Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

(15)	Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2014
Net sales	$	834,052	$	885,175	$	884,122	$	946,145
Gross profit		488,936		523,182		524,040		565,741
Income from operations		223,400		246,666		245,658		283,749
Net earnings		147,226		157,361		155,510		185,936

Earnings from continuing operations per common share:
Basic		1.48		1.58		1.55		1.86
Diluted		1.46		1.56		1.54		1.84

2013
Net sales	$	737,135	$	784,010	$	827,810	$	889,173
Gross profit		421,576		445,507		482,625		533,220
Income from operations		185,177		179,746		219,349		258,089
Net earnings		124,914		111,353		136,323		165,703

Earnings from continuing operations per common share:
Basic		1.26		1.12		1.37		1.67
Diluted		1.25		1.11		1.36		1.65

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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