The following table presents the Company’s unaudited quarterly financial information for 2014 and 2013 (in thousands, except per share data):



	First			Second			Third			Fourth			Full
2014	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Year
Net sales	$	1,571,038		$	1,610,584		$	1,608,055		$	1,627,938		$	6,417,615
Cost of sales	1,212,584			1,256,354			1,256,595			1,273,538			4,999,071
Gross profit	358,454			354,230			351,460			354,400			1,418,544
Selling, general and administrative expenses	186,813			184,063			178,940			174,884			724,700
Provision for doubtful accounts	21,561			21,090			19,911			21,898			84,460
Settlement, litigation and other related charges	7,052			7,547			12,868			15,351			42,818
Other charges	10,276			11,284			3,999			113,694			139,253
Operating income	132,752			130,246			135,742			28,573			427,313
Interest expense, net of investment income	(29,441		)	(29,980		)	(28,717		)	(41,809		)	(129,947		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	103,311			100,266			107,025			(13,236		)	297,366
Income tax provision	39,673			39,020			38,948			(4,487		)	113,154
Income (loss) from continuing operations	63,638			61,246			68,077			(8,749		)	184,212
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	136			(39,275		)	(3,246		)	2,700			(39,685		)
Net income (loss)	$	63,774		$	21,971		$	64,831		$	(6,049	)	$	144,527
Earnings (loss) per common share - Basic:^(a)
Continuing operations	$	0.65		$	0.63		$	0.70		$	(0.09	)	$	1.89
Discontinued operations	—			(0.40		)	(0.03		)	0.03			(0.41		)
Net income (loss)	$	0.65		$	0.23		$	0.67		$	(0.06	)	$	1.48
Earnings (loss) per common share - Diluted:^(a)
Continuing operations	$	0.59		$	0.58		$	0.65		$	(0.09	)	$	1.74
Discontinued operations	—			(0.37		)	(0.03		)	0.03			(0.37		)
Net income (loss)	$	0.59		$	0.21		$	0.61		$	(0.06	)	$	1.36
Dividends per common share	$	0.20		$	0.20		$	0.20		$	0.22		$	0.82
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	98,566			96,999			97,019			97,538			97,524
Diluted	107,767			106,054			105,548			97,538			106,228
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	63,997		$	22,015		$	65,170		$	(6,939	)	$	144,243



	First			Second			Third			Fourth			Full
2013	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Year
Net sales	$	1,458,945		$	1,503,116		$	1,515,168		$	1,536,169		$	6,013,398
Cost of sales	1,109,241			1,143,601			1,163,197			1,176,497			4,592,536
Gross profit	349,704			359,515			351,971			359,672			1,420,862
Selling, general and administrative expenses	190,693			191,915			182,668			190,904			756,180
Provision for doubtful accounts	24,010			26,140			24,963			24,448			99,561
Settlement, litigation and other related charges	22,619			3,512			143,484			(2,150		)	167,465
Other charges	4,006			31,268			61,632			2,896			99,802
Operating income (loss)	108,376			106,680			(60,776		)	143,574			297,854
Interest expense, net of investment income	(29,462		)	(29,624		)	(34,925		)	(29,859		)	(123,870		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	78,914			77,056			(95,701		)	113,715			173,984
Income tax provision	30,600			29,754			(26,350		)	55,088			89,092
Income (loss) from continuing operations	48,314			47,302			(69,351		)	58,627			84,892
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	6,040			4,917			3,042			(142,323		)	(128,324		)
Net income (loss)	$	54,354		$	52,219		$	(66,309	)	$	(83,696	)	$	(43,432	)
Earnings per common share - Basic:^(a)
Continuing operations	$	0.47		$	0.46		$	(0.68	)	$	0.58		$	0.83
Discontinued operations	0.06			0.05			0.03			(1.42		)	(1.26		)
Net income (loss)	$	0.53		$	0.51		$	(0.65	)	$	(0.83	)	$	(0.43	)
Earnings per common share - Diluted:^(a)
Continuing operations	$	0.45		$	0.43		$	(0.68	)	$	0.54		$	0.78
Discontinued operations	0.06			0.04			0.03			(1.31		)	(1.17		)
Net income (loss)	$	0.51		$	0.48		$	(0.65	)	$	(0.77	)	$	(0.39	)
Dividends per common share	$	0.14		$	0.14		$	0.14		$	0.20		$	0.62
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	103,210			102,867			101,811			100,470			102,080
Diluted	107,466			109,931			101,811			108,980			109,449
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	54,330		$	52,145		$	(66,305	)	$	(83,323	)	$	(43,153	)