Values in US Thousands
  09-2012 09-2011 09-2010 09-2009
Sales $ 2,807,015 $ 2,596,666 $ 2,356,585 $ 2,214,060
Cost of Goods 1,610,679 1,460,777 1,330,943 1,253,555
Gross Profit 1,196,336 1,135,889 1,025,642 960,505
Operating Expenses 602,941 548,215 492,383 486,914
Operating Income 594,074 588,451 534,202 474,146
Interest Expense 3,419 2,599 4,108 4,097
Other Income/Expenses 5,269 2,858 2,831 4,594
Pre-tax Income 595,924 588,710 532,925 474,643
Income Taxes 168,875 180,084 165,444 143,167
Net Income from Cont. Operations 427,049 408,626 367,481 331,476
Net Income from Discont. Operations - -9,693 -7,059 -12,454
Total Net Income $ 427,049 $ 398,933 $ 360,422 $ 319,022
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 3.83 3.50 3.02 2.67
Basic EPS from Discont. Operations - -0.08 -0.06 -0.10
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 3.83 3.42 2.96 2.57
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 3.76 3.44 2.96 2.65
Diluted EPS from Discont. Operations - -0.08 -0.05 -0.10
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 3.76 3.36 2.91 2.55
EBITDA 655,056 641,042 582,495 518,755