| Dec 2007 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2004 | |
| Sales | 34.59B | 31.37B | 27.65B | 25.60B |
| Cost of Sales | 25.46B | 23.30B | 20.77B | 19.94B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 9.13B | 8.06B | 6.88B | 5.67B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 4.56B | 4.21B | 3.71B | 3.32B |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 4.56B | 3.86B | 3.18B | 2.35B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 837.00M | 794.00M | 697.00M | 650.00M |
| Interest Income | 81.00M | 94.00M | 0.00 | 130.00M |
| Other Income - Net | -38.00M | -26.00M | 97.00M | 227.00M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | -33.00M | -118.00M |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 3.78B | 3.17B | 2.68B | 2.02B |
| Interest Expense | 456.00M | 374.00M | 356.00M | 331.00M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 3.32B | 2.80B | 2.32B | 1.69B |
| Income Taxes | 877.00M | 720.00M | 742.00M | 399.00M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00M |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 2.44B | 2.08B | 1.58B | 1.28B |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 5.00M | 95.00M | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 2.44B | 2.08B | 1.68B | 1.28B |
| Extraordinary Income/Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Cum. Effect of Acct. Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | -21.00M | 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 | 2.44B | 2.08B | 1.66B | 1.28B |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
2.44B | 2.05B | 1.61B | 1.40B |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 2.44B | 2.08B | 1.58B | 1.28B |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 3.20 | 2.53 | 1.87 | 1.49 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 3.20 | 2.54 | 1.98 | 1.49 |
| 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 | -0.03 | 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 | 3.20 | 2.54 | 1.95 | 1.49 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 3.20 | 2.49 | 1.91 | 1.63 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 3.16 | 2.51 | 1.86 | 1.49 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 3.16 | 2.52 | 1.97 | 1.49 |
| EPS fr Extraord. Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.03 | 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 | 3.16 | 2.52 | 1.94 | 1.49 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
3.16 | 2.47 | 1.90 | 1.63 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.75 |