Note 17 — Business segments and other information

In the first quarter of 2012, as a result of a reorganization of the Company’s internal business unit reporting structure and related internal financial reporting, the Company changed its segment reporting from a single operating segment to four operating segments, three of which are geographically based. As initially changed, the three geographic segments were North America, EMEA (representing the Company’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and AJLA (representing Asian and Latin America operations). The Company’s fourth reportable segment is comprised of the Company’s OEM businesses. During the third quarter of 2012, due to changes in the Company’s management and internal reporting structure, the Company’s Latin America operations were moved from the AJLA Segment into the North America Segment. As a result of this change, the North America Segment is now referred to as the Americas Segment and the AJLA Segment is now referred to as the Asia Segment. The change did not affect the Company’s reporting unit structure. All prior comparative periods have been restated to reflect this change.

An operating segment is a component of the Company (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and to assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. Based on these criteria, the Company identified its four operating segments, which also comprise its four reportable segments.

The Company’s Americas, EMEA and Asia Segments design, manufacture and distribute medical devices primarily used in critical care, surgical applications and cardiac care and generally serve two end markets: (1) hospitals and healthcare providers, and (2) home care. The products of these segments are most widely used in the acute care setting for a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and in general and specialty surgical applications. The Company’s OEM Segment designs, manufactures and supplies devices and instruments for other medical device manufacturers.

The following tables present the Company’s segment results for the years ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:


	Year Ended December 31, 2012
Segment Results	Americas		EMEA		Asia		OEM		Totals
	(Dollars in thousands)
Segment net revenues from external customers	$	726,810	$	510,248	$	173,721	$	140,230	$	1,551,009
Segment depreciation and amortization		64,174		22,974		3,653		4,083		94,884
Segment operating profit⁽¹⁾		88,502		56,245		61,126		31,585		237,458
Segment assets		1,953,393		985,069		245,578		33,236		3,217,276
Segment expenditures for property, plant and equipment		32,023		14,717		472		10,830		58,042
Intersegment revenues		135,499		76,967		4,660		422


	Year Ended December 31, 2011
Segment Results	Americas		EMEA		Asia		OEM		Totals
	(Dollars in thousands)
Segment net revenues from external customers	$	688,036	$	525,277	$	149,585	$	129,630	$	1,492,528
Segment depreciation and amortization		65,580		23,419		3,848		3,649		96,496
Segment operating profit⁽¹⁾		86,355		75,883		49,229		24,690		236,157
Segment assets		2,078,850		789,978		199,684		27,240		3,095,752
Segment expenditures for property, plant and equipment		23,203		11,843		804		5,565		41,415
Intersegment revenues		137,499		67,199		1		464


	Year Ended December 31, 2010
Segment Results	Americas		EMEA		Asia		OEM		Totals
	(Dollars in thousands)
Segment net revenues from external customers	$	669,510	$	479,247	$	130,601	$	118,364	$	1,397,722
Segment depreciation and amortization		63,996		19,486		2,979		3,279		89,740
Segment operating profit⁽¹⁾		97,219		72,782		40,872		21,951		232,824
Segment assets		2,074,407		748,180		169,435		26,155		3,018,177
Segment expenditures for property, plant and equipment		18,326		6,364		345		2,872		27,907
Intersegment revenues		112,023		64,272		19		437

(1)

Segment operating profit includes a segment’s net revenues from external customers reduced by its cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses and an allocation of corporate expenses. Segment operating profit excludes goodwill impairment charges, restructuring and impairment charges, net (gain) loss on sales of businesses and assets, interest income and expense, loss on extinguishment of debt and taxes on income.

The following tables present reconciliations of segment results to the Company’s consolidated results for the years ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Profit to Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Interest, Loss on Extinguishments of Debt and Taxes


	Year Ended
	2012			2011			2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Segment operating profit	$	237,458		$	236,157		$	232,824
Goodwill impairment		(332,128	)		—			—
Restructuring and other impairment charges		(3,037	)		(6,005	)		(2,875	)
Net gain (loss) on sales of businesses and assets		332			(582	)		341

Income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, loss on extinguishments of debt and taxes	$	(97,375	)	$	229,570		$	230,290

Reconciliation of Segment Assets to Consolidated Total Assets


	Year Ended
	2012		2011		2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Segment assets	$	3,217,276	$	3,095,752	$	3,018,177
Corporate assets		514,258		767,231		369,668
Assets of businesses divested		—		53,218		247,351
Assets held for sale		7,963		7,902		7,959

Total assets	$	3,739,497	$	3,924,103	$	3,643,155

Reconciliation of Segment Expenditures for Property, Plant and Equipment to Consolidated Total Expenditures for Property, Plant and Equipment


	Year Ended
	2012		2011		2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Segment expenditures for property, plant and equipment	$	58,042	$	41,415	$	27,907
Corporate expenditures for property, plant and equipment		7,352		3,167		1,423

Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	$	65,394	$	44,582	$	29,330

The following table provides total net revenues and total net property, plant and equipment by geographic region for the years ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:


	Year Ended
	2012		2011		2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues (based on business unit location):
United States	$	789,771	$	762,957	$	752,074
Other Americas		53,665		55,228		49,557
Germany		123,355		128,072		120,033
Other Europe		393,627		403,274		364,617
All Other		190,591		142,997		111,441

	$	1,551,009	$	1,492,528	$	1,397,722

Net property, plant and equipment:
United States	$	180,833	$	159,042	$	165,287
Other Americas		12,828		12,492		25,988
Germany		12,197		8,549		19,630
Other Europe		58,843		53,775		55,848
All Other		33,244		18,054		20,952

	$	297,945	$	251,912	$	287,705