Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 5,675,274	$ 4,818,849	$ 16,572,323	$ 14,067,301
Cost of goods sold	3,695,607	3,108,082	10,805,910	9,126,614
Gross profit	1,979,667	1,710,767	5,766,413	4,940,687
Operating expenses:
Selling, administrative and other expenses	1,458,418	1,338,768	4,226,412	3,883,241
Depreciation and amortization	86,563	72,121	259,822	218,377
Provision for doubtful accounts	6,146	4,284	13,539	14,230
Total operating expenses	1,551,127	1,415,173	4,499,773	4,115,848
Non-operating expense (income):
Interest expense, net	18,220	14,167	58,318	47,853
Other	(7,616)	(17,547)	(26,897)	(77,454)
Total non-operating expense (income)	10,604	(3,380)	31,421	(29,601)
Income before income taxes	417,936	298,974	1,235,219	854,440
Income taxes	105,578	70,389	304,494	211,649
Net income	$ 312,358	$ 228,585	$ 930,725	$ 642,791
Dividends declared per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.8950	$ 0.8150	$ 2.6850	$ 2.445
Basic earnings per share (usd per share)	2.21	1.60	6.57	4.47
Diluted earnings per share (usd per share)	$ 2.20	$ 1.59	$ 6.53	$ 4.44
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	141,336	142,871	141,609	143,826
Dilutive effect of stock options and non-vested restricted stock awards (in shares)	773	718	819	796
Weighted average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution (in shares)	142,109	143,589	142,428	144,622