Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2011

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2012
	First		Second		Third		Fourth		Fiscal
	Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Year
		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenue	$	19,981,185	$	19,708,371	$	19,326,807	$	19,064,443	$	78,080,806
Gross profit (a)	$	573,262	$	679,741	$	667,866	$	713,817	$	2,634,686
Distribution, selling and
administrative expenses,
depreciation, and
amortization		286,300		293,654		339,345		367,632		1,286,931
Employee severance,
litigation and other		3,559		9,027		4,135		27,419		44,140
Operating income	$	283,403	$	377,060	$	324,386	$	318,766	$	1,303,615
Income from continuing operations	$	161,592	$	219,143	$	190,177	$	190,449	$	761,361
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of tax (b)		524		(7,038)		(8,906)		(26,955)		(42,375)
Net income	$	162,116	$	212,105	$	181,271	$	163,494	$	718,986
Earnings per share from continuing
operations:
Basic	$	0.63	$	0.85	$	0.75	$	0.78	$	3.01
Diluted	$	0.61	$	0.84	$	0.74	$	0.77	$	2.96
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.63	$	0.82	$	0.72	$	0.67	$	2.84
Diluted	$	0.62	$	0.81	$	0.71	$	0.66	$	2.80
____________

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011
	First		Second		Third		Fourth		Fiscal
	Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Year
		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenue	$	19,530,534	$	19,395,063	$	19,763,001	$	20,007,061	$	78,695,659
Gross profit (a)	$	562,779	$	667,406	$	632,959	$	595,833	$	2,458,977
Distribution, selling and
administrative expenses,
depreciation and amortization		287,914		305,479		319,521		326,470		1,239,384
Employee severance, litigation
and other		-		-		-		23,567		23,567
Intangible asset impairments		-		-		-		6,506		6,506
Operating income	$	274,865	$	361,927	$	313,438	$	239,290	$	1,189,520
Income from continuing operations	$	159,686	$	212,241	$	181,749	$	143,819	$	697,495
Income from discontinued
operations, net of tax (b)		814		2,140		2,670		3,505		9,129
Net income	$	160,500	$	214,381	$	184,419	$	147,324	$	706,624
Earnings per share from continuing
operations:
Basic	$	0.58	$	0.77	$	0.66	$	0.54	$	2.56
Diluted	$	0.57	$	0.76	$	0.65	$	0.53	$	2.51
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.58	$	0.78	$	0.67	$	0.55	$	2.59
Diluted	$	0.57	$	0.77	$	0.66	$	0.54	$	2.54
____________