| Dec 2007 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2004 | |
| Sales | 49.69B | 47.55B | 42.58B | 36.58B |
| Cost of Sales | 14.67B | 14.74B | 12.28B | 9.13B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 35.03B | 32.80B | 30.30B | 27.45B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 32.70B | 24.42B | 22.52B | 20.92B |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 2.32B | 8.38B | 7.79B | 6.53B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.74B | 1.75B | 1.64B | 1.54B |
| Interest Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 99.00M | 86.00M | 104.00M | 82.00M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 677.00M | 6.72B | 6.25B | 5.07B |
| Interest Expense | 246.00M | 211.00M | 172.00M | 149.00M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 431.00M | 6.51B | 6.08B | 4.92B |
| Income Taxes | 49.00M | 2.31B | 2.20B | 1.59B |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 382.00M | 4.20B | 3.87B | 3.33B |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 382.00M | 4.20B | 3.87B | 3.33B |
| 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 | 382.00M | 4.20B | 3.87B | 3.33B |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
382.00M | 4.20B | 3.87B | 3.33B |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 382.00M | 4.20B | 3.87B | 3.33B |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 0.36 | 3.87 | 3.48 | 2.95 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 0.36 | 3.87 | 3.48 | 2.95 |
| 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 | 0.36 | 3.87 | 3.48 | 2.95 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 0.36 | 3.87 | 3.48 | 2.95 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 0.36 | 3.86 | 3.47 | 2.93 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 0.36 | 3.86 | 3.47 | 2.93 |
| 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 | 0.36 | 3.86 | 3.47 | 2.93 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
0.36 | 3.86 | 3.47 | 2.93 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 1.64 | 1.47 | 1.27 | 1.09 |