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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Segment Information  
Segment Information

20. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company engages in various fields of business and industries by providing products and services which are categorized into the following segments: Farm & Industrial Machinery; Water & Environment Systems; Social Infrastructure; and Other. The Farm & Industrial Machinery segment manufactures and distributes farm equipment, engines, and construction machinery. The Water & Environment Systems segment manufactures and distributes pipe-related products and environment-related products. The Social Infrastructure segment manufactures and distributes industrial castings, spiral welded steel pipes, vending machines, electronic equipped machinery, and air-conditioning equipment. The Other segment includes construction, services and other businesses.

The segments represent the components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the chief executive officer in determining how to allocate the Company's resources and evaluate performance. The segments also represent the Company's organizational structure principally based on the nature of products and services.

The accounting policies for the reporting segments are consistent with the accounting policies used in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Reporting Segments

Information by reporting segment is summarized as follows:

 

 

Revenues from External Customers by Product Groups

Information for revenues from external customers by product groups is summarized as follows:

 

                         

(¥ in millions)

                    

For the years ended March 31:

   2011      2010      2009  

Farm & Industrial Machinery:

                          

Farm Equipment and Engines

   ¥ 580,671       ¥ 561,165       ¥ 671,292   

Construction Machinery

     70,847         55,561         83,124   
                            
       651,518         616,726         754,416   
                            

Water & Environment Systems:

                          

Pipe-related Products

     121,836         144,465         153,514   

Environment-related Products

     70,932         78,484         80,761   
                            
       192,768         222,949         234,275   
                            

Social Infrastructure

     60,439         63,293         86,480   

Other

     28,960         27,676         32,311   
                            

Total

   ¥ 933,685       ¥ 930,644       ¥ 1,107,482   
                            

Geographic Segments

Information for revenues from external customers by destination and long-lived assets based on physical location are summarized as follows:

 

                         

(¥ in millions)

                    
     2011      2010      2009  

Revenues from external customers by destination for the years ended March 31:

                          

Japan

   ¥ 477,913       ¥ 501,663       ¥ 549,189   

North America

     189,330         174,371         274,151   

Europe

     75,762         67,791         108,742   

Asia Outside Japan

     160,533         148,589         139,069   

Other Areas

     30,147         38,230         36,331   
                            

Total

   ¥ 933,685       ¥ 930,644       ¥ 1,107,482   
                            

Long-lived assets based on physical location at March 31:

                          

Japan

   ¥ 177,460       ¥ 183,042       ¥ 190,662   

North America

     16,146         20,210         21,442   

Asia Outside Japan

     18,794         13,983         10,002   

Other Areas

     4,958         3,658         3,515   
                            

Total

   ¥ 217,358       ¥ 220,893       ¥ 225,621   
                            

(Notes)