SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Net Sales and Earnings, and Depreciation and Amortization, by Segment

Our segment net sales and earnings were as follows:

For the years ended December 31,	2016			2015			2014
Net sales:
North America	$	6,532,988		$	6,468,158		$	6,352,729
International and Other	907,193			918,468			1,069,039
Total	$	7,440,181		$	7,386,626		$	7,421,768
Segment income (loss):
North America	$	2,040,995		$	2,073,967		$	1,916,207
International and Other	(29,139		)	(98,067		)	40,004
Total segment income	2,011,856			1,975,900			1,956,211
Unallocated corporate expense (1)	497,423			497,386			503,234
Unallocated mark-to-market losses on commodity derivatives (2)	163,238			—			—
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges	4,204			280,802			15,900
Costs associated with business realignment activities	107,571			120,975			34,290
Non-service related pension expense (income)	27,157			18,079			(1,834		)
Acquisition and integration costs	6,480			20,899			12,360
Operating profit	1,205,783			1,037,759			1,392,261
Interest expense, net	90,143			105,773			83,532
Other (income) expense, net	16,159			30,139			2,686
Income before income taxes	$	1,099,481		$	901,847		$	1,306,043

(1) Includes centrally-managed (a) corporate functional costs relating to legal, treasury, finance, and human resources, (b) expenses associated with the oversight and administration of our global operations, including warehousing, distribution and manufacturing, information systems and global shared services, (c) non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and (d) other gains or losses that are not integral to segment performance.

(2) Reflects gains and losses on commodity derivative instruments that are excluded from segment income until the related inventory is sold. See Note 5.

Allocation Of Net Derivative Gains Losses From Economic Hedges To Operating Results Of Reporting Segments Table [Table Text Block]

Activity within the unallocated mark-to-market (gains) losses on commodity derivatives for the year ended December 31, 2016 included:

For the year ended December 31,	2016
Net losses on mark-to-market valuation of unallocated commodity derivative positions	$	171,753
Net losses on commodity derivative positions allocated to segment income	8,515
Net losses on mark-to-market valuation of commodity derivative positions remaining in unallocated derivative (gains) losses	$	163,238

Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Depreciation and amortization expense included within segment income presented above is as follows:

For the years ended December 31,	2016		2015		2014
North America	$	162,211	$	153,185	$	146,475
International and Other	50,753		46,342		28,463
Corporate (1)	88,873		45,401		36,594
Total	$	301,837	$	244,928	$	211,532

(1) Corporate includes non-cash asset-related accelerated depreciation and amortization related to business realignment activities, as discussed in Note 7. Such amounts are not included within our measure of segment income.

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

Additional geographic information is as follows:

	2016		2015		2014
Net sales:
United States	$	6,196,723	$	6,116,490	$	5,996,564
Other	1,243,458		1,270,136		1,425,204
Total	$	7,440,181	$	7,386,626	$	7,421,768
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	1,528,255	$	1,528,723	$	1,477,455
Other	648,993		711,737		674,446
Total	$	2,177,248	$	2,240,460	$	2,151,901