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SEGMENT INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract] |
SEGMENT INFORMATION | NOTE 12 - SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company's reportable segments are strategic businesses that offer products and services to different markets. The Company presently has three segments: Specialty Products; Food, Pharma & Nutrition; and Animal Nutrition & Health. The Specialty Products segment provides specialty-packaged chemicals for use in healthcare and other industries. Human choline nutrient products, pharmaceutical products and encapsulated products are reported in the Food, Pharma & Nutrition segment. This segment provides microencapsulation solutions to a variety of applications in food, pharmaceutical and nutritional ingredients to enhance performance of nutritional fortification, processing, mixing, packaging applications and shelf-life. The Animal Nutrition & Health segment is in the business of manufacturing and supplying choline chloride, an essential nutrient for animal health, to the poultry and swine industries. In addition, certain derivatives of choline chloride are also manufactured and sold into industrial applications and are included in this segment. Chelated minerals and specialty nutritional products for the animal health industry are also reported in this segment. The Company sells products for all segments through its own sales force, independent distributors, and sales agents. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Business Segment Net Sales:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Specialty Products |  | $ | 47,851 |  |  | $ | 42,239 |  |  | $ | 36,368 |
Food, Pharma & Nutrition |  |  | 42,525 |  |  |  | 41,994 |  |  |  | 35,407 |
Animal Nutrition & Health |  |  | 201,491 |  |  |  | 170,838 |  |  |  | 147,663 |
Total |  | $ | 291,867 |  |  | $ | 255,071 |  |  | $ | 219,438 |
Business Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Specialty Products |  | $ | 18,636 |  |  | $ | 15,944 |  |  | $ | 14,250 |
Food, Pharma & Nutrition |  |  | 11,113 |  |  |  | 9,748 |  |  |  | 5,029 |
Animal Nutrition & Health |  |  | 26,476 |  |  |  | 24,078 |  |  |  | 21,380 |
Interest and other income (expense) |  |  | 513 |  |  |  | 361 |  |  |  | (57 | )
Total |  | $ | 56,738 |  |  | $ | 50,131 |  |  | $ | 40,602 |
Depreciation/Amortization:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Specialty Products |  | $ | 1,291 |  |  | $ | 1,071 |  |  | $ | 826 |
Food, Pharma & Nutrition |  |  | 1,486 |  |  |  | 1,551 |  |  |  | 1,489 |
Animal Nutrition & Health |  |  | 6,514 |  |  |  | 5,937 |  |  |  | 5,815 |
Total |  | $ | 9,291 |  |  | $ | 8,559 |  |  | $ | 8,130 |
Business Segment Assets:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Specialty Products |  | $ | 25,618 |  |  | $ | 25,113 |  |  | $ | 19,235 |
Food, Pharma & Nutrition |  |  | 17,319 |  |  |  | 17,930 |  |  |  | 19,044 |
Animal Nutrition & Health |  |  | 108,410 |  |  |  | 106,667 |  |  |  | 101,896 |
Other Unallocated |  |  | 120,370 |  |  |  | 78,914 |  |  |  | 47,638 |
Total |  | $ | 271,717 |  |  | $ | 228,624 |  |  | $ | 187,813 |
Other unallocated assets consist of certain cash, receivables, prepaid expenses, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation, and deferred income taxes, which the Company does not allocate to its individual business segments. Capital Expenditures:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Specialty Products |  | $ | 1,034 |  |  | $ | 334 |  |  | $ | 286 |
Food, Pharma & Nutrition |  |  | 403 |  |  |  | 1,390 |  |  |  | 639 |
Animal Nutrition & Health |  |  | 5,175 |  |  |  | 5,833 |  |  |  | 2,504 |
Total |  | $ | 6,612 |  |  | $ | 7,557 |  |  | $ | 3,429 |
Geographic Revenue Information:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 191,204 |  |  | $ | 170,949 |  |  | $ | 145,226 |
Foreign Countries |  |  | 100,663 |  |  |  | 84,122 |  |  |  | 74,212 |
Total |  | $ | 291,867 |  |  | $ | 255,071 |  |  | $ | 219,438 |
Geographic Area Data – Long-Lived Assets (excluding intangible assets):
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 33,511 |  |  | $ | 32,754 |  |  | $ | 31,233 |
Italy |  |  | 10,771 |  |  |  | 10,634 |  |  |  | 10,346 |
Total |  | $ | 44,282 |  |  | $ | 43,388 |  |  | $ | 41,579 |

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