Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Note 14. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions except per share information)



2017:	Net Sales		Gross Profit	Pre-tax Earnings	Net Earnings		Basic Net Earnings per Share	⁽¹⁾	Diluted Net Earnings per Share	⁽¹⁾
First quarter	$	1,047.7	518.0	210.9	134.2		0.46		0.46
Second quarter	1,121.5		558.5	235.4	148.9		0.52		0.52
Third quarter	1,132.8		555.9	226.0	143.1		0.50		0.50
Fourth quarter	1,088.5		531.2	200.8	152.4	⁽²⁾	0.53	⁽²⁾	0.53	⁽²⁾
Total	$	4,390.5	2,163.6	873.1	578.6	⁽³⁾	2.01	⁽³⁾	2.01	⁽³⁾



2016:	Net Sales		Gross Profit	Pre-tax Earnings	Net Earnings	Basic Net Earnings per Share	⁽¹⁾	Diluted Net Earnings per Share	⁽¹⁾
First quarter	$	986.7	491.5	199.9	126.2	0.44		0.44
Second quarter	1,014.3		501.6	207.8	131.5	0.46		0.45
Third quarter	1,013.1		499.8	201.2	126.9	0.44		0.44
Fourth quarter	947.9		471.9	180.8	114.8	0.40		0.40
Total	$	3,962.0	1,964.8	789.7	499.4	1.73		1.73

⁽¹⁾Amounts may not foot due to rounding difference.

⁽²⁾ Absent the impact of the Tax Act, our net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2017 would have been approximately $128.1, and our basic and diluted net earnings per share would have each been $0.45.

⁽³⁾Absent the impact of the Tax Act, our net earnings for 2017 would have been approximately $554.2, and our basic and diluted net earnings per share would have each been $1.92.