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Segment Reporting
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting
We are organized into four operating segments: North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East, Africa; and Asia Pacific. We combine our North America and Latin America operating segments into the “Americas” for reporting Net Sales by geographic area. In accordance with the objective and basic principles of the applicable accounting guidance, we aggregate our operating segments into one reportable segment that consists of the design, manufacture and sale of products used primarily in the maintenance of nonresidential surfaces.
Net Sales attributed to each geographic area for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows: 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30
 
September 30
 

2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
Americas
$
118,624

 
$
121,280

 
$
365,726

 
$
358,912

 
Europe, Middle East, Africa
38,355

 
44,599

 
125,573

 
139,591

 
Asia Pacific
21,289

 
21,111

 
60,174

 
62,336

 
Total
$
178,268

 
$
186,990

 
$
551,473

 
$
560,839

 
 
Net Sales are attributed to each geographic area based on the country from which the product was shipped and are net of intercompany sales.