CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS UNAUDITED (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 286,943	$ 356,001
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $194,680 (2013 - 202,602)	651,224	695,684
Inventories	494,563	512,418
Deferred income tax benefits	56,084	135,094
Other current assets	315,165	265,536
Current assets of discontinued operations	0	49,995
Total current assets	1,803,979	2,014,728
Properties and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation of $295,490 (2013-$263,603)	330,601	305,888
Goodwill	4,060,683	4,057,456
Identifiable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $250,518 (2013-$227,657)	106,425	129,974
Other noncurrent assets	95,649	96,722
Non current assets of discontinued operations	0	87,078
Total noncurrent assets	4,593,358	4,677,118
Total assets	6,397,337	6,691,846
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	220,288	181,022
Accrued employee compensation	56,394	50,240
Debt, Current	495,713	527,204
Other current liabilities	166,324	355,845
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	0	18,846
Total current liabilities	938,719	1,133,157
Long-term debt, net	1,411,470	1,418,819
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,022,857	1,012,733
Other noncurrent liabilities	60,701	53,835
Liabilities of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Noncurrent	0	1,398
Total noncurrent liabilities	2,495,028	2,486,785
Total liabilities	3,433,747	3,619,942
Convertible Debt (Note 5)	308,787	331,101
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $1 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 135,487,957 shares issued (2013-134,623,736 shares issued)	135,488	134,624
Paid in capital	2,083,162	2,047,195
Retained earnings	1,785,475	1,693,799
Treasury stock, at cost- 37,604,106 shares (2013-34,013,923 shares )	(1,347,387)	(1,132,274)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(1,935)	(2,541)
Total stockholders' equity	2,654,803	2,740,803
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,397,337	$ 6,691,846