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Silgan Holdings Inc
(NYSE:SLGN) 

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Silgan Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells rigid packaging for consumer goods products in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Metal Containers, Closures, and Plastic Containers. The Metal Containers segment manufactures an...

Founded: 1987
Full Time Employees: 13,220
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Packaging & Containers

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      net sales
    1,561,258,000 1,468,605,000 2,008,739,000 1,539,161,000 1,466,661,000 1,411,167,000 1,745,124,000 1,381,365,000 1,317,038,000 1,340,096,000 1,803,101,000 1,426,727,000 1,418,281,000 1,455,387,000 1,970,445,000 1,543,781,000 1,441,886,000 1,439,264,000 1,651,070,000 1,348,661,000 1,238,110,000 1,226,590,000 1,488,499,000 1,176,470,000 1,030,384,000 1,048,292,000 1,321,342,000 1,093,163,000 1,027,131,000 1,070,492,000 1,306,999,000 1,059,103,000 1,012,280,000 995,704,000 1,266,930,000 1,021,814,000 805,407,000 805,891,000 1,139,643,000 874,642,000 792,738,000 829,616,000 1,203,525,000 914,229,000 816,601,000 910,164,000 1,228,444,000 917,336,000 855,846,000 864,827,000 1,167,921,000 880,029,000 795,741,000 858,802,000 1,139,547,000 821,611,000 768,357,000  1,148,008,000 822,224,000 703,087,000  1,002,056,000 693,849,000 664,037,000     597,212,000  454,377,000 
      yoy
    6.45% 4.07% 15.11% 11.42% 11.36% 5.30% -3.22% -3.18% -7.14% -7.92% -8.49% -7.58% -1.64% 1.12% 19.34% 14.47% 16.46% 17.34% 10.92% 14.64% 20.16% 17.01% 12.65% 7.62% 0.32% -2.07% 1.10% 3.22% 1.47% 7.51% 3.16% 3.65% 25.69% 23.55% 11.17% 16.83% 1.60% -2.86% -5.31% -4.33% -2.92% -8.85% -2.03% -0.34% -4.59% 5.24% 5.18% 4.24% 7.55% 0.70% 2.49% 7.11% 3.56%  -0.74% -0.07% 9.28%  14.57% 18.50% 5.88%            
      qoq
    6.31% -26.89% 30.51% 4.94% 3.93% -19.14% 26.33% 4.88% -1.72% -25.68% 26.38% 0.60% -2.55% -26.14% 27.64% 7.07% 0.18% -12.83% 22.42% 8.93% 0.94% -17.60% 26.52% 14.18% -1.71% -20.66% 20.87% 6.43% -4.05% -18.10% 23.41% 4.63% 1.66% -21.41% 23.99% 26.87% -0.06% -29.29% 30.30% 10.33% -4.45% -31.07% 31.64% 11.96% -10.28% -25.91% 33.91% 7.18% -1.04% -25.95% 32.71% 10.59% -7.34% -24.64% 38.70% 6.93%   39.62% 16.94%   44.42% 4.49%         
      cost of goods sold
    1,295,481,000 1,215,925,000 1,681,489,000 1,240,070,000 1,196,258,000 1,172,168,000 1,451,831,000 1,125,361,000 1,093,559,000 1,121,547,000 1,517,183,000 1,176,601,000 1,180,316,000 1,222,722,000 1,662,680,000 1,269,855,000 1,208,433,000 1,225,432,000 1,402,836,000 1,113,777,000 1,016,644,000 1,026,735,000 1,230,148,000 952,375,000 845,286,000 891,673,000 1,113,727,000 909,650,000 861,134,000 918,121,000 1,102,892,000 885,853,000 852,246,000 836,901,000 1,054,371,000 856,625,000 680,841,000 695,878,000 957,704,000 746,935,000 678,861,000 716,490,000 1,018,419,000 780,572,000 694,364,000 787,662,000 1,022,830,000 773,629,000 727,839,000 744,843,000 980,096,000 751,869,000 684,468,000 749,388,000 960,776,000 706,282,000 654,312,000  965,054,000 705,331,000 601,125,000  839,651,000 585,253,000 560,733,000     521,914,000  404,780,000 
      gross profit
    265,777,000 252,680,000 327,250,000 299,091,000 270,403,000 238,999,000 293,293,000 256,004,000 223,479,000 218,549,000 285,918,000 250,126,000 237,965,000 232,665,000 307,765,000 273,926,000 233,453,000 213,832,000 248,234,000 234,884,000 221,466,000 199,855,000 258,351,000 224,095,000 185,098,000 156,619,000 207,615,000 183,513,000 165,997,000 152,371,000 204,107,000 173,250,000 160,034,000 158,803,000 212,559,000 165,189,000 124,566,000 110,013,000 181,939,000 127,707,000 113,877,000 113,126,000 185,106,000 133,657,000 122,237,000 122,502,000 205,614,000 143,707,000 128,007,000 119,984,000 187,825,000 128,160,000 111,273,000 109,414,000 178,771,000 115,329,000 114,045,000  182,954,000 116,893,000 101,962,000  162,405,000 108,596,000 103,304,000     75,298,000  49,597,000 
      yoy
    -1.71% 5.72% 11.58% 16.83% 21.00% 9.36% 2.58% 2.35% -6.09% -6.07% -7.10% -8.69% 1.93% 8.81% 23.98% 16.62% 5.41% 6.99% -3.92% 4.81% 19.65% 27.61% 24.44% 22.11% 11.51% 2.79% 1.72% 5.92% 3.73% -4.05% -3.98% 4.88% 28.47% 44.35% 16.83% 29.35% 9.39% -2.75% -1.71% -4.45% -6.84% -7.65% -9.97% -6.99% -4.51% 2.10% 9.47% 12.13% 15.04% 9.66% 5.06% 11.13% -2.43%  -2.29% -1.34% 11.85%  12.65% 7.64% -1.30%            
      qoq
    5.18% -22.79% 9.41% 10.61% 13.14% -18.51% 14.57% 14.55% 2.26% -23.56% 14.31% 5.11% 2.28% -24.40% 12.35% 17.34% 9.18% -13.86% 5.68% 6.06% 10.81% -22.64% 15.29% 21.07% 18.18% -24.56% 13.13% 10.55% 8.94% -25.35% 17.81% 8.26% 0.78% -25.29% 28.68% 32.61% 13.23% -39.53% 42.47% 12.14% 0.66% -38.89% 38.49% 9.34% -0.22% -40.42% 43.08% 12.26% 6.69% -36.12% 46.56% 15.18% 1.70% -38.80% 55.01% 1.13%   56.51% 14.64%   49.55% 5.12%         
      gross margin %
    17.02% 17.21% 16.29% 19.43% 18.44% 16.94% 16.81% 18.53% 16.97% 16.31% 15.86% 17.53% 16.78% 15.99% 15.62% 17.74% 16.19% 14.86% 15.03% 17.42% 17.89% 16.29% 17.36% 19.05% 17.96% 14.94% 15.71% 16.79% 16.16% 14.23% 15.62% 16.36% 15.81% 15.95% 16.78% 16.17% 15.47% 13.65% 15.96% 14.60% 14.37% 13.64% 15.38% 14.62% 14.97% 13.46% 16.74% 15.67% 14.96% 13.87% 16.08% 14.56% 13.98% 12.74% 15.69% 14.04% 14.84% NaN% 15.94% 14.22% 14.50% NaN% 16.21% 15.65% 15.56%    NaN% 12.61% NaN% 10.92% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    131,175,000 119,539,000 122,210,000 121,836,000 129,087,000 123,808,000 106,405,000 107,701,000 100,476,000 96,556,000 84,320,000 102,171,000 101,330,000 96,494,000 96,680,000 123,830,000 100,011,000 96,033,000 90,299,000 94,394,000 97,379,000 95,665,000 91,525,000 100,624,000 89,863,000 81,887,000 76,065,000 80,087,000 77,662,000 79,685,000 73,690,000 78,253,000 76,747,000 71,032,000 73,432,000 86,918,000 66,919,000 52,653,000 51,711,000 55,018,000 55,360,000 56,938,000 54,113,000 54,407,000 54,451,000 53,871,000 55,451,000 56,765,000 58,409,000 56,321,000 50,634,000 52,322,000 51,798,000 47,887,000 44,291,000 46,532,000 44,680,000  46,221,000 20,062,000 46,588,000  40,480,000 40,829,000 44,544,000     29,230,000  23,576,000 
      rationalization charges
    9,047,000 32,497,000 7,189,000 9,864,000 10,959,000 21,448,000 19,483,000 6,859,000 11,691,000 -4,800,000 6,424,000 2,667,000 4,121,000 66,548,000 2,726,000 3,428,000 1,379,000 1,984,000 2,315,000 354,000 10,357,000 8,784,000 2,505,000 1,942,000 2,799,000 7,757,000 3,195,000 39,317,000 6,083,000 4,770,000 288,000 492,000 703,000 1,341,000 561,000 3,038,000 885,000 5,132,000 7,821,000 5,038,000 1,071,000 3,653,000 9,070,000 959,000 725,000 9,503,000 2,528,000 862,000 1,588,000 8,371,000 1,332,000 933,000 1,351,000 2,851,000 2,048,000 158,000 3,603,000  682,000 2,369,000 1,732,000  971,000 709,000 2,054,000     6,197,000   
      other pension and postretirement
    -1,040,000   -140,000 -187,000                                                                    
      income before interest and income taxes
    126,595,000 101,134,000 198,658,000 167,531,000 130,544,000 94,236,000 167,287,000 141,853,000 111,719,000 126,124,000 194,091,000 143,993,000 131,228,000 81,143,000 219,410,000 158,017,000 143,392,000 128,693,000 167,917,000 152,954,000 126,549,000 104,978,000 174,033,000 131,234,000 102,141,000 71,451,000 132,695,000 68,599,000 86,742,000 77,346,000 138,455,000 104,117,000 92,182,000                                        
      interest and other debt expense before loss on early extinguishment of debt
    41,432,000         32,705,500 47,264,000 46,792,000 36,766,000 22,938,000 33,743,000 28,660,000 29,349,000 19,967,000 27,039,000 26,406,000 26,423,000 19,262,750 27,725,000 25,837,000 23,489,000 20,568,000 26,767,000 28,401,000  22,150,500 28,199,000 29,922,000 30,481,000 20,051,750 30,583,000 29,207,000 20,418,000     12,591,000 17,159,000 16,762,000 16,443,000 14,230,000 19,276,000 18,958,000 18,686,000 11,944,000 16,982,000 15,445,000                  14,199,000   
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
    1,017,000                1,481,000 489,000   883,000    1,481,000  1,676,000     2,493,000    4,375,000 2,677,000            1,474,000    2,068,000   38,704,000   976,000    4,537,000          
      interest and other debt expense
    42,449,000 47,749,000 49,989,000 48,699,000 42,928,000 45,564,000 41,871,000 41,343,000 38,647,000 42,493,000 47,264,000 46,792,000 36,766,000 34,590,000 33,743,000 28,660,000 30,830,000 29,049,000 27,039,000 26,406,000 27,306,000 26,776,000 27,725,000 25,837,000 24,970,000 23,402,000 28,443,000 28,401,000 27,103,000 27,704,000 28,199,000 32,415,000 30,481,000 30,050,000 30,583,000 33,582,000 23,095,000 17,156,000 17,318,000 16,883,000 16,455,000 16,562,000 17,159,000 16,762,000 16,443,000 17,907,000 19,276,000 18,958,000 20,160,000 19,618,000 16,982,000 15,445,000 17,417,000 15,396,000 16,005,000 54,732,000 15,588,000  17,268,000 16,446,000 13,940,000  20,477,000 11,971,000 12,535,000     14,199,000  18,789,000 
      income before income taxes
    84,146,000 53,385,000 148,669,000 118,832,000 87,616,000 48,672,000 125,416,000 100,510,000 73,072,000 83,631,000 146,827,000 97,201,000 94,462,000 46,553,000 185,667,000 129,357,000 112,562,000 99,644,000 140,878,000 126,548,000 99,243,000 78,202,000 146,308,000 105,397,000 77,171,000 48,049,000 104,252,000 40,198,000 59,639,000 49,642,000 110,256,000 71,702,000 61,701,000 56,380,000 107,983,000 41,651,000 33,667,000 35,072,000 105,089,000 50,768,000 40,991,000 35,973,000 104,764,000 61,529,000 50,618,000 41,221,000 128,359,000 67,122,000 47,850,000 35,674,000 118,877,000 59,460,000 40,707,000 43,280,000 116,427,000 13,907,000 50,174,000  118,783,000 78,016,000 39,702,000  100,477,000 55,087,000 44,171,000     25,672,000   
      provision for income taxes
    22,305,000 35,849,000 36,151,000 30,443,000 20,816,000 4,293,000 25,363,000 24,413,000 17,908,000 19,202,000 36,210,000 18,311,000 22,433,000 21,958,000 46,964,000 36,682,000 27,687,000 14,612,000 34,586,000 32,072,000 25,962,000 18,103,000 33,457,000 27,225,000 19,571,000 13,205,000 22,978,000 9,243,000 12,897,000 11,450,000 25,517,000 16,359,000 15,980,000 -89,740,000 35,601,000  10,435,000 11,376,000 35,319,000 17,453,000 14,419,000 9,426,000 34,448,000 19,285,000 17,314,000 17,585,000 45,083,000 23,119,000 16,374,000 12,398,000 41,702,000 -69,000 15,274,000 13,921,000 37,770,000 3,327,000 17,424,000  40,027,000 26,810,000 13,590,000  35,246,000 18,833,000 17,389,000     9,305,000  2,785,000 
      income before equity in earnings of affiliates
    61,841,000 17,536,000 112,518,000 88,389,000                                                                     
      equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax
    1,198,000 668,000 775,000 555,000 1,162,000                                                                    
      net income
    63,039,000 18,204,000 113,293,000 88,944,000 67,962,000 45,064,000 100,053,000 76,097,000 55,164,000 64,429,000 110,617,000 78,890,000 72,029,000 24,595,000 138,703,000 92,675,000 84,875,000 85,032,000 106,292,000 94,476,000 73,281,000 60,099,000 112,851,000 78,172,000 57,600,000 34,844,000 81,274,000 30,955,000 46,742,000 38,192,000 84,739,000 55,343,000 45,721,000 146,120,000 72,382,000 27,926,000 23,232,000 23,696,000 69,770,000 33,315,000 26,572,000 26,547,000 70,316,000 42,244,000 33,304,000 23,636,000 83,276,000 44,003,000 31,476,000 23,276,000 77,175,000 59,529,000 25,433,000 29,359,000 78,657,000 10,580,000 32,750,000  78,756,000 51,206,000 26,112,000  65,231,000 36,254,000 26,782,000     16,367,000  4,166,000 
      yoy
    -7.24% -59.60% 13.23% 16.88% 23.20% -30.06% -9.55% -3.54% -23.41% 161.96% -20.25% -14.87% -15.14% -71.08% 30.49% -1.91% 15.82% 41.49% -5.81% 20.86% 27.22% 72.48% 38.85% 152.53% 23.23% -8.77% -4.09% -44.07% 2.23% -73.86% 17.07% 98.18% 96.80% 516.64% 3.74% -16.18% -12.57% -10.74% -0.78% -21.14% -20.21% 12.32% -15.56% -4.00% 5.81% 1.55% 7.91% -26.08% 23.76% -20.72% -1.88% 462.66% -22.34%  -0.13% -79.34% 25.42%  20.73% 41.24% -2.50%            
      qoq
    246.29% -83.93% 27.38% 30.87% 50.81% -54.96% 31.48% 37.95% -14.38% -41.75% 40.22% 9.53% 192.86% -82.27% 49.67% 9.19% -0.18% -20.00% 12.51% 28.92% 21.93% -46.74% 44.36% 35.72% 65.31% -57.13% 162.56% -33.77% 22.39% -54.93% 53.12% 21.05% -68.71% 101.87% 159.19% 20.20% -1.96% -66.04% 109.43% 25.38% 0.09% -62.25% 66.45% 26.84% 40.90% -71.62% 89.25% 39.80% 35.23% -69.84% 29.64% 134.06% -13.37% -62.67% 643.45% -67.69%   53.80% 96.10%   79.93% 35.37%         
      net income margin %
    4.04% 1.24% 5.64% 5.78% 4.63% 3.19% 5.73% 5.51% 4.19% 4.81% 6.13% 5.53% 5.08% 1.69% 7.04% 6.00% 5.89% 5.91% 6.44% 7.01% 5.92% 4.90% 7.58% 6.64% 5.59% 3.32% 6.15% 2.83% 4.55% 3.57% 6.48% 5.23% 4.52% 14.68% 5.71% 2.73% 2.88% 2.94% 6.12% 3.81% 3.35% 3.20% 5.84% 4.62% 4.08% 2.60% 6.78% 4.80% 3.68% 2.69% 6.61% 6.76% 3.20% 3.42% 6.90% 1.29% 4.26% NaN% 6.86% 6.23% 3.71% NaN% 6.51% 5.23% 4.03%    NaN% 2.74% NaN% 0.92% 
      earnings per share:
                                                                            
      basic net income per share
    0.6 0.18 1.06 0.83 0.64 0.42 0.94 0.71 0.52 0.61 1.02 0.72 0.65 0.23 1.26 0.84 0.77 0.77 0.96 0.86 0.66 0.55 1.02 0.7 0.52 0.32 0.73 0.28 0.42 0.35 0.77 0.5 0.41 1.32 0.66 0.25 0.42 0.42 1.15 0.55 0.44 0.45 1.16 0.7 0.53 0.38 1.31 0.69 0.5 0.38 1.22 0.93 0.38 0.43 1.13 0.15 0.47  1.13 0.73 0.37  0.85 0.47 0.35     0.44   
      diluted net income per share
    0.6 0.18 1.06 0.83 0.63 0.42 0.93 0.71 0.52 0.6 1.02 0.71 0.65 0.22 1.25 0.83 0.76 0.76 0.96 0.85 0.66 0.54 1.01 0.7 0.52 0.31 0.73 0.28 0.42 0.35 0.76 0.5 0.41 1.31 0.65 0.25 0.42 0.42 1.15 0.55 0.44 0.44 1.16 0.7 0.53 0.37 1.31 0.69 0.49 0.37 1.21 0.93 0.38 0.43 1.13 0.15 0.47  1.12 0.73 0.37  0.84 0.47 0.35     0.43   
      weighted-average number of shares:
                                                                            
      basic
    105,590  106,620 107,051 106,915  106,847 106,835 106,646  108,421 110,129 110,219  110,281 110,840 110,600  110,465 110,442 110,206  110,921 110,901 110,862  111,058 111,185 110,709  110,657 110,645 110,492  110,391 110,358 55,115  60,445 60,504 60,451  60,417 60,473 62,801  63,448 63,525 63,497  63,449 63,710 66,440  69,375 69,719 69,940  69,981 70,145 69,983  76,767 76,701 76,628     37,354  18,235 
      effect of dilutive securities
    266 67 183 200 420 73 290 180 405 107 331 323 630 137 460 388 793 184.75 732 661 824 141.25 691 433 570 138.5 463 317 883 252.5 1,036 929 1,066 249 1,036 968 493 92.75 384 356 374 67.75 279 255 281 86.75 266 349 426 97.25 415 381 369 76.25 310 281 325  339 368 517  608 586 621     524   
      diluted
    105,856 26,782.25 106,803 107,251 107,335 26,767 107,137 107,015 107,051 27,502.75 108,752 110,452 110,849 27,780 110,741 111,228 111,393 27,777.75 111,197 111,103 111,030 27,865 111,612 111,334 111,432 27,884.75 111,521 111,502 111,592 27,902.25 111,693 111,574 111,558 27,830.75 111,427 111,326 55,608 15,209.5 60,829 60,860 60,825 15,373.25 60,696 60,728 63,082 15,956.75 63,714 63,874 63,923 16,227.75 63,864 64,091 66,809 17,496 69,685 70,000 70,265  70,320 70,513 70,500  77,375 77,287 77,249     37,878  18,343 
      other pension and postretirement expense
     -490,000 -807,000   -493,000 118,000 -409,000 -407,000 669,000 1,083,000 1,295,000 1,286,000                                                            
      income before before equity in earnings of affiliates
        66,800,000                                                                    
      other pension and postretirement income
                 -11,520,000 -11,051,000 -11,349,000 -11,329,000 -12,878,000 -12,297,000 -12,818,000 -12,819,000 -9,572,000 -9,712,000 -9,705,000 -9,705,000 -4,476,000 -4,340,000 -4,490,000 -4,490,000 -9,430,000 -8,326,000 -9,612,000 -9,598,000                                        
      dividends per share
                                 0.075 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12  0.11 0.11 0.11  0.11 0.11 0.11        
      per share and share amounts for 2017 have been retroactively adjusted for the two-for-one stock split discussed in note 1.
                                                                            
      income from operations
                                     86,430,000 138,566,000 75,233,000 56,762,000 52,228,000 122,407,000 67,651,000 57,446,000 52,535,000 121,923,000 78,291,000 67,061,000 59,128,000 147,635,000 86,080,000 68,010,000 55,292,000 135,859,000 74,905,000 58,124,000 58,676,000 132,432,000 68,639,000 65,762,000  136,051,000 94,462,000 53,642,000  120,954,000 67,058,000 56,706,000     39,871,000  26,021,000 
      yoy
                                     65.49% 13.20% 11.21% -1.19% -0.58% 0.40% -13.59% -14.34% -11.15% -17.42% -9.05% -1.40% 6.94% 8.67% 14.92% 17.01% -5.77% 2.59% 9.13% -11.61%  -2.66% -27.34% 22.59%  12.48% 40.87% -5.40%            
      qoq
                                     -37.63% 84.18% 32.54% 8.68% -57.33% 80.94% 17.76% 9.35% -56.91% 55.73% 16.75% 13.42% -59.95% 71.51% 26.57% 23.00% -59.30% 81.38% 28.87% -0.94% -55.69% 92.94% 4.37%   44.03% 76.10%   80.37% 18.26%         
      operating margin %
    0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.68% 10.94% 7.36% 7.05% 6.48% 10.74% 7.73% 7.25% 6.33% 10.13% 8.56% 8.21% 6.50% 12.02% 9.38% 7.95% 6.39% 11.63% 8.51% 7.30% 6.83% 11.62% 8.35% 8.56% NaN% 11.85% 11.49% 7.63% NaN% 12.07% 9.66% 8.54%    NaN% 6.68% NaN% 5.73% 
      (a) per share and share amounts for 2016 have been retroactively adjusted for the two-for-one stock split discussed in note 1.
                                                                            
      benefit from income taxes
                                       13,725,000                                     
      interest and other debt expense before loss on
                                                                            
      early extinguishment of debt
                                                        15,349,000 11,905,500 16,005,000 16,028,000   16,292,000    15,940,000 11,971,000         
      dividends per share:
                                                                         0.12   
      rationalization credit
                                                                            
      income before income taxes and equity in losses of affiliate
                                                                           7,232,000 
      income before equity in losses of affiliate
                                                                           4,447,000 
      equity in losses of affiliate, net of income taxes
                                                                           281,000 
      per share data
                                                                            
      basic earnings per share
                                                                           0.23 
      diluted earnings per share
                                                                           0.23 
      weighted-average number of shares
                                                                            
      basic
    105,590  106,620 107,051 106,915  106,847 106,835 106,646  108,421 110,129 110,219  110,281 110,840 110,600  110,465 110,442 110,206  110,921 110,901 110,862  111,058 111,185 110,709  110,657 110,645 110,492  110,391 110,358 55,115  60,445 60,504 60,451  60,417 60,473 62,801  63,448 63,525 63,497  63,449 63,710 66,440  69,375 69,719 69,940  69,981 70,145 69,983  76,767 76,701 76,628     37,354  18,235 
      assumed exercise of employee stock options
                                                                           108 
      diluted
    105,856 26,782.25 106,803 107,251 107,335 26,767 107,137 107,015 107,051 27,502.75 108,752 110,452 110,849 27,780 110,741 111,228 111,393 27,777.75 111,197 111,103 111,030 27,865 111,612 111,334 111,432 27,884.75 111,521 111,502 111,592 27,902.25 111,693 111,574 111,558 27,830.75 111,427 111,326 55,608 15,209.5 60,829 60,860 60,825 15,373.25 60,696 60,728 63,082 15,956.75 63,714 63,874 63,923 16,227.75 63,864 64,091 66,809 17,496 69,685 70,000 70,265  70,320 70,513 70,500  77,375 77,287 77,249     37,878  18,343 
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        assets
                                                                               
        current assets:
                                                                               
        cash and cash equivalents
      435,429,000 1,080,659,000 389,170,000 317,462,000 353,030,000 822,854,000 368,507,000 302,795,000 308,641,000 642,923,000 307,124,000 236,606,000 501,060,000 585,622,000 243,609,000 247,843,000 259,564,000 631,439,000 270,567,000 164,821,000 190,131,000 409,481,000 193,759,000 191,082,000 614,846,000 203,824,000 117,389,000 111,341,000 141,400,000 72,819,000 171,369,000 181,220,000 174,540,000 53,533,000 199,186,000 142,083,000 350,621,000 24,690,000 93,561,000 120,467,000 66,614,000 99,945,000 104,203,000 126,676,000 129,078,000 222,591,000 145,889,000 133,928,000 83,222,000 160,463,000 134,473,000 113,195,000 158,637,000 465,608,000 422,525,000 368,882,000 648,479,000 397,101,000 140,465,000 127,546,000 135,782,000 175,226,000 393,132,000 52,079,000 52,079,000 99,156,000 305,754,000 163,006,000 95,941,000 16,737,000 23,900,000 20,461,000 31,200,000 
        trade accounts receivable
      1,158,680,000  1,502,810,000 1,242,066,000 1,012,790,000  1,210,331,000 1,056,785,000 946,051,000  1,295,882,000 1,067,550,000 936,048,000  1,124,051,000 931,282,000 852,876,000  1,033,680,000 891,812,000 738,088,000  865,436,000 729,275,000 600,698,000  751,404,000 666,681,000 596,601,000  783,306,000 648,525,000 578,584,000  702,307,000 528,362,000 331,668,000  515,606,000 394,811,000 338,933,000  623,591,000 443,943,000 382,805,000  616,348,000 447,685,000 400,925,000  587,669,000 448,579,000 349,276,000 326,691,000 597,678,000 408,595,000 368,199,000 339,909,000 579,515,000 431,425,000 377,875,000 214,443,000 473,727,000 306,067,000 306,067,000 260,677,000 196,573,000 266,880,000 219,775,000 232,429,000 301,718,000 154,734,000 182,411,000 
        inventories
      1,128,749,000 1,080,134,000 1,022,365,000 1,258,511,000 1,055,281,000 928,056,000 780,443,000 1,005,589,000 957,240,000 940,808,000 919,013,000 1,251,544,000 1,055,079,000 769,403,000 851,070,000 1,253,894,000 1,018,685,000 798,837,000 762,182,000 907,805,000 788,637,000 677,534,000 678,181,000 821,448,000 697,808,000 633,005,000 703,206,000 822,584,000 686,213,000 634,806,000 690,378,000 833,719,000 743,286,000 721,290,000 704,384,000 830,887,000 712,854,000 602,963,000 638,091,000 806,539,000 752,971,000 628,138,000 580,276,000 753,335,000 680,178,000 548,765,000 588,290,000 748,227,000 648,723,000 515,570,000 544,519,000 721,005,000 645,770,000 515,927,000 561,511,000 741,380,000 687,923,000 554,148,000 580,425,000 742,474,000 654,483,000 438,536,000 427,641,000 563,644,000 563,644,000 489,134,000 387,214,000 392,335,000 427,807,000 426,591,000 494,799,000 318,102,000 357,636,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      243,910,000 241,725,000 197,966,000 190,805,000 176,369,000 177,494,000 160,207,000 173,464,000 164,439,000 165,727,000 139,803,000 142,757,000 132,822,000 119,659,000 113,498,000 120,133,000 150,646,000 154,241,000 114,945,000 88,818,000 102,382,000 92,643,000 84,715,000 85,918,000 68,993,000 64,993,000 61,310,000 59,245,000 70,622,000 71,177,000 67,492,000 63,361,000 72,127,000 62,462,000 62,463,000 68,026,000 48,356,000 46,328,000 51,100,000 45,602,000 48,239,000 36,134,000 51,782,000 58,285,000 58,855,000 75,744,000 56,928,000 61,374,000 63,358,000 73,374,000 65,148,000 63,600,000 64,982,000 70,261,000 51,628,000 53,484,000 43,499,000 42,565,000 45,234,000 54,463,000 47,482,000 36,290,000 15,305,000 17,167,000 17,167,000 33,748,000 24,685,000 31,093,000 27,670,000 41,995,000 28,705,000 27,244,000 16,448,000 
        total current assets
      2,966,768,000 2,991,918,000 3,112,311,000 3,008,844,000 2,597,470,000 2,522,683,000 2,519,488,000 2,538,633,000 2,376,371,000 2,348,982,000 2,661,822,000 2,698,457,000 2,625,009,000 2,132,652,000 2,332,228,000 2,553,152,000 2,281,771,000 2,295,849,000 2,181,374,000 2,053,256,000 1,819,238,000 1,799,193,000 1,822,091,000 1,827,723,000 1,982,345,000 1,406,808,000 1,633,309,000 1,659,851,000 1,494,836,000 1,290,134,000 1,712,545,000 1,726,825,000 1,568,537,000 1,291,922,000 1,668,340,000 1,569,358,000 1,443,499,000 962,178,000 1,298,358,000 1,367,419,000 1,206,757,000 1,045,258,000 1,359,852,000 1,382,239,000 1,250,916,000 1,157,832,000 1,407,455,000 1,391,214,000 1,196,228,000 1,082,448,000 1,331,809,000 1,346,379,000 1,218,665,000 1,378,487,000 1,633,342,000 1,572,341,000 1,748,100,000 1,333,723,000 1,345,639,000 1,355,908,000 1,215,622,000 864,495,000 1,309,805,000 938,957,000 938,957,000 882,715,000 914,226,000 853,314,000 771,193,000 717,752,000 849,122,000 520,541,000 587,695,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      2,355,014,000 2,378,331,000 2,393,164,000 2,382,104,000 2,302,690,000 2,282,903,000 1,956,004,000 1,933,591,000 1,943,682,000 1,961,585,000 1,911,638,000 1,934,187,000 1,930,003,000 1,931,497,000 1,886,596,000 1,932,805,000 1,979,681,000 1,993,877,000 1,963,349,000 1,832,885,000 1,811,593,000 1,840,758,000 1,785,787,000 1,729,481,000 1,553,867,000 1,570,331,000 1,522,541,000 1,523,850,000 1,511,718,000 1,517,510,000 1,502,231,000 1,480,390,000 1,502,880,000 1,489,872,000 1,472,321,000 1,452,569,000 1,166,609,000 1,156,952,000 1,171,240,000 1,165,141,000 1,152,975,000 1,125,433,000 1,099,873,000 1,082,712,000 1,049,730,000 1,063,631,000 1,080,226,000 1,103,030,000 1,102,000,000 1,118,443,000 1,052,382,000 1,051,675,000 1,070,814,000 1,098,809,000 1,092,610,000 1,036,819,000 1,066,750,000 1,064,708,000 1,071,367,000 1,085,390,000 1,081,916,000 849,720,000 847,577,000 842,879,000 842,879,000 865,967,000 882,310,000 902,230,000 939,627,000 894,647,000 865,641,000 758,135,000 830,356,000 
        goodwill
      2,465,017,000 2,486,678,000 2,480,925,000 2,484,557,000 2,373,376,000 2,316,031,000 2,024,055,000 1,987,284,000 1,997,285,000 2,018,241,000 1,979,693,000 2,007,388,000 2,001,753,000 1,984,952,000 1,914,894,000 1,966,136,000 2,024,340,000 2,038,408,000 2,039,033,000 1,719,815,000 1,701,040,000 1,741,496,000 1,702,463,000 1,668,614,000 1,148,991,000 1,142,223,000 1,128,151,000 1,146,363,000 1,141,202,000 1,148,302,000 1,156,051,000 1,158,910,000 1,183,678,000 1,171,454,000 1,160,453,000 1,160,624,000 607,004,000 604,714,000 614,698,000 614,021,000 615,956,000 612,792,000 617,786,000 620,481,000 612,130,000 630,262,000 639,216,000 649,479,000 649,381,000 651,049,000 514,254,000 508,835,000 507,265,000 510,836,000 503,240,000 384,064,000 393,451,000 389,922,000 395,449,000 397,829,000 391,789,000 324,763,000 299,097,000 291,724,000 291,724,000 298,607,000 303,695,000 300,448,000 310,692,000 304,393,000 236,660,000 201,231,000 195,771,000 
        other intangible assets
      878,969,000 900,083,000 892,253,000 906,743,000 889,865,000 869,468,000 681,454,000 685,043,000 702,033,000 721,023,000 724,340,000 745,275,000 755,883,000 763,812,000 757,882,000 785,976,000 817,450,000 830,772,000 839,332,000 609,882,000 613,220,000 637,208,000 633,256,000 635,156,000 356,542,000 354,615,000 358,046,000 369,210,000 374,809,000 383,448,000 392,144,000 399,590,000 413,240,000 417,088,000 422,050,000 424,437,000 177,907,000 180,782,000 185,435,000 188,773,000 192,459,000 195,087,000 199,475,000 203,863,000 204,659,000 211,770,000 217,094,000 222,328,000 225,256,000 229,166,000 166,358,000 167,652,000 170,122,000 171,917,000 173,916,000 93,104,000 96,666,000 96,442,000 99,376,000 97,001,000 95,113,000 72,054,000 53,678,000 53,867,000 53,867,000 55,314,000 56,152,000 57,112,000 63,526,000 47,833,000 98,398,000   
        other assets
      656,511,000 640,073,000 619,544,000 628,145,000 604,574,000 593,583,000 566,365,000 548,686,000 554,884,000 561,405,000 534,814,000 528,414,000 549,074,000 532,844,000 627,813,000 636,430,000 607,168,000 611,940,000 524,752,000 508,481,000 496,381,000 492,931,000 508,982,000 512,082,000 486,793,000 457,082,000 431,970,000 411,944,000 402,008,000 239,900,000 295,228,000 293,962,000 284,152,000 275,113,000 297,926,000 287,584,000 254,987,000 244,764,000 231,788,000 218,821,000 216,318,000 214,109,000 237,429,000 237,657,000 235,871,000 240,429,000 286,185,000 274,847,000 266,261,000 239,976,000 138,296,000 134,564,000 132,786,000 133,494,000 138,848,000 134,662,000 112,861,000 94,292,000 107,753,000 71,544,000 70,649,000 64,986,000 63,943,000 55,479,000 55,479,000 57,409,000 57,971,000 50,475,000 54,975,000 43,754,000 41,000,000 50,713,000 56,913,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                               
        current liabilities:
                                                                               
        revolving loans and current portion of long-term debt
      988,323,000 631,632,000 1,134,984,000 1,937,384,000 1,145,091,000 716,932,000 1,254,391,000 1,398,246,000 1,345,851,000 880,315,000 897,809,000 811,387,000 784,795,000 80,061,000 591,287,000 718,695,000 539,134,000 20,251,000 934,246,000 240,859,000 195,122,000 28,036,000 284,465,000 391,418,000 854,653,000 29,813,000 841,430,000 886,458,000 578,001,000 170,214,000 733,404,000 788,731,000 758,652,000 108,789,000 640,390,000 648,850,000 580,247,000 217,127,000 454,212,000 569,892,000 449,512,000 152,398,000 482,877,000 532,639,000 474,023,000 125,130,000 443,982,000 463,112,000 302,087,000 146,174,000 225,732,000 619,469,000  255,349,000    87,776,000    13,949,000     26,067,000 158,877,000 112,921,000     
        trade accounts payable
      817,034,000 1,251,889,000 851,523,000 757,494,000 736,823,000 1,111,607,000 678,518,000 658,118,000 609,832,000 1,075,913,000 651,991,000 751,758,000 716,487,000 974,030,000 688,383,000 880,862,000 850,532,000 1,133,318,000 761,018,000 727,523,000 629,494,000 802,541,000 592,881,000 601,740,000 504,481,000 727,053,000 550,557,000 598,484,000 536,909,000 712,739,000 552,897,000 609,164,000 552,707,000 659,629,000 487,775,000 455,457,000 390,288,000 504,798,000 316,802,000 365,854,000 327,178,000 477,171,000 342,878,000 375,037,000 329,708,000 423,905,000 285,346,000 307,113,000 296,777,000 352,192,000 247,404,000 271,498,000 245,165,000 318,669,000 254,565,000 263,125,000 261,561,000 319,339,000 278,914,000 274,959,000 272,581,000 288,858,000 255,437,000 213,175,000 213,175,000 202,564,000 277,809,000 298,611,000 272,999,000 299,938,000 219,448,000 247,552,000 139,079,000 
        accrued payroll and related costs
      120,506,000 121,168,000 129,105,000 122,238,000 119,477,000 108,834,000 106,367,000 100,663,000 100,118,000 97,886,000 96,375,000 94,961,000 101,881,000 98,914,000 110,358,000 109,211,000 109,096,000 109,279,000 110,452,000 112,270,000 105,745,000 130,088,000 119,369,000 103,458,000 66,772,000 66,866,000 69,191,000 68,585,000 61,874,000 68,773,000 71,658,000 65,493,000 66,764,000 66,257,000 69,044,000 64,573,000 42,943,000 46,275,000 51,512,000 48,585,000 44,850,000 45,094,000 55,107,000 55,086,000 50,639,000 46,242,000 58,958,000 60,407,000 57,643,000 53,879,000 65,364,000 61,808,000 61,325,000 62,144,000 71,013,000 63,890,000 62,168,000 58,429,000 76,314,000 73,026,000 65,563,000 68,387,000 71,115,000 67,307,000 67,307,000 62,302,000 65,142,000 72,337,000 70,996,000 67,007,000 67,434,000 60,010,000 69,120,000 
        accrued liabilities
      431,920,000 447,180,000 335,366,000 317,421,000 283,940,000 310,159,000 266,486,000 238,970,000 233,676,000 257,742,000 269,386,000 221,521,000 240,952,000 284,855,000 291,384,000 251,271,000 218,194,000 245,674,000 235,372,000 234,503,000 224,747,000 230,955,000 245,626,000 266,512,000 217,928,000 194,797,000 156,599,000 143,360,000 122,001,000 127,342,000 101,895,000 90,360,000 81,173,000 123,602,000 122,129,000 110,325,000 79,514,000 93,625,000 143,875,000 93,955,000 112,814,000 106,550,000 94,755,000 75,606,000 68,010,000 69,285,000 101,871,000 71,960,000 78,507,000 68,011,000 78,703,000 60,379,000 82,614,000 66,397,000 81,762,000 59,341,000 68,727,000 129,945,000 160,536,000 171,855,000 81,731,000 52,914,000 71,395,000 54,041,000 54,041,000 51,825,000 55,318,000 41,046,000 34,028,000 39,602,000 39,204,000 11,774,000 36,292,000 
        total current liabilities
      2,357,783,000 2,451,869,000 2,450,978,000 3,134,537,000 2,285,331,000 2,247,532,000 2,305,762,000 2,395,997,000 2,289,477,000 2,311,856,000 1,915,561,000 1,879,627,000 1,844,115,000 1,437,860,000 1,681,412,000 1,960,039,000 1,716,956,000 1,508,522,000 2,041,088,000 1,315,155,000 1,155,108,000 1,191,620,000 1,242,341,000 1,363,128,000 1,643,834,000 1,018,529,000 1,617,777,000 1,696,887,000 1,298,785,000 1,079,068,000 1,459,854,000 1,553,748,000 1,459,296,000 958,277,000 1,319,338,000 1,279,205,000 1,092,992,000 861,825,000 966,401,000 1,078,286,000 934,354,000 781,213,000 975,617,000 1,038,368,000 922,380,000 664,562,000 890,157,000 902,592,000 735,014,000 620,256,000 617,203,000 1,013,154,000 915,163,000 702,559,000 830,614,000 622,996,000 723,464,000 595,489,000 633,919,000 666,442,000 940,160,000 424,108,000 611,105,000 422,895,000 422,895,000 415,443,000 424,336,000 570,871,000 490,944,000 432,964,000 543,255,000 320,182,000 344,661,000 
        long-term debt
      3,672,124,000 3,715,216,000 3,812,233,000 3,114,693,000 3,483,472,000 3,419,921,000 2,553,659,000 2,530,718,000 2,534,504,000 2,546,451,000 3,312,685,000 3,351,176,000 3,370,346,000 3,345,381,000 3,246,738,000 3,367,469,000 3,445,633,000 3,772,926,000 3,191,581,000 3,176,393,000 3,163,292,000 3,223,217,000 3,163,305,000 3,106,425,000 2,174,571,000 2,214,608,000 1,809,955,000 1,824,533,000 2,113,575,000 2,134,400,000 2,186,275,000 2,173,941,000 2,174,709,000 2,438,502,000 2,465,780,000 2,444,912,000 1,591,764,000 1,344,456,000 1,364,199,000 1,365,205,000 1,368,498,000 1,361,149,000 1,448,937,000 1,451,450,000 1,436,784,000 1,473,833,000 1,523,048,000 1,554,360,000 1,557,722,000 1,557,662,000 1,574,196,000 1,258,765,000 1,257,590,000 1,415,967,000 1,566,427,000 1,544,889,000 1,580,787,000 1,288,483,000 1,312,795,000 1,345,827,000 922,717,000 890,725,000 892,346,000 760,465,000 760,465,000 764,206,000 773,347,000 726,036,000 879,581,000 929,221,000 953,692,000 699,532,000 1,084,989,000 
        deferred income taxes
      515,999,000 501,768,000 510,782,000 478,891,000 486,824,000 505,616,000 420,921,000 425,151,000 432,266,000 433,666,000 380,250,000 384,410,000 389,010,000 388,677,000 425,181,000 430,147,000 433,843,000 435,252,000 383,154,000 360,027,000 357,587,000 355,995,000 371,966,000 357,131,000 264,047,000 254,836,000 274,107,000 270,430,000 273,345,000 268,036,000 279,449,000 274,086,000 268,023,000 262,394,000 395,181,000 416,118,000                                      
        other liabilities
      455,776,000 453,929,000 451,753,000 460,054,000 429,004,000 422,018,000 413,054,000 407,681,000 418,162,000 429,905,000 421,922,000 427,372,000 476,961,000 455,583,000 472,851,000 491,381,000 475,739,000 491,450,000 475,311,000 484,164,000 489,129,000 487,881,000 456,104,000 456,678,000 425,511,000 419,764,000 403,648,000 389,466,000 338,661,000 216,525,000 220,704,000 219,892,000 225,668,000 220,211,000 217,688,000 211,330,000 474,924,000 473,694,000 419,265,000 421,278,000 413,583,000 411,133,000 457,976,000 454,108,000 451,239,000 455,573,000 435,672,000 426,288,000 421,295,000 429,321,000 382,287,000 389,288,000 416,005,000 421,374,000 408,575,000 393,605,000 419,437,000 437,121,000 405,359,000 359,280,000 404,440,000 307,586,000 275,303,000 279,602,000 279,602,000 279,040,000 330,909,000 342,094,000 269,405,000 279,654,000 294,634,000 237,556,000 170,924,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                               
        common stock
      1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 876,000 875,000 874,000 873,000 873,000 873,000 871,000 870,000 870,000 870,000 435,000 433,000 430,000 429,000 427,000 426,000 209,000 
        paid-in capital
      389,325,000 384,847,000 379,743,000 374,582,000 371,207,000 367,871,000 364,074,000 360,344,000 356,529,000 353,848,000 349,634,000 345,442,000 342,157,000 339,839,000 335,924,000 331,877,000 328,201,000 325,448,000 320,132,000 314,873,000 309,635,000 306,363,000 301,463,000 296,639,000 292,283,000 289,422,000 285,061,000 280,636,000 276,435,000 276,062,000 272,301,000 268,559,000 265,022,000 262,201,000 258,653,000 255,077,000 252,128,000 249,763,000 246,721,000 243,515,000 240,204,000 237,291,000 234,789,000 232,117,000 229,463,000 225,449,000 223,203,000 218,145,000 215,920,000 212,822,000 210,739,000 208,517,000 206,243,000 204,449,000 202,707,000 200,924,000 199,068,000 196,626,000 192,049,000 188,726,000 186,114,000 183,524,000 178,575,000 175,531,000 175,531,000 173,892,000 173,176,000 162,568,000 152,629,000 146,332,000 141,245,000 139,475,000 125,009,000 
        retained earnings
      3,645,564,000 3,605,043,000 3,608,075,000 3,516,444,000 3,448,952,000 3,402,667,000 3,378,093,000 3,298,525,000 3,242,914,000 3,208,237,000 3,163,161,000 3,072,021,000 3,013,104,000 2,961,079,000 2,954,292,000 2,833,431,000 2,758,697,000 2,691,745,000 2,622,401,000 2,531,783,000 2,452,996,000 2,395,395,000 2,348,728,000 2,249,391,000 2,184,691,000 2,141,302,000 2,118,860,000 2,049,995,000 2,031,487,000 1,997,785,000 1,970,875,000 1,897,417,000 1,853,351,000 1,809,845,000 1,651,760,000 1,589,498,000 1,571,711,000 1,558,594,000 1,544,431,000 1,485,093,000 1,462,236,000 1,446,193,000 1,429,468,000 1,368,956,000 1,336,533,000 1,313,521,000 1,299,502,000 1,225,877,000 1,191,541,000 1,169,754,000 1,155,507,000 1,087,361,000 1,036,896,000 1,020,543,000 999,603,000 929,370,000 927,250,000 902,987,000 873,637,000 802,643,000 759,237,000 740,923,000 731,987,000 674,928,000 674,928,000 646,846,000 628,234,000 497,732,000 392,108,000 295,433,000 234,009,000 209,459,000 23,037,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -206,209,000 -213,556,000 -222,166,000 -235,379,000 -303,386,000 -353,357,000 -260,597,000 -297,530,000 -271,990,000 -251,361,000 -309,586,000 -279,554,000 -324,570,000 -345,310,000 -365,356,000 -308,216,000 -244,642,000 -259,828,000 -291,158,000 -263,433,000 -291,806,000 -260,953,000 -272,352,000 -297,360,000 -297,697,000 -259,742,000 -287,923,000 -265,373,000 -272,431,000 -268,808,000 -212,256,000 -208,963,000 -174,707,000 -188,973,000 -170,263,000 -185,139,000 -216,110,000 -223,856,000 -195,262,000 -202,296,000 -197,456,000 -208,806,000 -196,878,000 -182,779,000 -195,301,000 -165,624,000 -78,016,000 -44,413,000 -47,963,000 -38,119,000 -106,219,000 -119,882,000 -118,452,000 -109,913,000 -104,780,000 -121,478,000 -99,888,000 -115,282,000 -71,880,000 -44,918,000 -47,204,000 -63,026,000 -55,256,000 -70,587,000 -70,587,000 -59,472,000 -55,601,000   -15,564,000   -17,701,000 
        treasury stock
      -1,509,834,000 -1,503,784,000 -1,494,952,000 -1,435,180,000 -1,435,180,000 -1,429,351,000 -1,429,351,000 -1,429,400,000 -1,429,358,000 -1,423,117,000 -1,423,071,000 -1,268,524,000 -1,251,152,000 -1,239,103,000 -1,233,380,000 -1,233,380,000 -1,205,768,000 -1,196,420,000 -1,196,420,000 -1,196,394,000 -1,196,220,000 -1,189,683,000 -1,160,727,000 -1,160,727,000 -1,160,453,000 -1,149,411,000 -1,149,219,000 -1,137,107,000 -1,137,035,000 -1,125,525,000 -1,120,754,000 -1,120,754,000 -1,120,626,000 -1,118,759,000 -1,118,798,000 -1,118,180,000 -1,118,279,000 -1,115,962,000 -845,112,000 -837,782,000 -837,830,000 -836,370,000 -836,370,000 -836,144,000 -828,668,000 -664,266,000 -664,266,000 -642,827,000 -635,279,000 -631,490,000 -631,490,000 -628,974,000 -614,669,000 -362,312,000 -362,066,000 -350,192,000 -333,166,000 -327,212,000 -327,169,000 -311,201,000 -311,248,000 -308,695,000 -60,831,000 -60,798,000 -60,798,000 -60,813,000 -60,482,000 -60,294,000 -60,148,000 -60,090,000 -60,135,000 -60,229,000 -60,393,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
      2,320,597,000 2,274,301,000 2,272,451,000 2,222,218,000 2,083,344,000 1,989,581,000 2,053,970,000 1,933,690,000 1,899,846,000 1,889,358,000 1,781,889,000 1,871,136,000 1,781,290,000 1,718,256,000 1,693,231,000 1,625,463,000 1,638,239,000 1,562,696,000 1,456,706,000 1,388,580,000 1,276,356,000 1,252,873,000 1,218,863,000 1,089,694,000 1,020,575,000 1,023,322,000 968,530,000 929,902,000 900,207,000 881,265,000 911,917,000 838,010,000 824,791,000 766,065,000 623,103,000 543,007,000 490,326,000 469,415,000 751,654,000 689,406,000 668,030,000 639,184,000 631,885,000 583,026,000 542,903,000 709,956,000 781,299,000 757,658,000 725,095,000 713,843,000 629,413,000 547,898,000 510,894,000 753,643,000 736,340,000 659,500,000 694,140,000 657,994,000 667,511,000 636,123,000 587,772,000 553,599,000 795,346,000 719,944,000 719,944,000 701,323,000 685,762,000 524,578,000 500,083,000 366,540,000 299,240,000 273,350,000 70,161,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 7,965 and 9,506, respectively
       589,400,000                                                                        
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                               
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 9,506 and 8,827, respectively
           594,279,000                                                                    
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 8,827 and 9,072, respectively
               599,524,000                                                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 9,072 and 6,700, respectively
                   657,968,000                                                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 6,700 and 6,803, respectively
                       711,332,000                                                        
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 6,803 and 5,485, respectively
                           619,535,000                                                    
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 5,485 and 5,095, respectively
                               504,986,000                                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 5,095 and 5,339, respectively
                                   511,332,000                                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 5,339 and 4,073, respectively
                                       454,637,000                                        
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 4,073 and 4,975, respectively
                                           288,197,000                                    
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 4,975 and 5,497, respectively
                                               281,041,000                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 5,497 and 5,717, respectively
                                                   310,732,000                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowancesof 5,717 and 5,869, respectively
                                                       333,041,000                        
        revolving loans and current
                                                                               
        portion of long-term debt
                                                          526,059,000  423,274,000 236,640,000 331,008,000  118,155,000 146,602,000 520,285,000  213,158,000 88,372,000 88,372,000 98,752,000        
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                         -75,861,000 15,064,000  -16,306,000 -13,888,000  
        current portion of long-term debt
                                                                           26,417,000 846,000 846,000 21,670,000 
        unamortized stock compensation
                                                                             -1,893,000  
        current assets
                                                                               
        current liabilities
                                                                               
        bank revolving loans
                                                                            216,323,000  78,500,000 
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                               
        total liabilities
                                                                              1,600,574,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-09-30 2017-03-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-08-02 2010-03-31 2006-06-30 2003-03-31 
                                                          
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                          
          net income
        63,039,000 270,199,000 156,906,000 67,962,000 231,314,000 131,261,000 55,164,000 261,536,000 150,919,000 72,029,000 316,253,000 177,550,000 84,875,000 274,049,000 167,757,000 73,281,000 248,623,000 135,772,000 57,600,000 158,970,000 77,696,000 46,742,000 185,802,000 101,067,000 45,721,000 123,539,000 23,232,000 129,655,000 59,886,000 26,572,000 145,866,000 75,548,000 33,304,000 158,755,000 75,479,000 31,476,000 162,137,000 84,962,000 25,433,000 121,987,000 43,330,000 32,750,000 156,075,000 77,320,000 26,112,000 128,266,000 63,036,000 26,782,000 33,545,000 4,166,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                          
          depreciation and amortization
        84,932,000 238,210,000 155,335,000 79,363,000 198,648,000 131,932,000 66,430,000 200,747,000 134,122,000 66,176,000 201,912,000 136,790,000 69,067,000 185,968,000 122,386,000 60,872,000 163,454,000 104,197,000 51,090,000 156,780,000 104,102,000 51,232,000 146,246,000 97,903,000 48,931,000 129,734,000 37,572,000 110,280,000 73,019,000 36,218,000 109,790,000 73,042,000 36,676,000 114,211,000 76,511,000 38,411,000 127,087,000 85,636,000 43,696,000 125,161,000 83,373,000 42,176,000 120,893,000 79,439,000 38,266,000 108,899,000 72,522,000 36,074,000 62,087,000  
          amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs
        1,634,000 3,911,000 2,617,000 1,413,000 4,043,000 2,695,000 1,347,000                                            
          rationalization charges
        9,047,000 28,012,000 20,823,000 10,959,000 38,033,000 18,550,000 11,691,000 13,212,000 6,788,000 4,121,000 7,533,000 4,807,000 1,379,000 13,026,000 10,711,000 10,357,000 7,247,000 4,741,000 2,799,000 48,594,000 45,400,000 6,083,000 1,483,000 1,195,000 703,000 4,485,000 885,000 13,929,000 6,108,000 1,071,000 10,754,000 1,684,000 725,000 4,978,000 2,449,000 1,588,000 3,616,000 2,284,000 1,351,000 5,809,000 3,761,000 3,603,000 4,782,000 4,101,000 1,732,000 3,733,000 2,763,000 2,054,000 8,350,000  
          stock compensation expense
        5,699,000 12,916,000 7,755,000 4,380,000 11,727,000 7,948,000 4,115,000 11,348,000 7,156,000 3,681,000 12,917,000 8,870,000 4,879,000 15,605,000 10,337,000 5,010,000 13,880,000 9,056,000 4,483,000 12,669,000 8,244,000 3,909,000 11,162,000 7,420,000 3,700,000 11,052,000 3,279,000 9,724,000 6,428,000 3,059,000                     
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
        1,017,000          1,481,000 1,481,000 1,481,000 883,000 883,000 883,000 1,481,000 1,481,000 1,481,000 1,676,000   2,493,000 2,493,000  7,052,000 2,677,000       1,474,000 1,474,000 1,474,000 2,068,000 2,068,000 2,068,000 38,704,000 38,704,000  976,000   4,537,000     
          other changes that provided (used) cash:
                                                          
          trade accounts receivable
        -575,596,000 -861,199,000 -601,838,000 -404,478,000 -614,632,000 -474,482,000 -355,645,000 -638,282,000 -397,413,000 -271,224,000 -459,131,000 -243,261,000 -141,113,000 -415,331,000 -277,768,000 -103,549,000 -311,008,000 -179,949,000 -103,975,000 -250,783,000 -155,198,000 -88,594,000 -271,636,000 -134,961,000 -49,615,000 -285,901,000 -41,452,000 -231,674,000 -111,600,000 -54,914,000 -325,281,000 -140,426,000 -84,675,000 -291,837,000 -116,359,000 -68,411,000 -258,090,000 -124,761,000 -26,903,000 -239,154,000 -76,970,000 -27,570,000 -286,666,000 -120,431,000 -69,787,000 -280,075,000 -118,896,000 -67,898,000 -99,262,000 -36,053,000 
          inventories
        -54,023,000 -57,381,000 -293,758,000 -115,166,000 160,756,000 -74,498,000 -22,319,000 -152,891,000 -472,989,000 -279,982,000 -92,181,000 -475,171,000 -222,137,000 -78,738,000 -233,815,000 -118,132,000 2,435,000 -148,141,000 -68,965,000 -75,414,000 -187,790,000 -53,793,000 -32,743,000 -176,222,000 -74,451,000 -2,895,000 -107,446,000 -6,546,000 -176,427,000 -120,811,000 -43,721,000 -212,806,000 -144,952,000 -81,553,000 -234,603,000 -133,398,000 -25,022,000 -207,040,000 -133,995,000 10,841,000 -193,695,000 -129,525,000 -47,204,000 -199,382,000 -114,221,000 -43,276,000 -184,957,000 -105,435,000 -116,860,000 -35,453,000 
          trade accounts payable
        -313,941,000 -183,089,000 -279,697,000 -281,591,000 -213,088,000 -227,429,000 -281,165,000 -233,724,000 -143,180,000 -176,147,000 -165,717,000 15,331,000 -29,881,000 62,303,000 31,825,000 -59,825,000 -73,814,000 -68,026,000 -126,728,000 -63,609,000 -19,421,000 -81,242,000 -11,185,000 45,232,000 -16,077,000 1,725,000 -36,806,000 -60,423,000 -10,701,000 -50,302,000 8,555,000 38,630,000 -3,522,000 26,698,000 42,724,000 31,388,000 492,000 28,058,000 2,904,000 -7,308,000 14,579,000 3,469,000 45,712,000 42,640,000 43,324,000 68,986,000 34,275,000 20,113,000 43,465,000 -51,373,000 
          accrued liabilities
        -17,839,000 -1,161,000 -19,577,000 -33,346,000 -6,978,000 -27,008,000 -30,041,000 -31,055,000 -78,545,000 -49,812,000 64,458,000 15,914,000 -23,291,000 -33,488,000 -24,316,000 -32,062,000 57,187,000 67,936,000 20,443,000 -10,475,000 -22,875,000 -51,321,000 -11,227,000 -29,125,000 -41,215,000 16,003,000 -17,583,000 34,371,000 -14,431,000 4,393,000 22,272,000 11,577,000 6,542,000 43,040,000 12,966,000 16,726,000 10,520,000 -7,972,000 15,671,000 4,874,000 -16,116,000 -11,898,000 41,492,000 48,966,000 3,077,000 23,326,000 4,443,000 -2,012,000 24,001,000  
          other
        -3,542,000 -14,383,000 -53,417,000 -12,897,000 -23,711,000 -15,882,000 2,613,000 -26,933,000 -18,606,000 -616,000 -5,047,000 5,753,000 -12,660,000 -30,055,000 -17,313,000 -8,983,000 8,981,000 9,129,000 -6,364,000 19,181,000 20,764,000 11,198,000 -7,304,000 -7,886,000 -7,816,000 -9,247,000 -5,287,000 -10,885,000 5,067,000 3,891,000 24,268,000 16,764,000 12,188,000 -24,909,000 -22,428,000 -21,366,000 -21,325,000 -21,839,000 1,307,000 10,552,000 -14,829,000 12,752,000 41,951,000 16,576,000 14,231,000 51,373,000 47,078,000 28,231,000 -2,897,000 28,520,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        -799,573,000 -563,965,000 -904,851,000 -683,401,000 -213,888,000 -526,913,000 -547,810,000 -596,042,000 -811,748,000 -631,774,000 -117,522,000 -351,936,000 -267,401,000 -5,778,000 -209,313,000 -172,148,000 118,466,000 -63,804,000 -168,136,000 -2,411,000 -129,078,000 -155,786,000 13,091,000 -92,884,000 -90,119,000 -4,453,000 -140,929,000 -11,569,000 -162,651,000 -150,823,000 -48,177,000 -136,758,000 -144,476,000 -52,546,000 -162,824,000 -103,059,000 1,039,000 -159,156,000 -68,999,000 -5,963,000 -195,230,000 -105,511,000 76,155,000 -52,471,000 -58,918,000 -27,583,000 -172,475,000 -154,736,000 -47,571,000 -63,097,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                          
          capital expenditures
        -82,444,000 -235,791,000 -155,693,000 -82,924,000 -192,035,000 -131,442,000 -75,258,000 -173,453,000 -118,204,000 -67,871,000 -162,271,000 -118,357,000 -68,491,000 -172,994,000 -123,604,000 -68,764,000 -165,163,000 -106,436,000 -65,147,000 -166,848,000 -116,165,000 -61,746,000 -134,636,000 -91,278,000 -49,196,000 -124,163,000 -38,893,000 -151,522,000 -111,714,000 -61,974,000 -151,419,000 -98,183,000 -48,806,000 -94,290,000 -60,004,000 -26,998,000 -79,950,000 -53,048,000 -25,051,000 -84,739,000 -59,448,000 -26,332,000 -123,265,000 -84,170,000 -33,463,000 -76,017,000 -48,104,000 -24,086,000 -58,728,000 -27,541,000 
          free cash flows
        -882,017,000 -799,756,000 -1,060,544,000 -766,325,000 -405,923,000 -658,355,000 -623,068,000 -769,495,000 -929,952,000 -699,645,000 -279,793,000 -470,293,000 -335,892,000 -178,772,000 -332,917,000 -240,912,000 -46,697,000 -170,240,000 -233,283,000 -169,259,000 -245,243,000 -217,532,000 -121,545,000 -184,162,000 -139,315,000 -128,616,000 -179,822,000 -163,091,000 -274,365,000 -212,797,000 -199,596,000 -234,941,000 -193,282,000 -146,836,000 -222,828,000 -130,057,000 -78,911,000 -212,204,000 -94,050,000 -90,702,000 -254,678,000 -131,843,000 -47,110,000 -136,641,000 -92,381,000 -103,600,000 -220,579,000 -178,822,000 -106,299,000 -90,638,000 
          proceeds from asset sales
        2,067,000 9,756,000 9,552,000 52,000 3,221,000 2,984,000 2,495,000                   539,000 386,000 8,926,000 8,822,000 1,106,000 225,000 128,000 24,000 1,202,000 372,000 163,000 6,722,000 6,411,000 207,000 1,456,000 335,000 175,000 3,440,000 3,129,000 153,000 676,000 548,000 147,000 389,000 40,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -79,981,000 -227,328,000 -145,844,000 -82,472,000 -189,107,000 -128,408,000 -72,462,000 -170,558,000 -116,965,000 -66,991,000 -161,611,000 -120,378,000 -70,027,000 -889,190,000 -116,385,000 -68,362,000 -1,105,039,000 -1,046,555,000 -104,441,000 -166,339,000 -115,605,000 -61,726,000 -134,400,000 -90,792,000 -48,396,000 -1,152,353,000 -38,507,000 -142,596,000 -102,892,000 -60,868,000 -151,884,000 -98,745,000 -48,782,000 -110,802,000 -59,632,000 -26,835,000 -79,228,000 -52,637,000 -30,844,000 -400,829,000 -110,088,000 -77,132,000 -409,192,000 -345,408,000 -297,677,000 -75,341,000 -47,556,000 -23,939,000 -316,184,000 -190,734,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                          
          borrowings under revolving loans
        1,069,325,000 1,492,064,000 1,409,738,000 1,110,508,000 802,389,000 739,385,000 597,879,000 1,119,960,000 998,167,000 783,454,000 813,628,000 753,657,000 544,624,000 1,155,199,000 318,141,000 170,457,000 993,406,000 927,302,000 877,114,000 1,139,329,000 703,359,000 614,103,000 923,639,000 848,686,000 444,595,000 1,108,208,000 655,633,000 601,558,000 531,544,000 337,178,000 692,476,000 585,364,000 405,644,000 757,960,000 678,872,000 460,420,000 655,685,000 593,424,000 453,072,000 651,299,000 174,300,000 4,991,000 982,177,000 810,114,000 617,305,000 248,412,000 203,412,000 77,070,000 569,773,000 173,250,000 
          repayments under revolving loans
        -162,528,000 -935,832,000 -51,959,000 -6,107,000 -310,827,000 -75,408,000 -15,469,000 -283,275,000 -244,554,000 -29,100,000 -290,327,000 -54,815,000 -24,408,000 -248,310,000 -105,856,000 -31,310,000 -748,539,000 -570,955,000 -48,970,000 -464,759,000 -287,368,000 -205,856,000 -266,477,000 -132,386,000 -79,821,000 -680,986,000 -508,865,000 -303,259,000 -114,207,000 -38,006,000 -326,026,000 -169,284,000 -45,158,000 -434,950,000 -340,779,000 -284,632,000 -531,118,000 -70,720,000 -22,475,000 -325,922,000 -25,596,000 -10,913,000 -935,908,000 -321,030,000 -167,062,000 -248,768,000 -127,590,000 -3,110,000 -353,450,000 -94,750,000 
          repayment of principal amounts under finance leases
        -1,181,000 -3,970,000 -2,427,000 -1,348,000 -27,281,000 -25,267,000 -346,000                                            
          repayments of long-term debt
        -542,500,000 -706,274,000 -706,274,000 -706,274,000 -100,000,000 -100,000,000 -100,000,000 -52,650,000 -51,867,000 -50,705,000 -300,314,000 -300,000,000 -300,000,000 -500,000,000 -500,000,000 -500,000,000 -766,170,000 -766,170,000 -766,170,000 -308,161,000 -8,161,000 -8,161,000 -286,200,000 -284,638,000 -4,638,000 -755,037,000 -521,666,000 -7,775,000 -6,380,000 -6,387,000 -7,040,000 -5,649,000 -4,173,000 -753,168,000 -751,509,000 -749,682,000 -306,444,000 -304,778,000 -302,571,000 -284,204,000 -282,639,000  -689,631,000 -25,213,000 -25,213,000 -318,475,000     
          changes in outstanding checks - principally vendors
        -97,369,000 -84,971,000 -84,971,000 -84,971,000 -160,576,000 -160,576,000 -160,576,000 -61,433,000 -61,433,000 -61,433,000 -225,863,000 -225,863,000 -225,863,000 -84,216,000 -84,216,000 -84,216,000 -79,006,000 -79,006,000 -79,006,000 -83,670,000 -83,670,000 -83,670,000 -87,795,000 -87,795,000 -87,795,000 -78,944,000 -78,946,000 -101,765,000 -101,765,000 -101,765,000 -82,801,000 -82,801,000 -82,805,000 -86,538,000 -86,538,000 -86,484,000 -73,454,000 -73,454,000 -73,454,000 -66,178,000 -66,604,000 -63,193,000 -92,928,000 -99,557,000 -101,124,000 -89,782,000 -92,531,000 -92,928,000 -96,989,000  
          dividends paid on common stock
        -22,849,000 -64,773,000 -43,362,000 -21,939,000 -61,754,000 -41,453,000 -21,137,000 -59,712,000 -40,422,000 -20,575,000 -54,325,000 -36,680,000 -18,722,000 -47,030,000 -31,564,000 -16,055,000 -40,432,000 -27,121,000 -13,771,000 -38,615,000 -26,415,000 -14,161,000 -33,843,000 -22,417,000 -11,333,000 -30,373,000 -10,115,000 -31,344,000 -20,913,000 -10,456,000 -29,919,000 -20,113,000 -10,292,000 -29,007,000 -19,356,000 -9,689,000 -27,173,000 -18,144,000 -9,080,000 -25,371,000 -16,947,000 -8,487,000 -23,361,000 -15,600,000 -7,798,000 -24,513,000 -16,342,000 -8,170,000 -8,995,000  
          debt issuance costs
        -1,260,000 -8,299,000            -4,909,000 -4,905,000 -4,633,000 -10,265,000 -10,265,000 -7,544,000    -2,866,000 -2,866,000  -16,643,000 -16,643,000       -5,019,000 -5,019,000 -5,062,000 -5,700,000   -9,847,000 -9,749,000 -9,643,000 -12,943,000   -11,673,000   -2,278,000 -1,905,000 
          repurchase of common stock
        -7,844,000 -66,160,000 -6,873,000 -6,873,000 -7,735,000 -7,735,000 -7,675,000 -183,939,000 -30,974,000 -13,412,000 -39,402,000 -39,402,000 -11,474,000 -8,573,000 -8,538,000 -8,275,000 -13,155,000 -13,155,000        -4,123,000                         
          net cash from financing activities
        233,794,000 325,405,000 513,872,000 282,996,000 134,216,000 328,946,000 292,676,000 487,600,000 574,011,000 610,375,000 -90,561,000 96,897,000 -35,843,000 761,886,000 82,787,000 25,693,000 975,500,000 1,100,291,000 688,650,000 216,760,000 282,493,000 287,209,000 243,401,000 315,527,000 258,262,000 1,331,302,000 505,367,000 147,781,000 286,065,000 178,360,000 81,673,000 139,588,000 99,745,000 148,774,000 195,921,000 52,653,000 -252,946,000 -140,620,000 -207,128,000 432,216,000 277,099,000 434,021,000 298,276,000 350,199,000 317,151,000 190,302,000 -33,644,000 -27,923,000 367,194,000 226,713,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        530,000 32,204,000 31,431,000 13,053,000 -5,637,000 -13,753,000 -6,686,000 502,000 5,686,000 3,828,000 -18,136,000 -8,179,000 1,396,000 -5,832,000 -1,749,000 -4,533,000 1,008,000 -2,674,000 -5,051,000 -3,440,000 712,000 -1,116,000 -4,256,000 -4,164,000 1,260,000                          
          cash and cash equivalents:
                                                          
          net
        -645,230,000 -433,684,000 -505,392,000 -469,824,000 -274,416,000 -340,128,000 -334,282,000 -278,498,000 -349,016,000 -84,562,000                                         
          balance at beginning of year
        1,080,659,000 822,854,000 822,854,000 822,854,000 642,923,000 642,923,000 642,923,000 585,622,000 585,622,000 585,622,000 631,439,000 631,439,000 631,439,000 409,481,000 409,481,000 409,481,000 203,824,000 203,824,000 203,824,000 72,819,000 72,819,000 72,819,000 53,533,000 53,533,000 53,533,000 24,690,000 24,690,000 99,945,000 99,945,000 99,945,000 222,591,000 222,591,000 222,591,000 160,463,000 160,463,000 160,463,000 465,608,000 465,608,000 465,608,000 397,101,000 397,101,000 397,101,000 175,226,000 175,226,000 175,226,000 305,754,000 305,754,000 305,754,000 20,461,000 58,318,000 
          balance at end of period
        435,429,000 389,170,000 317,462,000 353,030,000 368,507,000 302,795,000 308,641,000 307,124,000 236,606,000 501,060,000 243,609,000 247,843,000 259,564,000 270,567,000 164,821,000 190,131,000 193,759,000 191,082,000 614,846,000 117,389,000 111,341,000 141,400,000 171,369,000 181,220,000 174,540,000 199,186,000 350,621,000 93,561,000 120,467,000 66,614,000 104,203,000 126,676,000 129,078,000 145,889,000 133,928,000 83,222,000 134,473,000 113,195,000 158,637,000 422,525,000 368,882,000 648,479,000 140,465,000 127,546,000 135,782,000 393,132,000 52,079,000 99,156,000 23,900,000 31,200,000 
          interest paid
        52,308,000 148,488,000 103,432,000 50,594,000 133,411,000 90,832,000 50,290,000 123,944,000 80,623,000 34,764,000 91,037,000 59,297,000 33,116,000 79,107,000 48,026,000 31,655,000 70,948,000 38,058,000 23,518,000 97,630,000 53,069,000 39,969,000 104,040,000 62,192,000 39,953,000 78,528,000 12,234,000 46,899,000 32,269,000 13,275,000 45,541,000 31,560,000 13,409,000 49,632,000 33,762,000 13,782,000 37,513,000 28,753,000 8,022,000 38,457,000 29,743,000 18,566,000 46,158,000 28,797,000 17,387,000 39,346,000 23,777,000 13,483,000 24,945,000 6,465,000 
          income taxes paid
        7,881,000 62,063,000 45,259,000 12,175,000 69,748,000 43,618,000 17,003,000 95,911,000 84,884,000 20,086,000 66,959,000 28,881,000 6,718,000 79,812,000 47,297,000 15,297,000 91,378,000 28,974,000 22,056,000 31,067,000 23,634,000 16,933,000 39,400,000 31,303,000 21,835,000 50,226,000 8,065,000 46,206,000 43,707,000 21,594,000 37,546,000 18,306,000 2,419,000 40,093,000 25,056,000 3,868,000 89,344,000 51,787,000 9,868,000 55,858,000  14,083,000 4,373,000  822,000 24,612,000 4,410,000 2,394,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cashfrom operating activities:
                                                          
          deferred income tax provision
                                                          
          other changes that provided (used) cash, net ofeffects from acquisitions:
                                                          
          purchase of business, net of cash acquired
                          -39,828,000       -1,028,729,000      -690,000                 -257,845,000  
          changes in outstanding checks – principally vendors
                                                          
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
         703,620,000      8,649,000 5,094,000 2,146,000 6,042,000   499,725,000 499,725,000 499,725,000 1,639,661,000 1,639,661,000 739,661,000       1,789,200,000 989,200,000    7,327,000 3,970,000 935,000 732,215,000 732,215,000 732,215,000 304,981,000   526,550,000 526,550,000 526,550,000 1,088,823,000 4,210,000 4,210,000 634,386,000   257,600,000 150,000,000 
          net increase
                       -219,350,000 -10,065,000 -12,742,000 411,022,000 44,570,000 38,522,000 68,581,000 117,836,000 127,687,000 121,007,000 174,496,000 325,931,000  20,522,000        -331,135,000  -306,971,000 25,424,000  251,378,000 -34,761,000   87,378,000  -206,598,000 3,439,000  
          balance at end of year
                                                          
          income taxes paid, net of refunds
                                                         -2,896,000 
          purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired
                  -1,333,000 -1,333,000 -1,333,000 -718,430,000 2,305,000  -940,875,000 -941,102,000                                 
          other changes that provided (used) cash, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                          
          net decrease
                  -387,830,000 -383,596,000 -371,875,000 -138,914,000 -244,660,000             -6,384,000  -33,331,000 -118,388,000 -95,915,000 -93,513,000 -14,574,000 -26,535,000 -77,241,000  -352,413,000   -28,219,000   -47,680,000 -39,444,000  -253,675,000   -27,118,000 
          other changes that provided (used) cash, net of effects from acquisition:
                                                          
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cashprovided by operating activities:
                                                          
          repurchase of common stock under stock plan
                          -12,664,000 -27,364,000 -15,252,000 -15,046,000 -3,057,000 -3,057,000 -2,746,000  -3,231,000 -2,434,000 -2,204,000 -2,204,000 -2,892,000 -2,538,000 -2,538,000 -11,456,000 -5,267,000 -5,267,000 -2,560,000 -2,160,000 -2,160,000 -1,872,000 -1,692,000 -1,692,000 -5,128,000        
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                                                          
          other changes that provided (used) cash, net ofeffects from acquisition:
                                                          
          purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                      -690,000   -17,714,000   -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -317,546,000 -50,975,000 -50,975,000 -289,367,000 -264,367,000 -264,367,000     -163,233,000 
          repurchase of common stock under sharerepurchase authorization
                                                          
          repurchase of common stock under share repurchase authorization
                                   -7,200,000 -10,000  -170,132,000 -170,132,000 -162,630,000 -24,666,000 -7,735,000 -113,000 -267,607,000 -265,340,000   -22,086,000          
          excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                                      -680,000 -771,000 -762,000 -3,403,000 -1,037,000 -947,000 -444,000 -552,000 -531,000 -1,429,000 -1,367,000 -1,268,000 -1,856,000 -1,700,000 -1,652,000 -1,065,000 -452,000 -358,000   
          amortization of debt issuance costs and discount
                                                          
          contributions to domestic pension benefit plans
                                               -76,000,000 -76,000,000 -30,000,000         
          proceeds from stock option exercises
                                               195,000 195,000 155,000 1,116,000 394,000  1,055,000 157,000 58,000 1,533,000 118,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
                                                          
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
                                                          
          used in operating activities:
                                                          
          other changes that provided (used) cash, net of
                                                          
          effects from acquisitions:
                                                          
          repurchase of common stock under share repurchase
                                                          
          authorization
                                              -250,991,000 -33,863,000  -5,015,000 -15,797,000        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                          
          from operating activities:
                                                          
          income taxes paid (refunded)
                                                41,543,000        4,110,000  
          contributions to pension benefit plans
                                                     -92,287,000 -92,287,000 -92,287,000   
          repurchase of treasury shares
                                                   -4,819,000 -4,819,000 -1,405,000 -1,202,000 -1,201,000   
          income taxes (refunded) paid
                                                   -3,386,000       
          other changes that provided (used) cash,
                                                          
          net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                          
          repurchases of treasury shares
                                                          
          repurchases of common stock under share repurchase authorization
                                                          
          changes in outstanding checks—principally vendors
                                                          
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                          
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                          
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents
                                                          
          equity in losses of affiliate
                                                         457,000 
          depreciation
                                                         25,518,000 
          amortization
                                                         1,121,000 
          rationalization credit