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Operations by Segment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of Segment Earnings

Segment earnings, defined by the Company as earnings before interest, taxes, general corporate and corporate research and development expenses, were used to measure the performance of the segments.

		Net Sales												Earnings
Years ended December 31 (dollars in millions)		2017				2016				2015				2017				2016				2015
North America		$	1,904.8			$	1,743.2			$	1,703.0			$	428.6			$	385.9			$	339.9
Rest of World			1,116.3				965.6				866.1				149.3				129.1				113.0
Inter-segment			(24.4	)			(22.9	)			(32.6	)			—				—				—
Total segments – sales, segment earnings		$	2,996.7			$	2,685.9			$	2,536.5			$	577.9			$	515.0			$	452.9
Corporate expenses															(47.0	)			(45.2	)			(43.0	)
Interest expense															(10.1	)			(7.3	)			(7.4	)
Earnings before income taxes															520.8				462.5				402.5
Provision for income taxes															(224.3	)			(136.0	)			(119.6	)
Net earnings														$	296.5			$	326.5			$	282.9

Schedule of Assets, Depreciation And Capital Expenditure By Segment

Assets, depreciation and capital expenditures by segment

		Total Assets (December 31)												Depreciation and Amortization (Years Ended December 31)												Capital Expenditures (Years Ended December 31)
(dollars in millions)		2017				2016				2015				2017				2016				2015				2017				2016				2015
North America		$	1,592.5			$	1,515.9			$	1,381.1			$	45.1			$	42.9			$	41.9			$	38.5			$	45.9			$	43.5
Rest of World			741.4				584.3				544.2				23.8				21.0				19.8				55.2				34.3				28.4
Corporate			863.4				790.8				703.9				1.2				1.2				1.3				0.5				0.5				0.8
Total		$	3,197.3			$	2,891.0			$	2,629.2			$	70.1			$	65.1			$	63.0			$	94.2			$	80.7			$	72.7

Schedule of Net Sales and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Location

The following data by geographic area includes net sales based on product shipment destination and long-lived assets based on physical location. Long-lived assets include net property, plant and equipment and other long-term assets.

		Long-lived Assets (December 31)												Net Sales (Years Ended December 31)
(dollars in millions)		2017				2016				2015						2017				2016				2015
United States		$	303.0			$	292.4			$	297.8			United States		$	1,698.1			$	1,570.7			$	1,531.4
China			250.8				184.3				157.3			China			1,034.9				887.1				787.1
Canada			3.2				3.1				2.7			Canada			163.7				138.7				129.9
Other Foreign			47.1				48.4				55.2			Other Foreign			100.0				89.4				88.1
Total		$	604.1			$	528.2			$	513.0			Total		$	2,996.7			$	2,685.9			$	2,536.5

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