Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

Note 17: Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable operating segments based on two primary areas of service. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment is a broad service group providing technical consulting in different practices primarily in engineering. The Environmental and Health segment provides services in the area of environmental, epidemiology and health risk analysis. This segment provides a wide range of consulting services relating to environmental hazards and risks and the impact on both human health and the environment.

Segment information is presented for selected data from the statements of income and statements of cash flows for 2021, 2020 and 2019. Segment information for selected data from the balance sheets is presented for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2021. The Company’s CEO, the chief operating decision maker, does not review total assets in her evaluation of segment performance and capital allocation.

Revenues

	Fiscal Years
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Engineering and Other Scientific	$	380,909	$	319,346	$	339,796
Environmental and Health		85,360		80,554		77,403
Total revenues	$	466,269	$	399,900	$	417,199

Operating Income

	Fiscal Years
(In thousands)	2021			2020			2019
Engineering and Other Scientific	$	140,400		$	100,616		$	110,822
Environmental and Health		27,952			26,728			26,589
Total segment operating income		168,352			127,344			137,411
Corporate operating expense		(59,425	)		(44,095	)		(52,300	)
Total operating income	$	108,927		$	83,249		$	85,111

Certain operating expenses are excluded from the Company's measure of segment operating income. These expenses include the costs associated with the Company’s human resources, finance, information technology, and business development groups; the deferred compensation expense/benefit due to the change in value of assets associated with the Company’s deferred compensation plan; stock-based compensation associated with restricted stock unit and stock option awards; and the change in the Company’s allowance for contract losses and doubtful accounts.

Capital Expenditures

	Fiscal Years
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Engineering and Other Scientific	$	2,792	$	2,237	$	4,675
Environmental and Health		160		102		104
Total segment capital expenditures		2,952		2,339		4,779
Corporate capital expenditures		3,685		2,768		17,511
Total capital expenditures	$	6,637	$	5,107	$	22,290

Certain capital expenditures associated with the Company's corporate cost centers and the related depreciation are excluded from the Company's segment information. The high level of corporate capital expenditures during 2019 was due to the construction costs associated with the Company’s office and laboratory facilities in Natick, Massachusetts.

Depreciation and Amortization

	Fiscal Years
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Engineering and Other Scientific	$	4,031	$	4,239	$	4,827
Environmental and Health		193		196		206
Total segment depreciation and amortization		4,224		4,435		5,033
Corporate depreciation and amortization		2,263		2,436		1,773
Total depreciation and amortization	$	6,487	$	6,871	$	6,806

Information regarding the Company’s operations in different geographical areas:

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, net

	Fiscal Years
(In thousands)	2021		2020
United States	$	59,001	$	58,900
Foreign Countries		970		923
Total	$	59,971	$	59,823

Revenues ⁽¹⁾

	Fiscal Years
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019
United States	$	397,001	$	353,565	$	351,856
Foreign Countries		69,268		46,335		65,343
Total	$	466,269	$	399,900	$	417,199

⁽¹⁾ Geographic revenues are allocated based on the location of the client.

Below is a breakdown of goodwill, reported by segment as of December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2021:

(In thousands)	Environmental and Health		Engineering and Other Scientific		Total
Goodwill	$	8,099	$	508	$	8,607

There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for 2021, 2020 and 2019. There were no goodwill impairments or gains or losses on disposals for any portion of the Company’s reporting units during 2021, 2020 and 2019.