Operating Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Operating Segments and Geographic Information [Abstract]

Operating Segment Information

Operating Segment Information

Year Ended December 31, 2011	Americas			EMEA			Asia Pacific			Total Segments
				(In thousands)
External customer revenues	$	1,216,817		$	415,342		$	349,794		$	1,981,953
Affiliate revenues		42,440			117,291			1,178			160,909
Total revenues		1,259,257			532,633			350,972			2,142,862
Depreciation and amortization		(25,479	)		(15,320	)		(9,375	)		(50,174	)
Asset impairment		(1,453	)		(841	)		(255	)		(2,549	)
Operating income		144,820			84,097			25,343			254,260
Total assets		678,589			480,219			300,843			1,459,651
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		17,195			9,504			2,871			29,570

Year Ended December 31, 2010	Americas			EMEA			Asia Pacific			Total Segments
	(In thousands)
External customer revenues	$	935,819		$	365,796		$	315,475		$	1,617,090
Affiliate revenues		48,899			76,485			62			125,446
Total revenues		984,718			442,281			315,537			1,742,536
Depreciation and amortization		(23,136	)		(16,005	)		(9,651	)		(48,792	)
Asset impairment		(6,921	)		(8,141	)		(1,512	)		(16,574	)
Operating income		98,633			47,091			29,555			175,279
Total assets		620,284			422,990			285,431			1,328,705
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		13,421			8,482			2,460			24,363

Year Ended December 31, 2009	Americas			EMEA			Asia Pacific			Total Segments
	(In thousands)
External customer revenues	$	766,569		$	345,197		$	250,250		$	1,362,016
Affiliate revenues		43,489			55,256			—			98,745
Total revenues		810,058			400,453			250,250			1,460,761
Depreciation and amortization		(21,534	)		(17,736	)		(9,549	)		(48,819	)
Asset impairment		(3,691	)		(23,020	)		(1,040	)		(27,751	)
Operating income (loss)		72,907			(22,885	)		17,892			67,914
Total assets		516,372			461,503			258,325			1,236,200
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		14,501			9,364			7,891			31,756

Reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments' net income (loss) to consolidated financial statements

Total segment operating income (loss) differs from net income (loss) reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
	(In thousands)
Total segment operating income	$	254,260		$	175,279		$	67,914
Eliminations		(67,254	)		(46,090	)		(31,544	)
Total operating income		187,006			129,189			36,370
Interest expense		(48,126	)		(49,826	)		(41,962	)
Interest income		1,011			1,184			1,043
Other income (expense)		—			1,465			(1,541	)
Income tax expense		(24,638	)		(12,714	)		(1,175	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		115,253			69,298			(7,265	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(908	)		(5,686	)		(17,636	)
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax		—			44,847			—
Net income (loss)	$	114,345		$	108,459		$	(24,901	)

Reconciliations of other segment measures to the consolidated totals

Below are reconciliations of other segment measures to the consolidated totals.

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(In thousands)
Total segment assets	$	1,459,651	$	1,328,705	$	1,236,200
Corporate assets		328,469		367,779		251,049
Discontinued operations		—		—		133,329
Total assets	$	1,788,120	$	1,696,484	$	1,620,578
Total segment acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$	29,570	$	24,363	$	31,756
Corporate acquisition of property, plant and equipment		10,483		3,655		8,110
Discontinued operations acquisition of property, plant and equipment		—		176		511
Total acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$	40,053	$	28,194	$	40,377

Revenue by major product group

Revenues by major product group were as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(In thousands)
Cable products	$	1,385,867	$	1,213,871	$	1,039,541
Networking products		307,188		214,251		178,714
Connectivity products		288,898		188,968		143,761
Total revenues	$	1,981,953	$	1,617,090	$	1,362,016

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets based on physical location

The following table identifies by region of the world revenues based on the location of the customer and long-lived assets based on physical location.

	United States			Canada & Latin America			Europe, Africa & Middle East			Asia Pacific			Total
	(In thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2011
Revenues	$	908,229		$	277,375		$	413,195		$	383,154		$	1,981,953
Percent of total revenues		46	%		14	%		21	%		19	%		100	%
Long-lived assets	$	142,925		$	20,398		$	126,642		$	60,800		$	350,765
Year ended December 31, 2010
Revenues	$	703,836		$	208,694		$	371,933		$	332,627		$	1,617,090
Percent of total revenues		43	%		13	%		23	%		21	%		100	%
Long-lived assets	$	133,864		$	17,858		$	125,762		$	64,204		$	341,688
Year ended December 31, 2009
Revenues	$	587,580		$	166,907		$	342,045		$	265,484		$	1,362,016
Percent of total revenues		43	%		12	%		26	%		19	%		100	%
Long-lived assets	$	131,098		$	20,121		$	140,430		$	68,564		$	360,213