Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Disaggregation of net sales by segment for the three months ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 are as follows:



	Three Months Ended
Market Type	December 28, 2019		December 29, 2018
Net sales:
Military	$	173,694	$	146,801
Commercial	166,260		157,244
Aircraft Controls	339,954		304,045
Space	62,740		50,176
Defense	123,500		105,892
Space and Defense Controls	186,240		156,068
Energy	29,939		29,297
Industrial Automation	106,831		109,130
Simulation and Test	28,468		29,050
Medical	63,411		52,086
Industrial Systems	228,649		219,563
Net sales	$	754,843	$	679,676



	Three Months Ended
Customer Type	December 28, 2019		December 29, 2018
Net sales:
Commercial	$	166,260	$	157,244
U.S. Government (including OEM)	132,209		117,181
Other	41,485		29,620
Aircraft Controls	339,954		304,045
Commercial	34,152		30,053
U.S. Government (including OEM)	134,687		114,465
Other	17,401		11,550
Space and Defense Controls	186,240		156,068
Commercial	220,519		210,568
U.S. Government (including OEM)	6,421		6,442
Other	1,709		2,553
Industrial Systems	228,649		219,563
Commercial	420,931		397,865
U.S. Government (including OEM)	273,317		238,088
Other	60,595		43,723
Net sales	$	754,843	$	679,676

Operating profit is net sales less cost of sales and other operating expenses, excluding interest expense, equity-based compensation expense and other corporate expenses. Cost of sales and other operating expenses are directly identifiable to the respective segment or allocated on the basis of sales, number of employees or profit. Operating profit by segment for the three months ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 and a reconciliation of segment operating profit to earnings before income taxes are as follows:



	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019		December 29, 2018
Operating profit:
Aircraft Controls	$	38,592	$	33,199
Space and Defense Controls	25,282		18,473
Industrial Systems	26,799		27,705
Total operating profit	90,673		79,377
Deductions from operating profit:
Interest expense	10,232		9,682
Equity-based compensation expense	2,381		2,008
Non-service pension expense	3,601		4,894
Corporate and other expenses, net	7,555		6,310
Earnings before income taxes	$	66,904	$	56,483