Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Data -Unaudited [Table Text Block]

($ in millions, except per share data)	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter
2016:
Sales	$	1,474.7	$	1,555.1	$	1,567.4	$	1,627.1
Gross profit		695.2		768.1		772.9		796.6
Operating profit		263.0		322.1		323.2		337.7
Net earnings		182.0		238.9		226.9		224.5
Net earnings per share:
Basic (a)	$	0.53	$	0.69	$	0.66	$	0.65
Diluted	$	0.53	$	0.69	$	0.65	$	0.64
2015:
Sales	$	1,513.5	$	1,564.9	$	1,524.6	$	1,575.8
Gross profit		730.7		764.8		747.2		757.3
Operating profit		294.1		335.7		301.8		338.1
Net earnings		203.7		227.4		196.6		236.1
Net earnings per share:
Basic and diluted	$	0.59	$	0.66	$	0.57	$	0.68

^(a)  Basic net earnings per share amounts do not cross add to the full year amount due to rounding.