CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015	Sep. 24, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015
Revenues:
Sales	$ 8,026,548	$ 7,842,135	$ 24,873,954	$ 24,146,926
Other operating income	64,101	60,009	197,793	185,994
Total revenues	8,090,649	7,902,144	25,071,747	24,332,920
Costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise sold	5,902,079	5,738,223	18,054,675	17,461,792
Operating and administrative expenses	1,652,933	1,605,795	4,995,297	4,870,768
Total costs and expenses	7,555,012	7,344,018	23,049,972	22,332,560
Operating profit	535,637	558,126	2,021,775	2,000,360
Investment income	29,000	35,372	82,222	116,540
Other nonoperating income, net	13,721	7,134	39,737	23,715
Earnings before income tax expense	578,358	600,632	2,143,734	2,140,615
Income tax expense	157,223	188,318	662,523	696,642
Net earnings	$ 421,135	$ 412,314	$ 1,481,211	$ 1,443,973
Weighted average shares outstanding	768,941	774,240	770,695	775,422
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$ 0.55	$ 0.53	$ 1.92	$ 1.86
Dividends paid per share	$ 0.2225	$ 0.20	$ 0.645	$ 0.59