| Dec 2007 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2004 | |
| Sales | 4.95B | 4.94B | 4.84B | 4.43B |
| Cost of Sales | 3.00B | 2.88B | 2.75B | 2.49B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 1.94B | 2.07B | 2.09B | 1.94B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 895.87M | 860.38M | 912.99M | 847.54M |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 1.05B | 1.21B | 1.18B | 1.09B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 310.92M | 199.91M | 218.03M | 189.66M |
| Interest Income | 2.48M | 1.68M | 0.00 | 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) | 461.31M | 994.24M | 860.91M | 902.18M |
| Interest Expense | 121.07M | 117.74M | 87.98M | 66.53M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 340.24M | 876.50M | 772.93M | 835.64M |
| Income Taxes | 126.09M | 317.44M | 279.68M | 244.76M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 214.15M | 559.06M | 493.24M | 590.88M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 214.15M | 559.06M | 493.24M | 590.88M |
| 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 | 214.15M | 559.06M | 493.24M | 590.88M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
491.02M | 573.64M | 589.78M | 590.88M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 214.15M | 559.06M | 493.24M | 590.88M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 0.96 | 2.44 | 2.07 | 2.38 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 0.96 | 2.44 | 2.07 | 2.38 |
| 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 | 0.96 | 2.44 | 2.07 | 2.38 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 2.20 | 2.50 | 2.48 | 2.38 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 0.93 | 2.34 | 1.99 | 2.30 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 0.93 | 2.34 | 1.99 | 2.30 |
| 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 | 0.93 | 2.34 | 1.99 | 2.30 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
2.13 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 2.30 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 1.14 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.84 |