| Dec 2007 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2004 | |
| Sales | 39.47B | 35.14B | 32.56B | 29.26B |
| Cost of Sales | 16.67B | 14.52B | 13.02B | 12.29B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 22.80B | 20.62B | 19.54B | 16.97B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 14.21B | 12.77B | 12.31B | 10.30B |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 8.60B | 7.84B | 7.23B | 6.67B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.43B | 1.41B | 1.31B | 1.26B |
| Interest Income | 125.00M | 173.00M | 159.00M | 74.00M |
| Other Income - Net | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 7.86B | 7.23B | 6.64B | 5.71B |
| Interest Expense | 224.00M | 239.00M | 256.00M | 167.00M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 7.63B | 6.99B | 6.38B | 5.55B |
| Income Taxes | 1.97B | 1.35B | 2.30B | 1.37B |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 5.66B | 5.64B | 4.08B | 4.17B |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.00M |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 5.66B | 5.64B | 4.08B | 4.21B |
| 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 | 5.66B | 5.64B | 4.08B | 4.21B |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
5.66B | 5.64B | 4.08B | 4.32B |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 5.65B | 5.63B | 4.08B | 4.17B |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 3.48 | 3.42 | 2.39 | 2.45 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 3.48 | 3.42 | 2.39 | 2.47 |
| 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 | 3.48 | 3.42 | 2.39 | 2.47 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 3.48 | 3.42 | 2.39 | 2.54 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 3.41 | 3.34 | 2.39 | 2.41 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 3.41 | 3.34 | 2.39 | 2.43 |
| 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 | 3.41 | 3.34 | 2.39 | 2.43 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
3.41 | 3.34 | 2.39 | 2.50 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 1.35 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 0.78 |