| Aug 2008 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2006 | Aug 2005 | |
| Sales | 6.52B | 6.17B | 5.95B | 5.71B |
| Cost of Sales | 3.09B | 2.94B | 2.87B | 2.78B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 3.44B | 3.23B | 3.08B | 2.93B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 2.14B | 2.01B | 1.93B | 1.82B |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 1.29B | 1.22B | 1.15B | 1.11B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 169.51M | 161.13M | 141.02M | 137.94M |
| Interest Income | 3.78M | 2.82M | 2.25M | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 1.13B | 1.06B | 1.01B | 975.66M |
| Interest Expense | 120.53M | 121.94M | 110.14M | 102.44M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 1.01B | 936.15M | 902.04M | 873.22M |
| Income Taxes | 365.78M | 340.48M | 332.76M | 302.20M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 641.61M | 595.67M | 569.28M | 571.02M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 641.61M | 595.67M | 569.28M | 571.02M |
| Extraordinary Income/Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Cum. Effect of Acct. Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Tax Loss Carryforward | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Gains / Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Net Income | 641.61M | 595.67M | 569.28M | 571.02M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
641.61M | 595.67M | 569.28M | 571.02M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 641.61M | 595.67M | 569.28M | 571.02M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 10.14 | 8.62 | 7.57 | 7.27 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 10.14 | 8.62 | 7.57 | 7.27 |
| Basic EPS from Extraordinary Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Tax Loss Carryf'd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Other Gains (Losses) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS, Total | 10.14 | 8.62 | 7.57 | 7.27 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 10.14 | 8.62 | 7.57 | 7.27 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 10.04 | 8.53 | 7.50 | 7.18 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 10.04 | 8.53 | 7.50 | 7.18 |
| EPS fr Extraord. Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Tax Loss Carfd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Other Gains (L) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS, Total | 10.04 | 8.53 | 7.50 | 7.18 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
10.04 | 8.53 | 7.50 | 7.18 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |