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SEGMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
SEGMENTS [Abstract] |
Key financial data | The following is a summary of key financial data:
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  |  |  |  | (Revised) |  |  | (Revised) |
Net Sales to External Customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 256,760 |  |  | $ | 304,328 |  |  | $ | 217,258 |
Asia |  |  | 168,458 |  |  |  | 188,146 |  |  |  | 201,338 |
Europe |  |  | 74,935 |  |  |  | 74,606 |  |  |  | 68,480 |
|  | $ | 500,153 |  |  | $ | 567,080 |  |  | $ | 487,076 |
Net Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 268,935 |  |  | $ | 329,304 |  |  | $ | 248,007 |
Asia |  |  | 256,202 |  |  |  | 295,751 |  |  |  | 275,765 |
Europe |  |  | 86,750 |  |  |  | 148,735 |  |  |  | 114,748 |
Less intercompany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
net sales |  |  | (111,734 | ) |  |  | (206,710 | ) |  |  | (151,444 | )
|  | $ | 500,153 |  |  | $ | 567,080 |  |  | $ | 487,076 |
(Loss) Income from Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | (35,722 | ) |  | $ | 11,012 |  |  | $ | (4,531 | )
Asia |  |  | (24,360 | ) |  |  | 8,175 |  |  |  | 13,090 |
Europe |  |  | (16,430 | ) |  |  | 9,413 |  |  |  | 4,913 |
|  | $ | (76,512 | ) |  | $ | 28,600 |  |  | $ | 13,472 |
Total Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 168,061 |  |  | $ | 238,930 |  |  | $ | 309,516 |
Asia |  |  | 166,028 |  |  |  | 231,063 |  |  |  | 251,240 |
Europe |  |  | 92,651 |  |  |  | 108,512 |  |  |  | 69,616 |
|  | $ | 426,740 |  |  | $ | 578,505 |  |  | $ | 630,372 |
Capital Expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 2,641 |  |  | $ | 2,425 |  |  | $ | 3,862 |
Asia |  |  | 4,329 |  |  |  | 4,888 |  |  |  | 4,089 |
Europe |  |  | 1,253 |  |  |  | 2,578 |  |  |  | 1,091 |
|  | $ | 8,223 |  |  | $ | 9,891 |  |  | $ | 9,042 |
Depreciation and Amortization Expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 10,522 |  |  | $ | 10,841 |  |  | $ | 7,986 |
Asia |  |  | 7,976 |  |  |  | 8,706 |  |  |  | 8,391 |
Europe |  |  | 3,280 |  |  |  | 3,462 |  |  |  | 3,990 |
|  | $ | 21,778 |  |  | $ | 23,009 |  |  | $ | 20,367 |
Schedule of segment sales and income from operations | The following table indicates the contributions to net sales and income (loss) from operations from the 2014 Acquisitions:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Net Sales to External Customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 189,118 |  |  | $ | 101,772 |
Asia |  |  | 5,898 |  |  |  | 5,870 |
Europe |  |  | 35,319 |  |  |  | 26,694 |
Net sales from the 2014 Acquisitions |  | $ | 230,335 |  |  | $ | 134,336 |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 5,123 |  |  | $ | (3,585 | )
Asia |  |  | (2,403 | ) |  |  | (3,358 | )
Europe |  |  | 7,530 |  |  |  | 4,406 |
Total income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
from the 2014 Acquisitions |  | $ | 10,250 |  |  | $ | (2,537 | )
Schedule of restructuring charges included in income (loss) from operation | The following restructuring charges are included in income (loss) from operations by segment. See Note 3, "Restructuring Activities," for further information on the Company's restructuring efforts.
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
North America |  | $ | 692 |  |  | $ | 1,452 |  |  | $ | 1,539 |
Asia |  |  | 1,305 |  |  |  | 352 |  |  |  | - |
Europe |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 310 |  |  |  | 293 |
|  | $ | 2,087 |  |  | $ | 2,114 |  |  | $ | 1,832 |
Entity-wide information net sales to external customers by geographic area and by major product line | The following is a summary of entity-wide information related to the Company's net sales to external customers by geographic area and by major product line.
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Net Sales by Geographic Location: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 256,760 |  |  | $ | 304,328 |  |  | $ | 217,258 |
Macao |  |  | 163,971 |  |  |  | 182,248 |  |  |  | 195,469 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 21,953 |  |  |  | 27,552 |  |  |  | 22,852 |
Slovakia |  |  | 17,622 |  |  |  | 2,807 |  |  |  | 1,353 |
Germany |  |  | 14,104 |  |  |  | 16,314 |  |  |  | 18,663 |
Switzerland |  |  | 14,048 |  |  |  | 18,050 |  |  |  | 15,236 |
All other foreign countries |  |  | 11,695 |  |  |  | 15,781 |  |  |  | 16,245 |
Consolidated net sales |  | $ | 500,153 |  |  | $ | 567,080 |  |  | $ | 487,076 |
Net Sales by Major Product Line: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power solutions and protection |  | $ | 172,176 |  |  | $ | 214,766 |  |  | $ | 159,867 |
Connectivity solutions |  |  | 168,845 |  |  |  | 181,697 |  |  |  | 152,954 |
Magnetic solutions |  |  | 159,132 |  |  |  | 170,617 |  |  |  | 174,255 |
Consolidated net sales |  | $ | 500,153 |  |  | $ | 567,080 |  |  | $ | 487,076 |
Long-lived assets by geographic area | The following is a summary of long-lived assets by geographic area as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Long-lived Assets by Geographic Location: |  |  |  |  | (Revised) |
United States |  | $ | 29,740 |  |  | $ | 32,327 |
People's Republic of China (PRC) |  |  | 32,666 |  |  |  | 37,796 |
Slovakia |  |  | 6,574 |  |  |  | 7,758 |
Switzerland |  |  | 3,593 |  |  |  | 4,006 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 1,419 |  |  |  | 2,016 |
All other foreign countries |  |  | 1,117 |  |  |  | 1,232 |
Consolidated long-lived assets |  | $ | 75,109 |  |  | $ | 85,135 |

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