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Quarterly Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Quarterly Data [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block] |
($ in millions, except per share data) | 1st Quarter |  | 2nd Quarter |  | 3rd Quarter |  | 4th Quarter
2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ | 1,535.2 |  |  | $ | 1,628.8 |  |  | $ | 1,685.3 |  |  | $ | 1,806.7 |
Gross profit | 744.0 |  |  | 805.1 |  |  | 839.4 |  |  | 910.0 |
Operating profit | 294.9 |  |  | 348.3 |  |  | 355.9 |  |  | 355.8 |
Net earnings | 199.7 |  |  | 240.1 |  |  | 267.8 |  |  | 336.9 |
Net earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 0.58 |  |  | $ | 0.69 |  |  | $ | 0.77 |  |  | $ | 0.97 |
Diluted | $ | 0.57 |  |  | $ | 0.68 |  |  | $ | 0.76 |  |  | $ | 0.95 |
2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ | 1,474.7 |  |  | $ | 1,555.1 |  |  | $ | 1,567.4 |  |  | $ | 1,627.1 |
Gross profit | 695.2 |  |  | 768.1 |  |  | 772.9 |  |  | 796.6 |
Operating profit | 263.0 |  |  | 322.1 |  |  | 323.2 |  |  | 337.7 |
Net earnings | 182.0 |  |  | 238.9 |  |  | 226.9 |  |  | 224.5 |
Net earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 0.53 |  |  | $ | 0.69 |  |  | $ | 0.66 |  |  | $ | 0.65 |
Diluted | $ | 0.53 |  |  | $ | 0.69 |  |  | $ | 0.65 |  |  | $ | 0.64 |

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