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Pro Forma Effect of Businesses Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, as reported |  | $ 1,748,919 | $ 1,831,732 | $ 1,838,070 | $ 1,773,912 | $ 1,684,131 | $ 1,721,024 | $ 1,709,132 | $ 1,625,777 | $ 7,192,633 | $ 6,740,064 | $ 5,062,528
Pro forma revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,406,263 | 7,420,472 | 6,581,393
Net income |  | $ 95,060 | $ 101,346 | $ 119,722 | $ 107,095 | $ 80,469 | $ 91,515 | $ 104,882 | $ 104,653 | 423,223 | 381,519 | 311,623
Pro forma net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 429,228 | $ 402,706 | $ 377,162
Earnings per share, basic | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.39 | $ 1.26 | $ 1.04
Pro forma earnings per share-basic (1) | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.41 | 1.33 | 1.26
Earnings per share, diluted | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.38 | 1.25 | 1.02
Pro forma earnings per share-diluted (1) | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.40 | $ 1.31 | $ 1.24
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,511 | $ 14,806 | $ 10,173
Keystone Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 3,443 | 696,960
Net income of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition, including pro forma purchase accounting adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 637 | $ 40,460
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0
Sator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 126,309
Net income of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition, including pro forma purchase accounting adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 5,712
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0
All 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 213,630 |  |
Net income of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition, including pro forma purchase accounting adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,005 |  |
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.02 |  |
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.02 |  |
All 2015 and 2014 Acquisitions Excluding Keystone Specialty [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 676,965 |
Net income of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition, including pro forma purchase accounting adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,550 |
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.07 |
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.07 |
All 2014 and 2013 Acquisitions Excluding Keystone Specialty and Sator [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 695,596
Net income of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition, including pro forma purchase accounting adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,367
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.06
Effect of purchased businesses for the period prior to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.06
Acquisition-related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,400 | $ 3,700 | $ 6,700
Acquisition-related expenses | Keystone Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900
Acquisition-related expenses | Sator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,600
Acquisition-related expenses | All 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,600 |  |
Acquisition-related expenses | All 2013 Acquisitions Excluding Sator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,200
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[2] | The sum of the individual earnings per share amounts may not equal the total due to rounding.

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