2.2.0.7 false Segment Information 0214 - Disclosure - Segment Information true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Segment Information [Abstract] 0 arrs_SegmentInformationAbstract arrs false na duration Segment Information Abstract. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Segment Information Abstract. false 3 Segment Information 1 us-gaap_SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 14. Segment Information</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The “management approach” has been used to present the following segment information. This approach is based upon the way the management of the Company organizes segments within an enterprise for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Financial information is reported on the basis that it is used internally by the chief operating decision maker for evaluating segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources to segments. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The <i>Broadband Communications Systems </i>segment’s product solutions include Headend and Subscriber Premises equipment that enable cable operators to provide Voice over IP, Video over IP and high-speed data services to residential and business subscribers. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The <i>Access, Transport & Supplies </i>segment’s product lines cover all components of a hybrid fiber coax network, including managed and scalable headend and hub equipment, optical nodes, radio frequency products, transport products and supplies. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The <i>Media & Communications Systems </i>segment provides content and operations management systems, including products for Video on Demand, Ad Insertion, Digital Advertising, Service Assurance, Service Fulfillment and Mobile Workforce Management. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The table below presents information about the Company’s reporting segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands): </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="52%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>BCS</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>ATS</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>MCS</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Total</b></td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Three Months Ended June 30, 2010: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net sales </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">217,090</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">48,336</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">14,929</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">280,355</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Gross margin </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">92,805</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">13,149</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,324</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">113,278</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of intangible assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">397</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,259</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,366</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,022</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Three Months Ended June 30, 2009: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net sales </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">211,770</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">43,467</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">23,284</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">278,521</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Gross margin </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">92,713</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,815</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14,752</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">117,280</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of intangible assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,654</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,609</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9,263</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Six Months Ended June 30, 2010: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net sales </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">425,745</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">90,578</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">30,729</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">547,052</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Gross margin </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">187,479</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,851</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">15,459</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">225,789</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of intangible assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">794</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,518</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,731</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,043</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Six Months Ended June 30, 2009: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net sales </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">405,901</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">86,457</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">39,681</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">532,039</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Gross margin </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">171,635</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">19,082</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">22,073</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">212,790</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of intangible assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11,308</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,218</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,526</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Company’s gross intangible assets and goodwill by reportable segment as of June 30, 2010 has not materially changed from December 31, 2009. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element may be used to capture the complete disclosure of reporting segments including data and tables. 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