Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Operating activities:
Net earnings before noncontrolling interests	$ 1,973,930	$ 4,039,959
Adjustments:
Depreciation	808,791	681,153
Amortization	189,146	175,701
Loss on assets	137,150
Stock-based compensation	114,280	101,107
Deferred income taxes	(92,468)	(25,750)
Distributions from affiliates	7,997	18,621
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	(24,079)	(3,671)
Changes in assets and liabilities (exclusive of acquisitions and dispositions):
Accounts receivable	46,823	171,621
Inventories	496,048	209,056
Accounts payable	(206,730)	164,479
Federal income taxes	16,535	240,667
Salaries, wages and related accruals	(313,770)	(347,026)
Other operating activities	91,979	165,692
Cash provided by operating activities	3,245,632	5,591,609
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(2,293,859)	(1,496,248)
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(79)	(35,106)
Sale of business	1,438
Disposition of plant and equipment	11,834	8,617
Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(672,193)
Purchases of investments	(1,036,908)	(1,200,136)
Proceeds from the sale of investments	1,209,944	917,332
Other investing activities	9,607	(35,001)
Cash used in investing activities	(2,770,216)	(1,840,542)
Financing activities:
Net change in short-term debt	94,540	(13,142)
Repayment of long-term debt	(5,000)	(7,500)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	3,357	10,350
Payment of tax withholdings on certain stock-based compensation	(50,213)	(44,456)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(333,399)	(412,404)
Cash dividends	(393,837)	(387,996)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(1,901,574)	(1,376,757)
Other financing activities	(10,724)	(12,437)
Cash used in financing activities	(2,596,850)	(2,244,342)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2,559)	837
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents	(2,123,993)	1,507,562
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	6,386,792	4,361,220
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents - end of nine months	4,262,799	5,868,782
Non-cash investing activity:
Change in accrued plant and equipment purchases	$ 70,077	$ 40,126