Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 8,079,640	$ 7,122,370	$ 836,028
Adjustments:
Depreciation	826,692	735,406	702,110
Amortization	234,942	129,157	83,356
Stock-based compensation	136,834	135,775	73,853
Deferred income taxes	(46,849)	11,665	162,836
Distributions from affiliates	57,071	200	10,521
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries	(10,714)	(103,068)	10,533
Losses and impairments of assets	101,756	62,161	613,640
Changes in assets and liabilities (exclusive of acquisitions and dispositions):
Accounts receivable	501,225	(1,392,084)	(129,290)
Inventories	962,424	(2,307,336)	284,081
Accounts payable	(496,234)	383,428	250,561
Federal income taxes	(337,359)	313,679	(197,275)
Salaries, wages and related accruals	155,005	997,034	(41,169)
Other operating activities	(92,379)	142,389	37,092
Cash provided by operating activities	10,072,054	6,230,776	2,696,877
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,947,897)	(1,621,989)	(1,543,219)
Investment in and advances to affiliates	(258)	(237)	(44,427)
Sale of business	99,681
Disposition of plant and equipment	32,277	19,401	40,933
Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(3,553,191)	(1,426,424)	(88,071)
Purchases of investments	(913,898)	(493,889)	(488,517)
Proceeds from the sale of investments	590,173	648,887	392,178
Other investing activities	(9,596)	399	(33,171)
Cash used in investing activities	(5,702,709)	(2,873,852)	(1,764,294)
Financing activities:
Net change in short-term debt	(58,642)	49,817	(4,538)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount	2,091,934	196,990	1,237,635
Repayment of long-term debt	(1,111,000)		(97,150)
Premium on debt exchange			(180,383)
Bond issuance costs	(13,138)		(6,250)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	22,852	145,255	11,846
Payment of tax withholdings on certain stock-based compensation	(64,079)	(73,260)	(19,102)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(332,293)	(150,700)	(115,508)
Cash dividends	(533,589)	(483,469)	(491,655)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(2,762,568)	(3,276,088)	(39,499)
Proceeds from government incentives	275,000
Other financing activities	(25,340)	(11,424)	(9,542)
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(2,510,863)	(3,602,879)	285,854
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(5,920)	(316)	1,887
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,852,562	(246,271)	1,220,324
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year	2,508,658	2,754,929	1,534,605
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents - end of year	4,361,220	2,508,658	2,754,929
Non-cash investing activity:
Change in accrued plant and equipment purchases	$ 4,568	$ 78,375	$ (16,103)