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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
We are organized into nine geographic operating segments based on management responsibilities. The operating segments have been aggregated (based on economic similarities, the nature of their products, end-user markets and methods of distribution) into three reportable segments: North America, Europe, and International.
The Company's sales are allocated to each country based primarily on the destination of the end-customer. Effective January 1, 2014, the General Monitors business has been fully integrated into MSA. As such, sales made by General Monitors companies now follow a similar allocation methodology by which sales are allocated to each country based on the destination of the end-customer and based on the value added to that order. In prior years, sales made by General Monitors companies were reported as domestic sales based on the country from which the product was shipped. The 2013 and 2012 results presented below have been restated to reflect this change in allocation methodology.
Reportable segment information is presented in the following table:

(In thousands)
North America
 
Europe
 
International
 
Reconciling Items
 
Consolidated Totals
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales to external customers
$
547,739

 
$
321,618

 
$
264,528

 
$
—

 
$
1,133,885

Intercompany sales
116,795

 
113,914

 
18,449

 
(249,158
)
 
—

Net income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Continuing operations
73,874

 
22,187

 
15,234

 
(23,848
)
 
87,447

  Discontinued operations
—

 
—

 
1,059

 
—

 
1,059

Total assets
996,116

 
390,328

 
220,004

 
(341,656
)
 
1,264,792

Interest income
995

 
111

 
711

 
5

 
1,822

Interest expense
30

 
104

 
16

 
9,701

 
9,851

Noncash items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
18,635

 
6,357

 
4,929

 
—

 
29,921

Pension income (expense)
1,977

 
(6,234
)
 
(579
)
 
—

 
(4,836
)
Income tax provision
38,911

 
9,195

 
6,529

 
(13,591
)
 
41,044

Capital expenditures
18,377

 
10,859

 
4,347

 
—

 
33,583

Net property
86,718

 
32,892

 
31,741

 
1

 
151,352

2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales to external customers
533,161

 
293,092

 
285,805

 
—

 
1,112,058

Intercompany sales
120,952

 
98,491

 
22,136

 
(241,579
)
 
—

Net income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Continuing operations
62,835

 
20,204

 
27,206

 
(24,387
)
 
85,858

  Discontinued operations
—

 
—

 
2,389

 
—

 
2,389

Total assets
828,413

 
394,463

 
209,578

 
(198,184
)
 
1,234,270

Interest income
243

 
90

 
809

 
—

 
1,142

Interest expense
52

 
175

 
2

 
10,448

 
10,677

Noncash items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
19,639

 
5,357

 
5,768

 
—

 
30,764

Pension expense
(4,765
)
 
(6,328
)
 
(1,268
)
 
—

 
(12,361
)
Income tax provision
31,654

 
6,735

 
9,069

 
(12,313
)
 
35,145

Capital expenditures
17,887

 
11,833

 
6,797

 
—

 
36,517

Net property
84,104

 
33,162

 
35,488

 
1

 
152,755

2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales to external customers
532,213

 
290,382

 
287,848

 
—

 
1,110,443

Intercompany sales
112,964

 
98,096

 
20,031

 
(231,091
)
 
—

Net income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Continuing operations
58,376

 
21,553

 
24,819

 
(17,191
)
 
87,557

  Discontinued operations
—

 
—

 
3,080

 
—

 
3,080

Total assets
718,545

 
352,601

 
209,979

 
(169,379
)
 
1,111,746

Interest income
364

 
147

 
886

 
14

 
1,411

Interest expense
106

 
350

 
78

 
10,810

 
11,344

Noncash items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
21,382

 
5,354

 
4,966

 
—

 
31,702

Pension income (expense)
2,138

 
(4,700
)
 
(1,111
)
 
—

 
(3,673
)
Income tax provision
35,537

 
7,771

 
10,450

 
(12,357
)
 
41,401

Capital expenditures
20,119

 
5,106

 
6,984

 
—

 
32,209

Net property
84,923

 
25,460

 
37,081

 
1

 
147,465


Reconciling items consist primarily of intercompany eliminations and items reported at the corporate level.
Geographic information on sales to external customers, based on country of origin:
(In thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2012
United States
$
530,845

 
$
528,178

 
$
527,550

Germany
74,677

 
71,139

 
74,557

Other
528,363

 
512,741

 
508,336

Total
1,133,885

 
1,112,058

 
1,110,443


Geographic information on net property, based on country of origin:
(In thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2012
United States
$
85,247

 
$
82,274

 
$
82,820

Germany
17,654

 
16,882

 
8,781

China
15,128

 
16,010

 
14,780

Other
33,323

 
37,589

 
41,084

Total
151,352

 
152,755

 
147,465


The percentage of total sales by product group were as follows:
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Fixed Gas and Flame Detection
23
%
 
22
%
 
20
%
Breathing Apparatus
19
%
 
21
%
 
20
%
Portable Gas Detection
15
%
 
14
%
 
13
%
Head Protection
13
%
 
13
%
 
11
%
Fall Protection
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
Other
26
%
 
26
%
 
32
%