Values in US Thousands
  12-2018 12-2017 12-2016 12-2015
Sales $ 12,293,500 $ 11,206,420 $ 8,150,843 $ 6,206,307
Cost of Goods 9,810,920 8,702,100 6,192,523 4,678,552
Gross Profit 2,482,579 2,504,318 1,958,320 1,527,755
Operating Expenses 2,131,360 2,090,900 1,568,852 1,208,669
Operating Income 352,137 413,515 389,991 319,638
Interest Expense 23,234 12,670 12,271 13,239
Other Income/Expenses 63,807 -13,746 -4,021 -2,829
Pre-tax Income 392,710 387,099 373,699 303,570
Income Taxes 82,409 96,236 86,681 70,664
Net Income from Cont. Operations 310,301 290,863 287,018 232,906
Minority Interest 681 -8,795 -6,345 -12,497
Total Net Income $ 309,620 $ 299,658 $ 293,363 $ 245,403
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 0.47 0.49 0.50 0.40
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 0.47 0.51 0.51 0.42
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 0.44 0.46 0.46 0.39
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 0.45 0.49 0.49 0.41
EBITDA 481,543 585,226 535,838 409,766