Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net earnings $ 344,751 $ 304,167
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 80,731 81,260
Provision for bad debts and returns 20,367 27,975
Share based compensation 30,234 23,588
Deferred income taxes (11,224) 1,267
Other items, net (223) 467
Net foreign currency adjustments 7,769 3,222
(Increase) decrease in assets:    
Receivables (143,266) (143,743)
Inventories 1,533 99,316
Other assets (47,112) (32,904)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:    
Accounts payable 48,317 48,334
Other liabilities 17,385 (139)
Net cash provided by operating activities 349,262 412,810
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (174,663) (97,309)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (100,658)  
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 5,547  
Purchases of investments (151,594) (408,126)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 147,772 247,158
Net cash used in investing activities (273,596) (258,277)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Net proceeds from the issuances of common stock through the employee stock purchase plan 3,177 2,889
Repayments on long-term borrowings (3,456) (1,381)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 17,941  
Proceeds from short-term borrowings 9,048 7,491
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards (13,745) (11,401)
Cash used for purchase of non-controlling interest (82,894)  
Distributions to non-controlling interests (37,608) (18,663)
Net cash used in financing activities (137,557) (79,092)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 13,659 (9,101)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (48,232) 66,340
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 872,237 736,431
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 824,004 802,771
Cash paid during the period for:    
Interest 5,097 3,585
Income taxes, net 92,855 72,020
Non-cash transactions:    
Land and other assets contribution from non-controlling interest 30,341  
Class A Common Stock [Member]    
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Repurchase of Class A common stock $ (30,019) $ (58,027)