SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION INFORMATION

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION INFORMATION

The following information below categorizes certain financial information into the Company's reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 (in thousands):

	2015		2014		2013
SALES
Office	$	686,943	$	656,228	$	599,131
Studio	303,838		279,167		154,083
Coverings	113,661		114,899		109,038
Knoll, Inc.	$	1,104,442	$	1,050,294	$	862,252
INTERSEGMENT SALES (1)
Office	$	1,640	$	2,776	$	1,698
Studio	6,184		5,918		6,594
Coverings	8,358		10,576		9,722
Knoll, Inc.	$	16,182	$	19,270	$	18,014
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
Office	$	14,945	$	13,747	$	13,116
Studio	5,565		5,313		2,085
Coverings	769		982		1,160
Knoll, Inc.	$	21,279	$	20,042	$	16,361
OPERATING PROFIT
Office	$	43,143	$	21,964	$	13,982
Studio	43,335		33,567		15,335
Coverings	14,632		21,312		12,096
Knoll, Inc.(2)	$	101,110	$	76,843	$	41,413
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Office	$	27,058	$	33,541	$	25,615
Studio	4,241		8,075		3,063
Coverings	648		285		701
Knoll, Inc.	$	31,947	$	41,901	$	29,379

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(1) Intersegment sales are presented on a cost-plus basis which takes into consideration the effect of transfer prices between legal entities.

(2) The Company does not allocate interest expense or other (income) expense, net to the reportable segments.

Many of the Company's facilities manufacture products for all three reporting segments. Therefore, it is impractical to disclose asset information on a segment basis.

The Company's net sales by product category were as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Office Systems	$	432,655	$	429,503	$	392,700
Seating	117,799		108,635		109,650
Files and Storage	86,099		84,297		68,185
Studio	303,838		279,167		154,083
Coverings	113,661		114,899		109,038
Other	50,390		33,793		28,596
Total	$	1,104,442	$	1,050,294	$	862,252

The Company markets its products in the United States and internationally, with its principal international markets being Canada and Europe. The table below contains information about the geographical areas in which the Company operates. Sales are attributed to the geographic areas based on the origin of sale, and property, plant, and equipment, net is based on the geographic area in which the asset resides (in thousands):

	United States		Canada		Europe		Consolidated
2015
Sales	$	979,221	$	36,163	$	89,058	$	1,104,442
Property, plant, and equipment, net	137,863		20,919		13,360		172,142
2014
Sales	$	928,733	$	32,811	$	88,750	$	1,050,294
Property, plant, and equipment, net	123,821		25,669		15,529		165,019
2013
Sales	$	752,347	$	36,240	$	73,665	$	862,252
Property, plant, and equipment, net	94,896		27,938		15,059		137,893