Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company conducts its business globally and manages it through the following two segments:

Products:The Products segment is comprised of Devices and Systems. Devices includes two-way portable and vehicle mounted radios, accessories, and software features and upgrades. Systems includes the radio network core and central processing software, base stations, consoles, repeaters, and software applications and features. The primary customers of the Products segment are government, public safety and first-responder agencies, municipalities, and commercial and industrial customers who operate private communications networks and manage a mobile workforce.

Services: The Services segment provides a full set of offerings for government, public safety and commercial communication networks including: (i) Integration services, (ii) Lifecycle Support services, (iii) Managed services, (iv) Smart Public Safety Solutions, and (v) iDEN services. Integration services includes implementation, optimization, and integration of networks, devices, software, and applications.

The following table summarizes Net sales by segment: 

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014		October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014
Products	$	925	$	921	$	2,550	$	2,561
Services	497		515		1,463		1,497
	$	1,422	$	1,436	$	4,013	$	4,058

The following table summarizes the Operating earnings by segment: 

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 3, 2015			September 27, 2014			October 3, 2015			September 27, 2014
Products	$	178		$	141		$	413		$	276
Services	53			66			192			176
Operating earnings	231			207			605			452
Total other expense	(34		)	(56		)	(65		)	(115		)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	197		$	151		$	540		$	337