SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2002
                                                    (April 24, 2002)

                      Furniture Brands International, Inc.
                      ------------------------------------
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)


        Delaware                        I-91               43-0337683
------------------------------   ----------------     ----------------------
   (State of Incorporation)         (Commission            (IRS Employer
                                    File Number)       Identification Number)




                101 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63105
                ------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)




                                 (314) 863-1100
                                 --------------
                         (Registrant's telephone number)


<PAGE>


Item  5. Other Matters

     On April 24, 2002 the  Company  announced  operating  results for the first
quarter of 2002. Net sales for the first quarter were $634.4  million,  compared
with  $506.2  million  in the  first  quarter  of 2001,  an  increase  of 25.3%.
Excluding the impact of Henredon, Drexel Heritage and Maitland-Smith,  which the
Company acquired as of the close of business on December 28, 2001, the Company's
sales (Broyhill,  Lane and Thomasville) showed  year-over-year growth of 5.1% in
the quarter.

     Net earnings for the first  quarter were $32.8 million as compared to $19.7
million in the first quarter of last year. Diluted net earnings per common share
for the first  quarter  were $0.58 as compared to $0.39 in the first  quarter of
last year, an increase of 48.7%.  Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted
FAS #142,  which  eliminated the  amortization of goodwill and other  intangible
assets with indefinite  lives.  Had FAS #142 been effective in the first quarter
of 2001,  reported  earnings per share in that quarter would have been $0.44, an
increase of 31.8%.

     The Company also  announced  that its current  projection  for earnings per
share in the  second  quarter is $0.53 to $0.57 and for the full year 2002 is in
the $2.35 to $2.42 range.

Item  7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits

                  99       Press Release, dated April 24, 2002.




<PAGE>


                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------




     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                       Furniture Brands International, Inc.




                                 By:   /s/ Steven W. Alstadt
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Steven W. Alstadt
                                       Controller and Chief Accounting Officer





Dated: April 25, 2002


<PAGE>

INFORMATION
 101 South Hanley Road
 St. Louis, Missouri  63105
 314-863-1100

                                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


            FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL REPORTS EARNINGS PER SHARE
                     OF $0.58 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2002

                COMPANY ANNOUNCES $30.8 MILLION IN DEBT REDUCTION


St. Louis, Missouri, April 24, 2002 -- Furniture Brands International (NYSE:FBN)
announced  today its  financial  results  for the first  quarter of 2002,  which
included diluted net earnings per common share of $0.58 for the quarter.

Net Sales

Net sales for the first  quarter  of 2002 were  $634.4  million,  compared  with
$506.2 million in the first quarter of 2001, an increase of 25.3%. Excluding the
impact of  Henredon,  Drexel  Heritage  and  Maitland-Smith,  which the  company
acquired as of the close of business on December 28, 2001,  the company's  sales
(Broyhill,  Lane and Thomasville)  showed  year-over-year  growth of 5.1% in the
quarter.

Net Earnings

Net  earnings  for the first  quarter  were $32.8  million as  compared to $19.7
million in the first quarter of last year. Diluted net earnings per common share
for the first  quarter  were $0.58 as compared to $0.39 in the first  quarter of
last year, an increase of 48.7%. The company's previous guidance had been in the
$0.48 to $0.53 range for the  quarter.  Effective  January 1, 2002,  the company
adopted  FAS #142  which  eliminated  the  amortization  of  goodwill  and other
intangible  assets with  indefinite  lives.  Had FAS #142 been  effective in the
first  quarter of 2001,  reported  earnings per share in that quarter would have
been $0.44, an increase of 31.8%.

Management Comments

"We began to see a  significant  turn-around  in some  segments of our  business
toward the end of last year and  continuing  through  the first  quarter of this
year," stated W. G. (Mickey) Holliman,  Chairman,  President and Chief Executive
Officer.  "In our  middle-price  product  offerings,  represented  primarily  by
Broyhill and Lane, order trends and revenues have been strong since the start of
the year. This is particularly true in the upholstery business, but we have seen
improvement in the case goods (wood furniture)  business as well.  Orders in the
first few weeks of the second quarter indicate a continuation of those favorable
trends.  However,  we have yet to see a significant return to the marketplace by
the  upper-end  consumer,  as  Thomasville,  Henredon and Drexel  Heritage  each
continued to show negative comparisons year-over-year during the first quarter.

"We used the weak economic conditions of 2001 to our advantage,  removing costs,
adapting to changing sourcing initiatives and positioning the company to achieve
higher operating profit margins going forward.  We have seen the fruits of these
efforts in our first quarter  results,  particularly at Lane and Broyhill.  With
only half our businesses  showing  favorable revenue gains, we have been able to
post an attractive  year-over-year increase in our net earnings and earnings per
share.  Any  positive   changes  in  revenues  at  our  higher-end   businesses,
particularly in the second half of this year,  should add  significantly  to our
earnings performance."

Mr. Holliman  continued,  "The assimilation of our  newly-acquired  companies --
Henredon,  Drexel  Heritage  and  Maitland-Smith  -- was  seamless,  and we have
already seen significant  sharing of information and best practices among all of
our companies. The recently announced appointment of Jeff Young as President and
Chief  Executive  Officer of Drexel  Heritage  brings to that company one of the
best  product  design  talents  in the  industry.  We remain  excited  about the
contribution these three new companies will bring to Furniture Brands.

"Lastly,  we continue to improve our balance  sheet.  Strong cash  provided from
operations  allowed  the  repayment  during  the  quarter  of $30.8  million  in
long-term  debt.  This  represents a 21% decrease in the $140 million in debt we
incurred at the end of last year to acquire the new companies.  At this rate, we
will return to our targeted debt level by the end of this year. This provides us
with the flexibility to re-invest in our businesses and our brand names,  and to
consider other attractive strategic alternatives."

Outlook

Mr.  Holliman  concluded,  "In early March we expressed our belief that the soft
business  environment  at the high-end  would  continue until the second half of
this year, at which point we expected to see  strengthened  business through the
end of the year.  Order trends in the second quarter to date have been positive,
and if continued would signal better revenues than previously suggested.  Today,
we believe our second quarter  revenues should be up 25% (4% to 6% excluding the
acquisitions)  from the same quarter last year.  We presently  expect our second
quarter  earnings per share to be in the $0.53 to $0.57 range and we are raising
our  full-year  expectation  to a range  from  $2.35 to  $2.42.  As has been our
practice,  we will  provide  an  update  on our  second  quarter  and  full-year
expectations in early June."

Furniture   Brands   International   is  America's   largest  home   furnishings
manufacturer,   manufacturing  and  sourcing  its  products  under  six  of  the
best-known brand names in the industry - Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville,  Henredon,
Drexel  Heritage and  Maitland-Smith.  The company markets its products across a
broad  spectrum of price  categories  and  distributes  its products  through an
extensive system of independently owned national, regional and local retailers.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor"  provisions  of the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
These  forward-looking  statements  include the company's  expected earnings per
share, the prospects for the overall business environment,  and other statements
containing the words  "expects,"  "anticipates,"  "estimates,"  "believes,"  and
words  of  similar  import.   The  company  cautions  investors  that  any  such
forward-looking  statements  are not guarantees of future  performance  and that
certain factors may cause actual results to differ  materially from those in the
forward-looking  statements.  Such  factors may  include:  overall  business and
economic  conditions and growth in the furniture  industry;  changes in customer
spending patterns and demand for home furnishings;  competitive factors, such as
design  and  marketing  efforts  by  other  furniture   manufacturers;   pricing
pressures;  success of the marketing  efforts of retailers and the prospects for
further  customer  failures;  the  company's  success  in  furniture  design and
manufacture;   the  effects  of  manufacturing  realignments  and  cost  savings
programs;  and other  risk  factors  listed  from time to time in the  company's
public  releases and SEC reports,  including  but not limited to the most recent
reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K.  The company also  cautions  investors  that our
forecast for the second  quarter and the year 2002 represent our outlook only as
of  this  date,  and  we  undertake  no  obligation  to  update  or  revise  any
forward-looking  statements,   whether  as  a  result  of  new  developments  or
otherwise.

Mr. Holliman will be interviewed with respect to this earnings release on CNBC's
"Wake Up Call" at 5:40  a.m.  (Central  Time) on  Thursday,  April 25,  2002.  A
conference  call will be held to discuss the first quarter  results at 7:30 a.m.
(Central   Time)  on  April   25,   2002.   The   call   can  be   accessed   at
www.streetevents.com, or on the company's website at www.furniturebrands.com.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                              FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL

                                              CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS
                                          (Dollars in thousands except per share)
                                                        (Unaudited)




                                                                                                Three Months Ended
                                                                                                     March 31,

                                                                                               2002               2001
                                                                                          -------------      ---------

<S>                                                                                            <C>                <C>
           Net sales..............................................................             $634,461           $506,182
           Costs and expenses:
             Cost of operations...................................................              456,251            370,416
             Selling, general and administrative expenses.........................              110,298             84,411
             Depreciation and amortization .......................................               12,556             15,258
                                                                                            -----------         ----------
           Earnings from operations...............................................               55,356             36,097

           Interest expense.......................................................                5,602              6,769
           Other income, net......................................................                1,074                809
                                                                                        ---------------       ------------
           Earnings before income tax expense                                                    50,828             30,137
           Income tax expense.....................................................               18,057             10,456
                                                                                            -----------         ----------
           Net earnings...........................................................           $   32,771          $  19,681
                                                                                             ==========          =========

           Net earnings per common share (diluted)................................               $ 0.58             $ 0.39
                                                                                                 ======             ======

           Average diluted common shares
             outstanding (in thousands)...........................................               56,438             51,083
                                                                                                 ======             ======

</TABLE>


Note:Effective   January  1,  2002,  the  company   adopted  FAS  142  regarding
     amortization of goodwill and other  intangible  assets.  If this accounting
     change had  occurred  effective  January 1, 2001,  the  company  would have
     reported  diluted  net  earnings  per  common  share of $0.44 for the three
     months ended March 31, 2001.


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                              FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL

                                           CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
                                                        (Unaudited)




                                                                                       March 31,           December 31,
                                                                                            2002                   2001
                                                                                   -------------      -----------------
Assets

Current assets:
<S>                                                                                <C>                     <C>
  Cash and cash equivalents.........................................               $      30,231           $     15,707
  Receivables, net..................................................                     400,093                359,493
  Inventories.......................................................                     376,269                369,773
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets.........................                      34,845                 33,742
                                                                                   -------------          -------------
    Total current assets............................................                     841,438                778,715
Net property, plant and equipment ..................................                     322,572                321,640
Intangible assets...................................................                     359,002                367,305
Other assets........................................................                      38,450                 35,829
                                                                                   -------------          -------------
                                                                                      $1,561,462             $1,503,489
                                                                                      ==========             ==========

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Accrued interest expense .........................................                $      3,281           $      2,805
  Accounts payable and other accrued expenses ......................                     208,776                172,490
                                                                                    ------------            -----------
    Total current liabilities.......................................                     212,057                175,295
Long-term debt .....................................................                     423,600                454,400
Other long-term liabilities.........................................                     113,759                114,135

Shareholders' equity ...............................................                     812,046                759,659
                                                                                    ------------            -----------
                                                                                      $1,561,462             $1,503,489
                                                                                      ==========             ==========

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2002
                                                    (April 24, 2002)

                      Furniture Brands International, Inc.
                      ------------------------------------
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

        Delaware                        I-91               43-0337683
------------------------------   ----------------     ----------------------
   (State of Incorporation)         (Commission            (IRS Employer
                                    File Number)       Identification Number)

                101 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63105
                ------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (314) 863-1100
                                 --------------
                         (Registrant's telephone number)
Item  5. Other Matters

     On April 24, 2002 the  Company  announced  operating  results for the first
quarter of 2002. Net sales for the first quarter were $634.4  million,  compared
with  $506.2  million  in the  first  quarter  of 2001,  an  increase  of 25.3%.
Excluding the impact of Henredon, Drexel Heritage and Maitland-Smith,  which the
Company acquired as of the close of business on December 28, 2001, the Company's
sales (Broyhill,  Lane and Thomasville) showed  year-over-year growth of 5.1% in
the quarter.

     Net earnings for the first  quarter were $32.8 million as compared to $19.7
million in the first quarter of last year. Diluted net earnings per common share
for the first  quarter  were $0.58 as compared to $0.39 in the first  quarter of
last year, an increase of 48.7%.  Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted
FAS #142,  which  eliminated the  amortization of goodwill and other  intangible
assets with indefinite  lives.  Had FAS #142 been effective in the first quarter
of 2001,  reported  earnings per share in that quarter would have been $0.44, an
increase of 31.8%.

     The Company also  announced  that its current  projection  for earnings per
share in the  second  quarter is $0.53 to $0.57 and for the full year 2002 is in
the $2.35 to $2.42 range.

Item  7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits

                  99       Press Release, dated April 24, 2002.
SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       Furniture Brands International, Inc.

                                 By:   /s/ Steven W. Alstadt
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Steven W. Alstadt
                                       Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: April 25, 2002
INFORMATION
 101 South Hanley Road
 St. Louis, Missouri  63105
 314-863-1100

                                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

            FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL REPORTS EARNINGS PER SHARE
                     OF $0.58 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2002

                COMPANY ANNOUNCES $30.8 MILLION IN DEBT REDUCTION

St. Louis, Missouri, April 24, 2002 -- Furniture Brands International (NYSE:FBN)
announced  today its  financial  results  for the first  quarter of 2002,  which
included diluted net earnings per common share of $0.58 for the quarter.

Net Sales

Net sales for the first  quarter  of 2002 were  $634.4  million,  compared  with
$506.2 million in the first quarter of 2001, an increase of 25.3%. Excluding the
impact of  Henredon,  Drexel  Heritage  and  Maitland-Smith,  which the  company
acquired as of the close of business on December 28, 2001,  the company's  sales
(Broyhill,  Lane and Thomasville)  showed  year-over-year  growth of 5.1% in the
quarter.

Net Earnings

Net  earnings  for the first  quarter  were $32.8  million as  compared to $19.7
million in the first quarter of last year. Diluted net earnings per common share
for the first  quarter  were $0.58 as compared to $0.39 in the first  quarter of
last year, an increase of 48.7%. The company's previous guidance had been in the
$0.48 to $0.53 range for the  quarter.  Effective  January 1, 2002,  the company
adopted  FAS #142  which  eliminated  the  amortization  of  goodwill  and other
intangible  assets with  indefinite  lives.  Had FAS #142 been  effective in the
first  quarter of 2001,  reported  earnings per share in that quarter would have
been $0.44, an increase of 31.8%.

Management Comments

"We began to see a  significant  turn-around  in some  segments of our  business
toward the end of last year and  continuing  through  the first  quarter of this
year," stated W. G. (Mickey) Holliman,  Chairman,  President and Chief Executive
Officer.  "In our  middle-price  product  offerings,  represented  primarily  by
Broyhill and Lane, order trends and revenues have been strong since the start of
the year. This is particularly true in the upholstery business, but we have seen
improvement in the case goods (wood furniture)  business as well.  Orders in the
first few weeks of the second quarter indicate a continuation of those favorable
trends.  However,  we have yet to see a significant return to the marketplace by
the  upper-end  consumer,  as  Thomasville,  Henredon and Drexel  Heritage  each
continued to show negative comparisons year-over-year during the first quarter.

"We used the weak economic conditions of 2001 to our advantage,  removing costs,
adapting to changing sourcing initiatives and positioning the company to achieve
higher operating profit margins going forward.  We have seen the fruits of these
efforts in our first quarter  results,  particularly at Lane and Broyhill.  With
only half our businesses  showing  favorable revenue gains, we have been able to
post an attractive  year-over-year increase in our net earnings and earnings per
share.  Any  positive   changes  in  revenues  at  our  higher-end   businesses,
particularly in the second half of this year,  should add  significantly  to our
earnings performance."

Mr. Holliman  continued,  "The assimilation of our  newly-acquired  companies --
Henredon,  Drexel  Heritage  and  Maitland-Smith  -- was  seamless,  and we have
already seen significant  sharing of information and best practices among all of
our companies. The recently announced appointment of Jeff Young as President and
Chief  Executive  Officer of Drexel  Heritage  brings to that company one of the
best  product  design  talents  in the  industry.  We remain  excited  about the
contribution these three new companies will bring to Furniture Brands.

"Lastly,  we continue to improve our balance  sheet.  Strong cash  provided from
operations  allowed  the  repayment  during  the  quarter  of $30.8  million  in
long-term  debt.  This  represents a 21% decrease in the $140 million in debt we
incurred at the end of last year to acquire the new companies.  At this rate, we
will return to our targeted debt level by the end of this year. This provides us
with the flexibility to re-invest in our businesses and our brand names,  and to
consider other attractive strategic alternatives."

Outlook

Mr.  Holliman  concluded,  "In early March we expressed our belief that the soft
business  environment  at the high-end  would  continue until the second half of
this year, at which point we expected to see  strengthened  business through the
end of the year.  Order trends in the second quarter to date have been positive,
and if continued would signal better revenues than previously suggested.  Today,
we believe our second quarter  revenues should be up 25% (4% to 6% excluding the
acquisitions)  from the same quarter last year.  We presently  expect our second
quarter  earnings per share to be in the $0.53 to $0.57 range and we are raising
our  full-year  expectation  to a range  from  $2.35 to  $2.42.  As has been our
practice,  we will  provide  an  update  on our  second  quarter  and  full-year
expectations in early June."

Furniture   Brands   International   is  America's   largest  home   furnishings
manufacturer,   manufacturing  and  sourcing  its  products  under  six  of  the
best-known brand names in the industry - Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville,  Henredon,
Drexel  Heritage and  Maitland-Smith.  The company markets its products across a
broad  spectrum of price  categories  and  distributes  its products  through an
extensive system of independently owned national, regional and local retailers.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor"  provisions  of the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
These  forward-looking  statements  include the company's  expected earnings per
share, the prospects for the overall business environment,  and other statements
containing the words  "expects,"  "anticipates,"  "estimates,"  "believes,"  and
words  of  similar  import.   The  company  cautions  investors  that  any  such
forward-looking  statements  are not guarantees of future  performance  and that
certain factors may cause actual results to differ  materially from those in the
forward-looking  statements.  Such  factors may  include:  overall  business and
economic  conditions and growth in the furniture  industry;  changes in customer
spending patterns and demand for home furnishings;  competitive factors, such as
design  and  marketing  efforts  by  other  furniture   manufacturers;   pricing
pressures;  success of the marketing  efforts of retailers and the prospects for
further  customer  failures;  the  company's  success  in  furniture  design and
manufacture;   the  effects  of  manufacturing  realignments  and  cost  savings
programs;  and other  risk  factors  listed  from time to time in the  company's
public  releases and SEC reports,  including  but not limited to the most recent
reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K.  The company also  cautions  investors  that our
forecast for the second  quarter and the year 2002 represent our outlook only as
of  this  date,  and  we  undertake  no  obligation  to  update  or  revise  any
forward-looking  statements,   whether  as  a  result  of  new  developments  or
otherwise.

Mr. Holliman will be interviewed with respect to this earnings release on CNBC's
"Wake Up Call" at 5:40  a.m.  (Central  Time) on  Thursday,  April 25,  2002.  A
conference  call will be held to discuss the first quarter  results at 7:30 a.m.
(Central   Time)  on  April   25,   2002.   The   call   can  be   accessed   at
www.streetevents.com, or on the company's website at www.furniturebrands.com.
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL

                                              CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS
                                          (Dollars in thousands except per share)
                                                        (Unaudited)

                                                                                                Three Months Ended
                                                                                                     March 31,

                                                                                               2002               2001
                                                                                          -------------      ---------
Net sales..............................................................             $634,461           $506,182
           Costs and expenses:
             Cost of operations...................................................              456,251            370,416
             Selling, general and administrative expenses.........................              110,298             84,411
             Depreciation and amortization .......................................               12,556             15,258
                                                                                            -----------         ----------
           Earnings from operations...............................................               55,356             36,097

           Interest expense.......................................................                5,602              6,769
           Other income, net......................................................                1,074                809
                                                                                        ---------------       ------------
           Earnings before income tax expense                                                    50,828             30,137
           Income tax expense.....................................................               18,057             10,456
                                                                                            -----------         ----------
           Net earnings...........................................................           $   32,771          $  19,681
                                                                                             ==========          =========

           Net earnings per common share (diluted)................................               $ 0.58             $ 0.39
                                                                                                 ======             ======

           Average diluted common shares
             outstanding (in thousands)...........................................               56,438             51,083
                                                                                                 ======             ======
Note:Effective   January  1,  2002,  the  company   adopted  FAS  142  regarding
     amortization of goodwill and other  intangible  assets.  If this accounting
     change had  occurred  effective  January 1, 2001,  the  company  would have
     reported  diluted  net  earnings  per  common  share of $0.44 for the three
     months ended March 31, 2001.
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL

                                           CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
                                                        (Unaudited)

                                                                                       March 31,           December 31,
                                                                                            2002                   2001
                                                                                   -------------      -----------------
Assets

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents.........................................               $      30,231           $     15,707
  Receivables, net..................................................                     400,093                359,493
  Inventories.......................................................                     376,269                369,773
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets.........................                      34,845                 33,742
                                                                                   -------------          -------------
    Total current assets............................................                     841,438                778,715
Net property, plant and equipment ..................................                     322,572                321,640
Intangible assets...................................................                     359,002                367,305
Other assets........................................................                      38,450                 35,829
                                                                                   -------------          -------------
                                                                                      $1,561,462             $1,503,489
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Accrued interest expense .........................................                $      3,281           $      2,805
  Accounts payable and other accrued expenses ......................                     208,776                172,490
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    Total current liabilities.......................................                     212,057                175,295
Long-term debt .....................................................                     423,600                454,400
Other long-term liabilities.........................................                     113,759                114,135

Shareholders' equity ...............................................                     812,046                759,659
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                                                                                      $1,561,462             $1,503,489
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