| Dec 31,
2011 | Dec 31,
2012 | Dec 31,
2013 | Dec 31,
2014 | Dec 31,
2015 | Dec 31,
2016 | Dec 31,
2017 | Dec 31,
2018 | Dec 31,
2019 | Dec 31,
2020 | Dec 31,
2021 | Dec 31,
2022 | Dec 31,
2023 |
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| Net earnings | 19 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 47 | 49 | 61 | 66 | 93 |
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| Depreciation | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Amortization | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
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| Deferred income taxes | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | 1 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -10 |
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| Noncurrent employee benefits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0 | 0 | -0 | -1 | -0 |
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| Stock-based compensation expense | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| Receivables | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
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| Inventories | -0 | 5 | -0 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | -5 | 14 | 21 | 32 |
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| Payables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | -0 | 7 | 28 | 9 |
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| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1 | 1 | -0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
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| Other liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
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| Total adjustments | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 18 |
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| Net cash provided by operations | 31 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 56 | 50 | 60 | 81 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 110 |
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| Property, plant and equipment expenditures | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
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| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 4 | 52 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | - | 29 | 45 | - | 17 |
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| Proceeds from Life Insurance Policy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
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| Net cash used for investing activities | -9 | -60 | -30 | -33 | -22 | -12 | -35 | -17 | -7 | -38 | -51 | -6 | -29 |
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| Dividends paid | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 |
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| Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Repurchase of common stock for treasury stock | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
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| Issuance of treasury stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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| Net cash used for financing activities | -20 | 27 | -4 | -3 | -13 | -44 | -10 | -42 | -38 | -28 | -21 | -25 | -28 |
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| Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | 1 |
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| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 23 | 15 | 51 | 54 |
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| Income taxes | 10 | -15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 39 |
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| Interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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| Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Fixed Assets Acquired | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
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| Property, plant and equipment accrued and unpaid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
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