Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 616,986	$ 532,254	$ 349,291
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Restructuring	33,085	16,497	69,489
Loss on sale of discontinued operation	0	0	12,478
Loss on sale of subsidiary	0	11,954	0
Depreciation and amortization	362,647	345,570	308,871
Deferred income taxes	(28,883)	(24,026)	(62,525)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	20,001	0
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3,007	2,153	1,261
Stock-based compensation expense	32,552	27,961	18,311
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(14,383)	(107,705)	(96,313)
Inventories	6,400	(67,016)	(20,211)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	783	(49,204)	(23,921)
Other assets and prepaid expenses	(75,813)	(30,376)	(6,554)
Other liabilities	(24,508)	(15,875)	(25,014)
Net cash provided by operating activities	911,873	662,188	525,163
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(503,657)	(561,804)	(366,550)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1,370,567)	19	(443,466)
Net change in cash from sale of subsidiary	0	(3,867)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,874,224)	(565,652)	(810,016)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	(1,376,082)	(1,613,484)	(3,021,613)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	1,315,930	1,448,191	3,229,503
Payments on Commercial Paper	(15,934,767)	(7,424,751)	0
Proceeds from Commercial Paper	16,402,507	7,726,351	0
Repayment of senior notes	0	(254,445)	0
Proceeds from asset securitization borrowings	0	200,000	20,000
Proceeds from senior note issuance	564,653	0	600,000
Payments on other debt	0	(55,358)	(1,745)
Payments on acquired debt and other financings	(9,530)	(42,954)	(964,557)
Debt issuance costs	(7,109)	0	(7,669)
Debt extinguishment costs	0	(18,921)	0
Distribution to non-controlling interest	0	(1,087)	0
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(2,052)	(1,920)	(7,468)
Proceeds and net tax benefit from stock transactions	10,533	12,828	46,776
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	964,083	(25,550)	(106,773)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(17,917)	(27,175)	(31,980)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(16,185)	43,811	(423,606)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	97,877	54,066	477,672
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$ 81,692	$ 97,877	$ 54,066