Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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,
	2014			2013		2014			2013
Earnings from continuing operations	$	232,825		$	226,235	$	626,592		$	651,506
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net	(981		)	42,879		(20,651		)	157,660
Net earnings	$	231,844		$	269,114	$	605,941		$	809,166
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	1.40		$	1.33	$	3.74		$	3.79
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net	$	(0.01	)	$	0.25	$	(0.12	)	$	0.92
Net earnings	$	1.40		$	1.58	$	3.62		$	4.71
Weighted average shares outstanding	166,021,000			170,544,000		167,401,000			171,690,000
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	1.38		$	1.31	$	3.69		$	3.75
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net	$	(0.01	)	$	0.25	$	(0.12	)	$	0.91
Net earnings	$	1.38		$	1.56	$	3.57		$	4.65
Weighted average shares outstanding	168,343,000			172,734,000		169,761,000			173,870,000

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,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic	166,021,000	170,544,000	167,401,000	171,690,000
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of employee stock options and SARs and vesting of performance shares	2,322,000	2,190,000	2,360,000	2,180,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted	168,343,000	172,734,000	169,761,000	173,870,000