SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2013

The following table presents information about Patterson’s reportable segments:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 26,		October 27,		October 26,		October 27,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net sales
Dental supply	$	563,052	$	549,149	$	1,117,285	$	1,116,541
Veterinary supply		308,120		184,375		507,803		375,465
Rehabilitation supply		127,662		133,669		253,871		264,412

Consolidated net sales	$	998,834	$	867,193	$	1,878,959	$	1,756,418

Operating income
Dental supply	$	53,174	$	50,750	$	108,664	$	106,621
Veterinary supply		12,151		9,219		21,198		19,438
Rehabilitation supply		9,898		17,900		26,642		34,402

Consolidated operating income	$	75,223	$	77,869	$	156,504	$	160,461

Sales Information by Product

The following table presents sales information by product for all of Patterson’s reportable segments:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 26,		October 27,		October 26,		October 27,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net sales
Consumable and printed products	$	707,578	$	586,757	$	1,309,788	$	1,174,315
Equipment and software		212,634		206,920		416,516		433,962
Other		78,622		73,516		152,655		148,141

Total	$	998,834	$	867,193	$	1,878,959	$	1,756,418

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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