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Inventory
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory
INVENTORY

Our inventory is stated at the lower of cost (determined using the LIFO cost method) or market.  Inventories valued using the LIFO method comprised 93% and 92% of the total inventories at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Had the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method been used, merchandise inventory would have been $136,143 and $139,468 greater than reported under the LIFO method at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  We did not liquidate any portion of previously-created LIFO layers in 2015, 2014, and 2013
 
Reserves for excess and obsolete inventories were $4,912 and $4,417 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The change in the reserve for excess and obsolete inventories, included in cost of merchandise sold, was $495, $670, and $247 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.