SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION [Abstract]

SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

12.      SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

The Company operates and is internally managed in two operating segments, Technology Products and Industrial Products. The Company's chief operating decision-maker is the Company's Chief Executive Officer. The Company evaluates segment performance based on income from operations before net interest, foreign exchange gains and losses, special (gains) charges and income taxes. Corporate costs not identified with the disclosed segments are grouped as "Corporate and other expenses." The chief operating decision-maker reviews assets and makes significant capital expenditure decisions for the Company on a consolidated basis only. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those of the Company described in Note 1.

Financial information relating to the Company's operations by reportable segment was as follows (in millions):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Net Sales:
Technology Products	$	3,137.6		$	3,357.4		$	3,336.9
Industrial Products		401.9			319.9			250.0
Corporate and other		5.1			3.3			2.2
Consolidated	$	3,544.6		$	3,680.6		$	3,589.1
Depreciation and Amortization Expense:
Technology Products	$	15.1		$	15.0		$	12.1
Industrial Products		1.9			1.3			1.6
Corporate and other		1.0			1.2			.8
Consolidated	$	18.0		$	17.5		$	14.5
Operating Income (Loss):
Technology Products	$	(47.2	)	$	68.0		$	65.0
Industrial Products		29.9			35.1			24.1
Corporate and other expenses		(22.6	)		(22.3	)		(20.3	)
Consolidated	$	(39.9	)	$	80.8		$	68.8
Total Assets
Technology Products	$	564.4		$	546.7		$	574.0
Industrial Products		157.7			127.2			136.9
Corporate and other		240.2			215.8			183.2
Consolidated	$	962.3		$	889.7		$	894.1

Financial information relating to the Company's operations by geographic area was as follows (in millions):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Net Sales:
United States	$	2,203.5	$	2,353.3	$	2,328.6
United Kingdom		491.7		442.5		418.9
Other Europe		635.0		657.3		628.1
Other North America		214.4		227.5		213.5
Consolidated	$	3,544.6	$	3,680.6	$	3,589.1
Long-lived Assets:
United States	$	42.0	$	50.7	$	51.5
United Kingdom		16.6		15.4		16.0
Other Europe and Asia		2.8		2.5		3.4
Other North America		1.6		2.1		2.9
Consolidated	$	63.0	$	70.7	$	73.8

Net sales are attributed to countries based on location of selling subsidiary.

Financial information relating to the Company's entity-wide product category sales was as follows (in millions):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		%			2011		%			2010		%
Product Category
Computers	$	1,048.3		29.6	%		1,047.6		28.5	%		878.4		24.5	%
Computer accessories & software		970.8		27.4	%		1,025.0		27.8	%		982.8		27.4	%
Consumer electronics		619.7		17.5	%		746.5		20.3	%		856.3		23.8	%
Computer components		407.6		11.5	%		453.8		12.3	%		551.0		15.3	%
Industrial products		401.9		11.3	%		319.9		8.7	%		250.0		7.0	%
Other		96.3		2.7	%		87.8		2.4	%		70.6		2.0	%
Consolidated	$	3,544.6		100	%	$	3,680.6		100	%		3,589.1		100	%