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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Operations of the Company's operating segments | The following tables show the operations of the Company’s operating segments:
| Net Sales to |  | Net Sales to |  |  |  |  |  | As of June 30,
For the three months ended | External |  | Other |  | Total Net |  | Segment |  | 2023
June 30, 2023 | Customers |  | Segments |  | Sales |  | Profit |  | Goodwill
U.S. Operations | $ | 359,115 |  |  | $ | 33,741 |  |  | $ | 392,856 |  |  | $ | 104,206 |  |  | $ | 524,459 |
Swiss Operations | 46,803 |  |  | 181,073 |  |  | 227,876 |  |  | 66,914 |  |  | 25,865 |
Western European Operations | 192,075 |  |  | 47,766 |  |  | 239,841 |  |  | 38,747 |  |  | 100,452 |
Chinese Operations | 221,669 |  |  | 67,279 |  |  | 288,948 |  |  | 119,722 |  |  | 603 |
Other (a) | 162,455 |  |  | 13,601 |  |  | 176,056 |  |  | 24,440 |  |  | 13,721 |
Eliminations and Corporate (b) | — |  |  | (343,460) |  |  | (343,460) |  |  | (46,325) |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 982,117 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 982,117 |  |  | $ | 307,704 |  |  | $ | 665,100 |
| Net Sales to |  | Net Sales to |  |  |  |  |  |
For the six months ended | External |  | Other |  | Total Net |  | Segment |  |
June 30, 2023 | Customers |  | Segments |  | Sales |  | Profit |  |
U.S. Operations | $ | 696,516 |  |  | $ | 66,989 |  |  | $ | 763,505 |  |  | $ | 186,000 |  |  |
Swiss Operations | 93,172 |  |  | 383,207 |  |  | 476,379 |  |  | 143,336 |  |  |
Western European Operations | 391,499 |  |  | 92,642 |  |  | 484,141 |  |  | 83,270 |  |  |
Chinese Operations | 407,437 |  |  | 127,731 |  |  | 535,168 |  |  | 200,963 |  |  |
Other (a) | 322,231 |  |  | 14,559 |  |  | 336,790 |  |  | 48,683 |  |  |
Eliminations and Corporate (b) | — |  |  | (685,128) |  |  | (685,128) |  |  | (88,097) |  |  |
Total | $ | 1,910,855 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,910,855 |  |  | $ | 574,155 |  |  |
(a)Other includes reporting units in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia 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.
| Net Sales to |  | Net Sales to |  |  |  |  |  | As of June 30,
For the three months ended | External |  | Other |  | Total Net |  | Segment |  | 2022
June 30, 2022 | Customers |  | Segments |  | Sales |  | Profit |  | Goodwill
U.S. Operations | $ | 361,145 |  |  | $ | 40,314 |  |  | $ | 401,459 |  |  | $ | 92,796 |  |  | $ | 514,057 |
Swiss Operations | 42,062 |  |  | 210,449 |  |  | 252,511 |  |  | 72,012 |  |  | 22,634 |
Western European Operations | 190,264 |  |  | 47,474 |  |  | 237,738 |  |  | 35,233 |  |  | 92,215 |
Chinese Operations | 229,809 |  |  | 75,123 |  |  | 304,932 |  |  | 105,456 |  |  | 665 |
Other (a) | 155,107 |  |  | 709 |  |  | 155,816 |  |  | 22,243 |  |  | 13,878 |
Eliminations and Corporate (b) | — |  |  | (374,069) |  |  | (374,069) |  |  | (42,308) |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 978,387 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 978,387 |  |  | $ | 285,432 |  |  | $ | 643,449 |
| Net Sales to |  | Net Sales to |  |  |  |  |  |
For the six months ended | External |  | Other |  | Total Net |  | Segment |  |
June 30, 2022 | Customers |  | Segments |  | Sales |  | Profit |  |
U.S. Operations | $ | 686,966 |  |  | $ | 79,887 |  |  | $ | 766,854 |  |  | $ | 167,982 |  |  |
Swiss Operations | 85,331 |  |  | 404,284 |  |  | 489,615 |  |  | 143,334 |  |  |
Western European Operations | 383,149 |  |  | 97,601 |  |  | 480,751 |  |  | 74,013 |  |  |
Chinese Operations | 412,515 |  |  | 155,562 |  |  | 568,077 |  |  | 190,424 |  |  |
Other (a) | 308,217 |  |  | 1,673 |  |  | 309,888 |  |  | 42,695 |  |  |
Eliminations and Corporate (b) | — |  |  | (739,007) |  |  | (739,007) |  |  | (91,771) |  |  |
Total | $ | 1,876,178 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,876,178 |  |  | $ | 526,677 |  |  |
(a)Other includes reporting units in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia 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 and six month periods ended June 30 follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Earnings before taxes | $ | 263,403 |  |  | $ | 256,692 |  |  | $ | 490,013 |  |  | $ | 469,693 |
Amortization | 18,042 |  |  | 16,365 |  |  | 35,821 |  |  | 32,969 |
Interest expense | 19,249 |  |  | 12,765 |  |  | 37,433 |  |  | 24,103 |
Restructuring charges | 8,021 |  |  | 1,770 |  |  | 12,295 |  |  | 5,781 |
Other income, net | (1,011) |  |  | (2,160) |  |  | (1,407) |  |  | (5,869) |
Segment profit | $ | 307,704 |  |  | $ | 285,432 |  |  | $ | 574,155 |  |  | $ | 526,677 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of Net Sales to External Customers, Net Sales to Other Segments, Total Net Sales, Segment Profit, and Goodwill, by Segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. + References No definition available. + Details
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