Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

(16)	Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2012
Net sales	$	711,066	$	724,872	$	747,641	$	809,910
Gross profit		391,193		397,608		416,555		466,361
Income from operations		170,304		178,784		183,257		225,242
Net earnings		108,309		114,813		116,708		143,530

Earnings from continuing operations per common share:
Basic		1.12		1.18		1.19		1.46
Diluted		1.09		1.15		1.17		1.44

2011
Net sales	$	645,309	$	699,871	$	712,705	$	739,204
Gross profit		350,096		377,063		382,556		405,849
Income from operations		142,000		163,970		167,215		187,354
Net earnings		88,979		106,311		110,281		121,676

Earnings from continuing operations per common share:
Basic		0.93		1.11		1.15		1.26
Diluted		0.91		1.08		1.12		1.23

The sum of the four quarters may not agree with the total for the year due to rounding.

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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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