SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of certain financial information related to segments

The tables below present the Company’s segment information (in thousands):

	2017			2016			2015
SALES
Office	$	682,936		$	731,327		$	686,943
Studio	340,995			323,431			303,838
Coverings	108,961			109,534			113,661
Corporate	—			—			—
Knoll, Inc.	$	1,132,892		$	1,164,292		$	1,104,442
INTERSEGMENT SALES (1)
Office	$	1,331		$	1,877		$	1,640
Studio	5,572			5,788			6,184
Coverings	5,369			8,350			8,358
Corporate	—			—			—
Knoll, Inc.	$	12,272		$	16,015		$	16,182
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
Office	$	19,177		$	16,284		$	14,945
Studio	6,776			5,936			5,565
Coverings	750			805			769
Corporate	—			—			—
Knoll, Inc.	$	26,703		$	23,025		$	21,279
OPERATING PROFIT
Office(2)	$	25,894		$	73,871		$	55,823
Studio	51,136			53,413			47,952
Coverings	24,623			25,953			17,273
Corporate	(13,684		)	(16,929		)	(19,938		)
Knoll, Inc.(3)	$	87,969		$	136,308		$	101,110
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Office	$	32,413		$	35,072		$	27,058
Studio	7,061			6,819			4,241
Coverings	203			804			648
Corporate	—			—			—
Knoll, Inc.	$	39,677		$	42,695		$	31,947

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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) Knoll recorded a $16.3 million write-off of property, plant, and equipment, a $2.2 million pension settlement charge and a $2.2 million restructuring charge within the Office segment during 2017.

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

Schedule of Company's net sales by product category

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Office Systems	$	390,396	$	461,743	$	432,655
Seating	109,051		114,135		117,799
Files and Storage	90,328		85,696		86,099
Studio	340,995		323,431		303,838
Coverings	108,961		109,534		113,661
Other	93,161		69,753		50,390
Total	$	1,132,892	$	1,164,292	$	1,104,442

Schedule of information about the geographical areas in which the Company operates

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		Mexico		Consolidated
2017
Sales	$	977,669	$	52,894	$	100,233	$	2,096	$	1,132,892
Property, plant, and equipment, net	157,805		29,307		13,518		—		200,630
2016
Sales	$	1,031,920	$	36,813	$	93,420	$	2,139	$	1,164,292
Property, plant, and equipment, net	157,856		26,452		12,776		—		197,084
2015
Sales	$	979,221	$	36,163	$	89,058	$	—	$	1,104,442
Property, plant, and equipment, net	137,863		20,919		13,360		—		172,142