Values in US Thousands
  12-2014 12-2013 12-2012 12-2011
Sales $ 748,709 $ 713,840 $ 658,181 $ 628,198
Cost of Goods 159,211 155,855 144,224 137,061
Gross Profit 589,498 557,985 513,957 491,137
Operating Expenses 250,851 254,104 274,752 285,889
Operating Income 338,858 304,736 239,429 205,309
Interest Expense 68,098 80,235 74,031 105,072
Other Income/Expenses -15,027 -6,413 -3,397 -33,424
Pre-tax Income 255,733 218,088 162,001 66,813
Income Taxes 80,170 71,784 54,377 32,371
Net Income from Cont. Operations 175,563 146,304 107,624 34,442
Minority Interest -794 -599 -684 -
Total Net Income $ 176,357 $ 146,903 $ 108,308 $ 34,442
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 1.67 1.37 0.94 0.35
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 1.67 1.38 0.94 0.35
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 1.65 1.35 0.92 0.35
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 1.65 1.36 0.93 0.35
EBITDA 388,365 358,808 301,183 264,109