Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note B — Segment Information

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Net sales:
Automotive	$	1,611,333		$	1,481,294		$	4,601,272		$	4,231,367
Industrial		1,089,826			921,162			3,140,855			2,606,697
Office products		447,310			434,513			1,297,965			1,246,984
Electrical/electronic materials		143,342			117,290			419,936			324,167
Other		(6,251	)		(3,699	)		(15,286	)		(9,354	)
Total net sales	$	3,285,560		$	2,950,560		$	9,444,742		$	8,399,861
Operating profit:
Automotive	$	141,233		$	124,059		$	377,927		$	338,986
Industrial		97,191			72,856			248,489			181,820
Office products		27,204			26,657			95,975			93,670
Electrical/electronic materials		11,138			8,393			30,380			22,156
Total operating profit		276,766			231,965			752,771			636,632
Interest expense, net		(6,244	)		(6,562	)		(18,980	)		(19,988	)
Other, net		(23,422	)		(12,914	)		(53,160	)		(41,247	)
Income before income taxes	$	247,100		$	212,489		$	680,631		$	575,397

Net sales by segment exclude the effect of certain discounts, incentives and freight billed to customers. The line item “Other” represents the net effect of the discounts, incentives and freight billed to customers, which is reported as a component of net sales in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income.