| Dec 2007 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2004 | |
| Sales | 10.03B | 9.57B | 8.62B | 8.02B |
| Cost of Sales | 3.92B | 3.80B | 3.41B | 3.45B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 6.10B | 5.77B | 5.21B | 4.57B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 2.99B | 2.93B | 2.86B | 2.78B |
| Research & Development | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 3.12B | 2.84B | 2.34B | 1.79B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 890.00M | 867.00M | 833.00M | 730.00M |
| Interest Income | 55.00M | 41.00M | 38.00M | 21.00M |
| Other Income - Net | 38.00M | 75.00M | 82.00M | 59.00M |
| Special Income / Charges | 27.00M | 168.00M | -154.00M | -55.00M |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 2.35B | 2.25B | 1.48B | 1.09B |
| Interest Expense | 417.00M | 392.00M | 423.00M | 435.00M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 1.93B | 1.86B | 1.06B | 653.00M |
| Income Taxes | 706.00M | 531.00M | 316.00M | 219.00M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 21.00M | 19.00M | 16.00M |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 1.23B | 1.31B | 720.00M | 418.00M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 110.00M | 0.00 | 425.00M | -79.00M |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 1.34B | 1.31B | 1.14B | 339.00M |
| Extraordinary Income/Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Cum. Effect of Acct. Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Tax Loss Carryforward | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Gains / Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Net Income | 1.34B | 1.31B | 1.14B | 339.00M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.20B | 1.14B | 874.00M | 473.00M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 1.23B | 1.31B | 720.00M | 418.00M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 2.85 | 2.98 | 1.67 | 0.98 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.98 | -0.19 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 3.11 | 2.98 | 2.65 | 0.79 |
| Basic EPS from Extraordinary Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Tax Loss Carryf'd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Other Gains (Losses) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS, Total | 3.11 | 2.98 | 2.65 | 0.79 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 2.79 | 2.60 | 2.02 | 1.10 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 2.74 | 2.82 | 1.59 | 0.94 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.94 | -0.18 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 2.99 | 2.82 | 2.53 | 0.76 |
| EPS fr Extraord. Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Tax Loss Carfd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Other Gains (L) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS, Total | 2.99 | 2.82 | 2.53 | 0.76 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
2.68 | 2.46 | 1.92 | 1.06 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0.20 |