Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The company operates in three reportable operating segments defined by management reporting structure and operating activities.

The Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group manufactures, sells, and distributes cooking equipment for the restaurant and institutional kitchen industry. This business segment has manufacturing facilities in California, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Australia, China, Denmark, Italy, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Principal product lines of this group include conveyor ovens, ranges, steamers, convection ovens, combi-ovens, broilers and steam cooking equipment, induction cooking systems, baking and proofing ovens, charbroilers, catering equipment, fryers, toasters, hot food servers, food warming equipment, griddles, coffee and beverage dispensing equipment, professional refrigerators, coldrooms, ice machines, freezers and kitchen processing and ventilation equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: Anets, Beech, Blodgett, Blodgett Combi, Blodgett Range, Bloomfield, Britannia, CTX, Carter-Hoffmann, Celfrost, CookTek, Doyon, Frifri, Giga, Holman, Houno, IMC, Jade, Lang, Lincat, MagiKitch’n, Middleby Marshall, MPC, Nieco, Nu-Vu, PerfectFry, Pitco, Southbend, Star, Toastmaster, TurboChef, Viking, Wells and Wunder-Bar.

The Food Processing Equipment Group manufactures preparation, cooking, packaging food handling and food safety equipment for the food processing industry. This business segment has manufacturing operations in Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Australia, France, Germany and Mexico. Principal product lines of this group include batch ovens, belt ovens, continuous processing ovens, frying systems, automated thermal processing systems, automated loading and unloading systems, meat presses, breading, battering, mixing, forming, grinding and slicing equipment, food suspension, reduction and emulsion systems, defrosting equipment, packaging and food safety equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: Alkar, Armor Inox, Auto-Bake, Baker Thermal Solutions, Danfotech, Drake, Maurer-Atmos, MP Equipment, RapidPak, Spooner Vicars and Stewart Systems.

The Residential Kitchen Equipment Group manufactures, sells and distributes kitchen equipment for the residential market. This business segment has manufacturing facilities in Greenwood, Mississippi. Principal product lines of this group are ranges, ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, cooktops and outdoor equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names of Brigade, Jade, TurboChef and Viking.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The chief operating decision maker evaluates individual segment performance based on operating income. Management believes that intersegment sales are made at established arm's length transfer prices.

The following table summarizes the results of operations for the company’s business segments(1,2) (dollars in thousands): 

	Commercial Foodservice		Food Processing		Residential Kitchen		Corporate and Other(3)			Total
2013
Net sales	$	895,494	$	301,522	$	231,669	$	—		$	1,428,685
Operating income	234,190		49,528		10,815		(50,071		)	244,462
Depreciation and amortization expense	18,787		8,387		14,148		1,842			43,164
Net capital expenditures	7,227		3,140		4,090		183			14,640
Total assets	1,000,065		303,289		441,299		74,553			1,819,206
Long-lived assets	47,490		12,475		60,570		17,038			137,573
2012
Net sales	$	786,391	$	251,783	$	—	$	—		$	1,038,174
Operating income	194,573		39,924		—		(46,413		)	188,084
Depreciation and amortization expense	17,920		7,366		—		1,617			26,903
Net capital expenditures	3,834		3,829		—		(11		)	7,652
Total assets	880,333		291,913		—		72,034			1,244,280
Long-lived assets	45,240		11,074		—		16,012			72,326
2011
Net sales	$	723,274	$	132,633	$	—	$	—		$	855,907
Operating income	181,963		19,997		—		(53,250		)	148,710
Depreciation and amortization expense	15,839		3,053		—		816			19,708
Net capital expenditures	6,896		447		—		497			7,840
Total assets	848,655		238,724		—		59,133			1,146,512
Long-lived assets	45,971		7,771		—		12,849			66,591

(1) Non-operating expenses are not allocated to the reportable segments. Non-operating expenses consist of interest expense and deferred financing amortization, foreign exchange gains and losses and other income and expense items outside of income from operations.

(2) Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment, long-term deferred tax assets and other assets.

(3) Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.

Geographic Information

Long-lived assets, not including goodwill and other intangibles (in thousands):

	2013		2012		2011
	(dollars in thousands)
United States and Canada	$	115,162	$	48,516	$	41,428
Asia	5,133		3,391		2,467
Europe and Middle East	15,762		19,198		18,780
Latin America	1,516		1,221		3,916
Total international	22,411		23,810		25,163
	$	137,573	$	72,326	$	66,591

Net sales (in thousands):

	2013		2012		2011
	(dollars in thousands)
United States and Canada	$	1,049,280	$	711,241	$	613,081
Asia	109,599		91,021		61,078
Europe and Middle East	187,381		167,840		137,335
Latin America	82,425		68,072		44,413
Total international	379,405		326,933		242,826
	$	1,428,685	$	1,038,174	$	855,907