Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,117,988	$ 990,166
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2021 – $39,800; 2020 – $36,622)	1,809,637	1,556,966
Merchandise inventories, net	3,600,658	3,506,271
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,149,877	1,060,360
Total current assets	7,678,160	7,113,763
Goodwill	1,885,447	1,917,477
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	1,455,333	1,498,257
Deferred tax assets	51,907	65,658
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation (2021 – $1,296,920; 2020 – $1,268,170)	1,165,236	1,162,043
Operating lease assets	1,044,127	1,038,877
Other assets	663,333	644,140
Total assets	13,943,543	13,440,215
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	4,479,398	4,128,084
Current portion of debt	160,373	160,531
Dividends payable	117,714	114,043
Other current liabilities	1,578,866	1,491,426
Total current liabilities	6,336,351	5,894,084
Long-term debt	2,458,020	2,516,614
Operating lease liabilities	788,907	789,294
Pension and other post–retirement benefit liabilities	254,558	265,687
Deferred tax liabilities	206,630	212,910
Other long-term liabilities	562,968	543,623
Equity:
Preferred stock, par value – $1 per share; authorized – 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, par value – $1 per share; authorized – 450,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 2021 – 144,458,057 shares; 2020 – 144,354,335 shares	144,458	144,354
Additional paid-in capital	117,867	117,165
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,023,760)	(1,036,502)
Retained earnings	4,085,998	3,979,779
Total parent equity	3,324,563	3,204,796
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	11,546	13,207
Total equity	3,336,109	3,218,003
Total liabilities and equity	$ 13,943,543	$ 13,440,215