Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 242,879,000	$ 211,631,000
Trade accounts receivable, net	1,938,562,000	1,822,419,000
Merchandise inventories, net	3,210,320,000	2,999,966,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	556,670,000	521,300,000
Total current assets	5,948,431,000	5,555,316,000
Goodwill	956,153,000	840,582,000
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	618,510,000	521,213,000
Deferred tax assets	132,652,000	118,525,000
Other assets	475,530,000	460,918,000
Property, plant, and equipment:
Land	92,046,000	85,450,000
Buildings, less accumulated depreciation (2016 — $292,049; 2015 — $282,804)	314,268,000	267,446,000
Machinery and equipment, less accumulated depreciation (2016 — $668,950; 2015 — $620,113)	321,810,000	295,321,000
Net property, plant, and equipment	728,124,000	648,217,000
Total assets	8,859,400,000	8,144,771,000
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	(3,081,111,000)	(2,821,526,000)
Current portion of debt	325,000,000	375,000,000
Accrued compensation	142,942,000	148,265,000
Other current liabilities	597,513,000	503,268,000
Dividends payable	97,584,000	92,595,000
Total current liabilities	4,244,150,000	3,940,654,000
Long-term debt	550,000,000	250,000,000
Pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities	341,510,000	284,235,000
Deferred tax liabilities	48,326,000	50,684,000
Other long-term liabilities	468,058,000	459,956,000
Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $1 per share — authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, par value $1 per share — authorized 450,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 148,410,422 shares in 2016 and 150,081,474 shares in 2015	148,410,000	150,081,000
Additional paid-in capital	56,605,000	41,353,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,013,021,000)	(930,618,000)
Retained earnings	4,001,734,000	3,885,751,000
Total parent equity	3,193,728,000	3,146,567,000
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	13,628,000	12,675,000
Total equity	3,207,356,000	3,159,242,000
Total liabilities and equity	$ 8,859,400,000	$ 8,144,771,000