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| Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
| Sales | 8.06B | 8.28B | 6.71B | 21.64B |
| Cost of Sales | 4.83B | 4.93B | 3.97B | 12.29B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 3.24B | 3.35B | 2.74B | 9.36B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 1.97B | 2.00B | 1.67B | 6.78B |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 1.26B | 1.35B | 1.07B | 2.57B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 335.00M | 321.00M | 264.00M | 1.04B |
| Interest Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 3.00M | -3.00M | -1.00M | 10.00M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 931.00M | 1.03B | 809.00M | 1.54B |
| Interest Expense | 94.00M | 85.00M | 63.00M | 574.00M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 837.00M | 945.00M | 746.00M | 963.00M |
| Income Taxes | 160.00M | 196.00M | 122.00M | 232.00M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 677.00M | 749.00M | 624.00M | 731.00M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 677.00M | 749.00M | 624.00M | 731.00M |
| 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 | 677.00M | 749.00M | 624.00M | 731.00M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
677.00M | 749.00M | 624.00M | 731.00M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 677.00M | 749.00M | 624.00M | 731.00M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 2.30 | 2.35 | 1.84 | 1.49 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 2.30 | 2.35 | 1.84 | 1.49 |
| 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 | 2.30 | 2.35 | 1.84 | 1.49 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 2.30 | 2.35 | 1.84 | 1.49 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 2.25 | 2.29 | 1.83 | 1.48 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 2.25 | 2.29 | 1.83 | 1.48 |
| 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 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 1.83 | 1.48 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
2.25 | 2.29 | 1.83 | 1.48 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.64 | 0.51 | 10.39 | 0.30 |