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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

  Year ended December 31 (thousands) 2004 2003 2002
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$310,488      $277,348      $209,770     
Cumulative effect of change in accounting             4,002     
Gain from discontinued operations             (1,882)    
Income from continuing operations 310,488      277,348      211,890     
     Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing
     operations to cash provided
         by operating activities:
               Depreciation
213,523      201,512      194,840     
               Amortization 33,859      28,144      28,588     
               Deferred income taxes 24,309      42,455      49,923     
               Gain on sale of equity investment       (11,105)          
               Disposal loss, net 3,691                 
               Charge for in-process research and development 1,600                 
               Special charges – asset disposals       1,684      6,180     
               Other, net (2,507)     1,837      1,835     
               Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                     Accounts receivable
(47,217)     (5,547)     78     
                     Inventories (5,481)     (2,902)     (3,567)    
                     Other assets (31,723)     (39,224)     (141,926)    
                     Accounts payable 34,841      (13,329)     (8,860)    
                     Other liabilities 47,081      48,326      84,345     
Cash provided by operating activities 582,464      529,199      423,326     

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures
(275,871)     (212,035)     (212,757)    
Property disposals 18,373      8,502      6,788     
Capitalized software expenditures (9,688)     (8,951)     (4,490)    
Businesses acquired and investments in affiliates,
     net of cash acquired
(129,822)     (31,726)     (62,825)    
Sale of businesses and assets 3,417      27,130           
Cash used for investing activities (393,591)     (217,080)     (273,284)    

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net repayments of notes payable
(17,474)     (94,412)     (368,834)    
Long-term debt borrowings 7,325      5,959      261,039     
Long-term debt repayments (6,632)     (13,270)     (1,257)    
Reacquired shares (165,414)     (227,145)     (8,894)    
Cash dividends on common stock (82,419)     (75,413)     (69,583)    
Exercise of employee stock options 59,989      126,615      45,531     
Other, net (800)     (313)     (1,746)    
Cash used for financing activities (205,425)     (277,979)     (143,744)    
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 2,157      2,281      1,114     

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(14,395)     36,421      7,412     
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 85,626      49,205      41,793     
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $  71,231      $  85,626      $  49,205     

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.








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