Values in US Thousands
  12-2018 12-2017 12-2016 12-2015
Sales $ 1,321,617 $ 1,275,551 $ 1,248,355 $ 810,933
Cost of Goods 135,514 137,313 148,608 161,388
Gross Profit 1,186,103 1,138,238 1,099,747 649,545
Operating Expenses 774,785 747,509 719,753 330,366
Operating Income 411,832 391,042 380,602 319,567
Interest Expense 128,748 104,423 100,852 96,765
Other Income/Expenses 6,117 -3,292 -613 -21,214
Pre-tax Income 289,201 283,327 279,137 201,588
Income Taxes 59,295 12,118 103,848 96,359
Net Income from Cont. Operations 229,906 271,209 175,289 105,229
Minority Interest - - - 2
Total Net Income $ 229,906 $ 271,209 $ 175,289 $ 105,227
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 2.75 2.99 1.91 1.10
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 2.75 2.99 1.91 1.10
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 2.71 2.94 1.89 1.08
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 2.71 2.94 1.89 1.08
EBITDA 461,882 442,460 433,267 370,780