Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

The following tables show the operations of the Company’s operating segments:



	Net Sales to		Net Sales to
For the three months ended	External		Other			Total Net			Segment
September 30, 2012	Customers		Segments			Sales			Profit			Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	176,874	$	19,465		$	196,339		$	36,627		$	307,857
Swiss Operations	28,199		99,316			127,515			34,355			23,107
Western European Operations	149,785		25,828			175,613			22,045			104,337
Chinese Operations	113,323		35,552			148,875			33,067			713
Other (a)	110,372		1,500			111,872			12,211			15,002
Eliminations and Corporate (b)	—		(181,661		)	(181,661		)	(29,065		)	—
Total	$	578,553	$	—		$	578,553		$	109,240		$	451,016



	Net Sales to		Net Sales to
For the nine months ended	External		Other			Total Net			Segment
September 30, 2012	Customers		Segments			Sales			Profit
U.S. Operations	$	511,354	$	54,203		$	565,557		$	95,987
Swiss Operations	88,224		290,585			378,809			89,809
Western European Operations	459,074		74,513			533,587			62,288
Chinese Operations	313,096		91,487			404,583			89,316
Other (a)	312,488		4,494			316,982			31,041
Eliminations and Corporate (b)	—		(515,282		)	(515,282		)	(77,350		)
Total	$	1,684,236	$	—		$	1,684,236		$	291,091



	Net Sales to		Net Sales to
For the three months ended	External		Other			Total Net			Segment
September 30, 2011	Customers		Segments			Sales			Profit			Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	173,449	$	20,160		$	193,609		$	33,139		$	307,631
Swiss Operations	38,945		109,015			147,960			29,687			23,988
Western European Operations	173,367		27,693			201,060			26,273			104,823
Chinese Operations	105,053		26,866			131,919			27,065			707
Other (a)	110,300		1,981			112,281			15,058			15,009
Eliminations and Corporate (b)	—		(185,715		)	(185,715		)	(32,705		)	—
Total	$	601,114	$	—		$	601,114		$	98,517		$	452,158



	Net Sales to		Net Sales to
For the nine months ended	External		Other			Total Net			Segment
September 30, 2011	Customers		Segments			Sales			Profit
U.S. Operations	$	488,678	$	58,260		$	546,938		$	86,303
Swiss Operations	102,769		301,766			404,535			80,745
Western European Operations	493,646		79,370			573,016			65,349
Chinese Operations	275,611		91,636			367,247			82,197
Other (a)	300,264		4,316			304,580			35,165
Eliminations and Corporate (b)	—		(535,348		)	(535,348		)	(82,932		)
Total	$	1,660,968	$	—		$	1,660,968		$	266,827


(a)	Other includes reporting units in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and other countries.


(b)	Eliminations and Corporate includes the elimination of inter-segment transactions and certain corporate expenses and intercompany investments, which are not included in the Company’s operating segments.

A reconciliation of earnings before taxes to segment profit for the three and nine month periods ended September 30 follows: