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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure | QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) Quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
| First Quarter |  | Second Quarter |  | Third Quarter |  | Fourth Quarter
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 539,674 |  |  | $ | 608,286 |  |  | $ | 650,598 |  |  | $ | 709,699 |
Gross profit | 299,907 |  |  | 347,576 |  |  | 369,494 |  |  | 418,610 |
Net earnings | $ | 65,674 |  |  | $ | 79,588 |  |  | $ | 101,332 |  |  | $ | 137,776 |
Basic earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ | 2.44 |  |  | $ | 2.99 |  |  | $ | 3.84 |  |  | $ | 5.27 |
Weighted average number of common shares | 26,931,293 |  |  | 26,631,015 |  |  | 26,375,468 |  |  | 26,139,024 |
Diluted earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ | 2.40 |  |  | $ | 2.93 |  |  | $ | 3.77 |  |  | $ | 5.17 |
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares | 27,421,019 |  |  | 27,143,284 |  |  | 26,888,810 |  |  | 26,631,269 |
Market price per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High | $ | 347.09 |  |  | $ | 385.50 |  |  | $ | 419.83 |  |  | $ | 429.91 |
Low | $ | 298.14 |  |  | $ | 347.76 |  |  | $ | 363.19 |  |  | $ | 397.73 |
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 |

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