Segment Data (Tables)

The following tables present summarized financial information concerning the company’s reportable segments and Other activities:


(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended July 31, 2020	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	623,615	$	204,961	$	12,396	$	840,972
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	12,738		23		(12,761)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	113,652	$	28,545	$	(31,204)	$	110,993


(Dollars in thousands)
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	1,879,423	$	632,807	$	25,623	$	2,537,853
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	38,151		84		(38,235)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	322,385		87,233		(91,115)		318,503
Total assets	$	1,967,882	$	268,562	$	577,419	$	2,813,863


(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended August 2, 2019	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	676,756	$	148,234	$	13,723	$	838,713
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	13,779		78		(13,857)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	81,592	$	16,151	$	(26,508)	$	71,235


(Dollars in thousands)
Nine Months Ended August 2, 2019	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	1,855,268	$	525,539	$	22,898	$	2,403,705
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	51,104		257		(51,361)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	319,689		51,253		(92,507)		278,435
Total assets	$	1,784,707	$	218,528	$	306,498	$	2,309,733

The following table presents the details of operating loss before income taxes for the company's Other activities:


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	July 31, 2020		August 2, 2019		July 31, 2020		August 2, 2019
Corporate expenses	$	(29,078)	$	(26,287)	$	(76,961)	$	(88,958)
Interest expense	(8,304)		(9,004)		(25,119)		(20,440)
Earnings from wholly-owned domestic distribution companies and other income, net	6,178		8,783		10,965		16,891
Total operating loss	$	(31,204)	$	(26,508)	$	(91,115)	$	(92,507)