Values in US Thousands
  09-2011 09-2010 09-2009 09-2008
Sales $ 2,596,666 $ 2,356,585 $ 2,214,060 $ 2,069,730
Cost of Goods 1,460,777 1,330,943 1,253,555 1,192,198
Gross Profit 1,135,889 1,025,642 960,505 877,532
Operating Expenses 548,215 492,383 486,914 458,326
Operating Income 588,451 534,202 474,146 419,404
Interest Expense 2,599 4,108 4,097 4,879
Other Income/Expenses 2,858 2,831 4,594 11,498
Pre-tax Income 588,710 532,925 474,643 426,023
Income Taxes 180,084 165,444 143,167 130,767
Net Income from Cont. Operations 408,626 367,481 331,476 295,256
Net Income from Discont. Operations -9,693 -7,059 -12,454 -15,772
Total Net Income $ 398,933 $ 360,422 $ 319,022 $ 279,484
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 3.50 3.02 2.67 2.37
Basic EPS from Discont. Operations -0.08 -0.06 -0.10 -0.13
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 3.42 2.96 2.57 2.24
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 3.44 2.96 2.65 2.31
Diluted EPS from Discont. Operations -0.08 -0.05 -0.10 -0.12
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 3.36 2.91 2.55 2.19
EBITDA 641,042 582,495 518,755 456,113