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Retirement Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Retirement Plans  
Retirement Plans

Note 10. Retirement Plans

        The company sponsors several 401(k) retirement savings and profit sharing plans (Plans) for eligible employees, which are considered "qualified plans" for federal income tax purposes. The company's total expense for the Plans was $22.9 million, $37.2 million, and $22.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. The company's profit sharing component consists of 2% of consolidated pretax earnings plus a unique percentage of each of the company's operating segments' pretax earnings after allocation of certain corporate expenses. The resulting company profit sharing component was $20.5 million, $35.1 million, and $21.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively; of which $14.3 million, $17.5 million, and $10.5 million, respectively, was directed by the company's board of directors to be contributed to the Plans, with the remaining amounts each year paid directly to the employees.