Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Information

Note B—Segment Information

	Three Months Ended Sept. 30,						Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Net sales:
Automotive	$	1,650,857		$	1,611,333		$	4,789,258		$	4,601,272
Industrial		1,138,854			1,089,826			3,398,801			3,140,855
Office products		444,255			447,310			1,283,748			1,297,965
Electrical/electronic materials		150,877			143,342			447,433			419,936
Other		(9,065	)		(6,251	)		(24,338	)		(15,286	)
Total net sales	$	3,375,778		$	3,285,560		$	9,894,902		$	9,444,742
Operating profit:
Automotive	$	150,648		$	141,233		$	418,187		$	377,927
Industrial		94,621			97,191			274,002			248,489
Office products		29,942			27,204			98,068			95,975
Electrical/electronic materials		13,555			11,138			38,454			30,380
Total operating profit		288,766			276,766			828,711			752,771
Interest expense, net		(4,971	)		(6,244	)		(14,705	)		(18,980	)
Other, net		(12,262	)		(23,422	)		(47,000	)		(53,160	)
Income before income taxes	$	271,533		$	247,100		$	767,006		$	680,631

Net sales by segment exclude the effect of certain discounts, incentives and freight billed to customers. The line item “Other” represents the net effect of the discounts, incentives and freight billed to customers, which is reported as a component of net sales in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.