Business Segment Data

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Business Segment Data [Abstract]

Business Segment Data

Note 17 – Business Segment Data

Effective July 1, 2011, we revised our business segments in order to better align them with our strategic approach to the markets and customers we serve. While our Professional segment was largely unaffected, we reorganized our Automotive and Consumer segments and created two new segments, Infotainment and Lifestyle. The Infotainment segment includes our infotainment business, which was previously reported in our Automotive segment, and Aha Mobile ("Aha"), a company we acquired in September 2010, which was previously reported in our Other segment. The Lifestyle segment includes our automotive audio business, which was previously reported in our Automotive segment, our Consumer segment, which was previously reported as a standalone segment, and our luxury home audio business, which was previously reported in our Professional segment. The Professional segment includes our Professional segment, as previously reported, excluding our luxury home audio business. The Other segment primarily includes compensation, benefit and occupancy costs for corporate employees, expenses associated with new technology innovation and our corporate brand identity campaign.

Prior period segment amounts throughout the condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to the new segment structure. The reclassification of historical business segment information had no impact on our basic financial statements.

The accounting principles applied at the operating segment level in determining income (loss) from operations are the same as those applied at the consolidated financial statement level. While revenues are specifically identified with our Infotainment segment and the automotive portion of our Lifestyle segment, costs, expenses and assets for these businesses are allocated based on relative revenues or other measures of activity that management believes are reasonable. Goodwill was allocated to our Infotainment segment and the automotive portion of our Lifestyle segment based on the relative fair value of the components of our reporting units that were affected by our change in segments. Refer to Note 8 – Goodwill for further information. The effects of the change in segments on the Professional segment and the home audio portion of our Lifestyle segment were immaterial.

Our chief operating decision maker evaluates performance and allocates resources based on net sales, operating income and working capital in each of the reporting segments.

Infotainment

Our Infotainment segment designs, manufactures and markets infotainment systems for vehicle applications to be installed primarily as original equipment by automotive manufacturers.

Lifestyle

Our Lifestyle segment designs, manufactures and markets automotive audio systems for vehicle applications to be installed primarily as original equipment by automotive manufacturers and a wide range of mid- to high-end audio and consumer electronics for home, multimedia and mobile applications. Our Lifestyle audio products feature some of the world's most recognized audio brands, including JBL^®, AKG^®, Harman/Kardon^®, Infinity^®, Mark Levinson^®, Revel^®, Logic 7^®, Lexicon^® and Selenium^®.

Professional

Our Professional segment designs, manufactures and markets an extensive range of loudspeakers, power amplifiers, digital signal processors, microphones, headphones and mixing consoles used by audio professionals in concert halls, stadiums, airports, houses of worship and other public spaces. We also provide high-quality products to the sound reinforcement, music instrument support and broadcast and recording segments of the professional audio market. We offer complete systems solutions for professional installations and users around the world. Our Professional products are marketed globally under brand names including JBL Professional^®, AKG, Crown^®, Soundcraft^®, Lexicon, DigiTech^®, dbx^®, BSS^®, Selenium and Studer^®.

Other

Our Other segment includes compensation, benefits and occupancy costs for corporate employees, net of reporting segment allocations, expenses associated with new technology innovation and our corporate brand identity campaign.

The following table reports Net sales and Operating income (loss) by each reporting segment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended March  31,						Nine Months Ended March  31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net sales:
Infotainment	$	610,056		$	529,980		$	1,813,213		$	1,476,823
Lifestyle		332,048			276,490			1,000,641			835,054
Professional		152,815			141,541			458,697			428,754
Other		756			185			756			592
Total	$	1,095,675		$	948,196		$	3,273,307		$	2,741,223
Operating income (loss):
Infotainment	$	43,687		$	21,678		$	140,730		$	60,816
Lifestyle		29,172			32,413			101,834			98,493
Professional		13,525			19,562			57,969			66,392
Other		(26,509	)		(20,006	)		(71,102	)		(61,489	)
Total	$	59,875		$	53,647		$	229,431		$	164,212