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Genuine Parts Company
(NYSE:GPC) 

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Genuine Parts Company distributes automotive replacement parts, and industrial parts and materials. The company distributes automotive replacement parts for imported vehicles, hybrid and electric vehicles, trucks, SUVs, buses, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, farm vehicles, small engines, farm eq...

Founded: 1925
Full Time Employees: 55,000
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Specialty Retail

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      net sales
    6,264,940,000 6,009,415,000 6,260,232,000 6,164,425,000 5,866,069,000 5,770,173,000 5,970,198,000 5,962,567,000 5,783,631,000 5,585,884,000 5,824,602,000 5,915,006,000 5,765,118,000 5,523,650,000 5,675,274,000 5,602,414,000 5,294,635,000 4,803,209,000 4,818,849,000 4,783,738,000 4,464,714,000 4,251,594,000 4,370,086,000 3,823,227,000 4,559,532,000 4,706,189,000 5,015,023,000 4,934,260,000 4,736,833,000 4,603,792,000 4,722,922,000 4,822,065,000 4,586,294,000 4,207,076,000 4,095,906,000 4,100,178,000 3,905,641,000 3,780,065,000 3,941,743,000 3,899,638,000 3,718,267,000 3,681,790,000 3,921,802,000 3,940,401,000 3,736,051,000 3,822,454,000 3,985,909,000 3,908,387,000 3,624,897,000 3,517,801,000 3,685,243,000 3,675,997,000 3,198,802,000 3,118,966,000 3,375,778,000 3,337,836,000 3,181,288,000 3,014,135,000 3,285,560,000 3,184,984,000 2,974,198,000 2,807,728,000 2,950,560,000 2,847,186,000 2,602,115,000 2,471,214,000 2,606,757,000 2,535,045,000 2,444,496,000 2,520,190,000 2,882,115,000 2,873,485,000 2,739,473,000 2,797,556,000 2,769,527,000 2,648,843,000  
      yoy
    6.80% 4.15% 4.86% 3.39% 1.43% 3.30% 2.50% 0.80% 0.32% 1.13% 2.63% 5.58% 8.89% 15.00% 17.77% 17.11% 18.59% 12.97% 10.27% 25.12% -2.08% -9.66% -12.86% -22.52% -3.74% 2.22% 6.18% 2.33% 3.28% 9.43% 15.31% 17.61% 17.43% 11.30% 3.91% 5.14% 5.04% 2.67% 0.51% -1.03% -0.48% -3.68% -1.61% 0.82% 3.07% 8.66% 8.16% 6.32% 13.32% 12.79% 9.17% 10.13% 0.55% 3.48% 2.75% 4.80% 6.96% 7.35% 11.35% 11.86% 14.30% 13.62% 13.19% 12.31% 6.45% -1.94% -9.55% -11.78% -10.77% -9.91% 4.07% 8.48%      
      qoq
    4.25% -4.01% 1.55% 5.09% 1.66% -3.35% 0.13% 3.09% 3.54% -4.10% -1.53% 2.60% 4.37% -2.67% 1.30% 5.81% 10.23% -0.32% 0.73% 7.15% 5.01% -2.71% 14.30% -16.15% -3.12% -6.16% 1.64% 4.17% 2.89% -2.52% -2.06% 5.14% 9.01% 2.71% -0.10% 4.98% 3.32% -4.10% 1.08% 4.88% 0.99% -6.12% -0.47% 5.47% -2.26% -4.10% 1.98% 7.82% 3.04% -4.54% 0.25% 14.92% 2.56% -7.61% 1.14% 4.92% 5.55% -8.26% 3.16% 7.09% 5.93% -4.84% 3.63% 9.42% 5.30% -5.20% 2.83% 3.70% -3.00% -12.56% 0.30% 4.89% -2.08% 1.01% 4.56%   
      cost of goods sold
    3,925,976,000 3,908,191,000 3,918,830,000 3,840,037,000 3,692,385,000 3,699,957,000 3,771,757,000 3,782,264,000 3,708,976,000 3,552,597,000 3,715,361,000 3,780,263,000 3,751,717,000 3,549,959,000 3,695,607,000 3,641,615,000 3,468,688,000 3,109,760,000 3,108,082,000 3,094,633,000 2,923,899,000 2,803,484,000 2,842,020,000 2,532,740,000 3,058,741,000 3,121,095,000 3,390,597,000 3,335,679,000 3,228,665,000 3,061,633,000 3,238,687,000 3,300,479,000 3,150,487,000 2,923,001,000 2,869,016,000 2,860,466,000 2,749,920,000 2,648,982,000 2,743,142,000 2,734,186,000 2,613,796,000 2,586,312,000 2,752,577,000 2,762,071,000 2,623,232,000 2,675,913,000 2,802,487,000 2,729,219,000 2,540,267,000 2,425,660,000 2,584,320,000 2,570,889,000 2,277,054,000 2,208,308,000 2,399,742,000 2,365,550,000 2,262,177,000 2,121,535,000 2,337,028,000 2,268,870,000 2,125,404,000 1,990,600,000 2,097,529,000 2,024,876,000 1,841,640,000 1,703,754,000 1,841,511,000 1,790,190,000 1,712,295,000 1,768,401,000 2,033,110,000 2,021,272,000 1,919,990,000 1,927,068,000 1,899,942,000 1,816,899,000  
      gross profit
    2,338,964,000 2,101,224,000 2,341,402,000 2,324,388,000 2,173,684,000 2,070,216,000 2,198,441,000 2,180,303,000 2,074,655,000 2,033,287,000 2,109,241,000 2,134,743,000 2,013,401,000 1,973,691,000 1,979,667,000 1,960,799,000 1,825,947,000 1,693,449,000 1,710,767,000 1,689,105,000 1,540,815,000 1,448,110,000 1,528,066,000 1,290,487,000 1,500,791,000 1,182,793,750 1,624,426,000 1,598,581,000 1,508,168,000 1,110,407,000 1,484,235,000 1,521,586,000 1,435,807,000 905,580,750 1,226,890,000 1,239,712,000 1,155,721,000 867,131,000 1,198,601,000 1,165,452,000 1,104,471,000 865,093,500 1,169,225,000 1,178,330,000 1,112,819,000 861,805,000 1,183,422,000 1,179,168,000 1,084,630,000 781,944,750 1,100,923,000 1,105,108,000 921,748,000 716,858,250 976,036,000 972,286,000 919,111,000 678,360,000 948,532,000 916,114,000 848,794,000 608,954,000 853,031,000 822,310,000 760,475,000 560,575,500 765,246,000 744,855,000 732,201,000 630,175,250 849,005,000 852,213,000 819,483,000 870,488,000 869,585,000 831,944,000  
      yoy
    7.60% 1.50% 6.50% 6.61% 4.77% 1.82% 4.23% 2.13% 3.04% 3.02% 6.55% 8.87% 10.27% 16.55% 15.72% 16.09% 18.51% 16.94% 11.96% 30.89% 2.67% 22.43% -5.93% -19.27% -0.49% 6.52% 9.45% 5.06% 5.04% 22.62% 20.98% 22.74% 24.23% 4.43% 2.36% 6.37% 4.64% 0.24% 2.51% -1.09% -0.75% 0.38% -1.20% -0.07% 2.60% 10.21% 7.49% 6.70% 17.67% 9.08% 12.80% 13.66% 0.29% 5.68% 2.90% 6.13% 8.28% 11.40% 11.20% 11.41% 11.61% 8.63% 11.47% 10.40% 3.86% -11.04% -9.87% -12.60% -10.65% -27.61% -2.37% 2.44%      
      qoq
    11.31% -10.26% 0.73% 6.93% 5.00% -5.83% 0.83% 5.09% 2.03% -3.60% -1.19% 6.03% 2.01% -0.30% 0.96% 7.39% 7.82% -1.01% 1.28% 9.62% 6.40% -5.23% 18.41% -14.01% 26.89% -27.19% 1.62% 5.99% 35.82% -25.19% -2.45% 5.97% 58.55% -26.19% -1.03% 7.27% 33.28% -27.65% 2.84% 5.52% 27.67% -26.01% -0.77% 5.89% 29.13% -27.18% 0.36% 8.72% 38.71% -28.97% -0.38% 19.89% 28.58% -26.55% 0.39% 5.79% 35.49% -28.48% 3.54% 7.93% 39.39% -28.61% 3.74% 8.13% 35.66% -26.75% 2.74% 1.73% 16.19% -25.77% -0.38% 3.99% -5.86% 0.10% 4.52%   
      gross margin %
    37.33% 34.97% 37.40% 37.71% 37.06% 35.88% 36.82% 36.57% 35.87% 36.40% 36.21% 36.09% 34.92% 35.73% 34.88% 35.00% 34.49% 35.26% 35.50% 35.31% 34.51% 34.06% 34.97% 33.75% 32.92% 25.13% 32.39% 32.40% 31.84% 24.12% 31.43% 31.55% 31.31% 21.53% 29.95% 30.24% 29.59% 22.94% 30.41% 29.89% 29.70% 23.50% 29.81% 29.90% 29.79% 22.55% 29.69% 30.17% 29.92% 22.23% 29.87% 30.06% 28.82% 22.98% 28.91% 29.13% 28.89% 22.51% 28.87% 28.76% 28.54% 21.69% 28.91% 28.88% 29.23% 22.68% 29.36% 29.38% 29.95% 25.01% 29.46% 29.66% 29.91% 31.12% 31.40% 31.41%  
      operating expenses:
                                                                                 
      selling, administrative and other expenses
    1,856,830,000 1,864,241,000 1,805,928,000 1,771,195,000 1,709,679,000 1,698,117,000 1,722,400,000 1,647,456,000 1,574,927,000 1,522,447,000 1,551,799,000 1,581,653,000 1,511,244,000 1,531,883,000 1,458,418,000 1,364,015,000 1,403,979,000 1,279,265,000 1,338,768,000 1,349,309,000 1,195,164,000 1,132,297,000 1,140,156,000 971,589,000 1,232,743,000 921,006,500 1,269,893,000 1,216,913,000 1,197,220,000 850,313,500 1,119,266,000 1,148,217,000 1,133,771,000 679,354,000 940,259,000 903,343,000 873,814,000 630,555,750 869,562,000 829,489,000      621,540,500 850,156,000 832,205,000                              
      depreciation and amortization
    131,028,000 172,095,000 127,475,000 123,018,000 115,435,000 112,130,000 106,036,000 99,202,000 90,610,000 88,581,000 83,860,000 90,873,000 87,215,000 87,997,000 86,563,000 85,890,000 87,369,000 72,594,000 72,121,000 73,960,000 72,296,000 69,758,000 69,097,000 66,733,000 70,443,000 73,235,000 68,922,000 66,154,000 61,977,000 63,739,000 61,082,000 58,451,000 58,363,000 50,051,000 40,276,000 39,232,000 38,132,000 39,240,000 37,682,000 35,911,000 34,654,000 35,911,000 34,278,000 35,603,000 35,884,000 39,690,000 34,983,000 36,783,000 36,856,000 35,885,000 35,220,000 36,853,000 25,999,000 25,054,000 25,609,000 24,735,000 22,985,000 21,998,000 21,465,000 22,928,000 22,545,000 21,910,000 22,093,000 23,186,000 22,143,000 22,917,000 22,562,000 22,411,000 22,521,000 22,229,000 21,768,000 22,017,000 22,684,000 21,994,000 21,318,000 20,702,000  
      provision for doubtful accounts
    7,103,000 16,669,000 6,871,000 7,625,000 5,855,000 10,993,000 7,119,000 5,678,000 6,211,000 3,569,000 8,417,000 8,322,000 5,639,000 6,252,000 6,146,000 2,899,000 4,494,000 3,509,000 4,284,000 5,037,000 4,909,000 125,000 5,633,000 11,300,000 7,300,000 3,281,000 1,693,000 5,962,000 3,969,000 5,841,000 4,939,000 3,666,000 2,701,000                                             
      restructuring and other costs
    57,732,000 86,644,000 66,835,000 45,712,000 54,770,000 59,695,000 41,023,000 29,760,000 83,042,000                                                                     
      total operating expenses
    2,052,693,000 2,139,649,000 2,007,109,000 1,947,550,000 1,885,739,000 1,880,935,000 1,876,578,000 1,782,096,000 1,754,790,000 1,614,597,000 1,644,076,000 1,680,848,000 1,604,098,000 1,626,132,000 1,551,127,000 1,452,804,000 1,495,842,000 1,355,368,000 1,415,173,000 1,428,306,000 1,272,369,000 1,213,190,000 1,225,854,000 1,581,402,000 1,311,925,000 1,520,809,000 1,340,508,000 1,289,029,000 1,263,166,000 1,283,616,000 1,185,287,000 1,210,334,000 1,194,835,000                                             
      non-operating expenses
                                                                                 
      interest expense
    43,953,000 45,737,000 40,342,000 40,211,000 37,216,000 29,398,000 27,818,000 21,921,000 17,690,000 15,323,000 15,827,000 16,455,000 16,864,000 15,569,000 18,220,000 20,248,000 19,850,000 12,023,000 14,958,000 16,107,000 19,062,000 21,495,000 25,788,000 25,465,000 20,969,000 22,047,000 26,485,000 23,296,000 23,883,000 26,256,000 25,084,000 26,476,000 24,109,000                                             
      other
    -3,075,000 3,590,000 2,258,000 -1,930,000 -908,000 -7,110,000 -3,548,000 -9,915,000 -23,006,000 -15,426,000 -15,722,000 -16,649,000 -11,967,000 -5,393,000 -7,616,000 -3,820,000 -15,461,000 -19,848,000 -18,338,000 -24,915,000 -36,475,000 -12,121,000 -21,241,000 -11,944,000 -11,048,000 -12,645,000 -47,100,000 -15,873,000 9,607,000 -22,000,000 -17,871,000 -15,495,000 -12,456,000                                             
      total non-operating expenses
    40,878,000 791,294,000 42,600,000 38,281,000 36,308,000             -7,825,000 -3,380,000 -8,808,000  9,374,000 4,547,000 13,521,000 9,921,000 52,159,000 -20,615,000 7,423,000 33,490,000 4,256,000 7,213,000 10,981,000 11,653,000                                             
      income before income taxes
    245,393,000 -829,719,000 291,693,000 338,557,000 251,637,000 166,993,000 297,593,000 386,201,000 325,181,000 418,793,000 465,060,000 454,089,000 404,406,000 337,383,000 417,936,000 491,567,000 325,716,000 345,906,000 298,974,000 269,607,000 285,859,000 225,546,000 297,665,000 -304,436,000 178,945,000 12,126,000 304,533,000 302,129,000 211,512,000 254,287,000 291,735,000 300,271,000 229,319,000 222,001,000 246,355,000 297,137,000 243,775,000 236,286,000 291,357,000 300,052,000 246,645,000 261,608,000 300,575,000 310,117,000 251,381,000 265,304,000 298,283,000 310,180,000 243,972,000 235,693,000 271,746,000 314,728,000 222,137,000 251,926,000 271,533,000 267,305,000 228,168,000 210,175,000 247,100,000 241,551,000 191,980,000 186,386,000 212,489,000 200,793,000 162,115,000 162,741,000 170,706,000 166,050,000 144,668,000 150,234,000 210,842,000 215,711,000 191,681,000 207,387,000 209,816,000 196,110,000  
      income taxes
    56,858,000 51,611,000 65,522,000 83,677,000 57,245,000 33,937,000 71,011,000 90,657,000 76,287,000 101,918,000 113,862,000 109,595,000 100,449,000 85,407,000 105,578,000 119,038,000 79,878,000 89,907,000 70,389,000 73,111,000 68,149,000 53,914,000 64,747,000 59,065,000 42,410,000 3,208,000 77,046,000 77,699,000 51,262,000 67,588,000 71,508,000 73,299,000 52,743,000 113,818,000 87,913,000 107,165,000 83,615,000 83,766,000 106,031,000 108,683,000 88,620,000 100,335,000 112,559,000 114,744,000 90,371,000 99,745,000 107,767,000 112,453,000 86,488,000 85,226,000 98,000,000 98,371,000 77,748,000 91,701,000 98,590,000 98,687,000 81,913,000 75,218,000 95,268,000 89,739,000 65,465,000 67,736,000 80,704,000 76,326,000 61,506,000 63,574,000 63,067,000 62,440,000 55,509,000 62,450,000 79,825,000 82,638,000 68,138,000 78,807,000 79,695,000 74,557,000  
      net income
    188,535,000 -609,498,000 226,171,000 254,880,000 194,392,000 133,056,000 226,582,000 295,544,000 248,894,000 316,875,000 351,198,000 344,494,000 303,957,000 251,976,000 312,358,000 372,529,000 245,838,000 255,999,000 228,585,000 196,496,000 217,710,000 171,204,000 227,531,000 -564,372,000 136,535,000 8,918,000 227,487,000 224,430,000 160,250,000 186,699,000 220,227,000 226,972,000 176,576,000 108,183,000 158,442,000 189,972,000 160,160,000 152,520,000 185,326,000 191,369,000 158,025,000 161,273,000 188,016,000 195,373,000 161,010,000 165,559,000 190,516,000 197,727,000 157,484,000 150,467,000 173,746,000 216,357,000 144,389,000 160,225,000 172,943,000 168,618,000 146,255,000 134,957,000 151,832,000 151,812,000 126,515,000 118,650,000 131,785,000 124,467,000 100,609,000 99,167,000 107,639,000 103,610,000 89,159,000 87,784,000 131,017,000 133,073,000 123,543,000 128,580,000 130,121,000 121,553,000  
      yoy
    -3.01% -558.08% -0.18% -13.76% -21.90% -58.01% -35.48% -14.21% -18.12% 25.76% 12.43% -7.53% 23.64% -1.57% 36.65% 89.59% 12.92% 49.53% 0.46% -134.82% 59.45% 1819.76% 0.02% -351.47% -14.80% -95.22% 3.30% -1.12% -9.25% 72.58% 39.00% 19.48% 10.25% -29.07% -14.51% -0.73% 1.35% -5.43% -1.43% -2.05% -1.85% -2.59% -1.31% -1.19% 2.24% 10.03% 9.65% -8.61% 9.07% -6.09% 0.46% 28.31% -1.28% 18.72% 13.90% 11.07% 15.60% 13.74% 15.21% 21.97% 25.75% 19.65% 22.43% 20.13% 12.84% 12.97% -17.84% -22.14% -27.83% -31.73% 0.69% 9.48%      
      qoq
    -130.93% -369.49% -11.26% 31.12% 46.10% -41.28% -23.33% 18.74% -21.45% -9.77% 1.95% 13.34% 20.63% -19.33% -16.15% 51.53% -3.97% 11.99% 16.33% -9.74% 27.16% -24.76% -140.32% -513.35% 1431.00% -96.08% 1.36% 40.05% -14.17% -15.22% -2.97% 28.54% 63.22% -31.72% -16.60% 18.61% 5.01% -17.70% -3.16% 21.10% -2.01% -14.22% -3.77% 21.34% -2.75% -13.10% -3.65% 25.55% 4.66% -13.40% -19.69% 49.84% -9.88% -7.35% 2.56% 15.29% 8.37% -11.11% 0.01% 20.00% 6.63% -9.97% 5.88% 23.71% 1.45% -7.87% 3.89% 16.21% 1.57% -33.00% -1.55% 7.71% -3.92% -1.18% 7.05%   
      net income margin %
    3.01% -10.14% 3.61% 4.13% 3.31% 2.31% 3.80% 4.96% 4.30% 5.67% 6.03% 5.82% 5.27% 4.56% 5.50% 6.65% 4.64% 5.33% 4.74% 4.11% 4.88% 4.03% 5.21% -14.76% 2.99% 0.19% 4.54% 4.55% 3.38% 4.06% 4.66% 4.71% 3.85% 2.57% 3.87% 4.63% 4.10% 4.03% 4.70% 4.91% 4.25% 4.38% 4.79% 4.96% 4.31% 4.33% 4.78% 5.06% 4.34% 4.28% 4.71% 5.89% 4.51% 5.14% 5.12% 5.05% 4.60% 4.48% 4.62% 4.77% 4.25% 4.23% 4.47% 4.37% 3.87% 4.01% 4.13% 4.09% 3.65% 3.48% 4.55% 4.63% 4.51% 4.60% 4.70% 4.59%  
      basic earnings per share
    1.37 1.215 1.63 1.83 1.4 1.383 1.63 2.12 1.79 1.778 2.5 2.45 2.16 1.79 2.21 2.63 1.73 1.8 1.6 1.36 1.51 1.19 1.58                                                       
      diluted earnings per share
    1.37 1.213 1.62 1.83 1.4 1.378 1.62 2.11 1.78 1.77 2.49 2.44 2.14 1.78 2.2 2.62 1.72 1.79 1.59 1.36 1.5 1.19 1.57                                                       
      non-operating expense:
                                                                                 
      total non-operating expense
         7,740,000 24,270,000 12,006,000 -5,316,000 1,202,000 105,000 -194,000 4,897,000 7,855,250 10,604,000 16,428,000 4,389,000    -17,413,000                                                         
      dividends declared per common share
         750 1,000 1,000 1,000 712.5 950 950 950 671.25 895 895 895 611.25 815 815 815 592.5 790 790 790 571.875 762.5 762.5 762.5 540 720 720 720 506.25 675 675 675 493.25 657.5 657.5 657.5 461.25 615 615 615 431.25 575 575 575 403.125 537.5 537.5 537.5 371.25 495 495 495 337.5 450 450 450 307.5 410 410 410 300 400 400 400 292.5 390 390 390 365 365 365  
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                 141,468 141,336 141,581 141,916 143,435 142,871 144,211 144,413 144,474 144,273 144,262 145,052,000 145,736,000 145,572,000 146,075,000 145,981,000 146,657,000 146,763,000 146,748,000 146,727,000 147,140,000 146,720,000 147,079,000 148,154,000 149,051,000 148,899,000 149,241,000 149,593,000 151,667,000 151,354,000 152,134,000 152,656,000 153,299,000 153,018,000 153,463,000 153,729,000 154,636,000 154,567,000 155,050,000 154,891,000 155,413,000 155,147,000 155,753,000 155,810,000 156,656,000 156,206,000 157,248,000 157,633,000 158,032,000 157,573,000 158,260,000 158,771,000 159,410,000 159,541,000 159,513,000 159,444,000 162,351,000 161,603,000 163,411,000 164,977,000 168,819,000 170,318,000 170,466,000  
      dilutive effect of stock options and non-vested restricted stock awards
                 35 773 723 926 -10 718 772 887  762  571,000 163,500 617,000 661,000 713,000 143,500 690,000 512,000 595,000 140,250 502,000 571,000 634,000 195,250 828,000 788,000 749,000 211,750 789,000 855,000 918,000    1,067,000 270,500 1,096,000 1,094,000 1,040,000 259,500 988,000  1,139,000 241,250 942,000  1,023,000 31,000 407,000  408,000 29,000 335,000  219,000   716,000 729,000 1,006,000 1,062,000 1,035,000  
      weighted-average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution
                  142,109 142,304 142,842  143,589 144,983 145,300  145,035 144,262 145,623,000  146,189,000 146,736,000 146,694,000  147,453,000 147,260,000 147,322,000  147,222,000 147,650,000 148,788,000  149,727,000 150,029,000 150,342,000  152,143,000 152,989,000 153,574,000  154,098,000 154,532,000 154,796,000   156,144,000 155,931,000  156,135,000 156,772,000 156,949,000           159,766,000          
      restructuring costs
                         11,010,000 10,968,000 25,059,000 1,439,000                                                     
      goodwill impairment charge
                           506,721,000                                                      
      non-operating expenses:
                                                                                 
      net income from continuing operations
                     255,999,000 228,585,000 196,496,000 217,710,000 171,632,000 232,918,000 -363,501,000                                                      
      net loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                 
      continuing operations
                     1.8 1.6 1.36 1.51 1.19 1.61                                                       
      discontinued operations
                          -0.03                                                       
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                 
      net income from discontinued operations
                         -428,000 -5,387,000 -200,871,000                                                      
      basic earnings per share from continuing operations
                           -2.52                                                      
      diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
                           -2.52                                                      
      basic net income per common share
                            940 60 1,560 1,540 1,100 1,280 1,500 1,550 1,200 740 1,080 1,290 1,080 1,030 1,240 1,280 1,060 1,070 1,240 1,280 1,050 1,080 1,250 1,290 1,020 980 1,120 1,400 930 1,030 1,110 1,080 940 870 970 970 800 750 840 790 630 630 670 650 560 560 810 810 750 760 760 710  
      diluted net income per common share
                            940 60 1,560 1,530 1,090 1,270 1,490 1,540 1,200 740 1,080 1,290 1,080 1,030 1,240 1,280 1,050 1,070 1,240 1,280 1,050 1,080 1,240 1,280 1,020 970 1,120 1,390 930 1,030 1,110 1,080 930 860 970 960 800 750 830 780 630 620 670 650 560 560 810 810 750 760 760 710  
      other comprehensive income, net of income taxes:
                                                                                 
      foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes in 2020 and 2019 — 15,560 and 7,710 respectively
                            -182,613,000                                                     
      cash flow hedge adjustments, net of income taxes in 2020 and 2019 — 6,604 and 1,915, respectively
                            -17,856,000                                                     
      pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of income taxes in 2020 and 2019 — 3,017 and 1,788, respectively
                            8,448,000                                                     
      other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
                            -192,021,000   -5,192,000 47,617,000 -27,421,250 -18,927,000 -124,093,000                                              
      comprehensive income
                            -55,486,000 136,190,000 154,086,000 219,238,000 207,867,000 33,898,000 201,300,000 102,879,000 209,910,000 132,525,000 202,897,000 218,852,000 222,912,000 5,009,000 201,981,000 171,723,000 226,124,000 145,241,000 82,931,000 213,554,000 53,539,000 -107,798,000 95,077,000 240,074,000 161,377,000 334,464,000 192,317,000 114,068,000 147,947,000 79,578,000 210,542,000 163,693,000 174,774,000                     
      other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes:
                                                                                 
      foreign currency translation adjustments
                             -22,092,250 -126,350,000 10,864,000 27,117,000                                                 
      cash flow and net investment hedge adjustments, net of income taxes in 2019 — 16,988 and 15,057; 2018 — 278 and 6,213 respectively
                             10,176,000 45,925,000                                                   
      pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of income taxes in 2019 — 2,592 and 6,166; 2018 — 2,560 and 7,850 respectively
                             4,172,250 7,024,000                                                   
      other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes
                             -7,744,000 -73,401,000                                                   
      cash flow and net investment hedge adjustments, net of income taxes in 2019 — 7,726 and 1,931; 2018 — 12,115 and 5,935 respectively
                               -20,889,000                                                  
      pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of income taxes in 2019 — 1,786 and 3,574; 2018 — 2,642 and 5,290 respectively
                               4,833,000                                                  
      cash flow and net investment hedges adjustments, net of income taxes in 2019 and 2018 — 5,795 and 6,180 respectively
                                15,668,000                                                 
      pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of income taxes in 2019 and 2018 — 1,788 and 2,648, respectively
                                4,832,000                                                 
      foreign currency translation adjustment
                                 -85,532,000 -26,591,000 -163,993,000 42,880,000                                             
      net gain on cash flow and net investment hedges, net of income taxes in 2018 — 278 and 6,213, respectively
                                 4,199,250 752,000                                               
      pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of income taxes in 2018 — 2,560 and 7,850; 2017 — 3,589 and 10,728, respectively
                                 5,305,250 6,912,000                                               
      net investment hedge, net of income taxes in 2018 —
                                   32,755,000                                              
      pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of income taxes in 2018 — 2,642 and 5,290; 2017 — 3,568 and 7,139 respectively
                                   7,145,000                                              
      other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                                 
      net investment hedge, net of income taxes of 2018 — 6,180
                                    -16,710,000                                             
      pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of income taxes of 2018 — 2,648; 2017 — 3,571
                                    7,164,000                                             
      other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                    33,334,000                                             
      operating expenses: - sum
                                     708,764,000 980,535,000 942,575,000 911,946,000 657,617,500 907,244,000 865,400,000 857,826,000 649,575,250 868,650,000 868,213,000 861,438,000 648,696,250 885,139,000 868,988,000 840,658,000 579,792,000 829,177,000 790,380,000 699,611,000 525,106,750 704,503,000 704,981,000 690,943,000 508,202,250 701,432,000 674,563,000 656,814,000 465,104,750 640,542,000 621,517,000 598,360,000 440,219,500 594,540,000 578,805,000 587,533,000 475,616,750 638,163,000 636,502,000 627,802,000 663,101,000 659,769,000 635,834,000  
      selling, administrative, and other expenses
                                            823,172,000 784,853,000 834,372,000 832,610,000 825,554,000    803,802,000    673,612,000    667,958,000    634,269,000    576,217,000             
      dilutive effect of stock options and non- vested restricted stock awards
                                                 265,500 1,080,000 1,069,000        1,019,000    995,000    402,000    253,000  172,250 673,000       
      selling, administrative & other expenses
                                                     555,274,000 793,957,000 753,527,000  506,774,500 678,894,000 680,246,000  491,467,750 679,967,000 651,635,000  448,249,250 618,449,000 598,331,000  423,346,000 571,978,000 556,394,000 565,012,000 458,999,500 616,395,000 614,485,000 605,118,000 641,107,000 638,451,000 615,132,000  
      weighted-average common shares outstanding—assuming dilution
                                                      155,663,000                           
      weighted-average common shares outstanding — assuming dilution
                 142,322    144,221    145,115    146,417,000    147,241,000    147,701,000    149,804,000    152,496,000    154,375,000    155,714,000    156,420,000    157,660,000 157,148,000 158,243,000 158,656,000 158,461,000 157,980,000 158,662,000 159,179,000 159,707,000 159,876,000  159,663,000 162,986,000 162,276,000 164,127,000 165,706,000 169,825,000 171,380,000 171,501,000  
                                                                                 
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        assets
                                                                                   
        current assets:
                                                                                   
        cash and cash equivalents
      500,023,000 477,179,000 431,359,000 457,993,000 420,447,000 479,991,000 1,078,118,000 555,277,000 1,049,588,000 1,102,007,000 654,637,000 530,105,000 651,183,000 653,463,000 629,198,000 519,131,000 610,776,000 714,701,000 919,097,000 987,389,000 1,117,988,000 990,166,000 900,123,000 983,759,000 354,469,000 276,992,000 451,275,000 562,551,000 356,925,000 333,547,000 359,105,000 355,141,000 325,973,000 314,899,000 210,082,000 203,145,000 177,917,000 242,879,000 225,177,000 233,627,000 205,135,000 211,631,000 199,294,000 223,840,000 166,495,000 137,730,000 135,537,000 152,863,000 103,472,000 196,893,000 320,870,000 196,770,000 841,894,000 403,095,000 398,118,000 171,577,000 424,424,000 525,054,000 534,801,000 516,728,000 465,882,000 529,968,000 531,731,000 411,872,000 333,537,000 336,803,000 363,133,000 238,589,000 133,281,000 67,777,000 124,428,000 135,844,000 161,519,000 330,052,000 274,560,000 250,082,000 135,973,000 
        trade accounts receivable
      2,533,850,000 2,370,939,000 2,639,775,000 2,600,737,000 2,507,216,000 2,182,856,000 2,380,518,000 2,526,060,000 2,425,043,000 2,223,431,000 2,394,787,000 2,554,171,000 2,420,848,000 2,188,868,000 2,215,032,000 2,235,453,000 2,137,806,000 1,797,955,000 1,888,253,000 1,899,978,000 1,809,637,000 1,556,966,000 1,952,225,000 1,823,357,000 2,705,192,000 2,635,155,000 2,739,971,000 2,836,875,000 2,741,916,000 2,493,636,000 2,655,888,000 2,669,649,000 2,641,151,000 2,421,563,000 2,155,948,000 2,169,970,000 2,084,871,000 1,938,562,000 2,032,548,000 2,031,094,000 1,981,651,000 1,822,419,000 1,963,158,000 2,008,445,000 1,978,233,000 1,872,365,000 1,976,056,000 1,909,268,000 1,828,309,000 1,664,819,000 1,759,517,000 1,759,176,000 1,624,954,000 1,490,028,000 1,606,297,000 1,605,696,000 1,605,469,000 1,461,011,000 1,531,046,000 1,565,889,000 1,490,744,000 1,364,406,000 1,394,870,000 1,353,918,000 1,323,980,000 1,187,075,000 1,250,575,000 1,239,318,000 1,211,337,000 1,224,525,000 1,350,568,000 1,342,635,000 1,303,787,000 1,334,309,000 1,322,973,000 1,296,800,000 1,227,805,000 
        merchandise inventories
      6,127,233,000 6,071,996,000 5,873,796,000 5,774,046,000 5,632,947,000 5,514,427,000 5,527,034,000 5,103,644,000 4,736,108,000 4,676,686,000 4,482,773,000 4,512,874,000 4,579,590,000 4,441,649,000 4,300,709,000 4,296,191,000 4,211,496,000 3,889,919,000 3,748,418,000 3,679,113,000 3,600,658,000 3,506,271,000 3,419,383,000 3,351,751,000 3,698,928,000 3,831,183,000 3,718,307,000 3,750,778,000 3,684,580,000 3,609,389,000 3,536,503,000 3,484,949,000 3,772,919,000 3,771,089,000 3,354,178,000 3,330,189,000 3,287,042,000 3,210,320,000    2,999,966,000    3,043,848,000    2,946,021,000    2,602,560,000    2,261,997,000    2,224,717,000    2,214,076,000    2,316,880,000       2,236,368,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      1,723,404,000 1,644,620,000 1,722,027,000 1,640,974,000 1,653,778,000 1,675,310,000 1,723,832,000 1,611,717,000 1,595,566,000 1,603,728,000 1,497,677,000 1,486,556,000 1,532,810,000 1,532,759,000 1,678,259,000 1,475,493,000 1,467,356,000 1,353,847,000 1,226,416,000 1,155,114,000 1,149,877,000 1,060,360,000 1,103,554,000 1,132,461,000 1,234,461,000 1,195,286,000 1,149,118,000 1,034,466,000 1,102,970,000 1,139,118,000 998,999,000 1,013,630,000 841,569,000 805,342,000 596,400,000 598,112,000 644,232,000 556,670,000 504,600,000 538,748,000 508,841,000 521,300,000 493,306,000 506,070,000 482,676,000 538,582,000 459,682,000 463,087,000 440,344,000 413,758,000 382,980,000 352,645,000 324,679,000 324,448,000 308,839,000 312,510,000 307,255,000 328,534,000 330,157,000 299,079,000 301,845,000 295,796,000 282,287,000 280,159,000 277,257,000 294,874,000 232,450,000 222,399,000 222,253,000 262,238,000 279,932,000 264,804,000 245,891,000 243,296,000 219,688,000 214,116,000  
        total current assets
      10,884,510,000 10,564,734,000 10,666,957,000 10,473,750,000 10,214,388,000 9,852,584,000 10,709,502,000 9,796,698,000 9,806,305,000 9,605,852,000 9,029,874,000 9,083,706,000 9,184,431,000 8,816,739,000 8,823,198,000 8,526,268,000 8,427,434,000 7,756,422,000 7,782,184,000 7,721,594,000 7,678,160,000 7,113,763,000 7,375,285,000 7,291,328,000 7,993,050,000 7,938,616,000 8,058,671,000 8,184,670,000 7,886,391,000 7,575,690,000 7,550,495,000 7,523,369,000 7,581,612,000 7,312,893,000 6,316,608,000 6,301,416,000 6,194,062,000 5,948,431,000 5,908,482,000 5,866,142,000 5,770,268,000 5,555,316,000 5,623,482,000 5,763,520,000 5,634,699,000 5,592,525,000 5,585,377,000 5,512,361,000 5,346,431,000 5,221,491,000 5,295,475,000 5,107,741,000 5,351,604,000 4,820,131,000 4,664,575,000 4,423,375,000 4,601,546,000 4,576,596,000 4,646,313,000 4,633,291,000 4,495,229,000 4,414,887,000 4,391,301,000 4,210,497,000 4,146,231,000 4,032,828,000 4,034,291,000 3,916,015,000 3,819,907,000 3,871,420,000 4,073,143,000 4,062,768,000 4,025,733,000 4,133,375,000 4,040,287,000 3,962,444,000 3,835,127,000 
        goodwill
      3,181,594,000 3,188,815,000 3,127,271,000 3,094,594,000 2,985,719,000 2,897,270,000 3,034,339,000 2,858,668,000 2,736,841,000 2,734,681,000 2,637,150,000 2,627,031,000 2,599,770,000 2,588,113,000 2,460,911,000 2,538,240,000 2,534,521,000 1,915,307,000 1,890,821,000 1,922,544,000 1,885,447,000 1,917,477,000 1,829,946,000 1,771,835,000 2,206,650,000 2,293,519,000 2,278,066,000 2,329,325,000 2,192,143,000 2,128,776,000 2,097,990,000 2,142,822,000 2,202,634,000 2,153,988,000 1,059,637,000 1,030,659,000 985,355,000 956,153,000 950,305,000 903,545,000 877,282,000 840,582,000 815,473,000 845,910,000 818,473,000 839,075,000 869,219,000 870,216,000 848,682,000 789,971,000                            
        other intangible assets
      1,806,123,000 1,855,714,000 1,855,978,000 1,877,578,000 1,840,396,000 1,799,031,000 1,915,832,000 1,818,954,000 1,772,359,000 1,792,913,000 1,754,977,000 1,778,378,000 1,790,120,000 1,812,510,000 1,748,274,000 1,853,222,000 1,935,153,000 1,406,401,000 1,409,886,000 1,461,886,000 1,455,333,000 1,498,257,000 1,449,446,000 1,422,680,000 1,468,948,000 1,568,926,000 1,523,656,000 1,517,842,000 1,449,852,000 1,411,642,000 1,420,480,000 1,356,149,000 1,415,792,000 1,400,392,000 653,932,000 647,089,000 623,111,000 618,510,000 600,130,000 574,753,000 535,703,000 521,213,000 512,958,000 536,856,000 527,863,000 547,515,000 575,137,000 562,646,000 561,130,000 499,385,000                            
        property, plant and equipment
      2,142,689,000 2,172,140,000 2,091,463,000 2,053,449,000 1,986,807,000 1,950,760,000 1,909,522,000 1,787,822,000 1,665,920,000 1,616,785,000 1,513,822,000 1,441,757,000 1,373,541,000 1,326,014,000 1,241,567,000 1,236,859,000 1,239,046,000 1,234,399,000 1,107,374,000 1,175,953,000 1,165,236,000 1,162,043,000 1,141,419,000 1,133,990,000 1,180,205,000 1,214,783,000 1,118,912,000 1,089,763,000 1,044,788,000  937,740,000 918,578,000 931,288,000  760,213,000 740,776,000 737,206,000  688,851,000 685,385,000 648,204,000  628,461,000 640,534,000 646,116,000  662,253,000 661,304,000 664,689,000  648,503,000 642,955,000 581,279,000  560,900,000 567,013,000 500,845,000  479,547,000 486,283,000 479,816,000  478,436,000 469,150,000 477,269,000  485,647,000 487,307,000 412,366,000  412,755,000 422,151,000 419,825,000 458,597,000    
        operating lease assets
      2,069,896,000 2,084,487,000 1,970,911,000 1,939,322,000 1,829,113,000 1,769,720,000 1,665,818,000 1,604,559,000 1,363,075,000 1,268,742,000 1,197,244,000 1,142,140,000 1,121,007,000 1,104,678,000 1,073,858,000 1,067,614,000 1,125,803,000 1,053,689,000 1,040,724,000 1,059,068,000 1,044,127,000 1,038,877,000 1,024,453,000 997,146,000 1,049,538,000 1,075,969,000 1,048,462,000 961,975,000 953,553,000                                                 
        other assets
      891,765,000 929,650,000 982,288,000 992,374,000 960,782,000 1,013,340,000 1,024,165,000 1,002,692,000 992,013,000 949,481,000 888,831,000 868,623,000 838,663,000 847,325,000 1,029,272,000 1,015,984,000 1,011,354,000 985,055,000 700,223,000 692,557,000 663,333,000 644,140,000 587,318,000 570,829,000 491,392,000 498,965,000 455,122,000 528,199,000 522,625,000 510,192,000 627,516,000 600,124,000 588,238,000 568,248,000 581,047,000 565,905,000 497,553,000 475,530,000 491,925,000 491,968,000 504,153,000 460,918,000 486,136,000 486,885,000 467,092,000 451,690,000 558,932,000 555,825,000 468,903,000 401,834,000 462,172,000 459,320,000 639,335,000 643,263,000 483,370,000 455,992,000 453,955,000 272,110,000 227,615,000 218,450,000 209,656,000 199,087,000 184,548,000 173,730,000 172,723,000 147,583,000 132,943,000 124,358,000 117,502,000 114,337,000 185,420,000 186,414,000 195,371,000 172,583,000 177,650,000 170,676,000 170,343,000 
        total assets
      20,976,577,000 20,795,540,000 20,694,868,000 20,431,067,000 19,817,205,000 19,282,705,000 20,259,178,000 18,869,393,000 18,336,513,000 17,968,454,000 17,021,898,000 16,941,635,000 16,907,532,000 16,495,379,000 16,377,080,000 16,238,187,000 16,273,311,000 14,352,102,000 13,974,938,000 14,085,982,000 13,943,543,000 13,440,215,000 13,475,461,000 13,263,962,000 14,451,355,000 14,645,629,000 14,513,190,000 14,639,472,000 14,070,530,000  12,657,119,000 12,566,522,000 12,759,394,000  9,494,234,000 9,412,144,000 9,166,826,000  8,749,372,000 8,634,109,000 8,450,527,000  8,203,128,000 8,413,633,000 8,238,355,000  8,341,457,000 8,251,548,000 7,982,374,000  7,943,903,000 7,660,313,000 7,338,462,000  6,445,882,000 6,184,929,000 6,095,829,000  5,784,718,000 5,717,001,000 5,569,520,000  5,413,770,000 5,219,360,000 5,168,762,000  4,977,241,000 4,854,944,000 4,724,855,000  4,819,258,000 4,797,343,000 4,755,418,000 4,835,094,000 4,725,076,000 4,626,063,000  
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                   
        current liabilities:
                                                                                   
        trade accounts payable
      6,177,867,000 6,051,882,000 6,100,223,000 5,996,943,000 6,011,293,000 5,923,684,000 6,100,534,000 5,931,993,000 5,725,745,000 5,499,536,000 5,486,379,000 5,570,566,000 5,677,134,000 5,456,550,000 5,531,253,000 5,409,587,000 5,214,540,000 4,804,939,000 4,819,084,000 4,729,240,000 4,479,398,000 4,128,084,000 4,030,319,000 3,745,031,000 4,067,400,000 4,106,163,000 4,195,869,000 4,064,547,000 4,058,211,000 3,995,789,000 4,036,006,000 3,831,274,000 3,773,149,000 3,634,859,000 3,275,155,000 3,302,969,000 3,230,985,000 3,081,111,000 3,099,438,000 3,075,769,000 2,961,318,000 2,821,526,000 2,851,022,000 2,743,444,000 2,608,491,000 2,554,759,000 2,549,193,000 2,489,570,000 2,335,327,000 2,269,671,000 2,213,190,000 2,064,878,000 1,800,726,000 1,681,900,000 1,754,253,000 1,599,695,000 1,559,874,000 1,440,762,000 1,587,326,000 1,492,041,000 1,369,542,000 1,374,930,000 1,371,718,000 1,286,681,000 1,185,177,000 1,094,347,000 1,124,276,000 1,063,260,000 964,267,000 1,009,423,000 1,070,513,000 1,064,882,000 1,002,742,000 1,088,201,000 1,028,705,000 971,400,000 910,263,000 
        short-term borrowings
      1,160,797,000 943,540,000 910,752,000 961,451,000 813,936,000                                                                         
        current portion of long-term debt
      356,222,000 353,788,000 101,944,000 101,230,000  541,705,000 810,982,000 853,236,000 845,055,000 355,298,000 354,017,000 417,630,000 290,326,000 252,029,000 1,629,000 14,118,000 120,000,000   48,094,000 160,373,000 160,531,000 206,335,000 489,028,000 908,865,000 624,043,000 622,132,000 1,011,334,000 1,032,382,000 711,147,000 450,493,000 686,415,000 751,614,000 694,989,000 595,000,000 580,000,000 475,000,000 325,000,000 475,000,000 525,000,000 450,000,000 375,000,000 125,000,000 350,000,000 393,697,000 265,466,000 335,394,000 306,358,000 399,756,000 264,658,000 583,896,000 650,102,000 664,742,000 250,000,000     250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000         250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000     
        dividends payable
      147,820,000 143,291,000 143,271,000 143,265,000 142,951,000 134,355,000 139,111,000 139,375,000 139,385,000 132,635,000 133,254,000 133,491,000 133,737,000 126,191,000 126,434,000 126,716,000 126,891,000 115,876,000 116,356,000 117,536,000 117,714,000 114,043,000 113,983,000 113,968,000 114,476,000 110,851,000 110,784,000 111,380,000 111,355,000 105,369,000 105,673,000 105,661,000 105,649,000 99,000,000 98,959,000 99,109,000 99,824,000 97,584,000 97,955,000 97,975,000 98,339,000 92,595,000 92,905,000 93,496,000 93,844,000 88,039,000 87,906,000 88,211,000 88,421,000 82,746,000 82,982,000 83,407,000 83,267,000 76,641,000 76,814,000 77,081,000 77,168,000 70,021,000 70,134,000 70,755,000 70,950,000 64,600,000 64,584,000 64,687,000 65,083,000 63,586,000 63,819,000 63,813,000 63,779,000 62,148,000 63,003,000 63,798,000 64,283,000 61,318,000 62,195,000 62,254,000 57,552,000 
        other current liabilities
      2,113,831,000 2,295,204,000 2,126,911,000 2,010,259,000 1,917,020,000 1,925,636,000 2,072,781,000 1,841,809,000 1,929,301,000 1,839,640,000 1,826,709,000 1,778,107,000 1,816,327,000 1,851,340,000 1,835,803,000 1,743,439,000 1,788,101,000 1,660,768,000 1,601,883,000 1,626,325,000 1,578,866,000 1,491,426,000 1,626,061,000 1,620,703,000 1,490,479,000 1,553,063,000 1,444,028,000 1,310,967,000 1,343,386,000 1,088,428,000 1,045,053,000 1,015,762,000 1,098,916,000 847,129,000 806,887,000 790,789,000 708,754,000 597,513,000 696,544,000 678,975,000 656,132,000 503,268,000 688,498,000 679,613,000 636,850,000  638,808,000 600,076,000 522,552,000  554,850,000 513,695,000 406,204,000  243,868,000 268,691,000 208,061,000  288,388,000 261,099,000 238,483,000  238,439,000 188,511,000 185,260,000  199,419,000 240,807,000 158,445,000  223,634,000 187,653,000 173,433,000 199,529,000 172,903,000 164,653,000  
        total current liabilities
      9,956,537,000 9,787,705,000 9,383,101,000 9,213,148,000 8,885,200,000 8,525,380,000 9,123,408,000 8,766,413,000 8,639,486,000 7,827,109,000 7,800,359,000 7,899,794,000 7,917,524,000 7,686,110,000 7,495,119,000 7,293,860,000 7,249,532,000 6,581,583,000 6,537,323,000 6,521,195,000 6,336,351,000 5,894,084,000 5,976,698,000 5,968,730,000 6,581,220,000 6,394,120,000 6,372,813,000 6,498,228,000 6,545,334,000 5,900,733,000 5,661,189,000 5,656,894,000 5,757,472,000 5,474,025,000 4,802,667,000 4,801,167,000 4,579,833,000 4,244,150,000 4,401,531,000 4,406,170,000 4,211,926,000 3,940,654,000 3,764,068,000 3,867,622,000 3,759,361,000 3,584,115,000 3,635,782,000 3,506,854,000 3,422,738,000 3,183,044,000 3,454,094,000 3,322,947,000 3,023,314,000 2,487,638,000 2,101,617,000 1,978,256,000 1,931,369,000 1,812,073,000 2,240,660,000 2,107,415,000 2,003,636,000 1,971,814,000 1,720,885,000 1,575,373,000 1,514,129,000 1,408,284,000 1,444,511,000 1,412,567,000 1,257,374,000 1,287,103,000 1,625,656,000 1,581,392,000 1,569,452,000 1,368,607,000 1,285,338,000 1,284,311,000 1,198,768,000 
        long-term debt
      3,478,884,000 3,498,423,000 3,745,774,000 3,744,118,000 3,775,858,000 3,742,640,000 3,806,950,000 3,027,491,000 3,029,610,000 3,550,930,000 2,963,448,000 2,986,138,000 3,094,319,000 3,076,794,000 3,231,668,000 3,304,223,000 3,387,851,000 2,409,363,000 2,432,539,000 2,472,980,000 2,458,020,000 2,516,614,000 2,700,616,000 2,727,929,000 2,726,391,000 2,802,056,000 2,795,878,000 2,871,106,000 2,389,244,000 2,432,133,000 2,463,452,000 2,490,552,000 2,564,111,000 2,550,020,000 550,000,000 550,000,000 550,000,000 550,000,000 300,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 250,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      1,717,913,000 1,739,478,000 1,639,972,000 1,614,961,000 1,512,488,000 1,458,391,000 1,372,283,000 1,318,307,000 1,070,462,000 979,938,000 919,470,000 862,549,000 844,174,000 836,019,000 809,495,000 800,672,000 847,342,000 789,175,000 781,750,000 798,079,000 788,907,000 789,294,000 779,468,000 756,346,000 803,565,000 825,567,000 797,166,000 724,682,000 716,677,000                                                 
        pension and other post–retirement benefit liabilities
      219,504,000 219,270,000 222,413,000 222,244,000 220,031,000 218,629,000 224,019,000 222,378,000 219,791,000 219,644,000 198,180,000 197,783,000 198,552,000 197,879,000 262,820,000 263,314,000 263,257,000 265,134,000 254,727,000 255,175,000 254,558,000 265,687,000 248,488,000 249,649,000 249,887,000 249,832,000 202,188,000 208,008,000 222,415,000 235,228,000 200,558,000 200,137,000 200,253,000 229,868,000 260,243,000 272,394,000 287,589,000 341,510,000 202,131,000 217,052,000 231,652,000 284,235,000 248,709,000 261,783,000 275,470,000 329,531,000 135,407,000 137,616,000 137,638,000 140,171,000 481,333,000 494,572,000 505,543,000 572,988,000 476,108,000 485,317,000 487,932,000 493,721,000 212,876,000   258,807,000  296,823,000  300,197,000    502,605,000        
        deferred tax liabilities
      374,234,000 385,948,000 428,340,000 430,497,000 427,593,000 441,705,000 483,262,000 473,125,000 452,455,000 437,674,000 411,350,000 397,801,000 391,526,000 391,163,000 398,797,000 407,763,000 400,980,000 280,778,000 222,467,000 230,463,000 206,630,000 212,910,000 214,738,000 210,003,000 211,160,000 232,902,000 236,064,000 212,308,000 194,178,000 196,843,000 188,467,000 174,564,000 184,383,000 193,308,000 50,106,000 48,256,000 49,328,000 48,326,000 51,472,000 51,708,000 50,736,000 50,684,000 62,419,000 68,428,000 67,672,000 72,479,000 79,690,000 85,584,000 87,726,000 83,316,000 90,584,000                           
        other long-term liabilities
      737,288,000 724,353,000 470,141,000 487,181,000 531,472,000 544,109,000 539,102,000 505,556,000 507,533,000 536,174,000 527,816,000 511,776,000 521,801,000 502,967,000 500,989,000 514,792,000 516,473,000 522,779,000 549,574,000 562,945,000 562,968,000 543,623,000 520,680,000 480,417,000 456,101,000 445,652,000 444,344,000 437,165,000 429,850,000 446,112,000 480,374,000 482,048,000 491,794,000 501,004,000 441,090,000 438,984,000 467,732,000 468,058,000 458,944,000 458,950,000 462,501,000 459,956,000 456,908,000 460,302,000 444,810,000 447,749,000 482,430,000 484,000,000 423,063,000 414,998,000 514,717,000 506,655,000 485,162,000 488,256,000 301,988,000 289,534,000 282,534,000 280,978,000 189,791,000 184,362,000 184,584,000 181,709,000 175,777,000 173,957,000 169,500,000 166,836,000 128,729,000 121,168,000 110,207,000 103,264,000 206,058,000 201,412,000 200,830,000 191,750,000 179,056,000 171,754,000 187,509,000 
        equity:
                                                                                   
        preferred stock, par value – 1 per share; authorized – 10,000,000 shares; none issued
                                                                                   
        common stock
      137,625,000 137,618,000 139,111,000 139,092,000 138,789,000 138,780,000 139,078,000 139,346,000 139,335,000 139,567,000 140,235,000 140,468,000 140,545,000 140,941,000 140,962,000 141,281,000 141,628,000 142,181,000 142,503,000 143,302,000 144,458,000 144,354,000 144,290,000 144,264,000 144,249,000 145,378,000 145,293,000 146,078,000 146,064,000 145,937,000 146,759,000   146,653,000    148,410,000    150,081,000    153,113,000    153,773,000  154,859,000 154,966,000 154,841,000  155,101,000 155,910,000 155,651,000   157,543,000 157,636,000  157,613,000 158,792,000 158,918,000    159,443,000   163,818,000  169,930,000 170,378,000 170,531,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      240,228,000 228,370,000 217,068,000 205,146,000 204,595,000 196,532,000 193,491,000 180,527,000 179,349,000 173,025,000 163,602,000 153,748,000 147,690,000 140,324,000 132,240,000 123,388,000 126,064,000 119,975,000 118,223,000 111,972,000 117,867,000 117,165,000 113,249,000 107,819,000 103,878,000 98,777,000 90,560,000 83,949,000 77,424,000 78,380,000 77,558,000 72,211,000 68,127,000 68,126,000 66,152,000 61,609,000 57,664,000 56,605,000 55,001,000 50,095,000 45,044,000 41,353,000 39,206,000 34,309,000 29,579,000 26,414,000 26,365,000 21,817,000 17,278,000 14,935,000                 8,681,000 6,675,000          
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -513,465,000 -511,766,000 -1,079,342,000 -1,068,219,000 -1,208,730,000 -1,261,743,000 -942,852,000 -1,035,739,000 -1,053,904,000 -976,872,000 -1,087,262,000 -1,011,857,000 -1,006,801,000 -1,032,542,000 -1,074,316,000 -953,228,000 -804,877,000 -857,739,000 -1,073,086,000 -1,003,554,000 -1,023,760,000 -1,036,502,000 -1,166,572,000 -1,212,372,000 -1,333,329,000 -1,141,308,000 -1,268,580,000 -1,195,179,000 -1,189,987,000 -1,115,078,000 -962,277,000 -943,351,000 -819,258,000 -852,592,000 -876,934,000 -921,389,000 -950,269,000 -1,013,021,000 -865,510,000 -882,165,000 -862,519,000 -930,618,000 -914,586,000 -809,501,000 -827,682,000 -720,211,000 -446,854,000 -351,415,000 -393,762,000 -397,655,000 -581,652,000 -600,223,000 -497,934,000 -501,492,000 -420,845,000 -458,444,000 -453,519,000 -482,038,000 -325,392,000 -258,480,000 -270,029,000 -298,352,000 -268,502,000 -308,540,000 -283,579,000 -309,897,000 -313,788,000 -366,973,000 -491,917,000     -150,022,000 -190,496,000 -233,812,000  
        retained earnings
      4,611,029,000 4,568,769,000 5,509,794,000 5,426,894,000 5,315,279,000 5,263,838,000 5,306,755,000 5,256,514,000 5,137,597,000 5,065,327,000 4,969,538,000 4,788,852,000 4,644,770,000 4,541,640,000 4,465,565,000 4,329,115,000 4,132,925,000 4,086,325,000 3,995,537,000 3,982,159,000 4,085,998,000 3,979,779,000 3,923,113,000 3,809,564,000 4,487,904,000 4,571,860,000 4,674,918,000 4,630,480,000 4,517,430,000 4,341,212,000 4,349,014,000 4,236,359,000 4,114,472,000 4,049,965,000 4,042,404,000 4,001,073,000 3,964,184,000 4,001,734,000 3,983,984,000 3,920,775,000 3,899,582,000 3,885,751,000 3,883,403,000 3,867,298,000 3,825,716,000 3,841,932,000 3,764,807,000 3,703,462,000 3,624,642,000 3,578,021,000 3,570,356,000 3,521,735,000 3,407,317,000 3,344,538,000 3,321,517,000 3,225,152,000 3,182,118,000 3,109,622,000 3,051,467,000 3,023,737,000 2,982,748,000 2,934,535,000 2,880,155,000 2,815,427,000 2,802,369,000 2,772,309,000 2,752,450,000 2,708,629,000 2,671,224,000 2,643,451,000 2,659,321,000 2,663,606,000 2,644,116,000 2,692,085,000 2,718,095,000 2,671,817,000 2,621,994,000 
        total parent equity
      4,475,417,000 4,422,991,000 4,786,631,000 4,702,913,000 4,449,933,000 4,337,407,000 4,696,472,000 4,540,648,000 4,402,377,000 4,401,047,000 4,186,113,000 4,071,211,000 3,926,204,000 3,790,363,000 3,664,451,000 3,640,556,000 3,595,740,000 3,490,742,000 3,183,177,000 3,233,879,000 3,324,563,000 3,204,796,000 3,014,080,000 2,849,275,000 3,402,702,000 3,674,707,000 3,642,191,000 3,665,328,000 3,550,931,000 3,450,451,000 3,611,054,000 3,511,972,000 3,510,079,000 3,412,152,000 3,378,235,000 3,288,124,000 3,218,973,000 3,193,728,000 3,322,212,000 3,237,619,000 3,231,730,000 3,146,567,000 3,158,786,000 3,243,815,000 3,179,938,000 3,301,248,000 3,497,175,000 3,527,170,000 3,401,762,000 3,349,074,000 3,143,061,000 3,076,371,000 3,064,349,000 2,997,887,000 3,055,803,000 2,921,809,000 2,884,509,000 2,783,235,000 2,881,728,000 2,922,024,000 2,870,262,000 2,793,819,000 2,769,188,000 2,664,500,000 2,677,582,000 2,621,330,000 2,606,895,000 2,507,862,000 2,338,753,000         
        noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
      16,800,000 17,372,000 18,496,000 16,005,000 14,630,000 14,444,000 13,682,000 15,475,000 14,799,000 15,938,000 15,162,000 14,583,000 13,432,000 14,084,000 13,741,000 13,007,000 12,136,000 12,548,000 13,381,000 11,266,000 11,546,000 13,207,000 20,693,000 21,613,000 20,329,000 20,793,000 22,546,000 22,647,000 21,901,000 21,540,000 52,025,000 50,355,000 51,302,000 52,004,000 11,893,000 13,219,000 13,371,000 13,628,000 13,082,000 12,610,000 11,982,000 12,675,000 12,238,000 11,683,000 11,104,000 11,116,000 10,973,000 10,324,000 9,447,000 9,694,000 10,114,000 9,768,000 10,094,000 10,292,000 10,366,000 10,013,000 9,485,000 9,584,000 9,663,000 9,272,000 8,606,000 8,895,000 8,594,000 8,707,000 7,984,000 8,042,000 7,447,000 7,822,000 69,677,000         
        total equity
      4,492,217,000 4,440,363,000 4,805,127,000 4,718,918,000 4,464,563,000 4,351,851,000 4,710,154,000 4,556,123,000 4,417,176,000 4,416,985,000 4,201,275,000 4,085,794,000 3,939,636,000 3,804,447,000 3,678,192,000 3,653,563,000 3,607,876,000 3,503,290,000 3,196,558,000 3,245,145,000 3,336,109,000 3,218,003,000 3,034,773,000 2,870,888,000 3,423,031,000 3,695,500,000 3,664,737,000 3,687,975,000 3,572,832,000 3,471,991,000 3,663,079,000 3,562,327,000 3,561,381,000 3,464,156,000 3,390,128,000 3,301,343,000 3,232,344,000 3,207,356,000 3,335,294,000 3,250,229,000 3,243,712,000 3,159,242,000 3,171,024,000 3,255,498,000 3,191,042,000 3,312,364,000 3,508,148,000 3,537,494,000 3,411,209,000 3,358,768,000 3,153,175,000 3,086,139,000 3,074,443,000 3,008,179,000 3,066,169,000 2,931,822,000 2,893,994,000 2,792,819,000 2,891,391,000 2,931,296,000 2,878,868,000 2,802,714,000 2,777,782,000 2,673,207,000 2,685,566,000 2,629,372,000 2,614,342,000 2,515,684,000 2,408,430,000         
        total liabilities and equity
      20,976,577,000 20,795,540,000 20,694,868,000 20,431,067,000 19,817,205,000 19,282,705,000 20,259,178,000 18,869,393,000 18,336,513,000 17,968,454,000 17,021,898,000 16,941,635,000 16,907,532,000 16,495,379,000 16,377,080,000 16,238,187,000 16,273,311,000 14,352,102,000 13,974,938,000 14,085,982,000 13,943,543,000 13,440,215,000 13,475,461,000 13,263,962,000 14,451,355,000 14,645,629,000 14,513,190,000 14,639,472,000 14,070,530,000  12,657,119,000 12,566,522,000 12,759,394,000  9,494,234,000 9,412,144,000 9,166,826,000  8,749,372,000 8,634,109,000 8,450,527,000  8,203,128,000 8,413,633,000 8,238,355,000  8,341,457,000 8,251,548,000 7,982,374,000  7,943,903,000 7,660,313,000 7,338,462,000  6,445,882,000 6,184,929,000 6,095,829,000  5,784,718,000 5,717,001,000 5,569,520,000  5,413,770,000 5,219,360,000 5,168,762,000  4,977,241,000 4,854,944,000 4,724,855,000         
        preferred stock, par value 1 per share — authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued
                                                                                   
        deferred tax assets
                       829,000 43,726,000 52,380,000 51,907,000 65,658,000 67,594,000 76,154,000 61,572,000 54,851,000 30,301,000 27,698,000 21,178,000 29,509,000 22,898,000 25,480,000 39,830,000 40,158,000 122,797,000 126,299,000 129,539,000 132,652,000 109,679,000 112,316,000 114,917,000 118,525,000 136,618,000 139,928,000 144,112,000 145,331,000 90,539,000 89,196,000 92,539,000 97,555,000 257,571,000 179,850,000 273,488,000  232,845,000 240,261,000 246,590,000  153,319,000 151,042,000 155,543,000  152,248,000 164,657,000 167,632,000  152,787,000           
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                   
        noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                   
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                   
        noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                   
        property, plant, and equipment
                                   1,027,231,000                                                
        income taxes payable
                                    23,964,000 17,782,000 28,144,000  26,666,000 28,300,000 65,270,000  32,594,000 28,451,000 46,137,000  6,643,000 1,069,000 26,479,000  24,481,000 22,639,000 76,682,000 9,237,000 19,176,000 10,865,000 68,375,000 4,354,000 26,682,000 32,789,000 86,266,000 35,267,000 44,812,000 33,520,000 74,661,000 23,145,000 46,144,000 35,494,000 78,609,000 42,988,000 56,997,000 44,687,000 70,883,000 24,685,000 18,506,000 15,059,000 78,994,000 19,559,000 21,535,000 86,004,000 37,899,000 
        preferred stock, par value – 1 per share
                                                                                   
        authorized – 10,000,000 shares; none issued
                                                                                   
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 2018 – 146,752,732 shares; 2017 – 146,652,615 shares
                                     146,753,000                                              
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 2018 – 146,737,803 shares; 2017 – 146,652,615 shares
                                      146,738,000                                             
        property, plant, and equipment:
                                                                                   
        land
                                       104,049,000    92,046,000    85,450,000    87,651,000    87,658,000    88,710,000    74,332,000    72,636,000    69,829,000    51,835,000       50,726,000 
        buildings, less accumulated depreciation
                                       371,612,000    314,268,000    267,446,000    281,824,000    281,408,000                            
        machinery and equipment, less accumulated depreciation
                                       461,041,000    321,810,000    295,321,000    300,627,000    300,995,000                            
        net property, plant, and equipment
                                       936,702,000    728,124,000    648,217,000    670,102,000    670,061,000    566,365,000    500,204,000    484,130,000    485,024,000    423,265,000       429,260,000 
        accrued compensation
                                       198,048,000    142,942,000    148,265,000    165,291,000    145,052,000    115,348,000    149,102,000    143,480,000    106,432,000    106,731,000       95,770,000 
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 2017 – 146,613,496 shares; 2016 – 148,410,422 shares
                                        146,613,000                                           
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 2017 – 146,830,997 shares; 2016 – 148,410,422 shares
                                         146,831,000                                          
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 2017 – 147,394,019 shares; 2016 – 148,410,422 shares
                                          147,394,000                                         
        merchandise inventories, net – at lower of cost or market
                                            3,146,157,000 3,062,673,000 3,074,641,000  2,967,724,000 3,025,165,000 3,007,295,000  3,014,102,000 2,987,143,000 2,974,306,000   2,799,150,000 2,560,077,000  2,351,321,000 2,333,592,000 2,264,398,000                     
        authorized – 10,000,000 shares – none issued
                                                                                   
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares - issued and outstanding – 2016 – 148,737,241 shares; 2015 – 150,081,474 shares
                                            148,737,000                                       
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares - issued and outstanding – 2016 – 148,913,877 shares; 2015 – 150,081,474 shares
                                             148,914,000                                      
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares – issued and outstanding – 2016 – 149,623,104 shares; 2015 – 150,081,474 shares
                                              149,623,000                                     
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares - issued and outstanding – 2015 – 150,763,224; 2014 – 153,113,042
                                                150,763,000                                   
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares - issued – 2015 – 151,709,459; 2014 – 153,113,042
                                                 151,709,000                                  
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares issued – 2015 – 152,325,073; 2014 – 153,113,042
                                                  152,325,000                                 
        other accrued expenses
                                                   510,560,000    411,680,000    359,395,000    116,921,000    115,659,000    100,931,000    84,116,000       97,284,000 
        preferred stock, par value - 1 per share
                                                                                   
        authorized – 450,000,000 shares
                                                                                   
        issued – 2014 – 152,856,646; 2013 – 153,773,098
                                                    152,857,000                               
        issued – 2014 – 153,305,602; 2013 – 153,773,098
                                                     153,306,000                              
        issued – 2014 – 153,604,136; 2013 – 153,773,098
                                                      153,604,000                             
        current assets
                                                                                   
        merchandise inventories, net—at lower of cost or market
                                                        2,832,108,000                           
        goodwill and other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
                                                        1,280,182,000 1,270,447,000 492,756,000 497,839,000 504,192,000 498,288,000 292,893,000 279,775,000 277,924,000 227,935,000 229,276,000 209,548,000    171,532,000    158,825,000        
        current liabilities
                                                                                   
        equity
                                                                                   
        preferred stock, par value—1 per share
                                                                                   
        authorized—10,000,000 shares – none issued
                                                                                   
        authorized—450,000,000 shares
                                                                                   
        issued—2013 – 154,357,198; 2012 – 154,841,438
                                                        154,357,000                           
        preferred stock, par value – 1 per share authorized – 10,000,000 shares – none issued
                                                                                   
        preferred stock, par value—1 per share authorized – 10,000,000 shares – none issued
                                                                                   
        deferred tax asset
                                                           279,463,000    250,906,000    157,392,000    167,722,000  160,581,000 216,653,000 218,503,000        
        buildings, less allowance for depreciation
                                                           266,694,000    217,240,000    218,967,000    212,859,000    151,959,000       162,679,000 
        machinery and equipment, less allowance for depreciation
                                                           210,961,000    208,632,000    192,527,000    202,336,000    219,471,000       215,855,000 
        issued – 2012 – 155,130,605; 2011 – 155,651,116
                                                            155,131,000                       
        merchandise inventories, net — at lower of cost or market
                                                                2,250,309,000 2,251,595,000 2,236,758,000  2,182,413,000 2,164,548,000 2,211,457,000  2,188,133,000           
        preferred stock, par value — 1 per share
                                                                                   
        authorized — 10,000,000 shares — none issued
                                                                                   
        authorized — 450,000,000 shares
                                                                                   
        issued — 2011 — 155,653,410; 2010 — 157,636,261
                                                                155,653,000                   
        pension and other post—retirement benefit liabilities
                                                                 243,928,000 252,432,000  239,326,000               
        issued — 2011 — 156,766,944; 2010 — 157,636,261
                                                                 156,767,000                  
        preferred stock, par value — 1 per share authorized — 10,000,000 shares — none issued
                                                                                   
        goodwill and intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
                                                                    207,237,000 201,326,000 204,907,000  171,573,000 166,683,000 158,427,000  147,940,000 126,010,000 114,489,000 70,539,000 61,960,000 62,136,000 62,254,000 
        issued — 2010 — 157,534,735; 2009 — 158,917,846
                                                                    157,535,000               
        retirement and other post—retirement benefit liabilities
                                                                      299,567,000             
        retirement and other post-retirement benefit liabilities
                                                                        289,659,000  448,844,000         
        issued — 2009 — 159,552,155; 2008 — 159,442,508
                                                                        159,552,000           
        merchandise inventories, net – at lower of cost (substantially last-in, first-out method) or market
                                                                         2,215,709,000          
        retirement and other post–retirement benefit liabilities
                                                                         305,525,000          
        issued – 2009 – 159,530,937; 2008 – 159,442,508
                                                                         159,531,000          
        merchandise inventories, net — at lower of cost (substantially last-in, first-out method) or market
                                                                          2,253,036,000  2,318,215,000 2,319,485,000 2,314,536,000 2,225,718,000 2,223,066,000 2,201,446,000  
        issued — 2009 — 159,446,330; 2008 — 159,442,508
                                                                          159,446,000         
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                   
        minority interests in subsidiaries
                                                                           69,046,000 68,439,000 67,298,000 65,462,000 64,774,000 63,153,000 61,615,000 60,716,000 
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                   
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                           -478,562,000 -150,773,000 -128,842,000 -138,260,000    -242,534,000 
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                           2,324,332,000 2,669,105,000 2,697,241,000 2,669,674,000 2,709,963,000 2,697,529,000 2,608,383,000 2,549,991,000 
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                   
        stated capital:
                                                                                   
        issued — 2008 — 160,556,738; 2007 — 166,065,250
                                                                            160,557,000       
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                            4,819,258,000 4,797,343,000 4,755,418,000 4,835,094,000 4,725,076,000 4,626,063,000  
        issued — 2008 — 162,477,418; 2007 — 166,065,250
                                                                             162,477,000      
        preferred stock, par value — 1 per share authorized - 10,000,000 shares — none issued
                                                                                   
        issued — 2007 — 167,900,289; 2006 — 170,530,874
                                                                               167,900,000    
        total property, plant and equipment, less allowance for depreciation
                                                                                445,179,000 430,807,000  
        prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                                  234,981,000 
        other borrowings
                                                                                   
        deferred income taxes
                                                                                   
        preferred stock, par value 1 per share – authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued
                                                                                   
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 
                                                                                
          operating activities:
                                                                                
          net income
        188,535,000 -609,498,000 226,171,000 254,880,000 194,392,000 133,056,000 226,582,000 295,544,000 248,894,000 316,875,000 351,198,000 344,494,000 303,957,000 251,976,000 312,358,000 372,529,000 245,838,000 255,999,000 228,585,000 196,496,000 217,710,000 171,204,000 227,531,000 -564,372,000 136,535,000 8,918,000 227,487,000 224,430,000 160,250,000 186,699,000 220,227,000 226,972,000 176,576,000 108,183,000 158,442,000 189,972,000 160,160,000 152,520,000 185,326,000 191,369,000 158,025,000 161,273,000 188,016,000 195,373,000 161,010,000 165,559,000 190,516,000 197,727,000 157,484,000 150,467,000 173,746,000 216,357,000 144,389,000 160,225,000 172,943,000 168,618,000 146,255,000 134,957,000 278,327,000 126,515,000 118,650,000 225,076,000 100,609,000 99,167,000 192,769,000 89,159,000 87,784,000 131,017,000 133,073,000 123,543,000 251,674,000 121,553,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                
          depreciation and amortization
        131,028,000 172,095,000 127,475,000 123,018,000 115,435,000 112,130,000 106,036,000 99,202,000 90,610,000 88,581,000 83,860,000 90,873,000 87,215,000 87,997,000 86,563,000 85,890,000 87,369,000 72,594,000 72,121,000 73,960,000 72,296,000 69,758,000 69,097,000 63,544,000 70,443,000 73,235,000 68,922,000 66,154,000 61,977,000 63,739,000 61,082,000 58,451,000 58,363,000 50,051,000 40,276,000 39,232,000 38,132,000 39,240,000 37,682,000 35,911,000 34,654,000 35,911,000 34,277,000 35,603,000 35,884,000 39,690,000 34,983,000 36,784,000 36,856,000 35,885,000 35,220,000 36,853,000 25,999,000 25,054,000 25,609,000 24,735,000 22,985,000 21,998,000 45,473,000 22,545,000 21,910,000 45,329,000 22,143,000 22,917,000 44,932,000 22,521,000 22,229,000 21,768,000 22,017,000 22,684,000 42,020,000 20,702,000 
          share-based compensation
        12,168,000 11,664,000 13,003,000 15,606,000 8,574,000 3,413,000 10,710,000 18,006,000 8,564,000 9,886,000 10,395,000 28,299,000 8,646,000 10,285,000 9,891,000 10,711,000 7,171,000 4,756,000 6,320,000 8,286,000 6,235,000 6,347,000 6,420,000 4,405,000 5,449,000 12,230,000 6,739,000 7,071,000 6,010,000 5,299,000 6,382,000 5,349,000 3,686,000 3,980,000 4,826,000 5,369,000 2,717,000 4,357,000 5,360,000 5,753,000 4,249,000 4,135,000 4,936,000 5,330,000 3,316,000 3,598,000 4,786,000 4,782,000 3,073,000 3,716,000 3,477,000 2,978,000 2,477,000 2,649,000 2,999,000 3,350,000 1,749,000 1,712,000 4,023,000 512,000 2,342,000 3,133,000 1,091,000  4,739,000 2,370,000  3,459,000 4,959,000 1,600,000 7,200,000 2,650,000 
          excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
        -46,000    -182,000  -68,000 -4,772,000 -3,461,000  -339,000 -5,847,000 -584,000  -731,000 -2,423,000 -714,000    -1,764,000  213,000 383,000 -221,000 -866,000 -68,000 -174,000 -3,812,000 -1,153,000 -480,000 -82,000 -2,517,000 -630,000 -259,000 -699,000 -1,546,000 -1,546,000 -2,935,000 -2,396,000 -5,144,000 -1,643,000 -81,000 -1,566,000 -3,734,000 -10,497,000 -1,321,000 -1,842,000 -4,106,000 -885,000 -2,610,000 -5,570,000 -3,840,000 -1,779,000 -2,065,000 -1,839,000 -5,335,000  -1,802,000 -529,000  1,085,000  -621,000   -273,000 -26,000 -70,000 -217,000 -3,784,000 -2,300,000 
          other operating activities, including changes in operating assets and liabilities
        -267,769,000  -24,228,000 -190,817,000 -359,046,000  141,050,000 -114,371,000 -26,301,000                                                                
          net cash from operating activities
        63,916,000 380,073,000 341,574,000 209,942,000 -40,827,000 155,026,000 484,310,000 293,609,000 318,306,000 353,164,000 625,443,000 259,496,000 197,507,000  453,606,000 392,177,000 398,808,000        74,060,000 146,798,000 443,837,000 239,645,000 61,730,000 219,638,000 470,451,000 316,708,000 138,367,000 272,686,000 197,073,000 243,464,000 101,820,000 204,726,000 210,860,000 395,447,000 135,045,000 263,386,000 441,879,000 331,596,000 122,512,000 200,822,000 222,221,000 307,323,000 59,779,000 219,246,000 370,407,000 350,700,000 116,378,000 141,618,000 343,507,000 249,016,000 172,297,000 127,519,000 249,951,000 53,411,000 110,241,000 354,622,000 139,645,000 78,795,000 488,831,000 200,422,000 61,304,000 191,805,000 131,313,000 145,887,000 352,760,000 206,950,000 
          capital expenditures
        -97,552,000 -119,395,000 -101,621,000 -128,982,000 -119,840,000 -181,749,000 -126,345,000 -143,555,000 -115,690,000 -162,817,000 -144,522,000 -117,236,000 -88,100,000  -91,022,000 -74,931,000 -78,045,000        -45,414,000 -115,257,000 -75,900,000 -61,091,000 -45,621,000 -140,480,000 -26,796,000 -33,513,000 -31,633,000 -59,579,000 -43,086,000 -29,289,000 -24,806,000 -73,993,000 -36,939,000 -38,041,000 -11,670,000 -47,550,000 -24,530,000 -21,037,000 -16,427,000 -33,896,000 -33,862,000 -21,536,000 -18,387,000 -39,917,000 -33,339,000 -37,883,000 -12,924,000 -30,360,000 -20,259,000 -34,479,000 -16,889,000 -39,537,000 -41,748,000 -14,534,000 -26,448,000 -27,912,000 -9,850,000 -20,085,000 -36,955,000 -14,097,000 -44,935,000 -15,761,000 -22,568,000 -21,762,000 -52,766,000 -23,683,000 
          free cash flows
        -33,636,000 260,678,000 239,953,000 80,960,000 -160,667,000 -26,723,000 357,965,000 150,054,000 202,616,000 190,347,000 480,921,000 142,260,000 109,407,000  362,584,000 317,246,000 320,763,000        28,646,000 31,541,000 367,937,000 178,554,000 16,109,000 79,158,000 443,655,000 283,195,000 106,734,000 213,107,000 153,987,000 214,175,000 77,014,000 130,733,000 173,921,000 357,406,000 123,375,000 215,836,000 417,349,000 310,559,000 106,085,000 166,926,000 188,359,000 285,787,000 41,392,000 179,329,000 337,068,000 312,817,000 103,454,000 111,258,000 323,248,000 214,537,000 155,408,000 87,982,000 208,203,000 38,877,000 83,793,000 326,710,000 129,795,000 58,710,000 451,876,000 186,325,000 16,369,000 176,044,000 108,745,000 124,125,000 299,994,000 183,267,000 
          investing activities:
                                                                                
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -97,552,000 -119,395,000 -101,621,000 -128,982,000 -119,840,000 -181,749,000 -126,345,000 -143,555,000 -115,690,000 -162,817,000 -144,522,000 -117,236,000 -88,100,000 -95,634,000 -91,022,000 -74,931,000 -78,045,000 -127,930,000 -48,213,000 -41,602,000 -48,391,000 -48,074,000 -31,070,000 -28,944,000 -45,414,000 -115,257,000 -75,900,000 -61,091,000 -45,621,000 -140,480,000 -26,796,000 -33,513,000 -31,633,000 -59,579,000 -43,086,000 -29,289,000 -24,806,000 -73,993,000 -36,939,000 -38,041,000 -11,670,000 -47,550,000 -24,530,000 -21,037,000 -16,427,000 -33,896,000 -33,862,000 -21,536,000 -18,387,000 -39,917,000 -33,339,000 -37,883,000 -12,924,000 -30,360,000 -20,259,000 -34,479,000 -16,889,000 -39,537,000 -41,748,000 -14,534,000 -26,448,000 -27,912,000 -9,850,000 -20,085,000 -36,955,000 -14,097,000 -44,935,000 -15,761,000 -22,568,000 -21,762,000 -52,766,000 -23,683,000 
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
        14,592,000 31,208,000 1,634,000 3,637,000 15,814,000 48,217,000 570,000 5,183,000 68,462,000 17,760,000 2,577,000 2,791,000 1,971,000 3,779,000 387,000 134,946,000 5,895,000 2,365,000 2,119,000 5,202,000 16,863,000 6,389,000 4,837,000 3,506,000 3,332,000                                                
          acquisitions of businesses
        -13,797,000 -136,304,000 -70,014,000 -37,846,000 -74,127,000 -126,031,000                                                                   
          proceeds from divestitures of businesses
        6,282,000     -1,770,000 -314,000 334,000 3,381,000     984,000 6,518,000 163,000 25,939,000 1,051,000 2,982,000 3,360,000 10,345,000 4,642,000 372,295,000 10,442,000 17,825,000                                               
          other investing activities
        -2,435,000 -59,000 59,000 23,335,000                                                                    
          net cash from investing activities
        -92,910,000 -223,636,000 -170,001,000 -163,132,000 -154,818,000 -262,332,000 -483,166,000 -583,582,000 -178,444,000 -232,363,000 -247,309,000 -180,884,000 -45,236,000  -113,509,000 -122,508,000 -1,420,945,000        -35,473,000 -171,813,000 72,605,000 -279,960,000 -184,038,000 -250,194,000 -98,239,000 -77,470,000 -70,221,000 -1,243,746,000 -92,223,000 -163,269,000 -131,042,000 -141,804,000 -97,049,000 -269,851,000 -85,295,000 -86,219,000 -59,804,000 -71,048,000 -46,556,000 -37,635,000 -130,268,000 -43,572,000 -175,240,000 -127,324,000 -51,343,000 -627,243,000 -19,669,000 -34,862,000 -39,736,000 -371,462,000 -205,807,000 -62,436,000 -79,874,000 -48,437,000 -30,337,000 -95,605,000 -75,622,000 -19,202,000 -144,360,000 -19,876,000 -55,508,000 -60,840,000 -37,221,000 -60,765,000 -59,095,000 -23,011,000 
          financing activities:
                                                                                
          proceeds from debt
        254,755,000 1,008,848,000 23,195,000 1,394,000 20,011,000 97,697,000 257,880,000 539,708,000 14,000 1,225,250,000 875,125,000 975,357,000 693,400,000 561,130,000 696,869,000 960,642,000 2,890,000,000 650,362,000 210,733,000 31,599,000 749,392,000 3,513,000 566,204,000 1,318,905,000 1,108,452,000 955,480,000 1,623,234,000 1,350,002,000 1,657,316,000 1,086,069,000 1,119,465,000 1,201,441,000 3,210,294,000 1,170,000,000 1,245,000,000 1,005,000,000 1,330,000,000 1,070,000,000 975,000,000 975,000,000 1,325,000,000 902,637,000 854,677,000 779,910,000 695,374,000 785,937,000 506,601,000 740,012,000 925,381,000 825,000,000 829,808,000 439,742,000                    
          payments on debt
        -300,258,000 -434,647,000 -44,731,000 -285,000 -522,352,000 -371,819,000 420,018,000 -543,695,000 -660,000 -693,340,000 -942,481,000 -950,000,000 -652,138,000 -560,819,000 -714,830,000 -1,087,539,000 -1,784,585,000 -650,297,000 -260,831,000 -115,528,000 -26,767,000 -1,066,986,000 -383,760,000 -1,024,604,000 -1,057,667,000 -1,148,260,000 -1,389,534,000 -1,267,860,000 -1,092,115,000 -1,413,331,000 -1,343,650,000 -1,213,534,000 -1,153,750,000 -1,200,222,000 -1,155,000,000 -1,140,000,000 -855,000,000 -1,230,000,000 -1,070,000,000 -900,000,000 -900,000,000 -1,325,000,000 -1,127,637,000 -902,554,000 -650,000,000 -761,281,000 -760,412,000 -603,565,000 -610,604,000 -1,005,131,000 -891,206,000 -1,073,998,000 -25,000,000                    
          net proceeds of commercial paper
        263,541,000 -543,384,000 -30,412,000 144,479,000 772,108,000                                                                    
          shares issued from employee incentive plans
        -304,000 -355,000 -1,062,000 -14,752,000 -502,000 -364,000 2,256,000 -16,569,000 -2,211,000 -456,000 -534,000 -21,890,000 -1,265,000                                                            
          dividends paid
        -141,746,000 -143,271,000 -143,265,000 -142,951,000 -134,355,000 -143,535,000 -139,375,000 -139,386,000 -132,635,000 -133,254,000 -133,491,000 -133,738,000 -126,191,000 -126,434,000 -126,716,000 -126,891,000 -115,876,000 -116,356,000 -117,666,000 -117,584,000 -114,043,000 -113,983,000 -113,967,000 -114,476,000 -110,851,000 -110,784,000 -111,382,000 -111,355,000 -105,369,000 -105,673,000 -105,661,000 -105,649,000 -99,000,000 -98,958,000 -99,109,000 -99,824,000 -97,584,000 -97,954,000 -97,975,000 -98,338,000 -92,596,000 -92,905,000 -93,496,000 -93,844,000 -88,039,000 -87,906,000 -88,194,000 -88,421,000 -82,750,000 -82,955,000 -83,354,000 -83,267,000 -76,641,000 -76,813,000 -76,983,000 -77,168,000 -70,019,000 -70,133,000 -135,550,000 -64,600,000 -64,585,000 -128,627,000 -63,544,000 -63,819,000 -125,926,000 -62,148,000 -63,003,000 -63,751,000 -64,265,000 -60,789,000 -119,719,000 -57,545,000 
          other financing activities
        -19,275,000 -2,728,000 31,000 -14,100,000 -6,168,000 -3,243,000 3,875,000 -9,662,000 -2,231,000 -2,216,000 -2,390,000 -2,318,000 -4,118,000 -2,878,000 -2,968,000 -12,308,000 -1,593,000 -1,856,000 -3,194,000 -805,000 -1,354,000 -50,118,000 -6,675,000 -7,486,000 -871,000                                                
          net cash from financing activities
        56,713,000 -115,537,000 -196,244,000 -26,215,000 128,742,000 -458,764,000 507,154,000 -207,103,000 -175,223,000 306,858,000 -241,269,000 -199,937,000 -157,813,000  -198,477,000 -329,453,000 913,964,000        53,456,000 -156,516,000 -618,612,000 243,487,000 145,679,000 13,217,000 -366,169,000 -200,393,000 -55,485,000 1,073,749,000 -102,760,000 -57,738,000 -41,192,000 -38,220,000 -122,768,000 -96,949,000 -64,469,000 -161,904,000 -398,487,000 -203,232,000 -42,451,000 -157,501,000 -104,637,000 -216,621,000 23,319,000 -212,170,000 -195,735,000 -354,618,000 337,406,000 -101,087,000 -79,816,000 -129,829,000 -68,102,000 -78,629,000 -187,862,000 -72,557,000 -66,495,000 -187,465,000 -70,269,000 -90,726,000 -175,902,000 -114,122,000 -56,582,000 -141,475,000 -120,371,000 -154,145,000 -158,730,000 -69,830,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -4,875,000 4,920,000 -1,963,000 16,951,000 7,359,000 -32,057,000 14,543,000 2,765,000 -17,058,000 19,711,000 -12,333,000 247,000 3,262,000 10,096,000 -31,553,000 -31,861,000 4,248,000 -17,415,000 -13,000,000 8,815,000 -16,454,000 42,700,000 7,607,000 -14,566,000  -9,106,000 2,454,000 7,000                                            
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        22,844,000     -598,127,000    447,370,000       -103,925,000 -204,396,000 -68,292,000 -130,599,000 127,822,000 90,043,000 -83,636,000 629,290,000 77,477,000 -174,283,000 -111,276,000 205,626,000 23,378,000 -25,558,000 3,964,000 29,168,000 11,074,000 104,817,000 6,937,000   17,702,000 -8,450,000 28,492,000 -6,496,000 12,337,000 -24,546,000 57,345,000 28,765,000    -93,421,000    438,799,000 4,977,000    -9,747,000 -13,240,000  -1,763,000 75,069,000 -3,266,000 -26,330,000 170,812,000 65,504,000 -56,651,000 -11,416,000 -25,675,000 -70,318,000 138,587,000 114,109,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        477,179,000  479,991,000  1,102,007,000  653,463,000  714,701,000  990,166,000  276,992,000  333,547,000  314,899,000  242,879,000  211,631,000  137,730,000  196,893,000  403,095,000  525,054,000  529,968,000 529,968,000  336,803,000 336,803,000  67,777,000 67,777,000  231,837,000 135,973,000 135,973,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        500,023,000  -26,634,000 37,546,000 420,447,000  522,841,000 -494,311,000 1,049,588,000  124,532,000 -121,078,000 651,183,000  110,067,000 -91,645,000 610,776,000  -68,292,000 -130,599,000 1,117,988,000  -83,636,000 629,290,000 354,469,000  -111,276,000 205,626,000 356,925,000  3,964,000 29,168,000 325,973,000  6,937,000 25,228,000 177,917,000  -8,450,000 28,492,000 205,135,000  -24,546,000 57,345,000 166,495,000  -17,326,000 49,391,000 103,472,000  124,100,000 -645,124,000 841,894,000  226,541,000 -252,847,000 424,424,000  516,728,000 465,882,000  411,872,000 333,537,000  238,589,000 133,281,000  -11,416,000 -25,675,000 161,519,000 274,560,000 250,082,000 
          pension settlement
                                                                                
          first brands credit loss allowance
                                                                                
          deferred income taxes
                                                                                
          gains on sales of real estate
                                                                                
          other operating activities
                                176,000                                                
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                
          trade accounts receivable
                                                                                
          merchandise inventories
                                                                                
          trade accounts payable
                                                                                
          operating lease right-of-use asset
                                                                                
          other current and noncurrent assets
                                                                                
          operating lease current and noncurrent liabilities
                                                                                
          other current and noncurrent liabilities
                                                                                
          proceeds from sale of investment
                                                                                
          proceeds from settlement of net investment hedge
                                                                                
          purchase of stock
                                                     -400,000 -41,777,000 -31,060,000 -22,709,000 -48,935,000 -45,420,000 -26,208,000 -110,000 -23,018,000 -3,793,000 -54,719,000 -296,000 -8,719,000 -55,416,000 -9,095,000 -5,569,000 -63,137,000 -9,306,000 -25,860,000 -136,000 -116,000 -44,137,000 -77,759,000 -56,779,000 -94,325,000 -52,009,000 -20,890,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                                                                                
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                                
          income taxes
                                                                                
          interest
                                                                                
          excess tax deficiency (benefits) from share-based compensation
          -847,000                                                                      
          purchases of stock
              -37,500,000 -37,499,000 -37,500,000  -37,498,000 -67,348,000 -67,501,000  -49,808,000 -50,000,000 -72,919,000  -99,521,000    -95,719,000          -18,376,000 -61,524,000 -91,984,000  -24,413,000 -72,966,000 -46,431,000  -79,956,000 -60,967,000 -84,252,000                            
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
          -26,634,000 37,546,000 -59,544,000   -494,311,000 -52,419,000   -121,078,000 -2,280,000  110,067,000                      -64,962,000         2,193,000 -17,326,000   -123,977,000 124,100,000     -252,847,000 -100,630,000   -64,086,000             
          proceeds from sale of investments
                  80,482,000                                                            
          acquisitions and other investing activities
               -445,544,000 -134,597,000 -98,060,000 -105,364,000 -66,439,000 -39,589,000                  -71,443,000 -43,957,000 -38,588,000  -49,137,000 -133,980,000 -106,236,000  -60,110,000 -231,810,000 -73,625,000  -35,274,000 -50,011,000 -30,129,000  -96,406,000 -22,036,000 -156,853,000  -18,004,000 -589,360,000 -6,745,000                    
          gain on sale of real estate
                                                                              
          other assets and liabilities
                                                                                
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                  180,329,000 -198,323,000 -201,727,000  45,125,000 11,212,000 59,144,000  -64,283,000 129,609,000 6,465,000  197,816,000 638,117,000 -138,322,000  190,123,000 -57,836,000 -189,732,000  183,240,000 26,018,000 -97,741,000  -6,212,000 9,590,000 -97,643,000  -14,573,000 164,810,000 -56,739,000  214,731,000 96,856,000 -73,964,000  -7,257,000 69,132,000 -133,541,000  160,131,000 151,066,000 -52,580,000  144,329,000 54,805,000 6,693,000  -75,476,000 -95,717,000  80,400,000 15,783,000  244,734,000 85,565,000  33,029,000 -28,666,000 -2,527,000 53,370,000 62,556,000 
          net loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                
          net income from continuing operations
                         255,999,000 228,585,000 196,496,000 217,710,000 171,632,000 232,918,000                                                  
          adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                
          goodwill impairment charge
                                                                              
          net cash from operating activities from continuing operations
                         250,089,000 303,766,000 403,488,000 300,942,000 587,338,000 506,464,000                                                  
          net cash from investing activities from continuing operations
                         -266,262,000 -88,511,000 -110,719,000 -40,672,000 -47,154,000 -69,902,000                                                  
          share-based awards exercised
                     -1,933,000 -1,024,000 -13,357,000 -1,063,000 -2,948,000 -68,000 -13,901,000 -5,429,000 -2,366,000 -964,000 -449,000 -341,000 -3,918,000 -124,000 -532,000 -6,839,000 -4,367,000 -1,009,000 -675,000 -4,176,000  -275,000                                      
          net cash from financing activities from continuing operations
                         -170,808,000 -270,547,000 -432,183,000 -115,994,000 -484,557,000 -501,853,000                                                  
          cash flows from discontinued operations:
                                                                                
          net cash flows from operating activities from discontinued operations
                                                                                
          net cash from investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                                              
          net cash from financing activities from discontinued operations
                                                                                
          net cash from discontinued operations
                             -8,284,000 -18,345,000                                                  
          loss on software disposal
                                                                               
          intangible asset impairment
                      400,000                                                          
          acquisitions of businesses and other investing activities
                      -29,392,000 -182,686,000 -1,374,734,000 -141,748,000 -45,399,000 -77,679,000 -19,489,000 -10,111,000 -43,669,000 -11,560,000 -3,833,000 -99,153,000 -268,279,000                                              
          excess tax benefit from share-based compensation
                                                                                
          realized currency and other divestiture losses
                                                                                
          gain on equity investments
                                                                                
          other short-term assets and liabilities
                                                                                
          other long-term assets and liabilities
                                                                                
          excess tax (benefits) deficiencies from share-based compensation
                          -40,000                                                      
          net cash from operating activities from discontinued operations
                              -18,345,000                                                  
          realized currency losses
                                                                                
          net income from discontinued operations
                             -428,000 -5,387,000                                                  
          gain on equity investment
                                                                                
          realized currency losses on divestitures
                                                                                
          operating activities
                                                                                
          investing activities
                                                                                
          financing activities
                                                                                
          payments on acquired debt of aag
                                                                                
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                       -9,677,000 -1,587,000 2,128,000 4,847,000 2,771,000 5,452,000 -7,000,000 507,000 -155,000 8,223,000 -2,926,000 -8,134,000 29,000 -4,740,000 -3,493,000 -4,642,000 2,261,000 -1,279,000 -3,729,000 771,000 -13,963,000 4,684,000 -692,000 2,586,000 -572,000 982,000 3,799,000 4,545,000 3,497,000 -15,172,000 3,517,000 2,980,000 4,803,000 2,243,000 -920,000 -5,865,000 -906,000 604,000 -1,295,000 3,652,000  
          other non-operating activities
                                                                                
          realized currency losses on divestiture
                                   27,037,000                                            
          acquisition of businesses and other investing activities
                                    -138,417,000                         -13,006,000 -19,477,000 -336,983,000 -188,918,000                
          loss on sale of property, plant, and equipment
                                                                                
          foreign exchange gain
                                                                                
          proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment
                                                                                
          payments on acquired debt
                                                                                
          gain on sale of property, plant, and equipment
                                                                                
          share-based awards exercised, net of taxes paid
                                            -1,624,000 -4,205,000 -3,315,000 -3,041,000 -5,586,000 -3,542,000 -116,000 -2,110,000 -3,804,000  -1,512,000 -2,018,000 -4,736,000  -3,365,000 -6,523,000 -4,425,000                    
          gain on gpc asia pacific equity investment
                                                                                
          stock options exercised
                                                             -3,035,000 -1,105,000 219,000 -3,122,000 -2,687,000 1,302,000 609,000 1,908,000 5,384,000 2,581,000 -300,000 2,160,000 142,000 -543,000 9,000 603,000 752,000 9,214,000 6,305,000 
          other
                                                      514,000 740,000 13,000  443,000 -50,984,000 -67,000 -12,478,000 -308,000 -653,000 -50,000 6,797,000 -594,000 85,000 -37,536,000 -401,000 19,000 34,549,000 1,657,000 807,000 -8,201,000 2,558,000 804,000 2,280,000 1,789,000 
          other long-term assets and liabilites
                                                                                
          other long-term assets
                                                                                
          proceeds from line of credit
                                                              200,000,000                  
          payments on line of credit
                                                              -200,000,000                  
          excess tax (benefits) expense from share-based compensation
                                                                                
          purchase of properties under construction and lease agreement
                                                                       -3,000         
          excess tax benefits (expense) from share-based compensation
                                                                                
          changes in cash overdraft position
                                                                       -52,000,000 -52,000,000       
          acquisitions and other
                                                                  -38,126,000 -33,903,000  -67,693,000 -65,772,000  -107,405,000 -5,779,000  -45,079,000     
          acquisition of businesses and other investments
                                                                                
          proceeds from disposal of businesses
                                                                                
          excess tax expense (benefits) from share-based compensation
                                                                                
          stock-based compensation
                                                                                
          minority interests
                                                                                
          payments on credit facilities, net of proceeds
                                                                                
          stock based compensation
                                                                                
          proceeds from credit facilities
                                                                                
          payments on credit facilities