Segment And Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment And Geographic Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Operating Segments

The Company has three reportable operating segments: Americas, Asia, and Europe. Information about operating segments is as follows:

				Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)				2017		2016		2015
	Net sales:
		Americas	$	1,606,642	$	1,552,980	$	1,615,393
		Asia		768,588		675,801		878,307
		Europe		176,401		161,007		146,648
		Elimination of intersegment sales		(84,820)		(79,373)		(99,475)
			$	2,466,811	$	2,310,415	$	2,540,873
	Depreciation and amortization:
		Americas	$	21,972	$	23,275	$	23,881
		Asia		11,849		15,832		17,031
		Europe		2,891		2,794		2,628
		Corporate		11,960		13,238		6,132
			$	48,672	$	55,139	$	49,672
	Income from operations:
		Americas	$	71,638	$	84,457	$	77,213
		Asia		73,263		48,285		62,967
		Europe		10,814		10,424		7,149
		Corporate and intersegment eliminations		(77,112)		(67,528)		(54,360)
			$	78,603	$	75,638	$	92,969
	Capital expenditures:
		Americas	$	27,139	$	20,766	$	18,390
		Asia		18,115		7,858		11,851
		Europe		4,915		1,441		4,323
		Corporate		4,337		2,269		3,498
			$	54,506	$	32,334	$	38,062
	Total assets:
		Americas	$	804,698	$	864,388	$	867,858
		Asia		670,807		634,838		604,554
		Europe		470,264		393,443		305,833
		Corporate and other		151,548		105,999		115,633
			$	2,097,317	$	1,998,668	$	1,893,878

Schedule Of Geographic Net Sales And Long-Lived Assets

Geographic net sales information provided below reflects the destination of the product shipped. Long-lived assets information is based on the physical location of the asset.

				Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)				2017		2016		2015
	Geographic net sales:
		United States	$	1,659,404	$	1,615,749	$	1,848,503
		Asia		434,332		334,305		314,160
		Europe		292,490		252,972		221,911
		Other		80,585		107,389		156,299
			$	2,466,811	$	2,310,415	$	2,540,873
	Long-lived assets:
		United States	$	167,858	$	167,367	$	172,958
		Asia		77,750		67,998		77,237
		Europe		11,042		8,415		9,704
		Other		25,830		24,290		31,046
			$	282,480	$	268,070	$	290,945