CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Revenues:
Sales	$ 7,814,740	$ 7,503,384
Other operating income	60,962	55,670
Total revenues	7,875,702	7,559,054
Costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise sold	5,610,868	5,379,578
Operating and administrative expenses	1,557,780	1,494,785
Total costs and expenses	7,168,648	6,874,363
Operating profit	707,054	684,691
Investment income, net	25,628	21,744
Other income, net	7,493	4,096
Earnings before income tax expense	740,175	710,531
Income tax expense	246,469	239,278
Net earnings	$ 493,706	$ 471,253
Weighted average shares outstanding	777,979	778,110
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$ 0.63	$ 0.61
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.37	$ 0.35