Segment Data

The presentation of segment information reflects the manner in which management organizes segments for making operating decisions and assessing performance. On this basis, the company has determined it has three reportable business segments: Professional, Residential, and Distribution. The Distribution segment, which consists of a wholly-owned domestic distributorship, has been combined with the company’s corporate activities and elimination of intersegment revenues and expenses that is shown as “Other” in the following tables due to the insignificance of the segment.

The following tables present the summarized financial information concerning the company’s reportable segments:



(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended February 2, 2018	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	403,669	$	142,507	$	2,070		$	548,246
Intersegment gross sales	6,458		56		(6,514		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	75,912		15,713		(25,240		)	66,385
Total assets	$	904,597	$	249,845	$	362,364		$	1,516,806



(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended February 3, 2017	Professional		Residential		Other			Total
Net sales	$	371,809	$	140,390	$	3,640		$	515,839
Intersegment gross sales	4,556		74		(4,630		)	—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	68,166		16,558		(25,171		)	59,553
Total assets	$	854,384	$	243,145	$	305,384		$	1,402,913

The following table presents the details of the Other segment operating loss before income taxes:



	Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	February 2, 2018			February 3, 2017
Corporate expenses	$	(24,401	)	$	(23,961	)
Interest expense	(4,818		)	(4,883		)
Other income	3,979			3,673
Total Other segment operating loss	$	(25,240	)	$	(25,171	)