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Operations by Business Segment
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Operations by business segment [Text Block]
Operations by Business Segment
We provide a wide range of arboricultural, horticultural, environmental and consulting services to residential, utility, commercial and government entities throughout the United States and Canada. We have two reportable operating segments organized by type or class of customer: Residential and Commercial, and Utility.
Residential and Commercial--Residential and Commercial provides services to our residential and commercial customers including: the treatment, preservation, maintenance, removal and planting of trees, shrubs and other plant life; the practice of landscaping, grounds maintenance, tree surgery, tree feeding and tree spraying; the application of fertilizer, herbicides and insecticides; and, natural resource management and consulting, forestry research and development, and environmental planning.
Utility--Utility is principally engaged in providing services to our utility customers--investor-owned, municipal utilities, and rural electric cooperatives--including: the practice of line-clearing and vegetation management around power lines and rights-of-way and chemical brush control; and, natural resource management and consulting, forestry research and development, and environmental planning.
All other operating activities, including research, technical support and laboratory diagnostic facilities, are included in “All Other.”
Measurement of Segment Profit and Loss and Segment Assets--We evaluate performance and allocate resources based primarily on operating income and also actively manage business unit operating assets. Segment information, including reconciling adjustments, is presented consistent with the basis described in our 2017 Annual Report.    
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Operations by Business Segment (continued)
Segment information reconciled to consolidated external reporting information follows:
 
Utility
 
Residential and
Commercial
 
All
Other
 
Reconciling
Adjustments
 
 
Consolidated
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
128,496

 
$
141,465

 
$
688

 
$

 
 
$
270,649

Income (loss) from operations
6,265

 
26,834

 
(2,764
)
 
(535
)
(a)
 
29,800

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,754
)
 
 
(1,754
)
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
101

 
 
101

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,052
)
 
 
(1,052
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
27,095

Segment assets, total
$
197,287

 
$
222,638

 
$

 
$
73,329

(b)
 
$
493,254

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended July 1, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
112,903

 
$
131,299

 
$
835

 
$

 
 
$
245,037

Income (loss) from operations
4,270

 
23,837

 
(965
)
 
(1,483
)
(a)
 
25,659

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,072
)
 
 
(1,072
)
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
73

 
 
73

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,339
)
 
 
(1,339
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
23,321

Segment assets, total
$
171,472

 
$
202,502

 
$

 
$
86,198

(b)
 
$
460,172

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
247,183

 
$
230,810

 
$
1,307

 
$

 
 
$
479,300

Income (loss) from operations
8,079

 
23,729

 
(6,556
)
 
(1,118
)
(a)
 
24,134

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3,155
)
 
 
(3,155
)
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
179

 
 
179

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,714
)
 
 
(2,714
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
18,444

Segment assets, total
$
197,287

 
$
222,638

 
$

 
$
73,329

(b)
 
$
493,254

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended July 1, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
225,381

 
$
210,886

 
$
1,583

 
$

 
 
$
437,850

Income (loss) from operations
6,928

 
20,255

 
(3,193
)
 
(2,326
)
(a)
 
21,664

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,329
)
 
 
(2,329
)
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
143

 
 
143

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,478
)
 
 
(2,478
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
17,000

Segment assets, total
$
171,472

 
$
202,502

 
$

 
$
86,198

(b)
 
$
460,172

Reconciling adjustments from segment reporting to consolidated external financial reporting include unallocated corporate items:
(a)
Reclassification of depreciation expense and allocation of corporate expenses.
(b)
Corporate assets include cash, prepaid expenses, corporate facilities, enterprise-wide information systems and other nonoperating assets.