CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 7,136,397,000	$ 6,992,118,000	$ 6,820,886,000
Cost of goods and services	4,515,459,000	4,432,562,000	4,291,839,000
Gross profit	2,620,938,000	2,559,556,000	2,529,047,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,599,098,000	1,716,444,000	1,722,161,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges	46,946,000	0	0
Operating earnings	974,894,000	843,112,000	806,886,000
Interest expense	125,818,000	130,972,000	144,948,000
Interest income	(4,526,000)	(8,881,000)	(8,491,000)
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	23,543,000	0	0
Gain on sale of businesses	0	0	(203,135,000)
Other expense (income), net	(12,950,000)	(4,357,000)	(2,251,000)
Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations	843,009,000	725,378,000	875,815,000
Provision for income taxes	165,091,000	134,233,000	129,152,000
Earnings from continuing operations	677,918,000	591,145,000	746,663,000
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net	0	(20,878,000)	65,002,000
Net earnings	$ 677,918,000	$ 570,267,000	$ 811,665,000
Earnings per share from continuing operations [Abstract]
Earnings from continuing operations (in dollars per basic share)	$ 4.67	$ 3.94	$ 4.80
Earnings from continuing operations (in dollars per diluted share)	4.61	3.89	4.73
Earnings per share from discontinued operations [Abstract]
Earnings from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per basic share)	0	(0.14)	0.42
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per diluted share)	0	(0.14)	0.41
Net earnings per share [Abstract]
Net earnings (in dollars per basic share)	4.67	3.80	5.21
Net earnings (in dollars per diluted share)	$ 4.61	$ 3.75	$ 5.15
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	145,198,000	149,874,000	155,685,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	146,992,000	152,133,000	157,744,000