Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 5,824,602	$ 5,675,274	$ 17,504,726	$ 16,572,323
Cost of goods sold	3,715,361	3,695,607	11,247,341	10,805,910
Gross profit	2,109,241	1,979,667	6,257,385	5,766,413
Operating expenses:
Selling, administrative and other expenses	1,551,799	1,458,418	4,644,696	4,226,412
Depreciation and amortization	83,860	86,563	261,948	259,822
Provision for doubtful accounts	8,417	6,146	22,378	13,539
Total operating expenses	1,644,076	1,551,127	4,929,022	4,499,773
Non-operating expense (income):
Interest expense, net	15,827	18,220	49,146	58,318
Other	(15,722)	(7,616)	(44,338)	(26,897)
Total non-operating expense (income)	105	10,604	4,808	31,421
Income before income taxes	465,060	417,936	1,323,555	1,235,219
Income taxes	113,862	105,578	323,906	304,494
Net income	$ 351,198	$ 312,358	$ 999,649	$ 930,725
Dividends declared per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.9500	$ 0.895	$ 2.8500	$ 2.685
Basic earnings per share (usd per share)	2.50	2.21	7.11	6.57
Diluted earnings per share (usd per share)	$ 2.49	$ 2.20	$ 7.08	$ 6.53