Values in US Thousands
  09-2016 09-2015 09-2014 09-2013
Sales $ 2,593,700 $ 2,490,700 $ 3,049,800 $ 2,942,897
Cost of Goods 1,489,000 1,458,600 1,748,100 1,693,210
Gross Profit 1,104,700 1,032,100 1,301,700 1,249,687
Operating Expenses 677,900 637,000 730,600 641,007
Operating Income 426,800 395,700 571,200 608,890
Interest Expense 11,600 7,900 7,200 4,129
Other Income/Expenses 17,200 13,500 10,500 7,322
Pre-tax Income 432,400 401,300 574,500 612,083
Income Taxes 110,100 89,900 170,800 173,835
Net Income from Cont. Operations 322,300 311,400 403,700 438,248
Net Income from Discont. Operations 77,400 100,600 - -
Minority Interest 400 500 - -
Total Net Income $ 399,300 $ 411,500 $ 403,700 $ 438,248
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 3.38 3.13 3.88 4.04
Basic EPS from Discont. Operations 0.81 1.00 - -
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 4.19 4.13 3.88 4.04
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 3.36 3.10 3.83 3.98
Diluted EPS from Discont. Operations 0.80 0.99 - -
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 4.16 4.09 3.83 3.98
EBITDA 506,600 464,200 633,700 671,749