Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 724,872	$ 699,871	$ 1,435,938	$ 1,345,180
Cost of sales	327,264	322,808	647,137	618,021
Gross profit	397,608	377,063	788,801	727,159
Selling, general and administrative expenses	218,824	213,093	439,713	421,189
Income from operations	178,784	163,970	349,088	305,970
Interest expense	15,077	16,196	30,560	32,892
Other income/(expense)	(574)	7,243	(1,064)	7,954
Earnings before income taxes	163,133	155,017	317,464	281,032
Income taxes	48,320	48,706	94,342	85,742
Net earnings	$ 114,813	$ 106,311	$ 223,122	$ 195,290
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 1.18	$ 1.11	$ 2.29	$ 2.04
Diluted	$ 1.15	$ 1.08	$ 2.24	$ 1.99
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	97,460,000	95,911,000	97,249,000	95,644,000
Diluted	99,619,000	98,412,000	99,500,000	98,282,000
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.1375	$ 0.1100	$ 0.2750	$ 0.2200