Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012


	Three months Ended March 31,
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)	2012			2011
Net sales:
Flavors	$	349,887		$	338,587
Fragrances		360,729			375,684

Consolidated	$	710,616		$	714,271


Segment profit:
Flavors	$	79,680		$	78,954
Fragrances		56,081			68,704
Global		(13,186	)		(14,273	)
Restructuring and other charges, net		(1,668	)		(28	)

Operating profit		120,907			133,357
Interest expense		(10,811	)		(11,680	)
Other income (expense), net		246			(6,056	)

Income before taxes	$	110,342		$	115,621

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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