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Business Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Business Segment Information [Abstract] |
Business Segment Information | Note 10—Business Segment Information On January 1, 2011, we began to report chargers in the Battery & Energy Products segment, to better align the portfolio of chargers with customers for those products and with how we manage our business operations. Previously, we had reported chargers in the Communications Systems segment. On March 8, 2011, our senior management, as authorized by our Board of Directors, decided to exit our Energy Services business, which previously was a stand alone business segment. See Note 2 in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Segment information previously reported has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. We report our results in two operating segments: Battery & Energy Products and Communications Systems. The Battery & Energy Products segment includes: lithium 9-volt, cylindrical and various other non-rechargeable batteries, in addition to rechargeable batteries, uninterruptable power supplies, charging systems and accessories, such as cables. The Communications Systems segment includes: power supplies, cable and connector assemblies, RF amplifiers, amplified speakers, equipment mounts, case equipment, integrated communication system kits and communications and electronics systems design. We believe that reporting performance at the gross profit level is the best indicator of segment performance. As such we report segment performance at the gross profit level and operating expenses as Corporate charges.
|  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |
|  | Battery & |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Energy |  |  | Communications |  |  | Discontinued |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2011 |  | Products |  |  | Systems |  |  | Operations |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Revenues |  | $ | 108,203 |  |  | $ | 31,183 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 139,386 |
Segment contribution |  |  | 25,169 |  |  |  | 10,224 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (32,918 | ) |  |  | 2,475 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (554 | ) |  |  | (554 | )
Miscellaneous |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 171 |
Income taxes-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | (32 | )
Income taxes-deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (496 | ) |  |  | (496 | )
Loss from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,702 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,702 | )
Noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 58 |
Net income attributable to Ultralife |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,080 | )
Total assets |  |  | 51,351 |  |  |  | 38,833 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 10,608 |  |  |  | 100,815 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 1,209 |  |  |  | 1,026 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 127 |  |  |  | 2,362 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 2,471 |  |  |  | 191 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 1,657 |  |  |  | 4,412 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 70 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1,148 |  |  |  | 1,225 |
|  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |
|  | Battery & |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Energy |  |  | Communications |  |  | Discontinued |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2010 |  | Products |  |  | Systems |  |  | Operations |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Revenues |  | $ | 105,126 |  |  | $ | 61,693 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 166,819 |
Segment contribution |  |  | 24,844 |  |  |  | 21,812 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (34,794 | ) |  |  | 11,862 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,138 | ) |  |  | (1,138 | )
Miscellaneous |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | 145 |
Income taxes-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 557 |  |  |  | 557 |
Income taxes-deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (258 | ) |  |  | (258 | )
Loss from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,377 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,377 | )
Noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 30 |
Net income attributable to Ultralife |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,179 | )
Total assets |  |  | 59,790 |  |  |  | 38,898 |  |  |  | 6,184 |  |  |  | 9,963 |  |  |  | 114,835 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 1,182 |  |  |  | 195 |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | 1,815 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 2,537 |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 211 |  |  |  | 2,487 |  |  |  | 5,350 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 107 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 943 |  |  |  | 1,077 |
|  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |
|  | Battery & |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Energy |  |  | Communications |  |  | Discontinued |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2009 |  | Products |  |  | Systems |  |  | Operations |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Revenues |  | $ | 107,165 |  |  | $ | 47,130 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 154,295 |
Segment contribution |  |  | 21,379 |  |  |  | 13,930 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (38,858 | ) |  |  | (3,549 | )
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,431 | ) |  |  | (1,431 | )
Miscellaneous |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (23 | )
Income taxes-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | (31 | )
Income taxes-deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (171 | ) |  |  | (171 | )
Loss from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,026 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,026 | )
Noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (10 | )
Net income attributable to Ultralife |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,241 | )
Total assets |  |  | 54,559 |  |  |  | 48,305 |  |  |  | 18,341 |  |  |  | 9,961 |  |  |  | 131,166 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 1,042 |  |  |  | 163 |  |  |  | 215 |  |  |  | 615 |  |  |  | 2,035 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 2,540 |  |  |  | 189 |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 2,828 |  |  |  | 5,727 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 1,276 |  |  |  | 1,330 |
Geographical Information
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|  | Revenues |  |  | Long-Lived Assets |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
United Kingdom |  | $ | 11,727 |  |  | $ | 19,507 |  |  | $ | 8,765 |  |  | $ | 334 |  |  | $ | 515 |  |  | $ | 730 |
China |  |  | 8,748 |  |  |  | 5,706 |  |  |  | 2,604 |  |  |  | 1,370 |  |  |  | 1,413 |  |  |  | 1,479 |
Hong Kong |  |  | 484 |  |  |  | 1,255 |  |  |  | 1,242 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
India |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 356 |  |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 65 |
Europe, excluding United Kingdom |  |  | 8,091 |  |  |  | 11,665 |  |  |  | 9,389 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Japan |  |  | 1,440 |  |  |  | 1,232 |  |  |  | 1,190 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Singapore |  |  | 567 |  |  |  | 1,011 |  |  |  | 362 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Canada |  |  | 5,245 |  |  |  | 8,441 |  |  |  | 5,328 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Australia |  |  | 1,815 |  |  |  | 1,086 |  |  |  | 1,193 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 5,357 |  |  |  | 4,980 |  |  |  | 3,337 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total Non-U.S. |  |  | 43,578 |  |  |  | 55,239 |  |  |  | 33,794 |  |  |  | 1,756 |  |  |  | 1,993 |  |  |  | 2,274 |
United States |  |  | 95,808 |  |  |  | 111,580 |  |  |  | 120,501 |  |  |  | 10,832 |  |  |  | 12,492 |  |  |  | 14,374 |
Total |  | $ | 139,386 |  |  | $ | 166,819 |  |  | $ | 154,295 |  |  | $ | 12,588 |  |  | $ | 14,485 |  |  | $ | 16,648 |
Long-lived assets represent the sum of the net book value of property, plant and equipment.

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