Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net earnings $ 537,793 $ 336,660
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities    
Depreciation and amortization 131,535 110,688
Provision for bad debts and returns 39,282 22,212
Stock compensation 49,947 44,018
Deferred income taxes 12,422 1,909
Net foreign currency adjustments (10,642) 17,266
Changes in operating assets and liabilities    
Receivables (67,669) (287,470)
Inventory 443,940 (380,877)
Other assets (70,114) 15,082
Accounts payable (133,174) 91,901
Other liabilities (14,633) (14,230)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 918,687 (42,841)
Cash flows from investing activities    
Capital expenditures (238,712) (263,631)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (70,370)  
Purchases of investments (108,828) (43,527)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 108,910 114,469
Net cash used in investing activities (309,000) (192,689)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net proceeds from the employee stock purchase plan 5,402 4,836
Repayments on long-term borrowings (48,072) (30,408)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 44,685 52,431
Net proceeds from short-term borrowings 15,543 29,818
Payments for employee taxes related to stock compensation (18,632) (17,512)
Repurchases of common stock (100,041) (74,245)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (17,505) (13,541)
Net cash used in financing activities (118,620) (48,621)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (6,399) (3,851)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 484,668 (288,002)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 615,733 796,283
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 1,100,401 508,281
Cash paid during the period for    
Interest 16,361 13,857
Income taxes, net 91,097 73,320
Non-cash transactions    
Right-of-use assets exchanged for lease liabilities 221,311 $ 199,646
Non-cash consideration for acquired business $ 8,873