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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Reportable Business Segment Information | Information for each of the past three years for our business segments is as follows:
|  | Metal Containers |  |  | Closures |  |  | Plastic Containers |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 2,211,549 |  |  | $ | 687,801 |  |  | $ | 609,877 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,509,227 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 79,655 |  |  |  | 33,232 |  |  |  | 44,237 |  |  |  | 1,677 |  |  |  | 158,801 |
Rationalization charges |  |  | 1,378 |  |  |  | 1,805 |  |  |  | 3,996 |  |  |  | 538 |  |  |  | 7,717 |
Segment income from operations (1) (2) |  |  | 256,336 |  |  |  | 75,897 |  |  |  | 12,639 |  |  |  | 9,249 |  |  |  | 354,121 |
Segment assets |  |  | 1,714,516 |  |  |  | 632,048 |  |  |  | 561,312 |  |  |  | 36,868 |  |  |  | 2,944,744 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 108,394 |  |  |  | 24,637 |  |  |  | 39,904 |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 173,009 |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,864,157 |  |  | $ | 618,805 |  |  | $ | 588,583 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,071,545 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 67,114 |  |  |  | 28,771 |  |  |  | 45,385 |  |  |  | 1,679 |  |  |  | 142,949 |
Rationalization charges |  |  | 694 |  |  |  | 9,212 |  |  |  | 12,308 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22,214 |
Segment income from operations (3) (4) |  |  | 232,620 |  |  |  | 58,557 |  |  |  | 10,291 |  |  |  | (18,149 | ) |  |  | 283,319 |
Segment assets |  |  | 931,244 |  |  |  | 627,006 |  |  |  | 537,978 |  |  |  | 39,940 |  |  |  | 2,136,168 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 47,836 |  |  |  | 15,769 |  |  |  | 41,707 |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 105,395 |
2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,916,239 |  |  | $ | 609,056 |  |  | $ | 541,464 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,066,759 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 69,141 |  |  |  | 28,334 |  |  |  | 46,107 |  |  |  | 1,683 |  |  |  | 145,265 |
Rationalization charges |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,341 |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,491 |
Segment income from operations |  |  | 206,378 |  |  |  | 74,078 |  |  |  | 31,276 |  |  |  | (13,134 | ) |  |  | 298,598 |
Segment assets |  |  | 1,042,141 |  |  |  | 584,083 |  |  |  | 527,238 |  |  |  | 41,935 |  |  |  | 2,195,397 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 49,668 |  |  |  | 14,841 |  |  |  | 35,071 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 99,584 |
(1) | Metal containers includes a charge for the resolution of a past product liability dispute of $3.3 million.
(2) | Corporate includes income of $25.2 million for proceeds received as a result of the termination of the merger agreement with Graham Packaging, net of costs associated with certain corporate development activities.
(3) | Closures includes a charge of $3.2 million for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela.
(4) | Corporate includes costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $2.7 million.
Reconciliation of Income Before Income Taxes from Segment Income from Operations | Total segment income from operations is reconciled to income before income taxes as follows:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Total segment income from operations |  | $ | 354,121 |  |  | $ | 283,319 |  |  | $ | 298,598 |
Interest and other debt expense |  |  | 63,954 |  |  |  | 61,639 |  |  |  | 50,999 |
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 290,167 |  |  | $ | 221,680 |  |  | $ | 247,599 |
Reconciliation of Total Segment Assets to Total Assets | Total segment assets at December 31 are reconciled to total assets as follows:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  |
Total segment assets |  | $ | 2,944,744 |  |  | $ | 2,136,168 |  |  |
Other assets |  |  | 34,343 |  |  |  | 39,850 |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ | 2,979,087 |  |  | $ | 2,176,018 |  |  |
Financial Information Relating to Operations by Geographic Area | Financial information relating to our operations by geographic area is as follows:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 2,767,293 |  |  | $ | 2,627,539 |  |  | $ | 2,636,213 |
Foreign: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe |  |  | 563,991 |  |  |  | 269,513 |  |  |  | 268,964 |
Canada |  |  | 128,882 |  |  |  | 121,494 |  |  |  | 105,247 |
Other |  |  | 49,061 |  |  |  | 52,999 |  |  |  | 56,335 |
Total net sales from foreign operations |  |  | 741,934 |  |  |  | 444,006 |  |  |  | 430,546 |
Total net sales |  | $ | 3,509,227 |  |  | $ | 3,071,545 |  |  | $ | 3,066,759 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 689,705 |  |  | $ | 681,862 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe |  |  | 301,001 |  |  |  | 103,168 |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  | 42,021 |  |  |  | 48,157 |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  | 31,981 |  |  |  | 16,533 |  |  |  |  |
Total long-lived assets at foreign operations |  |  | 375,003 |  |  |  | 167,858 |  |  |  |  |
Total long-lived assets |  | $ | 1,064,708 |  |  | $ | 849,720 |  |  |  |  |

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