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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure | QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) Quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
| First Quarter |  | Second Quarter |  | Third Quarter |  | Fourth Quarter
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 535,701 |  |  | $ | 582,057 |  |  | $ | 604,154 |  |  | $ | 673,535 |
Gross profit | 298,805 |  |  | 322,912 |  |  | 339,529 |  |  | 390,747 |
Net earnings | $ | 63,051 |  |  | $ | 77,557 |  |  | $ | 88,861 |  |  | $ | 123,351 |
Basic earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ | 2.24 |  |  | $ | 2.79 |  |  | $ | 3.23 |  |  | $ | 4.53 |
Weighted average number of common shares | 28,115,220 |  |  | 27,843,905 |  |  | 27,547,734 |  |  | 27,228,026 |
Diluted earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ | 2.19 |  |  | $ | 2.73 |  |  | $ | 3.16 |  |  | $ | 4.44 |
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares | 28,762,935 |  |  | 28,460,336 |  |  | 28,113,287 |  |  | 27,755,045 |
Market price per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High | $ | 331.84 |  |  | $ | 343.44 |  |  | $ | 346.92 |  |  | $ | 345.75 |
Low | $ | 289.09 |  |  | $ | 317.01 |  |  | $ | 277.62 |  |  | $ | 283.27 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 550,621 |  |  | $ | 608,834 |  |  | $ | 629,100 |  |  | $ | 697,428 |
Gross profit | 292,641 |  |  | 328,176 |  |  | 343,551 |  |  | 394,382 |
Net earnings | $ | 58,051 |  |  | $ | 74,022 |  |  | $ | 84,996 |  |  | $ | 121,172 |
Basic earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ | 1.98 |  |  | $ | 2.55 |  |  | $ | 2.96 |  |  | $ | 4.27 |
Weighted average number of common shares | 29,370,232 |  |  | 29,074,695 |  |  | 28,732,152 |  |  | 28,398,579 |
Diluted earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ | 1.93 |  |  | $ | 2.49 |  |  | $ | 2.89 |  |  | $ | 4.17 |
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares | 30,088,245 |  |  | 29,750,815 |  |  | 29,408,614 |  |  | 29,045,269 |
Market price per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High | $ | 255.85 |  |  | $ | 253.18 |  |  | $ | 272.84 |  |  | $ | 305.89 |
Low | $ | 231.19 |  |  | $ | 223.80 |  |  | $ | 249.99 |  |  | $ | 233.85 |

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