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Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operations of the Company's operating segments

The following tables show the operations of the Company’s reportable segments:

	Net Sales to				Net Sales to
For the three months ended	External				Other				Total Net				Segment
March 31, 2019	Customers				Segments				Sales				Profit				Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	234,650			$	26,145			$	260,795			$	37,985			$	410,021
Swiss Operations	33,577				153,731				187,308				53,522				21,757
Western European Operations	165,906				44,045				209,951				25,725				88,208
Chinese Operations	121,723				56,857				178,580				59,484				663
Other (a)	123,596				1,261				124,857				13,187				14,868
Eliminations and Corporate (b)	—				(282,039		)		(282,039		)		(42,062		)		—
Total	$	679,452			$	—			$	679,452			$	147,841			$	535,517

	Net Sales to				Net Sales to
For the three months ended	External				Other				Total Net				Segment
March 31, 2018	Customers				Segments				Sales				Profit				Goodwill
U.S. Operations	$	229,745			$	23,666			$	253,411			$	34,245			$	409,471
Swiss Operations	32,466				143,582				176,048				45,975				22,866
Western European Operations	165,372				41,012				206,384				18,282				95,938
Chinese Operations	113,930				60,407				174,337				59,553				722
Other (a)	119,308				1,640				120,948				13,881				15,787
Eliminations and Corporate (b)	—				(270,307		)		(270,307		)		(32,390		)		—
Total	$	660,821			$	—			$	660,821			$	139,546			$	544,784

(a) Other includes reporting units in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and other countries.

(b) Eliminations and Corporate includes the elimination of inter-segment transactions and certain corporate expenses and intercompany investments, which are not included in the Company’s operating segments.

Reconciliation of earnings before taxes to segment profit

A reconciliation of earnings before taxes to segment profit for the three months ended March 31 follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2019				March 31, 2018
Earnings before taxes	$	125,676			$	117,439
Amortization	12,222				11,735
Interest expense	9,094				8,359
Restructuring charges	1,523				4,413
Other charges (income), net	(674		)		(2,400		)
Segment profit	$	147,841			$	139,546

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Tabular disclosure of identification, description, and amounts of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of total profit or loss from reportable segments to the entity's consolidated income before income taxes, extraordinary items, and discontinued operations.

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