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Segment Data (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Net sales and operating earnings (loss) of each of the company's reportable segments | The following table sets forth net sales and operating earnings (loss) of each of the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011:
| Net Sales |  | Operating Earnings (Loss)
| Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(in millions) | March 31, 2012 |  | April 2, 2011 |  | March 31, 2012 |  | April 2, 2011
Marine Engine | $ | 489.4 |  |  | $ | 501.1 |  |  | $ | 47.9 |  |  | $ | 57.7 |
Boat | 306.4 |  |  | 303.5 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | (4.8 | )
Marine eliminations | (68.6 | ) |  | (62.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total Marine | 727.2 |  |  | 742.2 |  |  | 50.7 |  |  | 52.9 |
Fitness | 157.1 |  |  | 156.4 |  |  | 23.7 |  |  | 23.4 |
Bowling & Billiards | 89.9 |  |  | 87.3 |  |  | 14.4 |  |  | 14.2 |
Pension - non-service costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5.7 | ) |  | (7.6 | )
Corporate/Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | (15.5 | ) |  | (15.9 | )
Total | $ | 974.2 |  |  | $ | 985.9 |  |  | $ | 67.6 |  |  | $ | 67.0 |
Total assets of each of the company's reportable segments | The following table sets forth total assets of each of the Company’s reportable segments:
| Total Assets
(in millions) | March 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Marine Engine | $ | 764.4 |  |  | $ | 649.1 |
Boat | 421.9 |  |  | 389.9 |
Total Marine | 1,186.3 |  |  | 1,039.0 |
Fitness | 530.0 |  |  | 551.7 |
Bowling & Billiards | 252.6 |  |  | 251.6 |
Corporate/Other | 563.1 |  |  | 651.7 |
Total | $ | 2,532.0 |  |  | $ | 2,494.0 |

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