Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

	Advanced Material Technologies		Performance Alloys		Beryllium and Composites			Technical Materials		Subtotal		All Other			Total
(Thousands)
2012
Sales to external customers	$	847,835	$	292,448	$	59,983		$	72,733	$	1,272,999	$	79		$	1,273,078
Intersegment sales	2,556		2,718		740			672		6,686		—			6,686
Operating profit (loss)	16,749		24,004		(3,944		)	6,608		43,417		(6,641		)	36,776
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	16,282		14,994		1,883			2,609		35,768		1,278			37,046
Expenditures for long-lived assets	11,874		19,906		7,962			3,604		43,346		1,315			44,661
Assets	341,604		269,003		135,414			23,328		769,349		45,568			814,917
2011
Sales to external customers	$	1,051,823	$	335,323	$	60,557		$	78,732	$	1,526,435	$	295		$	1,526,730
Intersegment sales	2,493		3,771		757			2,167		9,188		—			9,188
Operating profit (loss)	33,471		27,241		(754		)	7,262		67,220		(10,142		)	57,078
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	16,170		22,324		1,367			2,459		42,320		1,315			43,635
Expenditures for long-lived assets	8,014		10,599		6,460			2,286		27,359		1,388			28,747
Assets	342,819		235,547		127,708			21,502		727,576		44,527			772,103
2010
Sales to external customers	$	878,994	$	293,757	$	61,894		$	67,450	$	1,302,095	$	219		$	1,302,314
Intersegment sales	1,718		6,086		397			2,597		10,798		—			10,798
Operating profit (loss)	39,454		27,150		10,046			5,331		81,981		(8,348		)	73,633
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	16,443		14,186		1,070			2,449		34,148		1,246			35,394
Expenditures for long-lived assets	5,170		17,060		29,123			950		52,303		1,359			53,662
Assets	339,490		219,094		119,117			22,751		700,452		34,958			735,410

Intersegment sales are eliminated in consolidation. The sales to external customers are presented net of intersegment sales. Segments are evaluated at the operating profit level.

The All Other column includes the parent company expenses, the operating results for Materion Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, and other corporate charges. Materion Services Inc. provides administrative and financial services to the other businesses in the Company on a cost-plus basis.

The assets shown in the All Other column include the assets used by Materion Services Inc. and the parent company as well as cash and long-term deferred income taxes.

Other geographic information includes the following:

(Thousands)	2012		2011		2010
Sales from U.S. operations	$	1,064,779	$	1,306,192	$	1,079,700
Sales based upon location of customers
United States	$	881,968	$	1,143,720	$	933,264
All other	391,110		383,010		369,050
Total	$	1,273,078	$	1,526,730	$	1,302,314
Long-lived assets by country deployed
United States	$	354,122	$	349,988	$	363,738
All other	36,042		32,441		11,915
Total	$	390,164	$	382,429	$	375,653

No individual country, other than the United States, or customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s sales for the years presented. Sales outside the United States are primarily to Asia and Europe.