CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
NET SALES	$ 787,954	$ 756,619	$ 2,295,628	$ 2,077,131
COST OF SALES	284,979	291,143	851,741	848,191
GROSS PROFIT	502,975	465,476	1,443,887	1,228,940
OPERATING EXPENSES	212,600	174,038	610,277	725,205
GAIN ON SALE OF MONSTER NON-ENERGY				161,470
OPERATING INCOME	290,375	291,438	833,610	665,205
INTEREST and OTHER EXPENSE, net	(1,037)	(3,362)	(651)	(3,144)
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	289,338	288,076	832,959	662,061
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	97,695	113,502	293,221	254,070
NET INCOME	$ 191,643	$ 174,574	$ 539,738	$ 407,991
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 0.85	$ 2.72	$ 2.22
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.99	$ 0.84	$ 2.67	$ 2.17
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS:
Basic (in shares)	190,379	205,051	198,073	184,098
Diluted (in shares)	194,431	208,094	202,093	188,131

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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