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Segments of Business
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Segments of Business [Abstract]  
Segments of Business
13     SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS
 
The Company conducts its worldwide operations through separate business segments, each of which represent major product lines. Operations are conducted in the U.S. and various foreign countries, primarily in Europe, Canada and the Pacific Basin.
 
Net sales and operating profit include both sales to customers, as reported in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations, and inter-unit transfers, which are priced to recover costs plus an appropriate profit margin. Total assets represent assets that are used in the Company's operations in each business segment at the end of the years presented.
 
A summary of the Company's operations by business segment is presented below:
 
     
2011
    
2010
  
Net sales:
              
     Marine Electronics:
Unaffiliated customers
   $ 221,839     $ 185,206  
 
Interunit transfers
     276       288  
     Outdoor Equipment:
Unaffiliated customers
     38,832       48,623  
 
Interunit transfers
     50       67  
     Watercraft:
Unaffiliated customers
     57,583       63,857  
 
Interunit transfers
     149       144  
     Diving:
Unaffiliated customers
     88,627       84,222  
 
Interunit transfers
     917       854  
     Other/Corporate
       541       524  
     Eliminations
       (1,392 )     (1,353 )
      $ 407,422     $ 382,432  
Operating profit (loss):
                  
     Marine Electronics
     $ 21,074     $ 13,938  
     Outdoor Equipment
       2,996       5,881  
     Watercraft
       (1,351 )     1,826  
     Diving
       3,610       3,030  
     Other/Corporate
       (8,659 )     (10,121 )
      $ 17,670     $ 14,554  
Depreciation and amortization expense:
                
     Marine Electronics
     $ 5,694     $ 4,923  
     Outdoor Equipment
       479       521  
     Watercraft
       1,454       1,455  
     Diving
       1,942       1,574  
     Other/Corporate
       1,308       1,504  
      $ 10,877     $ 9,977  
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
                
     Marine Electronics
     $ 5,283     $ 6,923  
     Outdoor Equipment
       262       201  
     Watercraft
       1,274       1,314  
     Diving
       1,269       811  
     Other/Corporate
       1,279       717  
      $ 9,367     $ 9,966  
Total assets:
                  
     Marine Electronics
     $ 101,739     $ 85,164  
     Outdoor Equipment
       24,046       23,192  
     Watercraft
       34,614       34,420  
     Diving
       67,969       70,388  
     Other/Corporate
       30,988       13,592  
      $ 259,356     $ 226,756  
Goodwill, net:
                  
     Marine Electronics
     $ 10,397     $ 9,674  
     Outdoor Equipment
       -       -  
     Watercraft
       -       -  
     Diving
       4,254       4,055  
      $ 14,651     $ 13,729  
A summary of the Company's operations by geographic area is presented below:
 

   
2011
    
2010
  
Net sales:
            
   United States:
            
       Unaffiliated customers
   $ 298,193     $ 274,998  
       Interarea transfers
     18,276       15,785  
   Europe:
                
       Unaffiliated customers
     66,681       65,622  
       Interarea transfers
     9,854       9,670  
   Other:
                
       Unaffiliated customers
     42,548       41,812  
       Interarea transfers
     2,324       2,386  
   Eliminations
     (30,454 )     (27,841 )
    $ 407,422     $ 382,432  
Total assets:
                
   United States
   $ 161,355     $ 128,534  
   Europe
     64,218       68,657  
   Other
     33,783       29,565  
    $ 259,356     $ 226,756  
Long-term assets: (1)
                
   United States
   $ 53,316     $ 52,475  
   Europe
     9,348       10,051  
   Other
     716       782  
    $ 63,380     $ 63,308  
(1) Long-term assets consist of net property, plant and equipment, net intangible assets,
  
goodwill and other assets excluding deferred income taxes.
                

The Company had no single customer that accounted for more than 10% of its net sales in fiscal 2011 or 2010.