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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Service fee revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 2,632,461 | $ 2,635,999 | $ 2,615,269 | $ 2,541,129 | $ 2,470,710 | $ 2,596,288 | $ 2,563,668 | $ 2,506,538 | $ 10,424,858 | $ 10,137,204 | $ 9,973,384
Operating earnings | 239,939 | $ 281,170 | $ 232,065 | $ 295,488 | 174,229 | $ 322,587 | $ 305,589 | $ 317,092 | 1,048,662 | 1,119,497 | 1,300,320
Total assets | 5,804,254 |  |  |  | 5,694,307 |  |  |  | 5,804,254 | 5,694,307 | 5,857,755
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,662 | 222,645 | 206,841
Additions to long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 261,996 | 271,661 | 360,827
Long-lived assets | 1,543,903 |  |  |  | 1,556,353 |  |  |  | 1,543,903 | 1,556,353 | 1,599,793
Geographical Information | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,948,291 | 7,834,361 | 7,866,300
Long-lived assets | 1,097,543 |  |  |  | 1,134,817 |  |  |  | 1,097,543 | 1,134,817 | 1,231,083
Geographical Information | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 761,065 | 739,687 | 897,431
Long-lived assets | 199,660 |  |  |  | 210,931 |  |  |  | 199,660 | 210,931 | 215,202
Geographical Information | Other Foreign Countries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,715,502 | 1,563,156 | 1,209,653
Long-lived assets | 246,700 |  |  |  | 210,605 |  |  |  | 246,700 | 210,605 | 153,508
Segment Balances before intersegment eliminations and consolidations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,833,278 | 10,488,897 | 10,259,696
Operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,192,233 | 1,250,173 | 1,447,045
Total assets | 3,193,819 |  |  |  | 3,055,111 |  |  |  | 3,193,819 | 3,055,111 | 3,015,665
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218,843 | 201,176 | 187,987
Additions to long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 256,713 | 261,119 | 343,915
Intersegment eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (408,420) | (351,693) | (286,312)
Segment other current and noncurrent assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 2,428,074 |  |  |  | 2,464,656 |  |  |  | 2,428,074 | 2,464,656 | 2,624,966
Unallocated in consolidation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (143,571) | (130,676) | (146,725)
Total assets | 182,361 |  |  |  | 174,540 |  |  |  | 182,361 | 174,540 | 217,124
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,819 | 21,469 | 18,854
Additions to long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,283 | 10,542 | 16,912
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,556,251 | 7,522,637 | 7,681,111
United States | Segment Balances before intersegment eliminations and consolidations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,960,075 | 7,870,105 | 7,963,416
Operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,213,138 | 1,274,851 | 1,371,626
Total assets | 2,309,734 |  |  |  | 2,275,009 |  |  |  | 2,309,734 | 2,275,009 | 2,191,045
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 168,862 | 159,334 | 150,654
Additions to long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 187,384 | 153,556 | 302,316
United States | Intersegment eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (403,824) | (347,468) | (282,305)
Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 752,865 | 733,719 | 890,425
Canada | Segment Balances before intersegment eliminations and consolidations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 752,900 | 733,829 | 890,530
Operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (76,538) | (65,362) | 27,368
Total assets | 278,633 |  |  |  | 286,035 |  |  |  | 278,633 | 286,035 | 317,504
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,965 | 18,050 | 17,334
Additions to long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,594 | 12,275 | 20,464
Canada | Intersegment eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (35) | (110) | (105)
Other Businesses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,115,742 | 1,880,848 | 1,401,848
Other Businesses [Member] | Segment Balances before intersegment eliminations and consolidations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,120,303 | 1,884,963 | 1,405,750
Operating earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,633 | 40,684 | 48,051
Total assets | $ 605,452 |  |  |  | $ 494,067 |  |  |  | 605,452 | 494,067 | 507,116
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,016 | 23,792 | 19,999
Additions to long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,735 | 95,288 | 21,135
Other Businesses [Member] | Intersegment eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summarized Information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (4,561) | $ (4,115) | $ (3,902)

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