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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data | Total | Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings [Member] | Treasury Stock [Member] | Comprehensive Income [Member]
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2008 | $ 2,003,934 | $ 919 | $ 815,736 | $ 1,187,467 | $ 21,513 | $ (21,701) | $ 194,655
Beginning Balance - Shares at Dec. 31, 2008 |  | 89,721,000 |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | 239,481 |  |  | 239,481 |  |  | 239,481
Stock option exercises | 10,506 | 4 | 10,502 |  |  |  |
Stock option exercises - shares |  | 421,000 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock sold | 1,693 |  | 1,312 |  |  | 381 |
Treasury stock sold - shares |  | 38,000 |  |  |  |  |
Currency translation adjustments, net of tax | 42,432 |  |  |  | 42,432 |  | 42,432
Stock based compensation | 26,660 |  |  | 26,660 |  |  |
Restricted stock grants | (3,647) | 1 | (3,648) |  |  |  |
Restricted stock grants - shares |  | 87,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stock option tax benefit | 2,032 |  | 2,032 |  |  |  |
Dividends declared | (31,362) |  |  | (31,362) |  |  |
Issuance of common stock | 121,450 | 23 | 121,427 |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock, shares |  | 2,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of senior subordinated convertible notes | 8,311 | 11 | 8,300 |  |  |  |
Conversion of senior subordinated convertible notes, shares |  | 1,051,000 |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2009 | 2,421,490 | 958 | 982,321 | 1,395,586 | 63,945 | (21,320) | 281,913
Ending Balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2009 |  | 93,618,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued for Lumenera contingent consideration | 5,591 |  | 4,740 |  |  | 851 |
Net earnings | 322,580 |  |  | 322,580 |  |  | 322,580
Stock option exercises | 29,047 | 8 | 29,039 |  |  |  |
Stock option exercises - shares |  | 864,000 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock sold | 1,697 |  | 1,405 |  |  | 292 |
Treasury stock sold - shares |  | 29,000 |  |  |  |  |
Currency translation adjustments, net of tax | (19,967) |  |  |  | (19,967) |  | (19,967)
Stock based compensation | 23,980 |  | 23,980 |  |  |  |
Restricted stock grants | (4,545) | 2 | (4,547) |  |  |  |
Restricted stock grants - shares |  | 165,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stock option tax benefit | 7,282 |  | 7,282 |  |  |  |
Dividends declared | (37,317) |  |  | (37,317) |  |  |
Conversion of senior subordinated convertible notes | 1,069 | 3 | 1,066 |  |  |  |
Conversion of senior subordinated convertible notes, shares |  | 326,000 |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2010 | $ 2,750,907 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2010 | 95,088,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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