Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 747,641	$ 712,705	$ 2,183,579	$ 2,057,885
Cost of sales	331,086	330,149	978,223	948,170
Gross profit	416,555	382,556	1,205,356	1,109,715
Selling, general and administrative expenses	233,298	215,341	673,011	636,530
Income from operations	183,257	167,215	532,345	473,185
Interest expense	16,456	15,373	47,016	48,265
Loss on extinguishment of debt	1,043	0	1,043	0
Other income/(expense)	1,380	(690)	2,444	(8,644)
Earnings before income taxes	164,378	152,532	481,842	433,564
Income taxes	47,670	42,251	142,012	127,993
Net earnings	$ 116,708	$ 110,281	$ 339,830	$ 305,571
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 1.19	$ 1.15	$ 3.49	$ 3.19
Diluted	$ 1.17	$ 1.12	$ 3.41	$ 3.11
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	97,876	96,083	97,460	95,792
Diluted	99,757	98,308	99,543	98,285
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.1375	$ 0.1100	$ 0.4125	$ 0.3300