Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information [Text Block]

Reportable segment data reconciled to the Corporation's condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended October 1, 2011, and October 2, 2010, is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Net Sales:
Office Furniture	$	421,873		$	387,382		$	1,125,643		$	1,030,112
Hearth Products	82,347			71,471			207,538			190,469
	504,220			458,853			1,333,181			1,220,581
Operating Profit (Loss):
Office furniture
Operations before restructuring charges	$	41,776		$	33,776		$	69,161		$	65,701
Restructuring and impairment charges	(277		)	251			(1,711		)	(2,720		)
Office furniture – net	41,499			34,027			67,450			62,981
Hearth products
Operations before restructuring charges	6,875			3,041			5,749			(2,397		)
Restructuring and impairment charges	—			—			(419		)	(101		)
Hearth products – net	6,875			3,041			5,330			(2,498		)
Total operating profit	48,374			37,068			72,780			60,483
Unallocated corporate expense	(10,272		)	(8,790		)	(29,866		)	(31,209		)
Income before income taxes	$	38,102		$	28,278		$	42,914		$	29,274
Depreciation & Amortization Expense:
Office furniture	$	8,855		$	11,096		$	27,308		$	34,468
Hearth products	1,818			2,559			5,925			9,052
General corporate	700			602			1,902			1,841
	$	11,373		$	14,257		$	35,135		$	45,361
Capital Expenditures:
Office furniture	$	4,578		$	4,018		$	15,812		$	14,625
Hearth products	975			614			1,980			1,443
General corporate	69			1,616			2,402			2,608
	$	5,622		$	6,248		$	20,194		$	18,676
							As of			As of
							October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Identifiable Assets:
Office furniture							$	618,588		$	601,661
Hearth products							282,168			291,213
General corporate							154,428			109,892
							$	1,055,184		$	1,002,766