Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Data

For management purposes, 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 that are reported as a component of net sales in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

	2013			2012			2011			2010			2009
	(In Thousands)
Net sales:
Automotive	$	7,489,186		$	6,320,882		$	6,061,424		$	5,608,101		$	5,225,389
Industrial		4,429,976			4,453,574			4,173,574			3,521,863			2,885,782
Office products		1,638,618			1,686,690			1,689,368			1,641,963			1,639,018
Electrical/electronic materials		568,872			582,820			557,537			449,770			345,808
Other		(48,809	)		(30,098	)		(23,026	)		(14,108	)		(38,485	)
Total net sales	$	14,077,843		$	13,013,868		$	12,458,877		$	11,207,589		$	10,057,512
Operating profit:
Automotive	$	641,492		$	540,678		$	467,806		$	421,109		$	387,945
Industrial		320,720			352,119			337,628			255,616			162,353
Office products		122,492			134,441			134,124			131,746			126,104
Electrical/electronic materials		47,584			50,910			40,663			30,910			25,254
Total operating profit		1,132,288			1,078,148			980,221			839,381			701,656
Interest expense, net		(24,330	)		(19,619	)		(24,608	)		(26,598	)		(27,112	)
Corporate expense		(34,667	)		(26,606	)		(58,033	)		(46,263	)		(26,735	)
Intangible asset amortization		(28,987	)		(12,991	)		(6,774	)		(4,737	)		(3,644	)
Income before income taxes	$	1,044,304		$	1,018,932		$	890,806		$	761,783		$	644,165
Assets:
Automotive	$	4,009,244		$	3,411,252		$	3,218,931		$	3,177,644		$	3,148,876
Industrial		1,162,697			1,130,877			1,100,024			955,241			865,431
Office products		708,944			731,564			700,720			694,166			619,612
Electrical/electronic materials		156,780			137,237			129,933			113,757			76,716
Corporate		353,276			898,292			773,391			637,871			445,705
Goodwill and other intangible assets		1,289,356			497,839			279,775			209,548			171,532
Total assets	$	7,680,297		$	6,807,061		$	6,202,774		$	5,788,227		$	5,327,872
Depreciation and amortization:
Automotive	$	76,238		$	60,630		$	60,252		$	63,942		$	65,554
Industrial		8,751			8,307			7,495			7,208			7,611
Office products		10,166			10,837			9,999			9,737			9,685
Electrical/electronic materials		1,904			1,733			1,554			1,414			1,666
Corporate		7,911			3,885			2,862			2,294			2,251
Intangible asset amortization		28,987			12,991			6,774			4,737			3,644
Total depreciation and amortization	$	133,957		$	98,383		$	88,936		$	89,332		$	90,411
Capital expenditures:
Automotive	$	97,735		$	67,482		$	61,795		$	46,888		$	53,911
Industrial		8,808			13,015			9,851			4,307			2,987
Office products		9,297			16,013			22,036			29,866			5,782
Electrical/electronic materials		1,730			1,029			1,762			1,957			676
Corporate		6,493			4,448			8,025			2,361			6,089
Total capital expenditures	$	124,063		$	101,987		$	103,469		$	85,379		$	69,445
Net sales:
United States	$	11,594,713		$	11,299,291		$	10,791,303		$	9,793,820		$	8,935,651
Canada		1,560,799			1,616,921			1,571,733			1,327,552			1,078,799
Australasia		839,353			—			—			—			—
Mexico		131,787			127,754			118,867			100,325			81,547
Other		(48,809	)		(30,098	)		(23,026	)		(14,108	)		(38,485	)
Total net sales	$	14,077,843		$	13,013,868		$	12,458,877		$	11,207,589		$	10,057,512
Net long-lived assets:
United States	$	503,882		$	466,473		$	411,193		$	398,318		$	402,937
Canada		99,135			93,496			84,210			80,978			78,502
Australasia		60,614			—			—			—			—
Mexico		6,430			6,396			4,801			4,834			3,585
Total net long-lived assets	$	670,061		$	566,365		$	500,204		$	484,130		$	485,024