CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,983,542	$ 1,958,428	$ 5,816,043	$ 5,779,664
Cost of goods and services	1,220,355	1,219,047	3,603,146	3,631,023
Gross profit	763,187	739,381	2,212,897	2,148,641
Selling, general and administrative expenses	429,570	402,838	1,301,606	1,234,223
Operating earnings	333,617	336,543	911,291	914,418
Interest expense	34,128	32,390	102,867	100,407
Interest income	(5,176)	(3,808)	(14,013)	(8,552)
Gain on dispositions	(68,633)	0	(597,913)	0
Other income, net	(13,032)	(10,274)	(33,016)	(20,758)
Earnings before provision for income taxes	386,330	318,235	1,453,366	843,321
Provision for income taxes	73,434	56,252	291,781	157,636
Earnings from continuing operations	312,896	261,983	1,161,585	685,685
Earnings from discontinued operations, net	34,204	27,770	99,558	74,881
Net earnings	$ 347,100	$ 289,753	$ 1,261,143	$ 760,566
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
Earnings from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 2.28	$ 1.87	$ 8.42	$ 4.90
Earnings from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	2.26	1.86	8.37	4.88
Earnings per share from discontinued operations:
Earnings from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per share)	0.25	0.20	0.72	0.54
Earnings from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per share)	0.25	0.20	0.72	0.53
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	2.53	2.07	9.14	5.44
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.51	$ 2.06	$ 9.08	$ 5.41
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	137,251	139,878	137,913	139,833
Diluted (in shares)	138,223	140,615	138,830	140,603