Segment reporting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment reporting

Segment reporting

The Company has three reporting segments: the Mohawk segment, the Dal-Tile segment and the Unilin segment. The Mohawk segment designs, manufactures, sources, distributes and markets its floor covering product lines, which include carpets, ceramic tile, laminate, rugs, carpet pad, hardwood and resilient, primarily in North America through its network of regional distribution centers and satellite warehouses using Company-operated trucks, common carriers or rail transportation. The segment’s product lines are sold through various selling channels, which include independent floor covering retailers, home centers, mass merchandisers, department stores, commercial dealers and commercial end users. The Dal-Tile segment designs, manufactures, sources, distributes and markets a broad line of ceramic tile, porcelain tile, natural stone and other products, primarily in North America and Mexico through its network of regional distribution centers and Company-operated service centers using Company-operated trucks, common carriers or rail transportation. The segment’s product lines are sold through independent distributors, home center retailers, tile and flooring retailers and contractors. The Unilin segment designs, manufactures, sources, licenses, distributes and markets laminate and hardwood flooring, roofing systems, insulation panels and other wood products, primarily in North America and Europe through various selling channels, which include retailers, independent distributors and home centers.

The accounting policies for each operating segment are consistent with the Company’s policies for the consolidated financial statements. Amounts disclosed for each segment are prior to any elimination or consolidation entries. Corporate general and administrative expenses attributable to each segment are estimated and allocated accordingly. Segment performance is evaluated based on operating income.

Segment information is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012
Net sales:
Mohawk	$	695,334		699,880
Dal-Tile	411,881			392,925
Unilin	404,475			337,424
Intersegment sales	(24,875		)	(21,194	)
	$	1,486,815		1,409,035
Operating income (loss):
Mohawk	$	25,238		25,282
Dal-Tile	29,976			26,028
Unilin	38,693			27,146
Corporate and intersegment eliminations	(7,065		)	(6,480	)
	$	86,842		71,976

	March 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Assets:
Mohawk	$	1,802,241	1,721,214
Dal-Tile	1,795,828		1,731,258
Unilin	2,469,264		2,672,389
Corporate and intersegment eliminations	1,194,512		178,823
	$	7,261,845	6,303,684

In connection with the closing of the Marazzi acquisition on April 3, 2013, the Company decided to revise the names of its segments and, beginning in the second quarter of 2013, will refer to the Mohawk segment as the Carpet segment, the Dal-Tile segment as the Ceramic segment and the Unilin segment as the Laminate and Wood segment. Only the names of the segments are affected by the change and therefore no prior period financial information will change.