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Segment and Geographic Data | 12 Months Ended
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Segment and Geographic Data | Note 15 –Segment and Geographic Data In preparation for the spin-off of VPG, which was completed on July 6, 2010, the Company realigned its reportable business segments structure in the second fiscal quarter of 2010 to be consistent with changes made to its management reporting. The changes made to management reporting included separating the former Semiconductors reporting segment into MOSFETs, Diodes, and Optoelectronic Components and separating the former Passive components reporting segment into Resistors and Inductors, Capacitors, and VPG. The changes were necessary due to the former Passive components segment no longer being comparable after the completion of the spin-off of VPG, the need for discrete information regarding VPG, and the increased interest of management and outside investors in more discrete financial information. Effective beginning in the second fiscal quarter of 2010, the chief operating decision maker began making strategic and operating decisions with regards to assessing performance and allocating resources based on this new segment structure. Following the completion of the spin-off in the third fiscal quarter, the Company has five reporting segments. The Company evaluates business segment performance on operating income, exclusive of certain items (“segment operating income”). Beginning in the second fiscal quarter of 2010, the Company changed its definition of segment operating income to exclude such costs as global operations, sales and marketing, information systems, finance and administration groups. These costs are managed by executives that report to the chief operating decision maker and were formerly included in segment operating income. Only dedicated, direct selling, general, and administrative expenses of the segments are included in the calculation of segment operating income. Additionally, management has always evaluated segment performance excluding items such as restructuring and severance costs, asset write-downs, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments, inventory write-downs, gains or losses on purchase commitments, and other items. Management believes that evaluating segment performance excluding such items is meaningful because it provides insight with respect to intrinsic operating results of the Company. These items represent reconciling items between segment operating income and consolidated operating income. Business segment assets are the owned or allocated assets used by each business. The Company has also disclosed certain additional items not used to evaluate segment performance. In some cases, the items are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and are required to be disclosed by GAAP. Additionally, the additional segment disclosures may provide insight to the Company’s future profitability by reportable segment. The following tables set forth business segment information:
|  | MOSFETs |  |  | Diodes |  |  | Optoelectronic Components |  |  | Resistors & Inductors |  |  | Capacitors |  |  | Vishay Precision Group |  |  | Corporate / Other |  |  | Total |
Year ended December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product sales |  | $ | 537,783 |  |  | $ | 607,493 |  |  | $ | 229,814 |  |  | $ | 634,490 |  |  | $ | 577,816 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,587,396 |
Royalty revenues |  |  | 197 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 6,364 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 6,633 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 537,980 |  |  | $ | 607,493 |  |  | $ | 229,886 |  |  | $ | 640,854 |  |  | $ | 577,816 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,594,029 |
Gross Margin |  | $ | 125,498 |  |  | $ | 143,876 |  |  | $ | 74,772 |  |  | $ | 213,997 |  |  | $ | 161,843 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 719,986 |
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 53,808 |  |  | $ | 39,577 |  |  | $ | 12,384 |  |  | $ | 32,039 |  |  | $ | 25,979 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,235 |  |  | $ | 165,022 |
Interest expense (income) |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 223 |  |  |  | 223 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 18,819 |  |  | $ | 19,277 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 61,520 |  |  |  | 39,444 |  |  |  | 15,442 |  |  |  | 28,751 |  |  |  | 19,676 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,808 |  |  | $ | 168,641 |
Total Assets as of December 31, 2011: |  | $ | 646,660 |  |  | $ | 682,017 |  |  | $ | 163,486 |  |  | $ | 609,556 |  |  | $ | 672,049 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 219,962 |  |  | $ | 2,993,730 |
Year ended December 31, 2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product sales |  | $ | 626,498 |  |  | $ | 596,354 |  |  | $ | 226,402 |  |  | $ | 622,819 |  |  | $ | 546,149 |  |  | $ | 101,089 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,719,311 |
Royalty revenues |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 5,485 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 5,781 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 626,698 |  |  | $ | 596,354 |  |  | $ | 226,498 |  |  | $ | 628,304 |  |  | $ | 546,149 |  |  | $ | 101,089 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,725,092 |
Gross Margin |  | $ | 189,209 |  |  | $ | 138,308 |  |  | $ | 75,804 |  |  | $ | 222,785 |  |  | $ | 144,349 |  |  | $ | 37,030 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 807,485 |
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 51,865 |  |  | $ | 39,035 |  |  | $ | 12,282 |  |  | $ | 30,142 |  |  | $ | 31,551 |  |  | $ | 3,391 |  |  | $ | 1,458 |  |  | $ | 169,724 |
Interest expense (income) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 933 |  |  |  | 762 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 9,308 |  |  | $ | 11,036 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 55,457 |  |  |  | 30,879 |  |  |  | 13,066 |  |  |  | 27,874 |  |  |  | 17,132 |  |  |  | 918 |  |  |  | 87 |  |  | $ | 145,413 |
Total Assets as of December 31, 2010: |  | $ | 745,641 |  |  | $ | 685,490 |  |  | $ | 163,584 |  |  | $ | 602,466 |  |  | $ | 652,742 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 116,170 |  |  | $ | 2,966,093 |
Year ended December 31, 2009: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product sales |  | $ | 427,110 |  |  | $ | 410,415 |  |  | $ | 167,317 |  |  | $ | 438,600 |  |  | $ | 420,890 |  |  | $ | 171,991 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,036,323 |
Royalty revenues |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 5,626 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 5,710 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 427,181 |  |  | $ | 410,415 |  |  | $ | 167,330 |  |  | $ | 444,226 |  |  | $ | 420,890 |  |  | $ | 171,991 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,042,033 |
Gross Margin |  | $ | 57,280 |  |  | $ | 51,361 |  |  | $ | 37,180 |  |  | $ | 109,093 |  |  | $ | 80,533 |  |  | $ | 52,714 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 388,161 |
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 58,762 |  |  | $ | 38,638 |  |  | $ | 14,757 |  |  | $ | 38,392 |  |  | $ | 46,684 |  |  | $ | 8,446 |  |  | $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 206,009 |
Interest expense (income) |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 172 |  |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | 934 |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 9,057 |  |  | $ | 10,321 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 10,309 |  |  |  | 12,474 |  |  |  | 3,453 |  |  |  | 11,126 |  |  |  | 10,567 |  |  |  | 2,181 |  |  |  | 230 |  |  | $ | 50,340 |
Total Assets as of December 31, 2009: |  | $ | 566,952 |  |  | $ | 522,080 |  |  | $ | 132,065 |  |  | $ | 572,076 |  |  | $ | 668,271 |  |  | $ | 209,779 |  |  | $ | 48,323 |  |  | $ | 2,719,546 |
Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Operating margin reconciliation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MOSFETs |  | $ | 85,336 |  |  | $ | 152,794 |  |  | $ | 25,434 |
Diodes |  |  | 118,111 |  |  |  | 115,168 |  |  |  | 31,275 |
Optoelectronic Components |  |  | 60,492 |  |  |  | 64,088 |  |  |  | 24,441 |
Resistors & Inductors |  |  | 185,327 |  |  |  | 195,730 |  |  |  | 85,406 |
Capacitors |  |  | 136,901 |  |  |  | 121,714 |  |  |  | 60,480 |
Vishay Precision Group |  |  | - |  |  |  | 18,949 |  |  |  | 22,510 |
Unallocated Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses |  |  | (233,804 | ) |  |  | (250,505 | ) |  |  | (220,547 | )
Restructuring and severance Costs |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (37,874 | )
Asset write-downs |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (681 | )
Settlement agreement gain |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 28,195 |
Executive compensation charges |  |  | (5,762 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (57,824 | )
Consolidated Operating Income (Loss) |  | $ | 346,601 |  |  | $ | 417,938 |  |  | $ | (39,185 | )
Restructuring and severance costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MOSFETs |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 8,017 |
Diodes |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,707 |
Optoelectronic Components |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,755 |
Resistors & Inductors |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,374 |
Capacitors |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,353 |
Vishay Precision Group |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,048 |
Unallocated Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,620 |
|  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 37,874 |
Asset write-downs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diodes |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 681 |
Until July 6, 2010, VPG was part of Vishay and its assets, liabilities, results of operations, and cash flows are included in the amounts reported in these consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the completion of the spin-off. Excluding the non-recurring costs of the spin-off incurred by Vishay, VPG contributed $9,716 of income before taxes, $5,811 of net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders, and $0.03 per diluted share attributable to Vishay stockholders to Vishay’s 2010 results. The following table summarizes net revenues based on revenues generated by subsidiaries located within the identified geographic area:
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 363,847 |  |  | $ | 345,267 |  |  | $ | 312,262 |
Germany |  |  | 801,539 |  |  |  | 726,235 |  |  |  | 544,364 |
Other Europe |  |  | 175,639 |  |  |  | 217,099 |  |  |  | 195,212 |
Israel |  |  | 219,037 |  |  |  | 292,025 |  |  |  | 212,483 |
Asia |  |  | 1,033,967 |  |  |  | 1,144,466 |  |  |  | 777,712 |
|  | $ | 2,594,029 |  |  | $ | 2,725,092 |  |  | $ | 2,042,033 |
In the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011, Vishay made changes to its business model to streamline its sales process such that three main subsidiaries will generate the majority of future third-party sales. The following table summarizes property and equipment based on physical location:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
United States |  | $ | 136,159 |  |  | $ | 141,309 |
Germany |  |  | 125,905 |  |  |  | 128,549 |
Czech Republic |  |  | 53,126 |  |  |  | 58,545 |
Other Europe |  |  | 97,212 |  |  |  | 96,313 |
Israel |  |  | 125,885 |  |  |  | 121,070 |
People's Republic of China |  |  | 178,877 |  |  |  | 181,043 |
Republic of China (Taiwan) |  |  | 117,450 |  |  |  | 117,513 |
Other Asia |  |  | 71,677 |  |  |  | 66,093 |
Other |  |  | 1,614 |  |  |  | 1,679 |
|  | $ | 907,905 |  |  | $ | 912,114 |

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