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Business Segments
6 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2016
Disclosure Schedule Of Financial Data For Company Reportable Business Segments And Product Lines [Abstract]  
Business Segments Business Segments

The Company has three reportable business segments based on geographic regions, defined as follows:

Americas, which includes North and South America, with segment headquarters in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA;
EMEA, which includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with segment headquarters in Zug, Switzerland; and
Asia, which includes Asia, Australia and Oceania, with segment headquarters in Singapore.

Summarized financial information related to the Company's reportable segments for the second quarter and six months ended October 2, 2016 and September 27, 2015 is shown below:

 
 
Quarter ended
 
Six months ended
 
 
October 2, 2016
 
September 27, 2015
 
October 2, 2016
 
September 27, 2015
Net sales by segment to unaffiliated customers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
 
$
324,824

 
$
322,482

 
$
654,544

 
$
639,508

EMEA
 
180,566

 
189,426

 
377,696

 
386,067

Asia
 
70,658

 
57,226

 
144,411

 
105,627

Total net sales
 
$
576,048

 
$
569,134

 
$
1,176,651

 
$
1,131,202

Net sales by product line
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve power
 
$
277,449

 
$
274,236

 
$
573,490

 
$
538,500

Motive power
 
298,599

 
294,898

 
603,161

 
592,702

Total net sales
 
$
576,048

 
$
569,134

 
$
1,176,651

 
$
1,131,202

Intersegment sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
 
$
6,981

 
$
6,667

 
$
12,985

 
$
16,707

EMEA
 
21,937

 
23,824

 
44,100

 
42,462

Asia
 
8,088

 
6,346

 
11,785

 
12,732

Total intersegment sales (1)
 
$
37,006

 
$
36,837

 
$
68,870

 
$
71,901

Operating earnings by segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
 
$
49,890

 
$
48,427

 
$
93,200

 
$
93,772

EMEA
 
16,997

 
17,141

 
36,833

 
37,693

Asia
 
3,574

 
(190
)
 
7,757

 
(180
)
Restructuring charges - Americas
 

 

 
(892
)
 
(570
)
Inventory write-off relating to exit activities - EMEA
 
(2,659
)
 

 
(2,659
)
 

Restructuring charges - EMEA
 
(4,547
)
 
(1,905
)
 
(4,816
)
 
(2,553
)
Restructuring charges - Asia
 
(346
)
 
(724
)
 
(482
)
 
(724
)
Reversal of legal accrual, net of fees - Americas
 

 
799

 

 
799

Legal proceedings charge - EMEA
 

 
(4,000
)
 

 
(4,000
)
Gain on sale of facility - Asia
 

 

 

 
4,348

Total operating earnings (2)
 
$
62,909

 
$
59,548

 
$
128,941

 
$
128,585


(1) Intersegment sales are presented on a cost-plus basis, which takes into consideration the effect of transfer prices between legal entities.
(2) The Company does not allocate interest expense or other (income) expense to the reportable segments.