QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

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(In thousands, except per share data)	First			Second			Third			Fourth
2015
Net sales	$	546,199		$	545,194		$	525,535		$	588,755
Gross profit	191,096			182,351			185,494			224,314
Earnings from continuing operations	43,223			40,121			38,142			70,762
Loss from discontinued operations	(27,232		)	(14,384		)	(4,258		)	(913		)
Net earnings	15,991			25,737			33,884			69,849
Basic earnings per share *
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.91		$	0.85		$	0.82		$	1.56
Loss from discontinued operations	(0.57		)	(0.31		)	(0.09		)	(0.02		)
Total	$	0.34		$	0.54		$	0.73		$	1.54
Diluted earnings per share *
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.89		$	0.83		$	0.80		$	1.53
Loss from discontinued operations	(0.56		)	(0.30		)	(0.09		)	(0.02		)
Total	$	0.33		$	0.53		$	0.71		$	1.51
2014
Net sales	$	542,959		$	569,198		$	558,383		$	572,586
Gross profit	184,614			198,231			193,331			200,340
Earnings from continuing operations	36,430			43,009			44,378			46,132
Loss from discontinued operations	(1,266		)	(6,618		)	(19,345		)	(29,382		)
Net earnings	35,164			36,391			25,033			16,750
Basic earnings per share *
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.76		$	0.90		$	0.92		$	0.96
Loss from discontinued operations	(0.03		)	(0.14		)	(0.40		)	(0.61		)
Total	$	0.73		$	0.76		$	0.52		$	0.35
Diluted earnings per share *
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.74		$	0.87		$	0.90		$	0.94
Loss from discontinued operations	(0.02		)	(0.13		)	(0.39		)	(0.60		)
Total	$	0.72		$	0.74		$	0.51		$	0.34