Segment Information

TriMas reports four segments: Packaging, Aerospace, Energy and Engineered Components. Each of these segments has discrete financial information that is regularly evaluated by TriMas’ president and chief executive officer (chief operating decision maker) in determining resource, personnel and capital allocation, as well as assessing strategy and performance. The Company utilizes its proprietary TriMas Business Model as a standardized set of processes to manage and drive results and strategy across its multi-industry businesses.

Within the Company's reportable segments, there are no individual products or product families for which reported net sales accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated net sales. See below for more information regarding the types of products and services provided within each reportable segment:

Packaging - Highly engineered steel and polymeric closure and dispensing systems for a range of end markets, including health, beauty and home care; industrial; and food and beverage.

Aerospace - Blind bolts, highly engineered specialty fasteners, temporary fasteners and other precision machined parts used in the commercial, business and military aerospace industries.

Energy - Metallic and non-metallic industrial sealant products and fasteners for the petroleum refining and petrochemical markets.

Engineered Components - High-pressure and low-pressure steel cylinders for the transportation, storage and dispensing of compressed gases, and natural gas engines, compressors, gas production equipment and chemical pumps engineered at well sites for the oil and gas industry.

Segment activity is as follows (dollars in thousands):



	Year ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Net Sales
Packaging	$	344,570		$	341,340		$	334,270
Aerospace	184,310			174,920			176,480
Energy	161,580			158,990			193,390
Engineered Components	127,280			118,770			159,840
Total	$	817,740		$	794,020		$	863,980
Operating Profit (Loss)
Packaging	$	80,380		$	77,840		$	78,470
Aerospace	26,190			(90,810		)	28,320
Energy	(5,410		)	(13,840		)	(97,160		)
Engineered Components	15,740			15,300			18,240
Corporate	(28,410		)	(32,490		)	(32,120		)
Total	$	88,490		$	(44,000	)	$	(4,250	)
Capital Expenditures
Packaging	$	17,140		$	19,880		$	13,670
Aerospace	3,370			3,950			5,010
Energy	3,090			2,800			7,610
Engineered Components	3,740			4,670			2,320
Corporate	9,460			30			50
Total	$	36,800		$	31,330		$	28,660
Depreciation and Amortization
Packaging	$	21,630		$	22,120		$	20,920
Aerospace	14,530			14,090			13,290
Energy	6,550			4,280			4,790
Engineered Components	3,980			4,090			4,200
Corporate	180			280			340
Total	$	46,870		$	44,860		$	43,540
Total Assets
Packaging	$	431,680		$	423,460		$	418,810
Aerospace	401,060			409,040			517,820
Energy	96,320			100,590			128,170
Engineered Components	76,520			78,570			88,320
Corporate	27,620			39,990			17,180
Total	$	1,033,200		$	1,051,650		$	1,170,300

The following table presents the Company's net sales for each of the years ended December 31 and long-lived assets at each year ended December 31, attributed to each subsidiary's continent of domicile (dollars in thousands).



	As of December 31,
	2017				2016				2015
	Net Sales		Long-lived Assets		Net Sales		Long-lived Assets		Net Sales		Long-lived Assets
Non-U.S.
Europe	$	62,360	$	54,790	$	65,490	$	45,050	$	70,760	$	50,930
Asia Pacific	36,630		51,120		32,230		51,060		30,280		49,830
Other Americas	15,260		7,930		13,620		7,800		17,000		5,840
Total non-U.S.	114,250		113,840		111,340		103,910		118,040		106,600

Total U.S.	703,490		590,020		682,680		604,250		745,940		727,320
Total	$	817,740	$	703,860	$	794,020	$	708,160	$	863,980	$	833,920

The Company's export sales from the U.S. approximated $79.8 million, $76.2 million and $82.7 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.