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Business Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Business Segment Information
Business Segment Information
The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, management focuses its attention on revenues, net revenues, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization and equity generated in each of these geographical areas when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic management. The Company charges its subsidiaries and affiliates for services rendered in the United States on a cost recovery basis. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arms-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents.


Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area are as follows:
 
(in thousands)
UNITED
STATES
 
OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA
 
LATIN
AMERICA
 
ASIA
PACIFIC
 
EUROPE and
AFRICA
 
MIDDLE
EAST and
INDIA
 
ELIMI-
NATIONS
 
CONSOLI-
DATED
Three months ended June 30, 2011:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from unaffiliated customers
$
390,806


 
47,816


 
21,136


 
816,350


 
229,724


 
75,536


 


 
1,581,368


Transfers between geographic areas
25,973


 
2,783


 
5,220


 
10,170


 
11,355


 
4,500


 
(60,001
)
 


Total revenues
$
416,779


 
50,599


 
26,356


 
826,520


 
241,079


 
80,036


 
(60,001
)
 
1,581,368


Net revenues
$
181,603


 
21,581


 
15,157


 
150,616


 
78,828


 
24,776


 


 
472,561


Operating income
$
57,752


 
5,761


 
4,486


 
61,542


 
16,877


 
5,857


 


 
152,275


Identifiable assets at quarter end
$
1,411,881


 
91,678


 
58,396


 
678,668


 
479,852


 
155,503


 
2,026


 
2,878,004


Capital expenditures
$
3,350


 
448


 
144


 
4,622


 
7,881


 
665


 


 
17,110


Depreciation and amortization
$
4,926


 
277


 
264


 
1,847


 
1,416


 
527


 


 
9,257


Equity
$
1,123,482


 
52,814


 
33,784


 
420,962


 
184,252


 
94,447


 
(30,591
)
 
1,879,150


Three months ended June 30, 2010:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from unaffiliated customers
$
331,619


 
41,675


 
18,621


 
876,070


 
172,869


 
75,916


 


 
1,516,770


Transfers between geographic areas
25,429


 
2,346


 
4,231


 
8,158


 
10,429


 
3,894


 
(54,487
)
 


Total revenues
$
357,048


 
44,021


 
22,852


 
884,228


 
183,298


 
79,810


 
(54,487
)
 
1,516,770


Net revenues
$
163,036


 
$
19,424


 
$
12,729


 
$
137,328


 
$
64,054


 
$
22,287


 
$


 
418,858


Operating income
$
52,516


 
$
5,572


 
$
3,787


 
$
56,134


 
$
14,888


 
$
5,599


 
$


 
138,496


Identifiable assets at quarter end
$
1,324,522


 
$
85,645


 
$
46,951


 
$
553,173


 
$
394,430


 
$
134,715


 
$
7,106


 
2,546,542


Capital expenditures
$
3,366


 
$
149


 
$
357


 
$
1,424


 
$
2,231


 
$
591


 
$


 
8,118


Depreciation and amortization
$
4,848


 
$
353


 
$
211


 
$
1,861


 
$
1,225


 
$
612


 
$


 
9,110


Equity
$
1,047,968


 
$
46,978


 
$
22,232


 
$
338,102


 
$
134,216


 
$
77,541


 
$
(32,229
)
 
1,634,808




(in thousands)
UNITED
STATES
 
OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA
 
LATIN
AMERICA
 
ASIA
PACIFIC
 
EUROPE and
AFRICA
 
MIDDLE
EAST and
INDIA
 
ELIMI-
NATIONS
 
CONSOLI-
DATED
Six months ended June 30, 2011:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from unaffiliated customers
$
767,911


 
91,663


 
41,469


 
1,544,480


 
443,335


 
153,358


 


 
3,042,216


Transfers between geographic areas
49,938


 
5,465


 
10,841


 
19,353


 
22,062


 
8,709


 
(116,368
)
 


Total revenues
$
817,849


 
97,128


 
52,310


 
1,563,833


 
465,397


 
162,067


 
(116,368
)
 
3,042,216


Net revenues
$
359,537


 
42,282


 
30,260


 
292,104


 
152,753


 
49,540


 


 
926,476


Operating income
$
111,486


 
11,550


 
9,249


 
120,980


 
34,584


 
11,656


 


 
299,505


Identifiable assets at quarter end
$
1,411,881


 
91,678


 
58,396


 
678,668


 
479,852


 
155,503


 
2,026


 
2,878,004


Capital expenditures
$
7,380


 
608


 
300


 
9,334


 
19,587


 
1,026


 


 
38,235


Depreciation and amortization
$
9,911


 
580


 
533


 
3,816


 
2,526


 
1,065


 


 
18,431


Equity
$
1,123,482


 
52,814


 
33,784


 
420,962


 
184,252


 
94,447


 
(30,591
)
 
1,879,150


Six months ended June 30, 2010:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from unaffiliated customers
$
618,555


 
77,287


 
34,917


 
1,513,258


 
334,714


 
139,148


 


 
2,717,879


Transfers between geographic areas
44,172


 
4,155


 
7,892


 
15,268


 
18,362


 
7,470


 
(97,319
)
 


Total revenues
$
662,727


 
81,442


 
42,809


 
1,528,526


 
353,076


 
146,618


 
(97,319
)
 
2,717,879


Net revenues
$
309,941


 
35,846


 
24,247


 
244,437


 
123,977


 
42,233


 


 
780,681


Operating income
$
90,690


 
9,471


 
7,318


 
94,892


 
26,742


 
9,924


 


 
239,037


Identifiable assets at quarter end
$
1,324,522


 
85,645


 
46,951


 
553,173


 
394,430


 
134,715


 
7,106


 
2,546,542


Capital expenditures
$
7,840


 
325


 
634


 
2,114


 
3,452


 
1,335


 


 
15,700


Depreciation and amortization
$
9,870


 
706


 
416


 
3,757


 
2,537


 
1,219


 


 
18,505


Equity
$
1,047,968


 
46,978


 
22,232


 
338,102


 
134,216


 
77,541


 
(32,229
)
 
1,634,808






In the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company changed its geographical area organization by incorporating the management of its Australasia region with its Asia region. Accordingly, the financial information of the Company’s Asia and Australasia segments, previously reported separately, have been combined in the Asia Pacific operating segment for all periods presented.