SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Net sales shipped to customers by geographic region

Consolidated net sales shipped to customers in these regions, along with pack and product information for the years ended December 31, are as follows (in millions, except percentages):



Region	2018				2017
Americas	$	58.7	33.8	%	$	64.2	36.3	%
Asia/Pacific	101.7		58.6	%	98.8		55.9	%
EMEA	13.2		7.6	%	13.7		7.8	%
Total	$	173.6	100.0	%	$	176.7	100.0	%

Product and pack information



	2018		2017
Consolidated product sales	$	170.2	$	157.9
Consolidated pack sales and associate fees^(a)	2.5		14.2
Consolidated other, including freight	0.9		4.6
Total	$	173.6	$	176.7

^a)Coincident with the introduction of the 2017 Associate Compensation Plan, which was implemented on July 1, 2017, the Company collects associate fees, which each associate pays to the Company annually in order to be entitled to earn commissions, benefits and incentives for that year. The Company collected associate fees within the United States, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom during the year ended December 31, 2018. Prior to the change, associates purchased packs that were bundles of products within these respective geographic markets. Since implementing the 2017 Associate Compensation Plan, total associate fees represented an immaterial amount of total sales.

Long-lived assets, by geographic region

Long-lived assets by region, which include property and equipment and construction in progress for the Company and its subsidiaries, as of December 31, reside in the following regions, as follows (in millions):



Region	2018		2017
Americas	$	5.5	$	2.9
Asia/Pacific	1.3		1.3
EMEA	—		0.1
Total	$	6.8	$	4.3

Inventory balances, by country

Inventory balances by region, which consist of raw materials and finished goods, including promotional materials, and offset by obsolete inventories, for the Company and its subsidiaries, reside in the following regions as of December 31, as follows (in millions):



Region	2018		2017
Americas	$	4.5	$	3.5
Asia/Pacific	6.3		4.5
EMEA	2.0		1.4
Total	$	12.8	$	9.4