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Segment Data

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Data

Note 4 – Segment Data

We conduct our business through two reportable segments: (i) health care distribution and (ii) technology and value-added services.  These segments offer different products and services to the same customer base.

The health care distribution reportable segment aggregates our global dental, animal health and medical operating segments.  This segment distributes consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, large equipment, equipment repair services, branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products and vitamins.  Our global dental group serves office-based dental practitioners, dental laboratories, schools and other institutions.  Our global animal health group serves animal health practices and clinics.  Our global medical group serves office-based medical practitioners, ambulatory surgery centers, other alternate-care settings and other institutions.  Our global dental, animal health and medical groups serve practitioners in 34 countries worldwide.

Our global technology and value-added services group provides software, technology and other value-added services to health care practitioners.  Our technology group offerings include practice management software systems for dental and medical practitioners and animal health clinics.  Our value-added practice solutions include financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services, continuing education services for practitioners, consulting and other services.

The following tables present information about our reportable and operating segments:

					Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
					September 29,			September 30,			September 29,			September 30,
					2018			2017			2018			2017
Net Sales:
	Health care distribution (1):
		Dental			$	1,514,538		$	1,478,730		$	4,675,212		$	4,372,055
		Animal health				899,295			882,580			2,805,031			2,586,850
		Medical				721,942			690,761			1,976,367			1,861,074
			Total health care distribution			3,135,775			3,052,071			9,456,610			8,819,979
	Technology and value-added services (2)					143,903			109,012			370,183			323,510
		Total			$	3,279,678		$	3,161,083		$	9,826,793		$	9,143,489
(1)	Consists of consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, large equipment, equipment repair services, branded and
	generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products and vitamins.
(2)	Consists of practice management software and other value-added products, which are distributed primarily to health care providers,
	and financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services, continuing education services for practitioners, consulting and other
	services.
					Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
					September 29,			September 30,			September 29,			September 30,
					2018			2017			2018			2017
Operating Income:
	Health care distribution				$	127,990		$	181,612		$	471,543		$	521,278
	Technology and value-added services					37,936			31,936			101,874			96,900
		Total			$	165,926		$	213,548		$	573,417		$	618,178

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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