2.2.0.7 false Financial Information by Segment 0215 - Disclosure - Financial Information by Segment 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 Financial Information by Segment [Abstract] 0 alr_FinancialInformationBySegmentAbstract alr false na duration Financial Information By Segment. 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 Financial Information By Segment. false 3 Financial Information by Segment 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>(15) Financial Information by Segment</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision-making group is composed of the chief executive officer and members of senior management. Our reportable operating segments are Professional Diagnostics, Health Management, Consumer Diagnostics and Corporate and Other. Our operating results include license and royalty revenue which is allocated to Professional Diagnostics and Consumer Diagnostics on the basis of the original license or royalty agreement. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On January 15, 2010, we completed the sale of our vitamins and nutritional supplements business (Note 20). The sale included our entire private label and branded nutritionals businesses and represents the complete divestiture of our entire vitamins and nutritional supplements business segment. The results of the vitamins and nutritional supplements business, which represents our entire vitamins and nutritional supplements business segment, are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, for all periods presented. The net assets and net liabilities associated with the vitamins and nutritional supplements business were reclassified to assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale within current assets and current liabilities, respectively, and were presented in Corporate and Other as of December 31, 2009. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     We evaluate performance of our operating segments based on revenue and operating income (loss). Segment information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 is as follows (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="40%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <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 nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Corporate</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Professional</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Health</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Consumer</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>and</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="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>Diagnostics</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Management</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Diagnostics</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Other</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"><b>Three months ended June 30, 2010:</b> </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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net revenue to external customers </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">349,511</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">149,756</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">23,693</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">522,960</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating income (loss) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">32,957</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">747</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,459</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(13,105</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">22,058</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation and amortization </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">59,464</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">30,118</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,296</td> <td align="right"></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">178</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">91,056</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Restructuring charge </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">5,725</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">682</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">673</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">7,080</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stock-based compensation </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">8,114</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">8,114</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Three months ended June 30, 2009:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net revenue to external customers </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">284,125</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">122,511</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">32,016</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">438,652</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating income (loss) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">44,278</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(2,549</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(10</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(14,449</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">27,270</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation and amortization </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">43,818</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">27,869</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,656</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">267</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">73,610</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Restructuring charge </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,674</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">183</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,857</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stock-based compensation </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,606</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">6,606</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Six months ended June 30, 2010:</b> </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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net revenue to external customers </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">689,904</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">298,288</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">50,022</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,038,214</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating income (loss) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">84,431</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(8,254</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">3,837</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td> <td align="right">(29,246</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">50,768</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left"> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation and amortization </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">120,160</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">60,048</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,622</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">325</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">183,155</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"> <b> </b> </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="40%"> </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> <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> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Corporate</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Professional</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Health</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Consumer</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>and</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="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>Diagnostics</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Management</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Diagnostics</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Other</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">Restructuring charge </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">4,245</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right">(79</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">4,166</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stock-based compensation </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">15,684</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">15,684</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Six months ended June 30, 2009:</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net revenue to external customers </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">553,001</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">244,678</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">66,126</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">863,805</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating income (loss) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">91,103</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right">(1,497</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right">(1,567</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right">(30,314</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">57,725</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation and amortization </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">85,056</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">55,838</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">3,209</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">435</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">144,538</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Restructuring charge </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">7,363</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">6,158</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">1,514</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">15,035</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stock-based compensation </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">12,485</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">12,485</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Assets:</b> </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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">As of June 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">4,643,388</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">2,015,476</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">231,521</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">80,630</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">6,971,015</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">As of December 31, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">4,261,716</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">2,031,260</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">219,647</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">431,369</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">6,943,992</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </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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