Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision maker is our Chief Executive Officer.

We report our segments based on a market-focused organization. Our segments are:Electronics, Materials Science, Life Sciences and Service and Components.

The following tables summarize various financial amounts for each of our business segments (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	April 1, 2012		April 3, 2011
Sales to External Customers:
Electronics	$	77,890	$	61,348
Materials Science	73,220		70,659
Life Sciences	18,234		24,025
Service and Components	48,211		40,928
Total	$	217,555	$	196,960
Gross Profit:
Electronics	$	41,729	$	31,762
Materials Science	33,328		30,773
Life Sciences	6,949		9,902
Service and Components	16,105		13,467
Total	$	98,111	$	85,904

	April 1, 2012		December 31, 2011
Goodwill:
Electronics	$	18,121	$	18,115
Materials Science	39,986		17,991
Life Sciences	17,340		16,895
Service and Components	5,056		5,052
Total	$	80,503	$	58,053
Total Assets:
Electronics	$	167,094	$	121,311
Materials Science	204,843		180,607
Life Sciences	63,440		67,445
Service and Components	176,071		158,542
Corporate and Eliminations	510,990		562,004
Total	$	1,122,438	$	1,089,909

Market segment disclosures are presented to the gross profit level as this is the primary performance measure for which the segment general managers are responsible. Selling, general and administrative, research and development and other operating expenses are managed and reported at the corporate level and, given allocation to the market segments would be arbitrary, have not been allocated to the market segments. See our Consolidated Statements of Operations for reconciliations from gross profit to income before income taxes. These reconciling items are not included in the measure of profit and loss for each reportable segment.