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Segment Information | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | Segment Information Each of the Company’s reportable segments is composed of certain operating segments that are aggregated primarily by the nature of products offered as follows: Piping Systems Piping Systems is composed of the following operating segments: Domestic Piping Systems Group, Great Lakes Copper, Heatlink Group, Die-Mold, European Operations, Trading Group, and Jungwoo-Mueller (the Company’s South Korean joint venture). The Domestic Piping Systems Group manufactures copper tube, fittings, and line sets. These products are manufactured in the U.S., sold in the U.S., and exported to markets worldwide. Outside the U.S., Great Lakes Copper manufactures copper tube and line sets in Canada and sells the products primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Heatlink Group produces a complete line of products for PEX plumbing and radiant systems in Canada and sells these products in Canada and the U.S. Die-Mold manufactures PEX and other plumbing-related fittings and plastic injection tooling in Canada and sells these products in Canada and the U.S. European Operations manufacture copper tube in the U.K. which is sold primarily in Europe. The Trading Group manufactures pipe nipples and resells brass and plastic plumbing valves, malleable iron fittings, faucets, and plumbing specialty products in the U.S. and Mexico. Jungwoo-Mueller manufactures copper-based joining products that are sold worldwide. The Piping Systems segment’s products are sold primarily to plumbing, refrigeration, and air-conditioning wholesalers, hardware wholesalers and co-ops, building product retailers, and air-conditioning original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Industrial Metals Industrial Metals is composed of the following operating segments: Brass Rod & Copper Bar Products, Impacts & Micro Gauge, and Brass Value-Added Products. These businesses manufacture brass rod, impact extrusions, and forgings, as well as a wide variety of end products including plumbing brass, automotive components, valves, fittings, and gas assemblies. These products are manufactured in the U.S. and sold primarily to OEMs in the U.S., many of which are in the industrial, transportation, construction, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning, plumbing, refrigeration, and energy markets. Climate Climate is composed of the following operating segments: Refrigeration Products, Fabricated Tube Products, Westermeyer, Turbotec, ATCO, Linesets, Inc., and STI. These domestic businesses manufacture and fabricate valves, assemblies, high pressure components, coaxial heat exchangers, insulated HVAC flexible duct systems, line sets, brazed manifolds, headers, and distributor assemblies primarily for the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration markets in the U.S. Summarized segment information is as follows:
|  | For the Quarter Ended March 28, 2020
(In thousands) |  | Piping Systems |  | Industrial Metals |  | Climate |  | Corporate and Eliminations |  | Total
Net sales |  | $ | 385,013 |  |  | $ | 131,202 |  |  | $ | 93,272 |  |  | $ | (6,568 | ) |  | $ | 602,919 |
Cost of goods sold |  | 319,164 |  |  | 114,797 |  |  | 71,093 |  |  | 3,661 |  |  | 508,715 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 5,699 |  |  | 2,002 |  |  | 2,466 |  |  | 872 |  |  | 11,039 |
Selling, general, and administrative expense |  | 20,439 |  |  | 3,221 |  |  | 6,699 |  |  | 12,393 |  |  | 42,752 |
Asset impairments |  | 3,035 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,035 |
Litigation settlement, net |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21,933 | ) |  | (21,933 | )
Operating income |  | 36,676 |  |  | 11,182 |  |  | 13,014 |  |  | (1,561 | ) |  | 59,311 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,379 | )
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 278 |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 54,210 |
|  | For the Quarter Ended March 30, 2019
(In thousands) |  | Piping Systems |  | Industrial Metals |  | Climate |  | Corporate and Eliminations |  | Total
Net sales |  | $ | 376,492 |  |  | $ | 150,875 |  |  | $ | 89,834 |  |  | $ | (5,420 | ) |  | $ | 611,781 |
Cost of goods sold |  | 324,796 |  |  | 126,699 |  |  | 66,829 |  |  | (6,931 | ) |  | 511,393 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 5,550 |  |  | 1,844 |  |  | 2,313 |  |  | 848 |  |  | 10,555 |
Selling, general, and administrative expense |  | 17,897 |  |  | 3,145 |  |  | 8,306 |  |  | 11,305 |  |  | 40,653 |
Operating income |  | 28,249 |  |  | 19,187 |  |  | 12,386 |  |  | (10,642 | ) |  | 49,180 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,954 | )
Other loss, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (172 | )
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 42,054 |
The following tables represent a disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers, along with the reportable segment for each category:
|  | For the Quarter Ended March 28, 2020
(In thousands) |  | Piping Systems |  | Industrial Metals |  | Climate |  | Total
Tube and fittings |  | $ | 302,129 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 302,129 |
Brass rod and forgings |  | — |  |  | 99,670 |  |  | — |  |  | 99,670 |
OEM components, tube & assemblies |  | 25,295 |  |  | 10,882 |  |  | 36,573 |  |  | 72,750 |
Valves and plumbing specialties |  | 57,589 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 57,589 |
Other |  | — |  |  | 20,650 |  |  | 56,699 |  |  | 77,349 |
|  | 385,013 |  |  | 131,202 |  |  | 93,272 |  |  | 609,487 |
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,568 | )
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 602,919 |
|  | For the Quarter Ended March 30, 2019
(In thousands) |  | Piping Systems |  | Industrial Metals |  | Climate |  | Total
Tube and fittings |  | $ | 307,521 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 307,521 |
Brass rod and forgings |  | — |  |  | 115,924 |  |  | — |  |  | 115,924 |
OEM components, tube & assemblies |  | 7,283 |  |  | 13,037 |  |  | 37,243 |  |  | 57,563 |
Valves and plumbing specialties |  | 61,688 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 61,688 |
Other |  | — |  |  | 21,914 |  |  | 52,591 |  |  | 74,505 |
|  | 376,492 |  |  | 150,875 |  |  | 89,834 |  |  | 617,201 |
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,420 | )
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 611,781 |

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