Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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 March 31,
	2015		2014
Earnings from continuing operations	$	117,190	$	170,041
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net	92,320		(9,903		)
Net earnings	$	209,510	$	160,138
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.72	$	1.00
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net	$	0.57	$	(0.06	)
Net earnings	$	1.30	$	0.94
Weighted average shares outstanding	161,650,000		169,750,000
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.72	$	0.99
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net	$	0.57	$	(0.06	)
Net earnings	$	1.28	$	0.93
Weighted average shares outstanding	163,323,000		172,013,000

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 March 31,
	2015	2014
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic	161,650,000	169,750,000
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of employee stock options and SARs and vesting of performance shares	1,673,000	2,263,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted	163,323,000	172,013,000