Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT REPORTING

17.  SEGMENT REPORTING

For the years ended January 2, 2016 and December 27, 2014, the Company’s individual subsidiaries operated predominantly in a single industry as manufacturers and distributors of hydraulic components.  Given the similar nature of products offered for sale, the type of customers, the methods of distribution and how the Company was managed, the Company determined that it had only one operating and reporting segment for both internal and external reporting purposes.  With the acquisition of Enovation Controls on December 5, 2016, the Company re-evaluated the reportable operating segment presentation.  As of the date of the acquisition, the Company has two reportable segments: Hydraulics and Electronics. These segments are organized primarily based on the similar nature of products offered for sale, the types of customers served and the methods of distribution and are consistent with how the segments are managed, how resources are allocated and how information is used by the chief operating decision makers. As a result of the re-evaluation of reportable operating segments, financial information for HCT is included in the Electronics segment as of the beginning of the 2014 fiscal year.

The Hydraulics segment designs and manufactures screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves, manifolds, and integrated fluid power packages and subsystems used in hydraulic systems. Screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves are offered in five size ranges and include both electrically actuated and non-electrically actuated products. Manifolds are solid blocks of metal which are machined to create threaded cavities and channels into which screw-in cartridge valves can be installed and through which the hydraulic fluid flows. These products allow customers to easily integrate the Company’s screw-in cartridge valves into their machinery and equipment. An integrated package consists of multiple cartridge valves assembled into a custom designed manifold for a specific customer to provide the desired operating characteristics of a customer’s circuit.

The Electronics segment designs and manufactures electronic control, display and instrumentation solutions for recreational and off-highway vehicles and stationary and power generation equipment. End markets within the Electronics segment are divided into two lines of business: Power Controls and Vehicle Technologies.  Power Controls serves a variety of end markets with products such as displays, panels, gauges, controllers, battery chargers and various end devices.  Vehicle Technologies serves the recreational vehicles end market with products such as electronic controls, displays and instrumentation.  

The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based primarily on segment operating income. Certain costs were not allocated to the business segments as they are not used in evaluating the results of, or in allocating resources to Sun’s segments. These costs included certain corporate costs not deemed to be allocable to all segments and acquisition related costs such as transaction fees, charges related to inventory step-up to fair value and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.  The accounting policies of Sun’s operating segments are the same as those used to prepare the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The following table presents financial information by reportable segment:

	2016			2015			2014
Net sales:
Hydraulics	$	189,523		$	197,319		$	224,314
Electronics		7,411			3,408			3,359
	$	196,934		$	200,727		$	227,673
Operating Income:
Hydraulics	$	39,134		$	47,103		$	64,068
Electronics		(627	)		(212	)		3
Corporate		(4,048	)		—			—
	$	34,459		$	46,891		$	64,071
Depreciation and Amortization:
Hydraulics	$	9,616		$	9,094		$	8,291
Electronics		396			207			162
Corporate		1,306			256			265
	$	11,318		$	9,557		$	8,718
Capital Expenditures:
Hydraulics	$	5,898		$	5,801		$	10,007
Electronics		289			305			660
	$	6,187		$	6,106		$	10,667
Total Assets:
Hydraulics	$	193,722		$	233,873		$	215,141
Electronics		251,055			7,667			7,623
	$	444,777		$	241,540		$	222,764

Geographic Region Information:

Net sales are measured based on the geographic destination of sales. Tangible long-lived assets are shown based on the physical location of the assets and primarily include net property, plant and equipment:

	2016		2015		2014
Net sales
United States	$	81,612	$	84,735	$	97,224
Other Americas		13,204		13,006		15,291
Europe/ME/Africa		58,720		61,307		69,241
Asia/Pacific		43,398		41,679		45,917
Total	$	196,934	$	200,727	$	227,673
Tangible long-lived assets
United States	$	71,802	$	64,781	$	66,644
Europe/ME/Africa		7,116		7,923		9,233
Asia/Pacific		1,597		1,417		1,839
Total	$	80,515	$	74,121	$	77,716