Selected Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands except per share information)


2011 :	Net sales		Gross profit		Pre-tax earnings		Net earnings		Basic earnings per share¹
First quarter	$	640,583		333,380		128,811		79,547		0.27
Second quarter		701,730		366,233		150,182		94,112		0.32
Third quarter		726,742		377,381		155,319		96,798		0.33
Fourth quarter		697,804		357,178		140,769		87,472		0.30

Total	$	2,766,859		1,434,172		575,081		357,929		1.21


2010 :	Net sales		Gross profit		Pre-tax earnings		Net earnings		Basic earnings per share¹
First quarter	$	520,772		265,913		90,669		56,034		0.19
Second quarter		571,183		297,658		112,125		69,167		0.23
Third quarter		603,750		312,648		120,702		74,994		0.25
Fourth quarter		573,766		298,617		107,144		65,161		0.22

Total	$	2,269,471		1,174,836		430,640		265,356		0.90

¹Note – Amounts may not foot due to rounding difference.

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The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished.

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