Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2011 |
Sep. 30, 2010 |
Sep. 30, 2011 |
Sep. 30, 2010 |
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| Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract] | ||||
| Net sales | $ 751,237 | $ 708,359 | $ 2,222,158 | $ 2,081,564 |
| Cost of sales | 478,411 | 458,632 | 1,408,797 | 1,336,693 |
| Gross profit | 272,826 | 249,727 | 813,361 | 744,871 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Selling and marketing | 140,245 | 132,404 | 413,869 | 382,899 |
| General and administrative | 61,094 | 58,654 | 178,093 | 169,224 |
| Production and programming | 15,556 | 16,165 | 45,727 | 44,697 |
| Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | 8,734 | 9,707 | 27,339 | 29,408 |
| Total operating expenses | 225,629 | 216,930 | 665,028 | 626,228 |
| Operating income | 47,197 | 32,797 | 148,333 | 118,643 |
| Other income (expense): | ||||
| Interest income | 80 | 182 | 325 | 428 |
| Interest expense | (8,005) | (8,280) | (24,024) | (24,897) |
| Total other expense, net | (7,925) | (8,098) | (23,699) | (24,469) |
| Income before income taxes | 39,272 | 24,699 | 124,634 | 94,174 |
| Income tax provision | (14,968) | (9,821) | (48,083) | (36,938) |
| Net income | $ 24,304 | $ 14,878 | $ 76,551 | $ 57,236 |
| Net income per share: | ||||
| Basic | $ 0.41 | $ 0.26 | $ 1.31 | $ 1.00 |
| Diluted | $ 0.40 | $ 0.25 | $ 1.26 | $ 0.96 |
| Shares used in computing earnings per share: | ||||
| Basic | 58,854 | 57,607 | 58,574 | 57,279 |
| Diluted | 60,813 | 59,724 | 60,646 | 59,403 |
| Dividends declared per common share | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | ||
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