Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of information used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the information used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Earnings from continuing operations	$	263,652	$	233,330	$	754,993	$	624,895
Earnings from discontinued operations, net	5,462		7,716		54,173		26,315
Net earnings	$	269,114	$	241,046	$	809,166	$	651,210
Basic earnings per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	1.55	$	1.28	$	4.40	$	3.41
Earnings from discontinued operations, net	$	0.03	$	0.04	$	0.32	$	0.14
Net earnings	$	1.58	$	1.33	$	4.71	$	3.56
Weighted average shares outstanding	170,544,000		181,763,000		171,690,000		183,000,000
Diluted earnings per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	1.53	$	1.27	$	4.34	$	3.37
Earnings from discontinued operations, net	$	0.03	$	0.04	$	0.31	$	0.14
Net earnings	$	1.56	$	1.31	$	4.65	$	3.51
Weighted average shares outstanding	172,734,000		183,932,000		173,870,000		185,489,000

Reconciliation of share amounts used in computing earnings per share

The following table is a reconciliation of the share amounts used in computing earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic	170,544,000	181,763,000	171,690,000	183,000,000
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of employee stock options and SARs and vesting of performance shares	2,190,000	2,169,000	2,180,000	2,489,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted	172,734,000	183,932,000	173,870,000	185,489,000