| Schedule of segment reporting information, by segment |
The following tables provide segment data for the years ended November 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | Net sales: | | | | | | Engine/Mobile Filtration | $ | 605,474 |
| | $ | 603,805 |
| | $ | 507,024 |
| Industrial/Environmental Filtration | 834,643 |
| | 833,100 |
| | 549,746 |
| Packaging | 40,909 |
| | 75,949 |
| | 74,000 |
| | $ | 1,481,026 |
| | $ | 1,512,854 |
| | $ | 1,130,770 |
| Operating profit: | | | |
| | |
| Engine/Mobile Filtration | $ | 108,259 |
| | $ | 122,365 |
| | $ | 106,345 |
| Industrial/Environmental Filtration | 87,545 |
| | 83,351 |
| | 61,996 |
| Packaging | 2,143 |
| | 4,712 |
| | 6,275 |
| | 197,947 |
| | 210,428 |
| | 174,616 |
| Other income (expense), net | 18 |
| | 1,135 |
| | (316 | ) | Earnings before income taxes | $ | 197,965 |
| | $ | 211,563 |
| | $ | 174,300 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | Identifiable assets: | | | | | | Engine/Mobile Filtration | $ | 771,120 |
| | $ | 781,204 |
| | $ | 397,545 |
| Industrial/Environmental Filtration | 1,028,793 |
| | 1,022,996 |
| | 715,759 |
| Packaging | — |
| | 41,817 |
| | 41,030 |
| Corporate | 18,543 |
| | 42,752 |
| | 294,509 |
| | $ | 1,818,456 |
| | $ | 1,888,769 |
| | $ | 1,448,843 |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment: | | | |
| | |
| Engine/Mobile Filtration | $ | 33,374 |
| | $ | 46,496 |
| | $ | 19,809 |
| Industrial/Environmental Filtration | 14,024 |
| | 20,215 |
| | 21,467 |
| Packaging | 300 |
| | 1,989 |
| | 2,467 |
| Corporate | 18,861 |
| | 4,884 |
| | 908 |
| | $ | 66,559 |
| | $ | 73,584 |
| | $ | 44,651 |
| Depreciation and amortization: | | | |
| | |
| Engine/Mobile Filtration | $ | 24,349 |
| | $ | 18,170 |
| | $ | 10,488 |
| Industrial/Environmental Filtration | 29,661 |
| | 28,789 |
| | 18,093 |
| Packaging | 1,418 |
| | 2,438 |
| | 2,859 |
| Corporate | 1,175 |
| | 1,030 |
| | 793 |
| | $ | 56,603 |
| | $ | 50,427 |
| | $ | 32,233 |
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| Schedule of revenue from external customers attributed to foreign countries by geographic area |
Financial data relating to the geographic areas in which the Company operates are shown for the years ended November 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013. Net sales by geographic area are based on sales to final customers within that region.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | Net sales: | | | | | | United States | $ | 1,044,459 |
| | $ | 1,027,028 |
| | $ | 778,952 |
| Europe | 152,551 |
| | 165,446 |
| | 96,255 |
| Asia | 130,457 |
| | 146,859 |
| | 103,030 |
| Other International | 153,559 |
| | 173,521 |
| | 152,533 |
| | $ | 1,481,026 |
| | $ | 1,512,854 |
| | $ | 1,130,770 |
| Property, plant and equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation: | | | |
| | |
| United States | $ | 251,650 |
| | $ | 238,413 |
| | $ | 183,166 |
| Europe | 23,646 |
| | 24,783 |
| | 12,499 |
| Asia | 11,703 |
| | 11,466 |
| | 2,702 |
| Other International | 14,020 |
| | 13,694 |
| | 10,586 |
| | $ | 301,019 |
| | $ | 288,356 |
| | $ | 208,953 |
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