Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

(16) 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 service centers using company-operated trucks, common carriers or rail transportation. The segment's product lines are sold through Company-owned 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.

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. No single customer accounted for more than 5% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 or 2009.

Segment information is as follows:

	2011			2010			2009
Net sales:
Mohawk	$	2,927,674			2,844,876			2,856,741
Dal-Tile		1,454,316			1,367,442			1,426,757
Unilin		1,344,764			1,188,274			1,128,315
Intersegment sales		(84,496	)		(81,520	)		(67,789	)
	$	5,642,258			5,319,072			5,344,024
Operating income (loss):
Mohawk	$	109,874			122,904			(125,965	)
Dal-Tile		101,298			97,334			84,154
Unilin		127,147			114,298			105,953
Corporate and eliminations		(22,777	)		(20,367	)		(20,412	)
	$	315,542			314,169			43,730
Depreciation and amortization:
Mohawk	$	90,463			91,930			94,134
Dal-Tile		42,723			45,578			47,934
Unilin		151,884			145,941			151,450
Corporate		12,664			13,324			9,486
	$	297,734			296,773			303,004
Capital expenditures (excluding acquisitions):
Mohawk	$	125,630			84,013			35,149
Dal-Tile		66,419			37,344			17,683
Unilin		78,615			29,439			45,966
Corporate		4,909			5,384			10,127
	$	275,573			156,180			108,925
Assets:
Mohawk	$	1,769,065			1,637,319			1,582,652
Dal-Tile		1,732,818			1,644,448			1,546,393
Unilin		2,533,070			2,475,049			2,598,182
Corporate and intersegment eliminations		171,275			342,110			664,219
	$	6,206,228			6,098,926			6,391,446
Geographic net sales:
North America	$	4,619,771			4,447,965			4,516,784
Rest of world		1,022,487			871,107			827,240
	$	5,642,258			5,319,072			5,344,024
Long-lived assets (1):
North America	$	1,996,517			1,971,612			2,000,522
Rest of world		1,090,812			1,084,906			1,202,018
	$	3,087,329			3,056,518			3,202,540
Net sales by product categories (2):
Soft surface	$	2,722,113			2,645,952			2,650,452
Tile		1,513,210			1,428,571			1,491,846
Wood		1,406,935			1,244,549			1,201,726
	$	5,642,258			5,319,072			5,344,024

(1) Long-lived assets are composed of net property, plant and equipment and goodwill.

(2) The Soft surface product category includes carpets, rugs, carpet pad and resilient. The Tile product category includes ceramic tile, porcelain tile and natural stone. The Wood product category includes laminate, hardwood, roofing panels and wood-based panels.