SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Net Sales

The following table sets forth information about the Company’s segments for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Third Party Net Sales
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Dental Consumable and Laboratory Businesses	$	991,694		$	993,624		$	992,406
Orthodontics/Canada/Mexico/Japan	307,160			320,614			309,143
Select Distribution Businesses	267,949			252,632			253,421
Implants/Endodontics/Healthcare/Pacific Rim	1,388,152			1,365,231			987,778
All Other (a)	(4,185		)	(3,672		)	(5,030		)
Total net sales	$	2,950,770		$	2,928,429		$	2,537,718

(a) Includes amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters

Net Sales, Excluding Precious Metal Content

Third Party Net Sales, Excluding Precious Metal Content
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Dental Consumable and Laboratory Businesses	$	842,736		$	816,281		$	824,341
Orthodontics/Canada/Mexico/Japan	278,994			286,680			276,228
Select Distribution Businesses	267,300			252,064			252,539
Implants/Endodontics/Healthcare/Pacific Rim	1,386,883			1,363,344			984,509
All Other (b)	(4,185		)	(3,671		)	(5,030		)
Total net sales, excluding precious metal content	$	2,771,728		$	2,714,698		$	2,332,587
Precious metal content of sales	179,042			213,731			205,131
Total net sales, including precious metal content	$	2,950,770		$	2,928,429		$	2,537,718

(b) Includes amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters

Intersegment Net Sales

Intersegment Net Sales
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Dental Consumable and Laboratory Businesses	$	172,827		$	173,194		$	167,621
Orthodontics/Canada/Mexico/Japan	3,913			4,000			4,065
Select Distribution Businesses	2,129			1,534			1,549
Implants/Endodontics/Healthcare/Pacific Rim	143,455			139,460			158,724
All Other (c)	243,127			221,867			211,658
Eliminations	(565,451		)	(540,055		)	(543,617		)
Total	$	—		$	—		$	—

(c) Includes amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segments.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and Amortization
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Dental Consumable and Laboratory Businesses	$	31,137	$	33,855	$	34,575
Orthodontics/Canada/Mexico/Japan	3,716		4,959		4,432
Select Distribution Businesses	931		964		875
Implants/Endodontics/Healthcare/Pacific Rim	90,175		86,900		42,546
All Other (d)	1,944		2,521		2,607
Total	$	127,903	$	129,199	$	85,035

(d) Includes amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters

Segment Operating Income

Segment Operating Income (Loss)
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Dental Consumable and Laboratory Businesses	$	229,566		$	223,702		$	209,353
Orthodontics/Canada/Mexico/Japan	13,946			14,104			12,998
Select Distribution Businesses	(1,005		)	(4,191		)	(1,358		)
Implants/Endodontics/Healthcare/Pacific Rim	295,419			292,991			218,396
All Other (e)	(105,404		)	(118,950		)	(102,796		)
Segment Operating Income	$	432,522		$	407,656		$	336,593
Reconciling Items:
Restructuring and other costs	13,356			25,717			35,865
Interest expense	49,625			56,851			43,814
Interest income	(8,123		)	(8,760		)	(8,237		)
Other expense (income), net	8,329			3,169			9,040
Income before income taxes	$	369,335		$	330,679		$	256,111

(e) Includes results of Corporate headquarters, inter-segment eliminations and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segments. Amount recorded in 2011 includes $31.9 million of Astra Tech acquisition costs

Capital Expenditures

Capital Expenditures
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Dental Consumable and Laboratory Businesses	$	21,122	$	18,957	$	20,693
Orthodontics/Canada/Mexico/Japan	14,423		9,071		7,494
Select Distribution Businesses	1,377		657		1,123
Implants/Endodontics/Healthcare/Pacific Rim	58,104		58,372		32,958
All Other (f)	5,319		5,015		8,918
Total	$	100,345	$	92,072	$	71,186

(f) Includes capital expenditures of Corporate headquarte

Assets

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Assets
(in thousands)	2013		2012
Dental Consumable and Laboratory Businesses	$	961,989	$	1,007,307
Orthodontics/Canada/Mexico/Japan	308,393		294,348
Select Distribution Businesses	166,679		192,684
Implants/Endodontics/Healthcare/Pacific Rim	3,450,670		3,195,382
All Other (g)	190,316		282,576
Total	$	5,078,047	$	4,972,297

(g) Includes assets of Corporate headquarters, inter-segment eliminations and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segmen

Company's Operations in Different Geographic Areas

The following table sets forth information about the Company’s operations in different geographic areas for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Net sales reported below represent revenues for shipments made by operating businesses located in the country or territory identified, including export sales. Property, plant and equipment, net, represents those long-lived assets held by the operating businesses located in the respective geographic areas.

(in thousands)	United States		Germany		Sweden		Other Foreign		Consolidated
2013
Net sales	$	1,011,646	$	559,109	$	57,504	$	1,322,511	$	2,950,770
Property, plant and equipment, net	158,673		129,685		134,083		214,731		637,172
2012
Net sales	$	993,980	$	546,092	$	54,507	$	1,333,850	$	2,928,429
Property, plant and equipment, net	148,950		122,310		133,502		209,943		614,705
2011
Net sales	$	875,471	$	515,819	$	20,383	$	1,126,045	$	2,537,718
Property, plant and equipment, net	137,871		118,229		150,167		185,178		591,445

Schedule of Sales by Product Category

The following table presents net sales information by product category: