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International Operations and Geographic Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Following is selected financial information on the Company’s international operations, which include Europe, Canada and Australia:
International Operations Financial Information |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, |  |  |  |
(in thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Net sales | $ | 357,602 |  |  | $ | 297,246 |  |  | $ | 254,144 |
Income from operations | 32,518 |  |  | 28,301 |  |  | 23,110 |
Income before income taxes | 31,975 |  |  | 29,254 |  |  | 22,476 |
Identifiable assets | 333,392 |  |  | 244,888 |  |  | 227,758 |
Following is other selected geographic financial information on the Company’s operations:
Geographic Financial Information |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, |  |  |  |
(in thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Geographic net sales: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 774,854 |  |  | $ | 726,582 |  |  | $ | 663,600 |
France | 99,145 |  |  | 90,956 |  |  | 86,443 |
Canada | 72,950 |  |  | 62,077 |  |  | 52,332 |
United Kingdom | 52,098 |  |  | 51,043 |  |  | 44,416 |
Brazil | 17,919 |  |  | 16,829 |  |  | 9,321 |
Netherlands | 23,462 |  |  | 3,983 |  |  | 4,312 |
China | 16,384 |  |  | 9,479 |  |  | 2,071 |
Germany | 7,825 |  |  | 1,600 |  |  | 2,811 |
Australia | 7,550 |  |  | 9,055 |  |  | 12,778 |
Other | 46,951 |  |  | 37,218 |  |  | 34,296 |
Total net sales | $ | 1,119,138 |  |  | $ | 1,008,822 |  |  | $ | 912,380 |
Geographic location of long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 515,189 |  |  | $ | 191,958 |  |  | $ | 171,048 |
Netherlands | 37,930 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Canada | 32,606 |  |  | 21,647 |  |  | 24,302 |
United Kingdom | 19,840 |  |  | 19,270 |  |  | 18,948 |
France | 19,513 |  |  | 18,650 |  |  | 19,324 |
Brazil | 15,096 |  |  | 15,701 |  |  | 11,558 |
Australia | 1,021 |  |  | 815 |  |  | 917 |
Total long-lived assets | $ | 641,195 |  |  | $ | 268,041 |  |  | $ | 246,097 |
Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of customers.

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