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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Quarterly Net Sales | $ 697,428 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 629,100 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 608,834 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 550,621 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 684,250 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 591,687 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 578,680 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 524,355 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 2,485,983 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 2,378,972 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 2,341,528 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Gross profit | 394,382 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 343,551 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 328,176 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 292,641 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 375,357 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 318,573 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 308,843 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 279,158 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 1,358,750 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 1,281,931 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 1,241,055 us-gaap_GrossProfit
Net earnings | $ 121,172 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 84,996 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 74,022 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 58,051 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 110,162 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 74,326 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 69,062 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 52,544 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 338,241 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 306,094 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 290,847 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Basic earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ 4.27 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 2.96 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 2.55 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 1.98 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 3.72 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 2.49 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 2.29 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 1.73 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 11.71 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 10.22 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | $ 9.37 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Weighted average number of common shares | 28,398,579 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 28,732,152 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 29,074,695 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 29,370,232 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 29,596,949 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 29,818,218 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 30,119,889 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 30,299,569 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 28,890,771 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 29,945,954 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 31,044,532 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Diluted earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ 4.17 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 2.89 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 2.49 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 1.93 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 3.63 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 2.43 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 2.24 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 1.69 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 11.44 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 9.96 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 9.14 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares | 29,045,269 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 29,408,614 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 29,750,815 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 30,088,245 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 30,366,603 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 30,579,954 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 30,849,934 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 31,101,979 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 29,571,308 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 30,728,482 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 31,824,077 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Market price per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Value During The Period Maximum | $ 305.89 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMaximum | $ 272.84 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMaximum | $ 253.18 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMaximum | $ 255.85 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMaximum | $ 253.27 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMaximum | $ 242.56 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMaximum | $ 228.00 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMaximum | $ 221.56 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMaximum |  |  |
Common Stock Value During The Period Mimimum | $ 233.85 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMimimum | $ 249.99 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMimimum | $ 223.80 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMimimum | $ 231.19 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMimimum | $ 233.71 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMimimum | $ 205.55 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMimimum | $ 197.91 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMimimum | $ 196.72 mtd_CommonStockValueDuringPeriodMimimum |  |  |

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