SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

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

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	United States			Canada			Other Businesses			Total
Total net sales	$	1,992,955		$	264,046		$	298,926		$	2,555,927
Intersegment net sales	(49,358		)	(42		)	(423		)	(49,823		)
Net sales to external customers	$	1,943,597		$	264,004		$	298,503		$	2,506,104
Segment operating earnings	$	365,099		$	19,212		$	(456	)	$	383,855

	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

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	United States			Canada			Other Businesses			Total
Total net sales	$	3,890,265		$	518,342		$	573,832		$	4,982,439
Intersegment net sales	(90,225		)	(88		)	(395		)	(90,708		)
Net sales to external customers	$	3,800,040		$	518,254		$	573,437		$	4,891,731
Segment operating earnings	$	718,786		$	40,508		$	8,019		$	767,313

	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

	United States		Canada		Other Businesses		Total
Segment assets:
June 30, 2014	$	2,133,561	$	366,829	$	390,602	$	2,890,992
December 31, 2013	$	2,045,564	$	392,147	$	359,007	$	2,796,718

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,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Operating earnings:
Total operating earnings for operating segments	$	383,855		$	388,982		$	767,313		$	760,977
Unallocated expenses and eliminations	(43,104		)	(38,910		)	(72,223		)	(67,601		)
Total consolidated operating earnings	$	340,751		$	350,072		$	695,090		$	693,376

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	June 30, 2014		Dec 31, 2013
Assets:
Total assets for operating segments	$	2,890,992	$	2,796,718
Other current and non-current assets	2,162,687		2,118,298
Unallocated assets	257,633		351,312
Total consolidated assets	$	5,311,312	$	5,266,328