Information on Business Segments | Information on Business Segments
The following table sets forth information about the Company's operations by its two reportable business segments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2011 | | 2010 | Net sales | | | | | | | | Logistics and Manufacturing Services | $ | 151,600 |
| | $ | 138,937 |
| | $ | 456,910 |
| | $ | 412,679 |
| Precision Components | 176,598 |
| | 154,012 |
| | 523,974 |
| | 446,397 |
| Intersegment sales | (2,804 | ) | | (3,048 | ) | | (8,786 | ) | | (9,146 | ) | Total net sales | $ | 325,394 |
| | $ | 289,901 |
| | $ | 972,098 |
| | $ | 849,930 |
| | | | | | | | | Operating profit | | | | | | | | Logistics and Manufacturing Services | $ | 16,034 |
| | $ | 10,799 |
| | $ | 45,837 |
| | $ | 29,296 |
| Precision Components | 16,910 |
| | 14,034 |
| | 50,078 |
| | 38,886 |
| Total operating profit | 32,944 |
| | 24,833 |
| | 95,915 |
| | 68,182 |
| Interest expense | 1,917 |
| | 5,177 |
| | 7,950 |
| | 15,273 |
| Other expense (income), net | (425 | ) | | 773 |
| | 378 |
| | 2,161 |
| Income before income taxes | $ | 31,452 |
| | $ | 18,883 |
| | $ | 87,587 |
| | $ | 50,748 |
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