CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues:
Sales	$ 7,503,384	$ 7,070,446
Other operating income	55,670	55,650
Total revenues	7,559,054	7,126,096
Costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise sold	5,379,578	5,109,277
Operating and administrative expenses	1,494,785	1,417,470
Total costs and expenses	6,874,363	6,526,747
Operating profit	684,691	599,349
Investment income, net	21,744	18,339
Other income, net	4,096	6,289
Earnings before income tax expense	710,531	623,977
Income tax expense	239,278	214,566
Net earnings	$ 471,253	$ 409,411
Weighted average shares outstanding	778,110	782,080
Basic and diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.52
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.59