SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Following is a summary of segment results (in thousands of dollars):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	United States			Canada			Other Businesses			Total
Total net sales	$	1,863,112		$	288,645		$	261,282		$	2,413,039
Intersegment net sales	(31,135		)	(112		)	(231		)	(31,478		)
Net sales to external customers	$	1,831,977		$	288,533		$	261,051		$	2,381,561
Segment operating earnings	$	338,884		$	37,299		$	12,799		$	388,982

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
	United States			Canada			Other Businesses			Total
Total net sales	$	1,742,101		$	279,617		$	249,131		$	2,270,849
Intersegment net sales	(21,205		)	(172		)	(197		)	(21,574		)
Net sales to external customers	$	1,720,896		$	279,445		$	248,934		$	2,249,275
Segment operating earnings	$	310,683		$	33,555		$	11,244		$	355,482

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	United States			Canada			Other Businesses			Total
Total net sales	$	3,637,650		$	571,786		$	509,156		$	4,718,592
Intersegment net sales	(56,025		)	(151		)	(420		)	(56,596		)
Net sales to external customers	$	3,581,625		$	571,635		$	508,736		$	4,661,996
Segment operating earnings	$	669,772		$	70,155		$	21,050		$	760,977

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	United States			Canada			Other Businesses			Total
Total net sales	$	3,442,810		$	552,500		$	488,087		$	4,483,397
Intersegment net sales	(40,130		)	(206		)	(341		)	(40,677		)
Net sales to external customers	$	3,402,680		$	552,294		$	487,746		$	4,442,720
Segment operating earnings	$	609,647		$	63,255		$	21,959		$	694,861

	United States		Canada		Other Businesses		Total
Segment assets:
June 30, 2013	$	1,966,649	$	365,209	$	355,134	$	2,686,992
December 31, 2012	$	1,884,102	$	387,915	$	347,905	$	2,619,922

Reconciliation Of Operating Earnings From Segment To Consolidated

Following are reconciliations of segment information with the consolidated totals per the financial statements (in thousands of dollars):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Operating earnings:
Total operating earnings for operating segments	$	388,982		$	355,482		$	760,977		$	694,861
Unallocated expenses and eliminations	(38,910		)	(41,482		)	(67,601		)	(76,500		)
Total consolidated operating earnings	$	350,072		$	314,000		$	693,376		$	618,361

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	June 30, 2013		Dec 31, 2012
Assets:
Total assets for operating segments	$	2,686,992	$	2,619,922
Other current and non-current assets	1,907,159		1,967,480
Unallocated assets	435,984		427,196
Total consolidated assets	$	5,030,135	$	5,014,598