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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Results

Following is a summary of segment results (in thousands of dollars):

	2017
	United States				Canada				Other businesses				Total
Total net sales	$	7,960,075			$	752,900			$	2,120,303			$	10,833,278
Intersegment net sales	(403,824		)		(35		)		(4,561		)		(408,420		)
Net sales to external customers	7,556,251				752,865				2,115,742				10,424,858
Segment operating earnings	1,213,138				(76,538		)		55,633				1,192,233
Segment assets	2,309,734				278,633				605,452				3,193,819
Depreciation and amortization	168,862				18,965				31,016				218,843
Additions to long-lived assets	$	187,384			$	7,594			$	61,735			$	256,713

	2016
	United States				Canada				Other businesses				Total
Total net sales	$	7,870,105			$	733,829			$	1,884,963			$	10,488,897
Intersegment net sales	(347,468		)		(110		)		(4,115		)		(351,693		)
Net sales to external customers	7,522,637				733,719				1,880,848				10,137,204
Segment operating earnings	1,274,851				(65,362		)		40,684				1,250,173
Segment assets	2,275,009				286,035				494,067				3,055,111
Depreciation and amortization	159,334				18,050				23,792				201,176
Additions to long-lived assets	$	153,556			$	12,275			$	95,288			$	261,119

	2015
	United States				Canada				Other businesses				Total
Total net sales	$	7,963,416			$	890,530			$	1,405,750			$	10,259,696
Intersegment net sales	(282,305		)		(105		)		(3,902		)		(286,312		)
Net sales to external customers	7,681,111				890,425				1,401,848				9,973,384
Segment operating earnings	1,371,626				27,368				48,051				1,447,045
Segment assets	2,191,045				317,504				507,116				3,015,665
Depreciation and amortization	150,654				17,334				19,999				187,987
Additions to long-lived assets	$	302,316			$	20,464			$	21,135			$	343,915

Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated

Following are reconciliations of the segment information with the consolidated totals per the financial statements (in thousands of dollars):

	2017				2016				2015
Operating earnings:
Total operating earnings for reportable segments	$	1,192,233			$	1,250,173			$	1,447,045
Unallocated expenses	(143,571		)		(130,676		)		(146,725		)
Total consolidated operating earnings	$	1,048,662			$	1,119,497			$	1,300,320
Assets:
Assets for reportable segments	$	3,193,819			$	3,055,111			$	3,015,665
Other current and noncurrent assets	2,428,074				2,464,656				2,624,966
Unallocated assets	182,361				174,540				217,124
Total consolidated assets	$	5,804,254			$	5,694,307			$	5,857,755

	2017
	Segment Totals				Unallocated				Consolidated Total
Other significant items:
Depreciation and amortization	$	218,843			$	21,819			$	240,662
Additions to long-lived assets	$	256,713			$	5,283			$	261,996
					Revenues				Long-Lived Assets
Geographic information:
United States					$	7,948,291			$	1,097,543
Canada					761,065				199,660
Other foreign countries					1,715,502				246,700
					$	10,424,858			$	1,543,903

	2016
	Segment Totals				Unallocated				Consolidated Total
Other significant items:
Depreciation and amortization	$	201,176			$	21,469			$	222,645
Additions to long-lived assets	$	261,119			$	10,542			$	271,661
					Revenues				Long-Lived Assets
Geographic information:
United States					$	7,834,361			$	1,134,817
Canada					739,687				210,931
Other foreign countries					1,563,156				210,605
					$	10,137,204			$	1,556,353

	2015
	Segment Totals				Unallocated				Consolidated Total
Other significant items:
Depreciation and amortization	$	187,987			$	18,854			$	206,841
Additions to long-lived assets	$	343,915			$	16,912			$	360,827
					Revenues				Long-Lived Assets
Geographic information:
United States					$	7,866,300			$	1,231,083
Canada					897,431				215,202
Other foreign countries					1,209,653				153,508
					$	9,973,384			$	1,599,793

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