Segment and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment and Geographic Information

Segment and Geographic Information

We operate in a single industry segment comprised of the design, development, manufacture, and sale of PLDs and related software design tools. Our sales by major geographic area are based on the geographic location of the OEMs or the distributors who have purchased our products. The geographic locations of our distributors may be different from the geographic locations of our end customers. Long-lived assets include Property and equipment, net, which were based on the physical location of the assets as of the end of each year.

Net sales by geographic location was as follows:

(In thousands)	2014		2013		2012
U.S.	$	280,825	$	288,936	$	302,478
Japan	273,836		269,907		256,523
China	597,535		503,127		582,344
Europe	424,727		332,871		348,768
Other	355,166		337,731		292,922
Net sales from foreign locations	1,651,264		1,443,636		1,480,557
Net sales in total	$	1,932,089	$	1,732,572	$	1,783,035

Property and equipment, net by geographic location was as follows:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
U.S.	$	131,927	$	139,082
Malaysia	54,503		55,509
Other	8,410		9,551
Property and equipment, net in foreign countries	62,913		65,060
Property and equipment, net in total	$	194,840	$	204,142