Segment And Geographic Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment And Geographic Information [Abstract]

Segment And Geographic Information

Note 12 –Segment and geographic information 

We operate as one operating segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, who is our chief executive officer, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision maker evaluates our financial information and resources and assesses the performance of these resources on a consolidated basis. Since we operate in one operating segment, all required financial segment information can be found in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

We sell our product in three geographic regions which consist of Americas; Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa (EMEIA); and Asia-Pacific (APAC). Our sales to these regions share similar economic characteristics, similar product mix, similar customers, and similar distribution methods. Revenue from the sale of our products, which are similar in nature, and software maintenance is reflected as total net sales in our Consolidated Statements of Income.    

  Total net sales by the major geographic areas in which we operate, are as follows:

		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)		(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
		2016		2015		2016		2015
Net sales:
Americas	$	129,710	$	126,477	$	354,806	$	371,479
EMEIA		92,232		97,899		278,616		289,130
APAC		84,422		75,436		266,225		230,508
	$	306,364	$	299,812	$	899,647	$	891,117

Based on the billing location of the customer, total sales outside the U.S. for the three month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were $184 million and $180 million, respectively, and $564 million and $544 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. 

Total property and equipment, net, outside the U.S. was $136 million and $138 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.