Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2008

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

The company operates on a quarterly interim reporting calendar that closes on the Saturday following the end of the calendar quarter.

A summary of the company's consolidated quarterly results of operations is as follows:

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
2011
Sales	$	5,223,003		$	5,539,931		$	5,186,857		$	5,440,473
Gross profit		722,508			770,147			711,139			744,809
Net income attributable to shareholders		136,309	(b)		156,197	(c)		132,216	(d)		174,088	(e)
Net income per share (a):
Basic	$	1.18	(b)	$	1.35	(c)	$	1.17	(d)	$	1.55	(e)
Diluted	$	1.16	(b)	$	1.33	(c)	$	1.15	(d)	$	1.53	(e)
2010
Sales	$	4,235,366		$	4,613,307		$	4,657,841		$	5,238,162
Gross profit		537,933			588,476			608,794			683,404
Net income attributable to shareholders		87,046	(f)		116,193	(g)		118,502	(h)		157,889	(i)
Net income per share (a):
Basic	$	.72	(f)	$	.97	(g)	$	1.01	(h)	$	1.37	(i)
Diluted	$	.71	(f)	$	.96	(g)	$	1.00	(h)	$	1.34	(i)

(a) Quarterly net income per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each quarterly period, while net income per share for the full year is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. Therefore, the sum of the net income per share for each of the four quarters may not equal the net income per share for the full year.

(b) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges ($7,199 net of related taxes or $.06 per share on both a basic and diluted basis), a charge related to the settlement of a legal matter ($3,609 net of related taxes or $.03 per share on both a basic and diluted basis), and a gain on bargain purchase ($1,078 net of related taxes or $.01 per share on both a basic and diluted basis).

(c) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges ($3,584 net of related taxes or $.03 per share on both a basic and diluted basis).

(d) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges ($6,048 net of related taxes or $.05 per share on both a basic and diluted basis).

(e) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges ($11,223 net of related taxes or $.10 per share on both a basic and diluted basis), an adjustment to the gain on bargain purchase recorded in the first quarter of 2011 ($410 net of related taxes), a loss on prepayment of debt ($549 net of related taxes), and a net reduction in the provision for income taxes ($28,928 net of related taxes or $.26 and $.25 per share on a basic and diluted basis, respectively) principally due to a reversal of valuation allowance on certain international deferred tax assets.

(f) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges ($5,545 net of related taxes or $.05 per share on both a basic and diluted basis).

(g) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges ($4,095 net of related taxes or $.03 per share on both a basic and diluted basis) and a loss on prepayment of debt ($964 net of related taxes or $.01 per share on both a basic and diluted basis).

(h) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges ($9,506 net of related taxes or $.08 per share on both a basic and diluted basis).

(i) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges ($5,459 net of related taxes or $.05 per share on both a basic and diluted basis), as well as a net reduction of the provision for income taxes ($9,404 net of related taxes or $.08 per share on both a basic and diluted basis) and a reduction of interest expense ($2,312 net of related taxes or $.02 per share on both a basic and diluted basis) primarily related to the settlement of certain income tax matters covering multiple years.