| Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block] |
As a result of the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard, certain amounts in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 31, 2018 have been recast as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended April 30, 2017 | | As Previously Reported | | Adjustment for New Accounting Standard on Revenue Recognition | | As Adjusted | (in thousands) | | | | | | Net sales | $ | 7,664,063 |
| | $ | (640,443 | ) | | $ | 7,023,620 |
| Cost of products sold | 7,206,975 |
| | (640,443 | ) | | 6,566,532 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | As of January 31, 2018: | As Previously Reported | | Adjustment for New Accounting Standard on Revenue Recognition | | As Adjusted | (in thousands) | | | | | | ASSETS | | | | | | Accounts receivable, net | $ | 5,783,666 |
| | $ | 252,050 |
| | $ | 6,035,716 |
| Inventories | 3,065,218 |
| | (99,697 | ) | | 2,965,521 |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 288,178 |
| | 115,370 |
| | 403,548 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | Accounts payable | $ | 6,947,282 |
| | $ | 14,911 |
| | $ | 6,962,193 |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 917,174 |
| | 252,812 |
| | 1,169,986 |
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The following table presents the effect of the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard on the Consolidated Statement of Income for fiscal 2018 by quarter: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | First Quarter | | Second Quarter | | Third Quarter | | Fourth Quarter | | Fiscal Year 2018 | | As Previously Reported | | Adjusted for New Accounting Standard | | As Previously Reported | | Adjusted for New Accounting Standard | | As Previously Reported | | Adjusted for New Accounting Standard | | As Previously Reported | | Adjusted for New Accounting Standard | | As Previously Reported | | Adjusted for New Accounting Standard | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net sales | $ | 7,664,063 |
| | $ | 7,023,620 |
| | $ | 8,882,691 |
| | $ | 8,092,353 |
| | $ | 9,135,728 |
| | $ | 8,448,471 |
| | $ | 11,092,529 |
| | $ | 10,033,397 |
| | $ | 36,775,011 |
| | $ | 33,597,841 |
| Cost of products sold | $ | 7,206,975 |
| | $ | 6,566,532 |
| | $ | 8,367,100 |
| | $ | 7,576,762 |
| | $ | 8,609,647 |
| | $ | 7,922,390 |
| | $ | 10,475,668 |
| | $ | 9,416,536 |
| | $ | 34,659,390 |
| | $ | 31,482,220 |
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