Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Net sales:
Automotive	$	1,898,515		$	1,544,537
Industrial		1,143,274			1,102,080
Office products		418,098			420,128
Electrical/electronic materials		180,331			139,185
Other		(15,321	)		(7,128	)

Total net sales	$	3,624,897		$	3,198,802

Operating profit:
Automotive	$	150,110		$	121,043
Industrial		83,050			78,895
Office products		33,946			33,192
Electrical/electronic materials		15,529			10,451

Total operating profit		282,635			243,581
Interest expense, net		(6,206	)		(3,353	)
Other intangible assets amortization		(8,876	)		(3,775	)
Other, net		(23,581	)		(14,316	)

Income before income taxes	$	243,972		$	222,137

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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