Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operations of the Company's operating segments

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

	Net Sales to		Net Sales to
For the three months ended	External		Other			Total Net			Segment
March 31, 2016	Customers		Segments			Sales			Profit			Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	187,935	$	19,630		$	207,565		$	29,155		$	319,715
Swiss Operations	26,965		120,310			147,275			35,822			22,241
Western European Operations	137,651		38,547			176,198			20,190			91,482
Chinese Operations	84,947		45,927			130,874			36,626			692
Other (a)	102,176		1,354			103,530			11,094			14,053
Eliminations and Corporate (b)	—		(225,768		)	(225,768		)	(30,874		)	—
Total	$	539,674	$	—		$	539,674		$	102,013		$	448,183

	Net Sales to		Net Sales to
For the three months ended	External		Other			Total Net			Segment
March 31, 2015	Customers		Segments			Sales			Profit			Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	178,907	$	18,292		$	197,199		$	24,329		$	308,863
Swiss Operations	30,888		118,022			148,910			35,592			22,507
Western European Operations	140,918		42,027			182,945			20,341			92,430
Chinese Operations	86,449		43,505			129,954			34,558			744
Other (a)	98,539		1,357			99,896			9,103			13,160
Eliminations and Corporate (b)	—		(223,203		)	(223,203		)	(26,617		)	—
Total	$	535,701	$	—		$	535,701		$	97,306		$	437,704

(a) Other includes reporting units in Eastern Europe, Latin America, East 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.

Reconciliation of earnings before taxes to segment profit

A reconciliation of earnings before taxes to segment profit for the three months ended March 31 follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2016			March 31, 2015
Earnings before taxes	$	86,413		$	82,963
Amortization	8,424			7,528
Interest expense	6,580			6,725
Restructuring charges	880			907
Other charges (income), net	(284		)	(817		)
Segment profit	$	102,013		$	97,306