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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (unaudited) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings    
Net sales $ 711,066 $ 645,309
Cost of sales 319,873 295,213
Gross profit 391,193 350,096
Selling, general and administrative expenses 220,889 208,096
Income from operations 170,304 142,000
Interest expense 15,483 16,696
Other income/(expense) (490) 711
Earnings before income taxes 154,331 126,015
Income taxes 46,022 37,036
Net earnings $ 108,309 $ 88,979
Earnings per share:    
Basic (in dollars per share) $ 1.12 $ 0.93
Diluted (in dollars per share) $ 1.09 $ 0.91
Weighted average common shares outstanding:    
Basic 97,039,000 95,374,000
Diluted 99,307,000 98,153,000
Dividends declared per common share $ 0.1375 $ 0.1100