Segment and Geographic Data

12 Months Ended

Apr. 26, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment and Geographic Data

13. Segment and Geographic Data

Patterson Companies, Inc. is comprised of three reportable segments: dental supply, veterinary supply, and rehabilitation supply. Our reportable business segments are strategic business units that offer similar products and services to different customer bases. The dental supply segment provides a virtually complete range of consumable dental products, clinical and laboratory equipment and value-added services to dentists, dental laboratories, institutions and other dental healthcare providers throughout North America. The veterinary supply segment is a leading distributor of veterinary supplies, primarily to companion-pet(dogs, cats and other common household pets) and equine veterinary clinics. They also provide products and services used for the diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of diseases in companion animals and equine throughout the United States and United Kingdom. The worldwide rehabilitation supply segment provides a comprehensive range of distributed and self-manufactured rehabilitation medical supplies and assistive products to acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation clinics, dealers and schools.

We evaluate segment performance based on operating income. The corporate office general and administrative expenses are included in the dental supply segment and consist of home office support costs in areas such as information technology, finance, human resources and facilities. If these corporate expenses were allocated to the segments, the results would not be materially different as the dental segment would absorb a significant portion of these expenses. The cost to operate the distribution centers are allocated to the operating units based on the through-put of the unit.

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

	Fiscal Year
	2014		2013		2012
Net sales
Dental supply	$	2,382,096	$	2,379,970	$	2,287,875
Rehabilitation supply		478,574		501,997		513,340
Veterinary supply		1,203,045		755,245		734,446
Consolidated net sales	$	4,063,715	$	3,637,212	$	3,535,661
Operating income
Dental supply	$	249,138	$	247,747	$	246,755
Rehabilitation supply		46,763		65,027		72,442
Veterinary supply		49,855		41,681		38,812
Consolidated operating income	$	345,756	$	354,455	$	358,009
Depreciation and amortization
Dental supply	$	35,209	$	34,953	$	31,375
Rehabilitation supply		7,540		7,683		7,472
Veterinary supply		7,237		3,366		3,362
Consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	49,986	$	46,002	$	42,209
Total assets
Dental supply	$	1,342,333	$	1,442,667	$	1,502,672
Rehabilitation supply		876,211		881,323		883,287
Veterinary supply		646,133		357,788		353,409
Consolidated total assets	$	2,864,677	$	2,681,778	$	2,739,368

The following table presents sales information by product for Patterson and its reportable segments:

	Fiscal Year
	2014		2013		2012
Consolidated
Consumable and printed products	$	2,776,765	$	2,343,407	$	2,312,309
Equipment and software		973,814		993,767		930,601
Other		313,136		300,038		292,751
Total	$	4,063,715	$	3,637,212	$	3,535,661
Dental supply
Consumable and printed products	$	1,289,652	$	1,273,222	$	1,263,515
Equipment and software		828,858		843,880		768,633
Other		263,586		262,868		255,727
Total	$	2,382,096	$	2,379,970	$	2,287,875
Rehabilitation supply
Consumable and printed products	$	352,181	$	361,164	$	363,004
Equipment and software		100,936		114,818		123,649
Other		25,457		26,015		26,687
Total	$	478,574	$	501,997	$	513,340
Veterinary supply
Consumable and printed products	$	1,134,932	$	709,021	$	685,790
Equipment and software		44,020		35,069		38,319
Other		24,093		11,155		10,337
Total	$	1,203,045	$	755,245	$	734,446

The following table presents information about Patterson by geographic area. No individual country, except for the United States, generated sales greater than 10% of consolidated net sales. There were no material sales between geographic areas.

	Fiscal Year
	2014		2013		2012
Net sales
United States	$	3,265,939	$	3,211,979	$	3,104,047
International		797,776		425,233		431,614
Total	$	4,063,715	$	3,637,212	$	3,535,661
Income before tax
United States	$	289,037	$	273,037	$	273,314
International		23,875		48,080		56,498
Total	$	312,912	$	321,117	$	329,812
Long-lived assets
United States	$	1,235,830	$	1,176,815	$	1,192,437
International		213,130		143,627		143,418
Total	$	1,448,960	$	1,320,442	$	1,335,855