Geographic Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Geographic Data [Abstract]

Geographic Data

Note 20 Geographic Data

Information regarding Zebra's operations by geographic area is contained in the following table. These amounts (in thousands) are reported in the geographic area of the destination of the final sale. We manage our business based on these regions rather than by individual countries.

	North America		Europe, Middle East & Africa		Latin America		Asia		Total
2011
Net sales	$	409,208	$	342,578	$	89,715	$	141,987	$	983,488
Long-lived assets		88,382		5,965		362		3,113		97,822
2010
Net sales	$	394,865	$	305,659	$	80,679	$	113,156	$	894,359
Long-lived assets		78,938		6,566		332		1,257		87,093
2009
Net sales	$	348,342	$	256,939	$	60,466	$	72,735	$	738,482
Long-lived assets		67,487		6,035		347		1,203		75,072

Net sales by country that are greater than 10% of total net sales are as follows (in thousands):

		$0000000		$0000000		$0000000		$0000000		$0000000
	United States		United Kingdom		Singapore		Other		Total
2011	$	504,283	$	339,027	$	136,757	$	3,421	$	983,488
2010	$	482,891	$	303,604	$	105,286	$	2,578	$	894,359
2009	$	438,946	$	253,548	$	42,144	$	3,844	$	738,482

Net sales by major product category are as follows (in thousands):

		$0000000		$0000000		$0000000		$0000000		$0000000
	Hardware		Supplies		Service and Software		Shipping and Handling		Total
2011	$	743,308	$	187,457	$	47,206	$	5,517	$	983,488
2010	$	676,738	$	167,633	$	44,829	$	5,159	$	894,359
2009	$	534,993	$	155,847	$	42,379	$	5,263	$	738,482