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Summary by Business Segment (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]  
Financial Information by Segment [Table Text Block]
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Distribution
 
All Other
Ops.
 
Eliminations
and Other
 
Total
 
Distribution
 
All Other
Ops.
 
Eliminations
and Other
 
Total
Gas and rent
$
696,565

 
$
136,092

 
$
(7,066
)
 
$
825,591

 
$
672,486

 
$
145,867

 
$
(8,461
)
 
$
809,892

Hardgoods
487,047

 
951

 
(2
)
 
487,996

 
468,598

 
1,403

 
(2
)
 
469,999

Net sales (a)
1,183,612

 
137,043

 
(7,068
)
 
1,313,587

 
1,141,084

 
147,270

 
(8,463
)
 
1,279,891

Cost of products sold (excluding depreciation) (a)
520,933

 
69,541

 
(7,068
)
 
583,406

 
505,127

 
78,879

 
(8,463
)
 
575,543

Selling, distribution and administrative expenses
449,639

 
45,074

 

 
494,713

 
427,231

 
43,540

 
2,704

 
473,475

Depreciation
66,462

 
6,173

 

 
72,635

 
61,664

 
5,366

 

 
67,030

Amortization
6,724

 
1,028

 

 
7,752

 
6,062

 
1,167

 

 
7,229

Total costs and expenses
1,043,758

 
121,816

 
(7,068
)
 
1,158,506

 
1,000,084

 
128,952

 
(5,759
)
 
1,123,277

Operating income
$
139,854

 
$
15,227

 
$

 
$
155,081

 
$
141,000

 
$
18,318

 
$
(2,704
)
 
$
156,614

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(a)
Amounts in the “Eliminations and Other” column represent the elimination of intercompany sales and associated gross profit on sales from the Company’s All Other Operations business segment to its Distribution business segment.