CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
NET SALES	$ 756,619	$ 635,972	$ 2,077,131	$ 1,859,301
COST OF SALES	291,143	294,052	848,191	851,274
GROSS PROFIT	465,476	341,920	1,228,940	1,008,027
OPERATING EXPENSES	174,038	152,013	725,205	453,443
GAIN ON SALE OF MONSTER NON-ENERGY (NOTE 2)			161,470
OPERATING INCOME	291,438	189,907	665,205	554,584
INTEREST INCOME AND OTHER (EXPENSE), net	(3,362)	(1,038)	(3,144)	(707)
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	288,076	188,869	662,061	553,877
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	113,502	67,269	254,070	196,023
NET INCOME	$ 174,574	$ 121,600	$ 407,991	$ 357,854
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	$ 0.73	$ 2.22	$ 2.14
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.84	$ 0.70	$ 2.17	$ 2.06
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS:
Basic (in shares)	205,051	167,346	184,098	167,116
Diluted (in shares)	208,094	174,270	188,131	174,016

Represents the income derived from investments in debt securities and on cash and cash equivalents, the earnings of which reflect the time value of money or transactions in which the payments are for the use or forbearance of money, including the foreign currency transaction gains and losses and the amount of interest.

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