Segment Reporting and Foreign Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

Our long-lived assets (which are comprised of our net property, plant and equipment) by geographic area at December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	231,864	$	202,504	$	194,715
Ireland	45,283		45,671		47,337
Other foreign countries	54,305		44,645		34,521
Total	$	331,452	$	292,820	$	276,573

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Total depreciation and amortization by business segment for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2018		2017		2016
Cardiovascular	$	68,722	$	52,700	$	42,806
Endoscopy	824		882		949
Total	$	69,546	$	53,582	$	43,755

Total capital expenditures for property and equipment by business segment for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2018		2017		2016
Cardiovascular	$	63,032	$	38,437	$	32,613
Endoscopy	292		186		224
Total	$	63,324	$	38,623	$	32,837

Financial information relating to our reportable operating segments and reconciliations to the consolidated totals for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, are as follows (in thousands):

	2018			2017		2016
Net Sales
Cardiovascular	$	849,477		$	700,613	$	580,151
Endoscopy	33,276			27,239		23,687
Total net sales	882,753			727,852		603,838
Operating expenses
Cardiovascular	321,461			281,095		218,659
Endoscopy	14,692			12,089		11,490
Total operating expenses	336,153			293,184		230,149
Operating income
Cardiovascular	49,289			24,819		30,053
Endoscopy	9,328			8,250		4,823
Total operating income	58,617			33,069		34,876
Total other income (expense) - net	(9,098		)	2,812		(9,490		)
Income tax expense	7,502			8,358		5,265
Net income	$	42,017		$	27,523	$	20,121

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

Total assets by business segment at December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2018		2017		2016
Cardiovascular	$	1,588,970	$	1,103,806	$	932,927
Endoscopy	31,042		8,005		9,876
Total	$	1,620,012	$	1,111,811	$	942,803