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| Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
| Sales | 42.71B | 42.52B | 43.82B | 45.87B |
| Cost of Sales | 10.42B | 9.17B | 9.13B | 9.41B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 32.29B | 33.35B | 34.69B | 36.46B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 14.12B | 13.70B | 20.15B | 15.51B |
| Research & Development | 6.41B | 6.22B | 6.88B | 6.64B |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 11.76B | 13.42B | 7.67B | 14.31B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.34B | 2.21B | 2.59B | 2.53B |
| Interest Income | 127.66M | 139.73M | 179.03M | 113.19M |
| Other Income - Net | 2.57B | 1.84B | 898.26M | 2.12B |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 12.12B | 13.19B | 6.16B | 14.03B |
| Interest Expense | 1.31B | 1.24B | 1.28B | 1.27B |
| Pre-Tax Income | 10.81B | 11.95B | 4.87B | 12.76B |
| Income Taxes | 3.15B | 3.48B | 2.01B | 3.59B |
| Minority Interest | 289.26M | 305.86M | 338.00M | 223.15M |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 7.67B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 7.67B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 7.38B | 8.17B | 2.52B | 8.94B |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
7.67B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 7.67B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 3.00 | 3.25 | 0.99 | 3.53 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 3.00 | 3.25 | 0.99 | 3.53 |
| 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 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 0.99 | 3.53 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 3.00 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 2.96 | 3.20 | 0.98 | 3.50 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 2.96 | 3.20 | 0.98 | 3.50 |
| 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 | 2.96 | 3.20 | 0.98 | 3.50 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
2.96 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 2.48 | 2.21 | 2.00 | 1.85 |