Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Income
Revenue	$ 2,630,308	$ 2,429,983	$ 2,072,179
Cost of sales, including cost of warehousing, distribution and occupancy	1,637,181	1,500,245	1,318,346
Gross profit	993,127	929,738	753,833
Compensation and related benefits	321,947	314,311	291,268
Advertising and promotion	67,224	62,267	52,924
Other selling, general and administrative	131,270	123,484	113,477
Foreign currency (gain) loss	(165)	(90)	121
Transaction and restructuring related costs (Note 2)	12,353	1,926	13,536
Operating income	460,498	427,840	282,507
Interest expense, net (Note 8)	53,029	47,556	74,903
Income before income taxes	407,469	380,284	207,604
Income tax expense (Note 4)	142,448	140,088	75,271
Net income	265,021	240,196	132,333
Income per share - Basic and Diluted:
Net income	265,021	240,196	132,333
Preferred stock dividends			(4,726)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 265,021	$ 240,196	$ 127,607
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.75	$ 2.32	$ 1.27
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.72	$ 2.29	$ 1.24
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	96,481	103,503	100,261
Diluted (in shares)	97,383	104,911	103,010
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.60	$ 0.44