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Industry Segments and Geographic Area Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
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Nature of Operations
 
Hubbell is a global manufacturer of quality electrical products and utility solutions for a broad range of customer and end-market applications. Products are either sourced complete, manufactured or assembled by subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, China, Mexico, the UK, Brazil, Australia, Spain and Ireland. Hubbell also participates in joint ventures in Hong Kong and the Philippines and maintains offices in Singapore, Italy, China, India, Mexico, South Korea, Chile and countries in the Middle East. Each of the above references to manufacturing locations, joint venture participation, and office locations relate to the three year period ending December 31, 2022.
 
The Company’s reporting segments consist of the Utility Solutions segment and the Electrical Solutions segment, as described below.

The Utility Solutions segment consists of businesses that design, manufacture, and sell a wide variety of electrical distribution, transmission, substation, and telecommunications products, which support applications In Front of the Meter. This includes utility transmission & distribution (T&D) components such as arresters, insulators, connectors, anchors, bushings, enclosures cutoffs and switches. The Utility Solutions segment also offers solutions that serve The Edge of the utility infrastructure, including smart meters, communications systems, and protection and control devices. Hubbell Utility Solutions supports the electrical distribution, electrical transmission, water, gas distribution, telecommunications, and solar and wind markets.
 
Hubbell Electrical Solutions is positioned Behind the Meter, providing key components to building operators and industrial customers that enable them to manage their energy and operate critical infrastructure more efficiently and effectively. The Electrical Solutions segment comprises businesses that sell stock and custom products including standard and special application wiring device products, rough-in electrical products, connector and grounding products, and lighting fixtures, as well as other electrical equipment.

Products of the Electrical Solutions segment have applications in the light industrial, non-residential, wireless communications, transportation, data center, and heavy industrial markets. Electrical Solutions segment products are typically used in and around industrial, commercial and institutional facilities by electrical contractors, maintenance personnel, electricians, utilities, and telecommunications companies. In addition, certain of our businesses design and manufacture industrial controls and communication systems used in the non-residential and industrial markets. Many of these products are designed such that they can also be used in harsh and hazardous locations where a potential for fire and explosion exists due to the presence of flammable gasses and vapors. Harsh and hazardous products are primarily used in the oil and gas (onshore and offshore) and mining industries. We also offer a variety of lighting fixtures, wiring devices and electrical products that have residential and utility applications, including residential products with Internet-of-Things ("IoT") enabled technologies.

These products are sold under various brands and/or trademarks and are primarily sold through electrical and industrial distributors, home centers, retail and hardware outlets, lighting showrooms and residential product oriented internet sites. Special application products are primarily sold through wholesale distributors to contractors, industrial customers and original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”).
 
Financial Information
 
Financial information by industry segment, product class and geographic area for each of the three years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 is summarized below (in millions). When reading the data the following items should be noted:
 
•Net sales comprise sales to unaffiliated customers — inter-segment and inter-area sales are not significant.
•Segment operating income consists of Net sales less operating expenses, including total corporate expenses, which are generally allocated to each segment on the basis of the segment’s percentage of consolidated Net sales. Interest expense and investment income and other expense, net have not been allocated to segments as these items are centrally managed by the Company.
•General corporate assets not allocated to segments are principally cash, prepaid pensions, investments and deferred taxes. These assets have not been allocated as they are centrally managed by the Company.
INDUSTRY SEGMENT DATA
 202220212020
Net Sales:   
Utility Solutions$2,871.1 $2,334.4 $2,079.4 
Electrical Solutions2,076.8 1,859.7 1,603.1 
TOTAL NET SALES$4,947.9 $4,194.1 $3,682.5 
Operating Income:   
Utility Solutions$438.2 $284.1 $305.6 
Electrical Solutions270.9 248.2 188.9 
Operating Income$709.1 $532.3 $494.5 
Loss on disposition of business (Note 4)— (6.9)— 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 13)— (16.8)— 
Pension charge (Note 12)(7.0)— (7.6)
Interest expense, net(49.6)(54.7)(60.1)
Other income (expense), net4.5 5.4 (2.3)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES$657.0 $459.3 $424.5 
Assets:   
Utility Solutions$3,011.9 $2,823.8 $2,812.4 
Electrical Solutions1,972.9 2,142.1 1,984.4 
General Corporate417.8 315.6 288.3 
TOTAL ASSETS(1)
$5,402.6 $5,281.5 $5,085.1 
Capital Expenditures:   
Utility Solutions$86.9 $55.8 $55.9 
Electrical Solutions39.5 31.1 25.0 
General Corporate2.9 3.3 1.9 
TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES$129.3 $90.2 $82.8 
Depreciation and Amortization:   
Utility Solutions$99.2 $108.5 $103.2 
Electrical Solutions49.3 40.6 41.3 
TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION$148.5 $149.1 $144.5 
 
GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA
 202220212020
Net Sales:   
United States$4,536.4 $3,809.8 $3,356.9 
International411.5 384.3 325.6 
TOTAL NET SALES$4,947.9 $4,194.1 $3,682.5 
Operating Income:   
United States$598.5 $439.6 $436.3 
International110.6 92.7 58.2 
TOTAL OPERATING INCOME$709.1 $532.3 $494.5 
Long-lived Assets:   
United States$2,983.5 $3,038.1 $3,113.7 
International392.3 359.0 378.7 
TOTAL LONG-LIVED ASSETS(1)
$3,375.8 $3,397.1 $3,492.4 
(1) Total Assets and Long-lived assets attributable to the Company's formerly owned Commercial and Industrial Lighting business, totaling $356.6 million and $177.1 million were included in total assets held for sale, and noncurrent portion respectively as of December 31, 2021 on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 2, Discontinued Operations, for further information on the Company's sale of the C&I Lighting business.

On a geographic basis, the Company defines “international” as operations based outside of the United States and its possessions. As a percentage of total Net sales, shipments from foreign operations directly to third parties were 8% in 2022, 9% in 2021 and 9% in 2020, with the UK and Canadian operations representing approximately 32%, and 31% respectively, of 2022 total international Net sales.
Long-lived assets, excluding deferred tax assets, of international subsidiaries were 12% of the consolidated total in 2022, 11% in 2021 and 11% in 2020, with the UK, Spain, and Canada operations representing approximately 26%, 17%, and 16%, respectively, of the 2022 international total. Export sales from United States operations were $253.0 million in 2022, $227.0 million in 2021 and $233.8 million in 2020.