Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Net sales:
Automotive	$	1,544,537		$	1,493,499
Industrial		1,102,080			1,121,223
Office products		420,128			426,153
Electrical/electronic materials		139,185			147,116
Other		(7,128	)		(6,703	)

Total net sales	$	3,198,802		$	3,181,288

Operating profit:
Automotive	$	121,043		$	114,561
Industrial		78,895			84,328
Office products		33,192			37,515
Electrical/electronic materials		10,451			11,966

Total operating profit		243,581			248,370
Interest expense, net		(3,353	)		(4,715	)
Other, net		(18,091	)		(15,487	)

Income before income taxes	$	222,137		$	228,168

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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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