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Segment Reporting | 12 Months Ended
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Reporting | Note 17: Segment Reporting The Company has two reportable operating segments based on two primary areas of service. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment is a broad service group providing technical consulting in different practices primarily in engineering. The Environmental and Health segment provides services in the area of environmental, epidemiology and health risk analysis. This segment provides a wide range of consulting services relating to environmental hazards and risks and the impact on both human health and the environment. Segment information is presented for selected data from the statements of income and statements of cash flows for 2020, 2019 and 2018. Segment information for selected data from the balance sheets is presented for the fiscal years ended January 1, 2021 and January 3, 2020. The Company’s CEO, the chief operating decision maker, does not review total assets in her evaluation of segment performance and capital allocation. Revenues
|  | Fiscal Years |
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Engineering and Other Scientific |  | $ | 319,346 |  |  | $ | 339,796 |  |  | $ | 306,265 |
Environmental and Health |  |  | 80,554 |  |  |  | 77,403 |  |  |  | 73,258 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 399,900 |  |  | $ | 417,199 |  |  | $ | 379,523 |
Operating Income
|  | Fiscal Years |
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Engineering and Other Scientific |  | $ | 100,616 |  |  | $ | 110,822 |  |  | $ | 100,307 |
Environmental and Health |  |  | 26,728 |  |  |  | 26,589 |  |  |  | 23,824 |
Total segment operating income |  |  | 127,344 |  |  |  | 137,411 |  |  |  | 124,131 |
Corporate operating expense |  |  | (44,095 | ) |  |  | (52,300 | ) |  |  | (32,675 | )
Total operating income |  | $ | 83,249 |  |  | $ | 85,111 |  |  | $ | 91,456 |
Certain operating expenses are excluded from the Company's measure of segment operating income. These expenses include the costs associated with the Company’s human resources, finance, information technology, and business development groups; the deferred compensation expense/benefit due to the change in value of assets associated with the Company’s deferred compensation plan; stock-based compensation associated with restricted stock unit and stock option awards; and the change in the Company’s allowance for contract losses and doubtful accounts. Capital Expenditures
|  | Fiscal Years |
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Engineering and Other Scientific |  | $ | 2,237 |  |  | $ | 4,675 |  |  | $ | 4,528 |
Environmental and Health |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 199 |
Total segment capital expenditures |  |  | 2,339 |  |  |  | 4,779 |  |  |  | 4,727 |
Corporate capital expenditures |  |  | 2,768 |  |  |  | 17,511 |  |  |  | 12,654 |
Total capital expenditures |  | $ | 5,107 |  |  | $ | 22,290 |  |  | $ | 17,381 |
Certain capital expenditures associated with the Company's corporate cost centers and the related depreciation are excluded from the Company's segment information. The high level of corporate capital expenditures during 2018 and 2019 was due to the land purchase and construction costs associated with the Company’s office and laboratory facilities in Natick, Massachusetts. Depreciation and Amortization
|  | Fiscal Years |
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Engineering and Other Scientific |  | $ | 4,239 |  |  | $ | 4,827 |  |  | $ | 4,435 |
Environmental and Health |  |  | 196 |  |  |  | 206 |  |  |  | 171 |
Total segment depreciation and amortization |  |  | 4,435 |  |  |  | 5,033 |  |  |  | 4,606 |
Corporate depreciation and amortization |  |  | 2,436 |  |  |  | 1,773 |  |  |  | 1,686 |
Total depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 6,871 |  |  | $ | 6,806 |  |  | $ | 6,292 |
Information regarding the Company’s operations in different geographical areas: Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, net
|  | Fiscal Years |
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
United States |  | $ | 58,900 |  |  | $ | 60,074 |
Foreign Countries |  |  | 923 |  |  |  | 1,513 |
Total |  | $ | 59,823 |  |  | $ | 61,587 |
Revenues (1)
|  | Fiscal Years |
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
United States |  | $ | 353,565 |  |  | $ | 351,856 |  |  | $ | 334,422 |
Foreign Countries |  |  | 46,335 |  |  |  | 65,343 |  |  |  | 45,101 |
Total |  | $ | 399,900 |  |  | $ | 417,199 |  |  | $ | 379,523 |
(1) | Geographic revenues are allocated based on the location of the client.
Below is a breakdown of goodwill, reported by segment as of January 1, 2021 and January 3, 2020:
(In thousands) |  | Environmental and Health |  |  | Engineering and Other Scientific |  |  | Total |
Goodwill |  | $ | 8,099 |  |  | $ | 508 |  |  | $ | 8,607 |
There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for 2020, 2019 and 2018. There were no goodwill impairments or gains or losses on disposals for any portion of the Company’s reporting units during 2020, 2019 and 2018.

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