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Geographic Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract] |
Geographic Information | Note 8. Geographic Information Our revenues and long-lived assets relate to the following geographic areas:
Revenues | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
United States | $ | 2,951,673 |  |  | 2,798,124 |  |  | 2,474,805 |
Canada | 227,756 |  |  | 218,570 |  |  | 198,592 |
Other foreign countries | 146,677 |  |  | 116,883 |  |  | 93,462 |
| $ | 3,326,106 |  |  | 3,133,577 |  |  | 2,766,859 |
Long-Lived Assets | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
United States | $ | 632,783 |  |  | 495,609 |  |  | 426,329 |
Canada | 22,572 |  |  | 15,954 |  |  | 11,105 |
Other foreign countries | 11,968 |  |  | 17,613 |  |  | 11,376 |
| $ | 667,323 |  |  | 529,176 |  |  | 448,810 |
The accounting policies of the operations in the various geographic areas are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment, location security deposits, goodwill, and other intangibles. Revenues are attributed to countries based on the location of the store from which the sale occurred. No single customer represents 10% or more of our consolidated net sales.

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