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Segments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Segments [Abstract] 
Segments
18. Segments

Segment Information

The Company operates three reportable segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products Division ("SPD"). These segments are determined based on differences in the nature of products and organizational and ownership structures. The Company also has a Corporate segment.

Segment revenues are derived from the sale of the following products:

 

     

Segment

 

Products

Consumer Domestic

  Household and personal care products

Consumer International

  Primarily personal care products

SPD

  Specialty chemical products

The Company had 50% ownership interests in Armand Products Company ("Armand") and The ArmaKleen Company ("ArmaKleen") as of September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010. The Company's equity in earnings of Armand and ArmaKleen is included in the Corporate segment. On September 22, 2011, the Company, together with FMC Corporation and TATA Chemicals, formed an operating joint venture, Natronx Technologies LLC. There was no operating activity at the joint venture as of September 30, 2011.

Some of the subsidiaries that are included in the Consumer International segment manufacture and sell personal care products to the Consumer Domestic segment. These sales are eliminated from the Consumer International segment results set forth below.

Segment Net Sales and Income before Income Taxes for the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010 were as follows:

 

 

Product line revenues from external customers for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and October 1, 2010, respectively, were as follows:

 

                                 
     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
(In millions)    September 30,
2011
     October 1,
2010
     September 30,
2011
     October 1,
2010
 

Household Products

   $ 335.0       $ 312.2       $ 952.1       $ 912.0   

Personal Care Products

     171.1         169.1         507.4         501.5   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         

Total Consumer Domestic

     506.1         481.3         1,459.5         1,413.5   

Total Consumer International

     128.5         109.1         364.1         323.8   

Total SPD

     66.4         66.5         194.6         195.0   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Net Sales

   $ 701.0       $ 656.9       $ 2,018.2       $ 1,932.3   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Household Products include deodorizing, cleaning and laundry products. Personal Care Products include condoms, pregnancy kits, oral care products and skin care products.