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Business Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information
Business Segment Information
The following tables reflect the sales and operating results of our reportable segments (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Architecture & Software
$
663.8

 
$
672.9

 
$
1,979.1

 
$
1,911.0

Control Products & Solutions
896.6

 
843.3

 
2,616.3

 
2,435.1

Total
$
1,560.4

 
$
1,516.2

 
$
4,595.4

 
$
4,346.1

Segment operating earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Architecture & Software
$
182.3

 
$
175.9

 
$
536.3

 
$
481.2

Control Products & Solutions
101.7

 
87.4

 
299.8

 
248.3

Total
284.0

 
263.3

 
836.1

 
729.5

Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization
(5.0
)
 
(5.1
)
 
(14.9
)
 
(14.6
)
General corporate – net
(19.0
)
 
(22.3
)
 
(65.0
)
 
(58.5
)
Interest expense
(15.2
)
 
(14.7
)
 
(45.2
)
 
(44.9
)
Income tax provision
(54.1
)
 
(42.4
)
 
(169.2
)
 
(116.2
)
Income from continuing operations
$
190.7

 
$
178.8

 
$
541.8

 
$
495.3


Among other considerations, we evaluate performance and allocate resources based upon segment operating earnings before income taxes, interest expense, costs related to corporate offices, certain nonrecurring corporate initiatives, gains and losses from the disposition of businesses and incremental acquisition related expenses resulting from purchase accounting adjustments such as intangible asset amortization, depreciation, inventory and purchased research and development charges. Depending on the product, intersegment sales within a single legal entity are either at cost or cost plus a mark-up, which does not necessarily represent a market price. Sales between legal entities are at an appropriate transfer price. We allocate costs related to shared segment operating activities to the segments using a methodology consistent with the expected benefit.
In the United States, Canada and certain other countries, we sell primarily through independent distributors in conjunction with our direct sales force. In the remaining countries, we sell through a combination of our direct sales force and to a lesser extent, through independent distributors. Sales to our largest distributor in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were approximately 10 percent of our total sales.