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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Net sales:
Automotive	$	1,493,499		$	1,404,865
Industrial		1,121,223			999,771
Office products		426,153			432,666
Electrical/electronic materials		147,116			139,814
Other		(6,703	)		(2,918	)

Total net sales	$	3,181,288		$	2,974,198

Operating profit:
Automotive	$	114,561		$	97,899
Industrial		84,328			66,009
Office products		37,515			37,404
Electrica l/electronic materials		11,966			10,070

Total operating profit		248,370			211,382
Interest expense, net		(4,715	)		(6,500	)
Other, net		(15,487	)		(12,902	)

Income before income taxes	$	228,168		$	191,980

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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