SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of financial results of reportable segments

Financial results for each reportable segment are as follows (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31, 2017
	MMS		ATA		Inter-Segment Eliminations			Total
Sales	$	251,906	$	66,551	$	(537	)	$	317,920
Depreciation and amortization	5,566		1,949					7,515
Segment income	5,803		11,122					16,925
Capital expenditures	2,745		462					3,207
Segment assets⁽¹⁾	224,717		44,962					269,679



	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	MMS		ATA		Inter-Segment Eliminations			Total
Sales	$	230,705	$	61,647	$	(339	)	$	292,013
Depreciation and amortization	5,764		2,055					7,819
Segment income	3,060		6,910					9,970
Capital expenditures	1,943		536					2,479
Segment assets⁽¹⁾	219,503		45,776					265,279



	Year Ended December 31, 2015
	MMS		ATA		Inter-Segment Eliminations			Total
Sales	$	250,854	$	65,128	$	(733	)	$	315,249
Depreciation and amortization	6,497		2,285					8,782
Segment income	7,365		3,372					10,737
Capital expenditures	3,186		1,009					4,195
Segment assets⁽¹⁾	226,265		48,069					274,334

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⁽¹⁾	Segment assets primarily consist of restricted cash, accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid and other assets, property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets. Unallocated assets primarily include, cash and cash equivalents, corporate property, plant and equipment, deferred income taxes, and other non-current assets.

Schedule of reconciliation of segment income to consolidated income from operations before income taxes

A reconciliation of segment income to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are as follows (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Segment income	$	16,925		$	9,970		$	10,737
Unallocated corporate expense	(7,991		)	(6,575		)	(5,800		)
Interest expense, net	(251		)	(328		)	(499		)
Other unallocated income	—			—			—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	8,683		$	3,067		$	4,438

Schedule of reconciliation of segment assets to consolidated total assets

A reconciliation of segment assets to consolidated total assets follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total segment assets	$	269,679	$	265,279	$	274,334
Unallocated assets	49,270		32,271		36,604
Total assets	$	318,949	$	297,550	$	310,938

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

Information concerning the principal geographic areas is follows (in thousands):



	2017				2016				2015
	Sales		Long-lived Assets ⁽¹⁾		Sales		Long-lived Assets ⁽¹⁾		Sales		Long-lived Assets ⁽¹⁾
North America
United States	$	90,783	$	33,101	$	87,122	$	35,166	$	103,650	$	37,607
Other	9,165		—		5,546		—		4,820		—
Total North America	99,948		33,101		92,668		35,166		108,470		37,607
Europe
England	6,733		180		7,925		340		12,780		555
Germany	34,712		1,333		38,573		1,333		34,830		1,388
France	9,433		100		10,201		79		9,397		74
Italy	6,694		—		4,729		—		5,159		—
Switzerland	5,927		22,529		5,211		28,025		7,613		30,322
Other	27,830		—		24,743		—		27,490		—
Total Europe	91,329		24,142		91,382		29,777		97,269		32,339
Asia
China	101,719		9,345		94,816		9,242		92,727		10,515
Taiwan	6,605		14,645		2,957		13,534		3,772		13,453
India	5,030		2,620		3,722		2,551		4,356		2,749
Other	13,289		—		6,468		—		8,655		—
Total Asia	126,643		26,610		107,963		25,327		109,510		26,717
Consolidated Total	$	317,920	$	83,853	$	292,013	$	90,270	$	315,249	$	96,663

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⁽¹⁾	Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment, goodwill, and other intangible assets.