,800,000 49,600,000 52,600,000 51,900,000 52,900,000 52,800,000 55,000,000 54,200,000 57,800,000 39,700,000 38,300,000 37,600,000 35,100,000 33,400,000 54,100,000 50,500,000 46,300,000 43,300,000 33,600,000 33,800,000 36,200,000 34,200,000 34,200,000 33,700,000 35,000,000 31,300,000 32,500,000 34,000,000 38,400,000 36,500,000 36,500,000 35,600,000 24,800,000 24,500,000 26,600,000 21,500,000 
        total liabilities
      1,119,400,000 1,094,000,000 1,054,300,000 1,023,700,000 935,100,000 961,100,000 923,000,000 912,600,000 921,700,000 948,500,000 886,500,000 922,900,000 947,400,000 931,900,000 846,000,000 937,300,000 968,500,000 978,400,000 940,300,000 900,900,000 910,700,000 939,300,000 863,900,000 786,000,000 756,300,000 768,200,000 686,400,000 678,100,000 666,700,000 582,600,000 594,300,000 591,800,000 564,300,000 582,900,000 613,500,000 600,600,000 564,900,000 599,200,000 593,000,000 595,700,000 594,200,000 671,200,000 671,200,000 674,300,000 654,900,000 714,000,000 703,200,000 732,100,000 773,600,000 765,200,000 827,800,000 828,500,000 831,200,000 835,100,000 810,300,000 783,300,000 762,600,000 744,200,000 707,000,000 719,300,000 703,000,000 668,600,000 667,500,000 651,100,000 673,900,000 673,900,000 691,900,000 698,200,000 684,500,000 652,900,000 681,600,000 672,000,000 701,600,000 701,600,000 695,800,000 668,400,000 643,600,000 641,800,000 498,900,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                     
        equity:
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                     
        common stock
      18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 18,700,000 18,700,000 18,600,000 18,400,000 18,400,000 18,400,000 18,300,000 18,100,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 17,800,000 17,800,000 17,800,000 17,700,000 17,600,000 17,500,000   8,600,000    8,600,000    8,600,000     8,600,000    8,600,000        8,600,000 
        capital in excess of par value
          1,800,000 22,100,000 23,300,000 33,500,000 55,200,000 120,200,000 122,600,000 158,200,000 181,400,000 232,200,000 230,600,000 225,300,000 219,900,000 249,000,000 251,200,000 248,000,000 246,700,000 267,300,000 268,200,000 263,100,000 267,600,000 272,700,000 268,500,000 273,400,000 278,500,000 282,000,000 282,800,000 304,700,000 308,500,000 309,300,000 302,900,000 292,300,000 276,000,000 260,400,000 247,600,000 240,600,000 238,500,000 207,800,000 195,800,000 188,600,000 170,400,000 160,200,000 149,100,000 138,200,000 129,900,000 120,000,000 103,900,000   79,300,000    76,300,000    77,300,000     72,900,000    69,300,000        52,800,000 
        retained earnings
      4,475,900,000 4,374,900,000 4,262,400,000 4,139,200,000 4,031,200,000 3,956,600,000 3,856,900,000 3,720,900,000 3,624,100,000 3,523,400,000 3,415,900,000 3,254,600,000 3,113,600,000 2,987,800,000 2,913,100,000 2,792,500,000 2,617,300,000 2,456,700,000 2,335,800,000 2,160,200,000 1,985,400,000 1,846,700,000 1,773,400,000 1,703,000,000 1,611,800,000 1,549,400,000 1,497,300,000 1,452,900,000 1,398,200,000 1,353,400,000 1,312,700,000 1,258,000,000 1,222,800,000 1,178,200,000 1,188,600,000 1,148,000,000 1,118,800,000 1,071,600,000 1,041,900,000 1,013,800,000 978,000,000 964,600,000 939,900,000 947,000,000 927,200,000 902,200,000 878,700,000 855,500,000 825,000,000 805,000,000 788,600,000   719,900,000    664,500,000    612,600,000     569,400,000    517,300,000        375,700,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -125,200,000 -105,500,000 -102,300,000 -88,700,000 -205,500,000 -258,100,000 -136,300,000 -216,900,000 -192,300,000 -143,800,000 -223,000,000 -183,500,000 -168,400,000 -183,000,000 -308,500,000 -245,900,000 -182,400,000 -159,600,000 -155,700,000 -133,200,000 -140,200,000 -110,600,000 -159,500,000 -187,800,000 -192,300,000 -149,600,000 -170,400,000 -152,200,000 -153,400,000 -154,200,000 -153,800,000 -143,700,000 -95,800,000 -117,300,000 -130,600,000 -151,800,000 -179,000,000 -186,800,000 -143,800,000 -150,300,000 -148,000,000 -162,600,000 -154,400,000 -160,200,000 -170,300,000 -119,200,000 -71,300,000 -34,700,000 -33,800,000 -32,400,000 -69,500,000   -75,900,000    -71,500,000    -31,300,000     -19,700,000             
        treasury stock
      -1,379,100,000 -1,112,200,000 -1,127,400,000 -1,140,200,000 -1,163,200,000 -1,057,100,000 -1,010,600,000 -979,500,000 -825,200,000 -637,600,000 -466,100,000 -501,400,000 -369,200,000 -370,900,000 -383,200,000 -366,300,000 -347,400,000 -229,500,000 -247,800,000 -261,200,000 -281,700,000 -167,700,000 -182,000,000 -190,800,000 -215,700,000 -118,100,000 -126,600,000 -147,800,000 -172,600,000 -103,700,000 -108,700,000 -155,900,000 -149,000,000 -109,100,000 -62,700,000 -64,800,000 -65,800,000 -46,100,000 -21,800,000 -13,100,000 -12,800,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,200,000 -4,100,000 -4,200,000 -4,200,000 -4,200,000 -3,800,000 -3,800,000   -3,000,000    -23,000,000    -41,500,000     -52,100,000    -63,200,000         
        total equity
      2,990,400,000 3,176,000,000 3,051,500,000 2,929,100,000 2,683,100,000 2,682,300,000 2,752,100,000 2,576,800,000 2,680,600,000 2,881,000,000 2,868,200,000 2,746,700,000 2,776,200,000 2,684,900,000 2,470,800,000 2,424,400,000 2,326,200,000 2,335,400,000 2,202,300,000 2,032,600,000 1,829,000,000 1,854,500,000 1,718,900,000 1,606,300,000 1,490,200,000 1,573,200,000 1,487,600,000 1,445,100,000 1,369,500,000 1,396,300,000 1,351,800,000 1,281,900,000 1,305,300,000 1,279,900,000 1,316,900,000 1,242,400,000 1,168,600,000 1,117,500,000 1,142,300,000 1,109,400,000 1,074,000,000 1,023,900,000 995,300,000 989,400,000 941,100,000 956,900,000 970,100,000 972,600,000 934,600,000 906,400,000 836,700,000 784,200,000 745,900,000 728,900,000 717,100,000 679,500,000 694,700,000 654,900,000 691,300,000 696,000,000 663,100,000 625,700,000 632,100,000 571,000,000 579,700,000 579,700,000  565,700,000 533,000,000 488,600,000          
        total liabilities and equity
      4,109,800,000 4,270,000,000 4,105,800,000 3,952,800,000 3,618,200,000 3,643,400,000 3,675,100,000 3,489,400,000 3,602,300,000 3,829,500,000 3,754,700,000 3,669,600,000 3,723,600,000 3,616,800,000 3,316,800,000 3,361,700,000 3,294,700,000 3,313,800,000 3,142,600,000 2,933,500,000 2,739,700,000 2,793,800,000 2,582,800,000 2,392,300,000 2,246,500,000 2,341,400,000 2,174,000,000 2,123,200,000 2,036,200,000 1,978,900,000 1,946,100,000 1,873,700,000 1,869,600,000 1,862,800,000 1,930,400,000 1,843,000,000 1,733,500,000 1,716,700,000 1,735,300,000 1,705,100,000 1,668,200,000 1,695,100,000 1,666,500,000 1,663,700,000 1,596,000,000 1,670,900,000 1,673,300,000 1,704,700,000 1,708,200,000 1,671,600,000 1,664,500,000 1,612,700,000 1,577,100,000 1,564,000,000 1,527,400,000 1,462,800,000 1,457,300,000 1,399,100,000 1,398,300,000 1,415,300,000 1,366,100,000 1,294,300,000 1,299,600,000 1,222,100,000 1,253,600,000 1,253,600,000 1,271,000,000 1,263,900,000 1,217,500,000 1,141,500,000          
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0.0 shares issued and outstanding in 2025 and 2024
                                                                                     
        notes payable and other current debt
             132,900,000 133,400,000 134,000,000 55,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 44,200,000 44,200,000 44,200,000 44,200,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000    100,000     33,200,000 33,800,000 34,400,000 2,400,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 69,300,000 71,000,000 95,000,000 98,800,000 27,200,000 27,200,000 2,200,000 14,200,000 2,200,000 18,900,000 100,000 1,700,000 32,700,000 39,300,000 89,100,000 86,500,000 50,100,000 54,700,000 6,300,000 6,300,000 300,000 1,400,000 400,000 21,100,000 21,100,000 500,000 4,000,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0.0 shares issued and outstanding in 2024 and 2023
                                                                                     
        long-term operating lease liabilities
              82,400,000    89,900,000                                                                   
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0.0 shares issued and outstanding in 2023 and 2022
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0.0 shares issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0.0 shares issued and outstanding in 2021 and 2020
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding in 2020 and 2019
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding in 2019 and 2018
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding in 2018 and 2017
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding in 2017 and 2016
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding in 2016 and 2015
                                                                                     
        less accumulated depreciation
                                               719,300,000                                      
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding in 2015 and 2014
                                                                                     
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
                                                708,800,000 694,900,000 673,300,000 685,000,000 686,900,000 693,100,000 673,000,000 657,300,000 646,400,000 625,700,000 612,900,000 605,800,000 589,800,000 565,100,000 565,700,000 543,200,000 559,000,000 562,400,000 552,900,000 522,400,000 514,000,000 480,000,000 486,900,000 486,900,000 485,000,000 483,300,000 462,800,000 432,000,000 434,000,000 441,400,000 453,000,000 453,000,000 439,100,000 408,600,000 398,700,000 385,900,000 372,700,000 
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding in 2014 and 2013
                                                                                     
        cash, including cash equivalents
                                                       230,000,000   175,000,000 161,900,000 143,200,000 107,000,000 100,200,000 91,800,000 119,200,000 110,400,000 94,600,000 110,200,000 97,100,000 67,500,000 65,900,000 65,900,000 83,100,000 79,500,000 84,300,000 62,700,000 87,200,000 102,500,000 102,300,000 102,300,000 93,600,000 151,400,000 177,300,000 156,600,000 47,100,000 
        short-term investments
                                                       7,500,000 7,500,000 7,500,000 8,200,000 12,400,000 21,900,000 25,500,000 26,400,000            2,600,000 2,900,000 4,300,000 6,000,000 9,700,000 9,700,000 12,900,000     
        taxes other than income
                                                       7,800,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 11,500,000 7,800,000 9,100,000 8,500,000 11,300,000 9,200,000 11,800,000 13,300,000 12,100,000 10,000,000 11,400,000 9,800,000 11,300,000 11,300,000 8,100,000 13,900,000 14,300,000 12,300,000 7,000,000 13,700,000 13,300,000 13,300,000 15,400,000 16,800,000    
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding in 2013 and 2012
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding in 2012 and 2011
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding in 2011 and 2010
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding in 2010 and 2009
                                                                                     
        balance, december 31, 2009
                                                                       34,300,000              
        net income
                                                                                     
        stock-based compensation
                                                                                     
        shares issued under stock plans
                                                                                     
        shares repurchased for employee tax withholdings
                                                                                     
        excess tax benefit from employee stock plans
                                                                                     
        cash dividends declared
                                                                                     
        other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                                     
        balance, march 31, 2010
                                                                       34,300,000              
        other assets
                                                                        19,300,000    18,900,000     20,500,000 22,400,000 19,400,000 11,100,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                     
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                     
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and 0 shares outstanding in 2009 and 2008
                                                                                     
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                        579,100,000    487,100,000        414,500,000 
        pension asset
                                                                             10,800,000 11,500,000 11,500,000 12,300,000 10,300,000 10,700,000 11,400,000 12,100,000 
        minority interests
                                                                             5,400,000 5,200,000 5,200,000 5,000,000 5,200,000 4,900,000 4,900,000 4,800,000 
        preferred stock, 3.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding in 2008 and 2007
                                                                                     
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                            -44,900,000        10,600,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                            1,168,700,000 1,210,000,000 1,253,400,000 1,253,400,000 1,210,800,000 1,155,300,000 1,142,700,000 1,106,200,000 918,200,000 
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                             532,600,000 546,600,000 546,600,000 510,000,000 481,700,000 494,200,000 459,500,000  
        accounts receivables
                                                                                 136,800,000    
        income tax refundable
                                                                                    1,000,000 
        investments in and advances to affiliated companies
                                                                                   29,000,000 29,700,000 
        restricted cash
                                                                                     
        accrued expenses:
                                                                                     
        salaries, wages and benefits
                                                                                    35,300,000 
        restructuring costs
                                                                                     
        other
                                                                                    37,900,000 
        preferred stock, shares authorized: 3.0 million; shares issued and outstanding: 2006—0; 2005—0
                                                                                     
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 
                                                                                    
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                    
          net income
        138,800,000 132,100,000 140,000,000 131,800,000 89,800,000 130,100,000 136,000,000 111,300,000 115,300,000 137,000,000 161,300,000 155,100,000 140,000,000 103,000,000 120,600,000 188,500,000 173,800,000 147,700,000 175,600,000 187,300,000 151,200,000 98,400,000 82,300,000 91,200,000 74,300,000 63,900,000 56,300,000 66,100,000 55,400,000 52,000,000 55,200,000 56,100,000 43,600,000 51,000,000 38,800,000 60,900,000 39,100,000 37,600,000 44,800,000 22,100,000 33,400,000 1,500,000 27,800,000 32,900,000 31,400,000 31,000,000 37,600,000 27,100,000 23,600,000 26,800,000 30,200,000 31,700,000 21,100,000 14,800,000 15,600,000 29,200,000 18,800,000 17,000,000 20,100,000 19,600,000 6,000,000 17,700,000 21,800,000 19,800,000 20,300,000 17,200,000 19,700,000 15,400,000 17,700,000 13,300,000 28,800,000 26,200,000 12,200,000 26,000,000 26,500,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                    
          depreciation
        44,600,000 46,400,000 42,300,000 40,800,000 39,100,000 39,800,000 39,300,000 38,000,000 34,700,000 34,600,000 34,800,000 33,600,000 30,700,000 30,100,000 28,900,000 29,200,000 28,700,000 32,300,000 28,900,000 27,700,000 28,000,000 27,400,000 27,200,000 25,200,000 24,900,000 25,400,000 24,400,000 25,300,000 24,900,000 25,600,000 25,500,000 24,900,000 25,700,000 24,400,000 24,500,000 22,800,000 22,600,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 22,100,000 21,600,000 22,500,000 21,500,000 21,100,000 21,000,000 20,900,000 21,300,000 22,000,000 20,600,000 21,100,000 20,800,000 19,700,000 19,400,000 19,200,000 18,400,000 17,700,000 17,500,000 17,200,000 17,400,000 18,200,000 18,300,000 18,400,000 17,200,000 16,600,000 16,600,000 17,200,000 17,200,000 15,600,000 13,900,000 13,900,000 14,400,000 14,200,000 13,600,000 12,700,000 13,000,000 12,700,000 
          amortization
        600,000 600,000 700,000 600,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 1,300,000 900,000 500,000 900,000 1,000,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 2,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 900,000 900,000 1,000,000 600,000 700,000 700,000 600,000 700,000 500,000 500,000 700,000 700,000 600,000 700,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 900,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,800,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 900,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 900,000 1,100,000 1,300,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 
          stock-based compensation
        6,600,000 6,700,000 8,400,000 7,400,000 1,300,000 4,300,000 5,100,000 4,300,000 5,000,000 1,400,000 5,900,000 7,500,000 8,500,000 6,700,000 6,000,000 5,500,000 5,500,000 10,000,000 11,300,000 10,300,000 5,900,000 6,400,000 9,900,000 12,300,000 5,400,000 5,600,000 5,400,000 7,200,000 6,200,000 400,000 5,300,000 6,000,000 3,400,000 2,500,000 4,600,000 5,500,000 3,500,000 5,400,000 4,600,000 4,900,000 4,600,000 5,200,000 3,600,000 15,500,000 5,300,000 6,100,000 3,600,000 4,600,000 4,300,000 5,600,000                           
          non-cash restructuring charges
        900,000 2,900,000 900,000 800,000 800,000                     700,000 1,200,000 100,000 300,000 1,400,000 400,000 300,000 100,000     1,600,000 900,000 15,000,000                                    
          asset impairments
        300,000 7,300,000 300,000 3,800,000 300,000 5,400,000 1,000,000 300,000 600,000 2,700,000 3,500,000 -7,900,000 11,300,000                                                                
          other non-cash items
        1,000,000  2,500,000 -4,000,000 -2,900,000  -2,100,000 -3,900,000 -3,700,000  -1,100,000 -5,900,000 -6,500,000  -4,900,000 -3,700,000 -7,700,000  -6,600,000 -8,100,000 -2,800,000  -4,600,000 -600,000 -4,300,000  700,000 -500,000 -800,000  -600,000 -700,000 -2,700,000  400,000 -400,000 -3,200,000  -7,000,000 4,300,000 -1,000,000  -1,100,000 -600,000 -1,000,000  -1,200,000 -700,000 -1,200,000  -11,700,000 3,400,000 4,300,000  2,900,000 2,600,000 2,100,000  -1,200,000 1,300,000 2,100,000  400,000 -4,500,000 5,500,000  7,000,000 6,800,000 5,500,000  4,300,000 3,400,000 4,400,000 3,600,000 3,300,000 1,200,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities
        -102,900,000  2,100,000 -4,100,000 100,000  -100,000 14,100,000 -34,600,000  24,800,000 -25,300,000 -46,800,000  -31,600,000 -47,500,000 -50,200,000  -20,000,000 -73,600,000 -94,900,000  1,900,000 18,300,000 -45,600,000  16,500,000 6,000,000 -38,800,000  1,900,000 -4,900,000 -25,600,000  -5,200,000 6,800,000 -63,800,000  9,400,000 -500,000 -60,000,000  -6,600,000 12,600,000 -61,100,000  7,400,000 -400,000 -43,200,000  700,000 25,200,000 -37,800,000  12,200,000 -200,000 -36,100,000  5,400,000 -1,000,000 -31,700,000  11,600,000 -3,400,000 -31,500,000  -3,500,000 6,400,000 -39,200,000  9,000,000      
          net cash from operating activities
        89,900,000 251,100,000 197,200,000 177,100,000 129,400,000 190,100,000 180,100,000 165,000,000 118,200,000 239,100,000 230,100,000 169,200,000 138,100,000 230,800,000 168,900,000 173,100,000 151,200,000 160,800,000 190,100,000 144,400,000 88,700,000 148,700,000 118,600,000 148,100,000 57,100,000 106,400,000 108,100,000 105,100,000 47,600,000 73,200,000 88,400,000 82,000,000 45,000,000 81,500,000 75,800,000 85,300,000 20,700,000 71,800,000 68,400,000 76,200,000 3,000,000 68,000,000 68,800,000 77,500,000 -1,900,000 46,000,000 63,900,000 64,200,000 8,800,000 68,800,000 53,300,000 79,500,000 18,900,000 69,800,000 51,600,000 52,200,000 13,800,000 41,800,000 39,700,000 39,700,000 9,500,000 47,200,000 48,000,000 31,600,000 11,500,000 52,600,000 39,000,000 49,400,000 -3,300,000 44,000,000 42,100,000   24,200,000 42,400,000 3,300,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                    
          capital expenditures
        -42,700,000 -76,100,000 -63,300,000 -75,200,000 -71,300,000 -104,900,000 -81,300,000 -100,200,000 -90,600,000 -108,700,000 -95,800,000 -75,400,000 -82,100,000 -94,900,000 -57,800,000 -66,100,000 -65,800,000 -76,500,000 -65,300,000 -56,900,000 -54,700,000 -57,700,000 -47,500,000 -37,100,000 -32,100,000 -37,600,000 -31,700,000 -28,300,000 -28,800,000 -30,000,000 -26,500,000 -20,200,000 -28,000,000 -29,500,000 -34,300,000 -29,500,000 -37,500,000 -47,500,000 -48,700,000 -35,000,000 -39,000,000 -44,800,000 -29,700,000 -26,700,000 -30,400,000 -27,100,000 -28,600,000 -24,500,000 -31,700,000 -38,800,000 -29,300,000 -22,100,000 -61,700,000 -32,900,000 -29,000,000 -37,000,000 -32,400,000 -33,400,000 -24,200,000 -18,400,000 -19,400,000 -21,300,000 -17,200,000 -14,900,000 -17,700,000 -28,500,000 -27,600,000 -24,600,000 -24,200,000 -50,400,000 -35,000,000   
          free cash flows
        47,200,000 175,000,000 133,900,000 101,900,000 58,100,000 85,200,000 98,800,000 64,800,000 27,600,000 130,400,000 134,300,000 93,800,000 56,000,000 135,900,000 111,100,000 107,000,000 85,400,000 84,300,000 124,800,000 87,500,000 34,000,000 91,000,000 71,100,000 111,000,000 25,000,000 68,800,000 76,400,000 76,800,000 18,800,000 43,200,000 61,900,000 61,800,000 17,000,000 52,000,000 41,500,000 55,800,000 -16,800,000 24,300,000 19,700,000 41,200,000 -36,000,000 23,200,000 39,100,000 50,800,000 -32,300,000 18,900,000 35,300,000 39,700,000 -22,900,000 30,000,000 24,000,000 57,400,000 -42,800,000 36,900,000 22,600,000 15,200,000 -18,600,000 8,400,000 15,500,000 21,300,000 -9,900,000 25,900,000 30,800,000 16,700,000 -6,200,000 24,100,000 11,400,000 24,800,000 -27,500,000 -6,400,000 7,100,000   24,200,000 42,400,000 3,300,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -42,700,000 -76,100,000 -63,300,000 -75,200,000 -71,300,000 -104,800,000 -82,100,000 -101,200,000 -90,600,000 -108,800,000 -95,700,000 -82,100,000 -82,100,000 -94,800,000 -59,100,000 -66,000,000 -68,300,000 -77,400,000 -65,300,000 -55,900,000 -54,500,000 -57,600,000 -49,100,000 -40,900,000 -31,900,000 -120,600,000 -31,600,000 -47,100,000 -28,700,000 -28,600,000 -26,500,000 -17,000,000 -28,700,000 -29,400,000 -34,000,000 -35,500,000 -34,700,000 -46,700,000 -47,900,000 -42,600,000 -38,600,000 -43,900,000 -29,500,000 -25,500,000 -30,600,000 -26,300,000 -20,700,000 -21,400,000 -35,600,000 -38,900,000 -29,100,000 -24,200,000 -57,700,000 -22,700,000 -25,500,000 -35,900,000 -31,900,000 -36,300,000 -32,000,000 -23,100,000 -29,100,000 -18,600,000 -18,800,000 -16,900,000 -19,700,000 -30,100,000 -42,100,000 -24,500,000 -25,200,000 -55,000,000 -30,800,000      
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                    
          principal repayments on finance leases
        -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 -100,000 -300,000                                                                      
          dividend payments
        -15,800,000 -15,800,000 -15,100,000 -15,100,000 -15,200,000 -15,300,000 -14,500,000 -14,600,000 -14,700,000 -14,800,000 -14,000,000 -14,100,000 -14,100,000 -14,100,000 -13,500,000 -13,100,000 -13,400,000 -13,300,000 -12,600,000 -12,600,000 -12,600,000 -12,600,000 -11,900,000 -11,800,000 -11,800,000 -11,800,000 -11,100,000 -11,100,000 -11,100,000 -11,100,000 -10,300,000 -10,300,000 -10,400,000 -10,400,000 -9,600,000 -9,600,000 -9,500,000 -9,600,000 -8,700,000 -8,800,000 -8,700,000 -8,700,000 -7,900,000 -7,900,000 -7,900,000 -7,900,000 -7,100,000 -7,000,000 -7,100,000 -7,100,000 -6,600,000 -6,600,000 -6,500,000 -6,600,000 -6,100,000 -6,100,000 -6,100,000 -6,100,000 -5,700,000 -6,000,000 -5,400,000 -5,700,000 -5,300,000 -5,400,000 -5,300,000 -5,300,000 -4,900,000 -4,900,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,500,000      
          proceeds from stock-based compensation awards
        5,500,000 3,100,000 2,200,000 3,500,000 2,500,000 1,500,000 4,100,000 5,100,000 14,800,000 1,300,000 18,600,000 10,500,000 13,500,000 3,800,000 6,400,000 4,400,000 6,300,000 6,300,000 5,300,000 12,000,000 5,800,000 2,700,000 3,600,000 9,800,000 6,300,000 -400,000 9,300,000 12,900,000 3,300,000                                                
          employee stock purchase plan contributions
        2,000,000 1,500,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,900,000 1,600,000 1,900,000 1,700,000 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,800,000 1,200,000 2,000,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,800,000 2,100,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 900,000 800,000 900,000 800,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 700,000 700,000 800,000 600,000 800,000 500,000 600,000                        
          shares purchased under share repurchase programs
        -297,600,000 -500,000 -133,500,000 -54,400,000 -52,400,000   -177,000,000 -27,800,000   100,000 -27,200,000     -115,500,000 -83,100,000 -22,900,000 -47,900,000                                            
          shares repurchased for employee tax withholdings
        -2,500,000 -200,000 -100,000 -2,500,000 -200,000 -100,000 -5,400,000 -100,000 -300,000 -1,000,000 -11,500,000 -300,000 -300,000 -18,800,000 -100,000 -300,000 -700,000 -13,700,000         -700,000 -3,700,000 -3,800,000 -3,700,000 100,000 -5,700,000 -4,100,000 -2,300,000 -2,900,000 -2,500,000 -1,600,000 -600,000 -1,400,000 -2,100,000 -100,000 100,000 -100,000 -2,000,000 -200,000 -200,000 -100,000 -800,000 -2,000,000      
          net cash from financing activities
        -308,700,000 -11,700,000 -11,500,000 -14,900,000 -147,000,000 -68,900,000 -64,400,000 -218,300,000 -271,000,000 -189,500,000 -22,300,000 -176,800,000 -71,000,000 -9,500,000 -75,200,000 -36,200,000 -172,700,000 -6,200,000 -5,800,000 300,000 -156,400,000 -8,700,000 -7,200,000 -900,000 -120,300,000 51,000,000 -400,000 3,100,000 -90,500,000 -8,200,000 10,100,000 -25,700,000 -56,900,000 -86,500,000 -3,000,000 2,300,000 -21,800,000 -26,400,000 -15,000,000 -7,400,000 -65,100,000 -1,600,000 -30,400,000 -10,700,000 1,200,000 -1,800,000 -10,000,000 -45,200,000 26,200,000 -23,500,000 3,100,000 -40,200,000 55,500,000 -29,500,000 7,700,000 -5,800,000 24,200,000 -28,100,000 6,100,000 -2,800,000 100,000 -14,600,000 -4,200,000 -9,300,000 -5,900,000 -17,500,000 -4,400,000 -7,300,000 6,600,000 -2,100,000 -4,500,000 -20,100,000 5,800,000    
          effect of exchange rates on cash
        -8,400,000 -500,000 -3,600,000 18,500,000 8,500,000 -22,700,000 11,100,000 -1,100,000 -8,700,000 14,500,000 -9,800,000 -300,000 7,000,000 38,800,000 -24,100,000 -20,100,000 -5,100,000 -2,600,000 -7,200,000 3,700,000 -9,600,000 13,700,000 11,200,000 4,300,000 -8,700,000 6,300,000 -6,800,000 100,000 -300,000 3,700,000 -200,000 -13,600,000 4,500,000 1,000,000 3,900,000 5,100,000 2,200,000 -1,600,000 -2,300,000 -1,600,000 4,200,000 -4,700,000 -4,100,000 3,600,000 -16,900,000 -9,400,000 -13,100,000 -900,000 600,000 1,900,000 3,800,000 500,000 -3,600,000 1,100,000 2,400,000 -3,700,000 2,300,000 -4,800,000 -5,000,000 2,000,000 3,900,000 -900,000 4,600,000 -3,800,000 -3,100,000 -1,400,000 2,700,000 4,000,000 -2,600,000 -2,200,000 -6,600,000 500,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 500,000 600,000 
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        -269,900,000    -80,400,000   -155,600,000 -252,100,000    -8,000,000    -94,900,000    -131,800,000    -103,800,000   61,200,000 -71,900,000    -36,100,000    -33,600,000   24,600,000 -96,500,000   44,900,000 -48,200,000                -15,600,000   1,600,000 -17,200,000  -4,800,000 21,600,000 -24,500,000        
          cash, including cash equivalents at beginning of period
        791,300,000 484,600,000 853,900,000 894,300,000 762,600,000 615,500,000 439,100,000 337,400,000 235,900,000                230,000,000 161,900,000 91,800,000  110,200,000  83,100,000  87,200,000  108,400,000 47,100,000 
          cash, including cash equivalents at end of period
        521,400,000 162,800,000 118,800,000 105,500,000 404,200,000 -6,300,000 44,700,000 -155,600,000 601,800,000 -44,700,000 102,300,000 -90,000,000 886,300,000 165,300,000 10,500,000 50,800,000 667,700,000 74,600,000 111,800,000 92,500,000 483,700,000 96,100,000 73,500,000 110,600,000 335,300,000 43,100,000 69,300,000 61,200,000 265,500,000 40,100,000 71,800,000 25,700,000 199,800,000                230,000,000 8,300,000 31,100,000 15,600,000 175,000,000 18,700,000 36,200,000 6,800,000 100,200,000  8,800,000 15,800,000 94,600,000  29,600,000 1,600,000 65,900,000  -4,800,000 21,600,000 62,700,000  200,000 8,700,000 93,600,000 -25,900,000 20,700,000 156,600,000 
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                                    
          accrued capital expenditures
        26,100,000 -200,000 2,700,000 -2,100,000 37,500,000                                                                        
          pension settlement charges
                                                                                    
          loss on disposal of plant
                                                                                  
          deferred income taxes
                                                                                    
          pension and other retirement plans
                                                                                    
          equity in undistributed earnings of affiliates, net of dividends
                                                                                    
          other
             -2,900,000 -800,000 -900,000 -100,000 7,600,000 100,000   100,000 -1,300,000 100,000 -2,500,000 1,300,000 1,000,000 200,000 -3,700,000 -1,600,000 200,000 2,100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 1,400,000 3,200,000 -700,000 100,000 300,000 2,800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 400,000 900,000 200,000 1,200,000 -200,000 1,000,000 -600,000 -100,000 300,000 3,900,000 100,000 -3,500,000 500,000 900,000 300,000 100,000 300,000 1,300,000 300,000 300,000 800,000 900,000   100,000   1,800,000 700,000 100,000    
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                    
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                                    
          decrease in inventories
                                                                                    
          decrease in other current assets
                                                                                    
          increase in accounts payable
                                                                                    
          changes in other assets and liabilities
                                                                                    
          borrowings of long-term debt
             129,700,000                                                                      
          repayments of long-term debt
             -132,900,000 -35,500,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -500,000 -600,000 -600,000 -42,600,000 -500,000 -600,000 -1,100,000 -500,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -500,000 -600,000         -33,100,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -68,000,000 -700,000 -25,500,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -500,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -400,000 -28,900,000                        
          excise tax payments
                                                                                  
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
         162,800,000 118,800,000   -6,300,000    -44,700,000 102,300,000   165,300,000 10,500,000   74,600,000 111,800,000   96,100,000 73,500,000   43,100,000    40,100,000 71,800,000   -33,400,000 42,700,000   -2,900,000    17,800,000    8,500,000 20,100,000   8,300,000 31,100,000 15,600,000 13,100,000 18,700,000 36,200,000 6,800,000 8,400,000 -27,400,000 8,800,000   13,100,000        -15,300,000 200,000   -25,900,000 20,700,000 109,500,000 
          interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
                                                                                    
          income taxes paid
                                                                                    
          dividends declared, not paid
                                                                                    
          debt issuance cost
                                                                                    
          shares purchased under share repurchase program
                -267,000,000    -60,100,000    -147,100,000    -137,100,000              -26,900,000 -25,400,000 -9,600,000 -8,100,000 -9,100,000                                    
          pension settlement charge
                     1,400,000 49,600,000 600,000 600,000 1,100,000 100,000 600,000 300,000 1,100,000 900,000 1,400,000 800,000                1,400,000                                   
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                    
          increase in inventories
                                                                                    
          increase in other current assets
                                                                                    
          acquisition of business
                                                                                 
          debt issuance costs
                      -200,000 -1,100,000         -300,000 -100,000 -800,000                         -100,000 -1,200,000     -100,000              
          contingent consideration payments in excess of acquisition-date liability
                     -600,000 -600,000 -400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -200,000 -400,000 -400,000 -200,000 -400,000 -200,000 -100,000 -200,000 -100,000 -200,000 -100,000 -300,000 -200,000                                            
          fixed asset impairments and sale of equipment
                                                                                    
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                                                    
          purchase of investment in affiliated companies
                                                                                    
          borrowings under revolving credit agreements
                                 80,500,000 28,000,000             14,000,000 13,800,000 37,300,000 6,300,000 41,000,000 39,500,000 57,600,000 125,300,000 42,900,000 243,100,000 -36,600,000 43,300,000 475,300,000 -105,600,000 169,300,000 29,300,000 176,900,000 10,500,000   4,700,000      11,500,000        
          repayments under revolving credit agreements
                                 -108,300,000 -28,000,000             -14,000,000 -13,800,000 -42,600,000 -1,000,000 -41,000,000 -49,500,000 -99,600,000 -93,300,000 -69,700,000                    -1,000,000 -3,400,000      
          issuance of long-term debt
                                                         -100,000 43,300,000                        
          purchase of investment in affiliated companies, treasury stock
                                                                                    
          purchase of intangibles
                                                                                   
          venezuela deconsolidation
                                                                                  
          loss on sales of equipment
                                                                                    
          cash related to deconsolidated venezuelan subsidiary
                                                                                  
          contingent consideration payments up to amount of acquisition-date liability
                                                                                    
          pension curtailment gain
                                                                                    
          proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock appreciation rights
                                     1,700,000 19,200,000 6,900,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 6,500,000 11,400,000 18,100,000 4,100,000 2,100,000 7,100,000 12,600,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 1,600,000 6,600,000 3,800,000                               
          excess tax benefits from employee stock plans
                                             4,300,000                                       
          pension (curtailment gain) settlement charge
                                                                                    
          changes in assets/liabilities:
                                                                                    
          purchase of cost-method investments
                                                                                    
          contingent consideration payments
                                         -200,000 -300,000 -100,000 -100,000 -200,000      -100,000 -100,000                              
          purchase of cost-method investment
                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                          203,000,000  274,600,000  255,300,000                               
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                          42,700,000 57,200,000 169,400,000  3,200,000 24,600,000 178,100,000  4,800,000 44,900,000 207,100,000  20,100,000                              
          acquisition of patents and other long-term assets
                                                            -700,000 -300,000 -300,000     -400,000 -2,600,000    -100,000 100,000 -400,000 -2,500,000        
          sales and maturities of short-term investments
                                                     8,500,000 3,300,000 5,000,000 800,000 4,600,000 4,100,000 9,600,000                        
          purchases of short-term investments
                                                     -100,000 -9,200,000 -900,000 -4,500,000 -3,400,000 -5,400,000                        
          excess tax benefit from employee stock plans
                                               2,100,000 11,000,000 4,900,000 700,000 600,000 2,900,000 2,400,000 1,800,000 1,000,000 2,700,000 3,900,000 3,300,000 1,100,000 2,600,000 200,000 1,800,000 300,000 300,000 100,000 1,900,000 1,200,000 100,000 2,000,000            
          loss on debt extinguishment
                                                         200,000                      
          changes in assets/liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                    
          proceeds from stock option exercises
                                                       2,800,000 2,400,000  4,400,000 5,200,000 5,500,000                        
          asset impairment charges
                                                              2,400,000                      
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                                   
          sales of investments
                                                                                    
          purchases of investments
                                                                   -5,000,000 -9,600,000                
          payment of long-term debt
                                                             100,000                      
          long-term debt borrowings
                                                                                   
          changes in other debt
                                                             -50,200,000 -100,000  -100,000 -200,000 -300,000  600,000 -200,000 -300,000  -300,000    -100,000      
          issuance of common stock from treasury
                                                             4,300,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 1,400,000 600,000 1,300,000 3,200,000 700,000 800,000 500,000 500,000 1,900,000  1,500,000 2,100,000 700,000        
          sales (purchases) of short-term investments
                                                              3,500,000 1,100,000 200,000                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities of continuing operations:
                                                                                    
          changes in other debt, including overdrafts
                                                                                   1,700,000 
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                                                                       -1,300,000            
          repayment of former credit facility
                                                                                   
          borrowings (repayments) under revolving credit agreements
                                                                    6,000,000    -2,200,000  -1,500,000      9,500,000    
          decrease in accounts payable
                                                                                    
          acquisition of noncontrolling interest
                                                                                    
          (purchases) redemptions of investments
                                                                      -2,100,000 -700,000            
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                   
          loss on sales of equipment and asset impairments
                                                                                    
          changes in assets/liabilities, net of discontinued operations and acquisitions:
                                                                                    
          (increase) decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                                    
          (increase) decrease in other current assets
                                                                                    
          (decrease) increase in accounts payable
                                                                                    
          redemptions (purchase) of investments
                                                                                    
          shares purchased under stock repurchase program
                                                                                    
          issuance of common stock under employee stock plans
                                                                                    
          proceeds from redemption of investments
                                                                          2,300,000 400,000 1,500,000  3,500,000 3,300,000 7,800,000    
          excess tax benefit from stock option exercises
                                                                          1,000,000 900,000 200,000 -100,000 2,900,000 900,000 2,200,000 2,500,000   
          loss (gain) from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of investment
                                                                                   
          acquisition of 10% minority ownership in medimop
                                                                                    
          acquisition of patents and other assets
                                                                                    
          prepayment of senior notes
                                                                                    
          cash flows from discontinued operations:
                                                                                    
          net cash from discontinued operations
                                                                                    
          issuance of convertible debt, net of costs
                                                                                    
          issuance of common stock
                                                                              2,600,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,200,000 1,600,000 900,000 
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                    
          issuance of 4% convertible debt, net of costs
                                                                                 10,800,000 145,600,000 
          issuance of senior unsecured notes
                                                                                    
          cash flows from operating activities of discontinued operations
                                                                                    
          property, plant and equipment acquired
                                                                                    
          net cash from (used in) financing activities
                                                                                  1,300,000 130,700,000 
          cash flows provided by operating activities of discontinued operations
                                                                                    
          gain from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                    
          repayment of affiliate loan
                                                                                    
          shares repurchased for tax withholdings
                                                                                    
          insurance proceeds, net of costs, related to kinston accident
                                                                                    
          insurance proceeds received for property damage
                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                                    
          repayments from affiliate
                                                                                    
          cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities:
                                                                                    
          (repayments) borrowings under revolving credit agreements
                                                                                    
          payment of fees under revolving credit agreements
                                                                                    
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                                                    
          cash flows from investing activities of discontinued operations