Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014		2015		2014
Earnings from continuing operations	$	186,483		$	225,683	$	459,307	$	606,305
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net	(385		)	6,161		268,697		(364		)
Net earnings	$	186,098		$	231,844	$	728,004	$	605,941
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	1.20		$	1.36	$	2.90	$	3.62
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net	$	—		$	0.04	$	1.70	$	—
Net earnings	$	1.20		$	1.40	4.59		$	3.62
Weighted average shares outstanding	155,300,000			166,021,000		158,507,000		167,401,000
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	1.19		$	1.34	$	2.87	$	3.57
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net	$	—		$	0.04	$	1.68	$	—
Net earnings	$	1.19		$	1.38	$	4.55	$	3.57
Weighted average shares outstanding	156,560,000			168,343,000		160,112,000		169,761,000

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,
	2015	2014	2015	2014
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic	155,300,000	166,021,000	158,507,000	167,401,000
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of employee stock options and SARs and vesting of performance shares	1,260,000	2,322,000	1,605,000	2,360,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted	156,560,000	168,343,000	160,112,000	169,761,000