| Revenue |
$2,573,724 |
$2,498,545 |
$2,454,789 |
$2,517,659 |
$2,512,670 |
| Cost of sales |
1,414,668 |
1,389,337 |
1,371,612 |
1,408,226 |
1,404,446 |
| Gross Profit |
1,159,056 |
$1,109,208 |
$1,083,177 |
$1,109,433 |
$1,108,224 |
| Income before income taxes |
209,022 |
204,581 |
182,478 |
236,221 |
276,379 |
| Provision for income taxes |
51,974 |
50,913 |
43,623 |
56,792 |
69,221 |
| Net income |
$157,048 |
$153,668 |
$138,855 |
$179,429 |
$207,158 |
| Common shares outstanding (weighted average '000s) |
68,411 |
68,142 |
67,963 |
67,512 |
77,623 |
| Earnings per common share |
$2.3 |
$2.26/td>
| $2.04 |
$2.66 |
$2.67 |
| Percent annual change in sales |
3.0% |
1.8% |
-2.5% |
0.2% |
13.2% |
| Net income as a percentage of sales |
6.1% |
2% |
5.7% |
7.1% |
8.2% |
| Dividend declared |
$60,294 |
$51,793 |
$44,863 |
$43,238 |
$146,092 |