CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Revenues:
Sales	$ 8,520,569	$ 8,026,548	$ 25,620,710	$ 24,873,954
Other operating income	65,511	64,101	201,143	197,793
Total revenues	8,586,080	8,090,649	25,821,853	25,071,747
Costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise sold	6,219,735	5,902,079	18,592,991	18,054,675
Operating and administrative expenses	1,731,551	1,652,933	5,240,753	4,995,297
Total costs and expenses	7,951,286	7,555,012	23,833,744	23,049,972
Operating profit	634,794	535,637	1,988,109	2,021,775
Investment income	38,430	29,000	192,906	82,222
Other nonoperating income, net	17,218	13,721	49,745	39,737
Earnings before income tax expense	690,442	578,358	2,230,760	2,143,734
Income tax expense	215,515	157,223	705,490	662,523
Net earnings	$ 474,927	$ 421,135	$ 1,525,270	$ 1,481,211
Weighted average shares outstanding	748,347	768,941	759,284	770,695
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$ 0.63	$ 0.55	$ 2.01	$ 1.92
Dividends paid per share	$ 0.23	$ 0.2225	$ 0.6825	$ 0.645