Segment Information Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Revenues Gross Profit And Operating Income By Segment [Table Text Block]

Revenues, gross profit, and operating income associated with our segments were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Itron North America	$	294,577		$	313,155		$	859,783		$	855,857
Itron International	320,978			260,496			931,864			782,756
Total Company	$	615,555		$	573,651		$	1,791,647		$	1,638,613
Gross profit
Itron North America	$	84,919		$	109,551		$	276,599		$	288,682
Itron International	91,259			72,212			274,772			224,201
Total Company	$	176,178		$	181,763		$	551,371		$	512,883
Operating income (loss)
Itron North America	$	38,018		$	62,274		$	124,550		$	149,694
Itron International	(525,411		)	7,515			(492,700		)	22,969
Corporate unallocated	(9,859		)	(10,853		)	(30,928		)	(32,099		)
Total Company	(497,252		)	58,936			(399,078		)	140,564
Total other income (expense)	(13,788		)	(17,585		)	(40,919		)	(47,212		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(511,040	)	$	41,351		$	(439,997	)	$	93,352

Revenues By Region [Table Text Block]

Revenues by region were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
United States and Canada	$	292,323	$	310,671	$	852,715	$	849,174
Europe	207,645		173,936		638,830		562,284
Other	115,587		89,044		300,102		227,155
Total revenues	$	615,555	$	573,651	$	1,791,647	$	1,638,613

Depreciation And Amortization Expense Associated With Segments [Table Text Block]

Depreciation and amortization expense associated with our segments was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Itron North America	$	11,497	$	11,484	$	33,844	$	34,212
Itron International	21,117		20,628		63,067		62,970
Corporate Unallocated	6		1		8		2
Total Company	$	32,620	$	32,113	$	96,919	$	97,184