Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

11. Segment reporting

The Company has three reporting segments: the Mohawk segment, the Dal-Tile segment and the Unilin segment. The Mohawk segment designs, manufactures, sources, distributes and markets its floor covering product lines, which include carpets, ceramic tile, laminate, rugs, carpet pad, hardwood and resilient, primarily in North America through its network of regional distribution centers and satellite warehouses using Company-operated trucks, common carrier or rail transportation. The segment's product lines are sold through various selling channels, which include independent floor covering retailers, home centers, mass merchandisers, department stores, commercial dealers and commercial end users. The Dal-Tile segment designs, manufactures, sources, distributes and markets a broad line of ceramic tile, porcelain tile, natural stone and other products, primarily in North America through its network of regional distribution centers and Company-operated sales service centers using Company-operated trucks, common carriers or rail transportation. The segment's product lines are sold through Company-owned sales service centers, independent distributors, home center retailers, tile and flooring retailers and contractors. The Unilin segment designs, manufactures, sources, licenses, distributes and markets laminate, hardwood flooring, roofing systems, insulation panels and other wood products, primarily in North America and Europe through various selling channels, which include retailers, independent distributors and home centers.

The accounting policies for each operating segment are consistent with the Company's policies for the consolidated financial statements. Amounts disclosed for each segment are prior to any elimination or consolidation entries. Corporate general and administrative expenses attributable to each segment are estimated and allocated accordingly. Segment performance is evaluated based on operating income.

Segment information is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Net sales:
Mohawk.	$	754,470			713,481			2,203,699			2,177,646
Dal-Tile		381,891			345,074			1,105,775			1,050,088
Unilin		329,514			276,594			1,018,443			890,859
Intersegment sales		(23,363	)		(25,597	)		(63,956	)		(61,719	)
	$	1,442,512			1,309,552			4,263,961			4,056,874
Operating income:
Mohawk	$	30,946			31,127			79,187			74,100
Dal-Tile		33,073			33,913			82,911			77,432
Unilin		33,048			24,640			105,507			93,434
Corporate and eliminations		(5,603	)		(4,498	)		(18,357	)		(16,437	)
	$	91,464			85,182			249,248			228,529

Assets:		October 1, 2011	December 31, 2010
Mohawk	$	1,810,191	1,637,319
Dal-Tile		1,735,718	1,644,448
Unilin		2,569,103	2,475,049
Corporate and intersegment eliminations		162,556	342,110
	$	6,277,568	6,098,926