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Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31 (dollars in thousands)

1998

1997

Current Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents

$268,934

$171,438

  Marketable securities

41,133

8,021

  Trade accounts receivable

145,079

151,201

  Inventories:
     Raw material
     Semi-finished goods
     Finished goods

2,619
7,401
1,981

15,462
9,132
26,503
Supplies

17,400

15,899

Deferred advertising

7,939

15,763

Deferred income taxes

63,785

50,345

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

62,961

48,849

     Total current assets

619,232

512,613

Long-term Investments

45,208

52,910

Property, Plant, and Equipment
  Land and land improvements

46,826

59,967

  Buildings and building improvements

209,416

267,135

  Machinery and equipment

512,683

562,983

     Total

768,925

890,085

  Less accumulated depreciation

424,365

475,077

     Property, plant and equipment--net

344,560

415,008

Intangibles
  Cost in excess of net assets acquired--net

42,836

54,435

  Internal use software—net

118,417

74,584

  Other intangible assets--net

32,781

38,814

     Total intangibles

194,034

167,833

          Total assets

$1,203,034

$1,148,364

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December 31 (dollars in thousands)

1998

1997

Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable

$53,555

$73,516

  Accrued liabilities:
     Wages, including vacation pay
     Employee profit sharing and pension
     Accrued income taxes
     Accrued rebates
     Accrued contract/relationship losses
     Other


60,540
41,762
33,087
34,712
35,356
185,022


62,513
40,517
31,960
36,708
 
129,263
  Long-term debt due within one year

7,332

7,078

     Total current liabilities

451,366

381,555

Long-term Debt

106,321

109,986

Deferred Income Taxes

36,018

6,040

Other Long-term Liabilities

419

40,535

Shareholders' Equity
  Common shares $1 par value (authorized: 500,000,000
  shares; issued: 1998—80,480,526 shares 1997—81,325,925
  shares)
 

80,481
 

81,326
  Additional paid-in capital

6,822

4,758

  Retained earnings

522,087

525,302

  Unearned compensation

(238)

(649)

  Accumulated other comprehensive income

(242)

(489)

     Shareholders' equity

608,910

610,248

        Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$1,203,034

$1,148,364

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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