Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Company's Segments Information

Certain information relating to the Company’s segments is set forth below:

	Three Months Ended July 31,						Six Months Ended July 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net sales:
Americas	$	443,856		$	433,989		$	851,553		$	819,663
Asia-Pacific	208,325			174,138			431,752			369,208
Japan	136,395			158,663			280,922			300,452
Europe	111,247			100,214			204,233			188,121
Total reportable segments	899,823			867,004			1,768,460			1,677,444
Other	26,061			19,565			52,908			28,295
	$	925,884		$	886,569		$	1,821,368		$	1,705,739
Earnings (losses) from operations*:
Americas	$	87,731		$	83,866		$	146,693		$	139,807
Asia-Pacific	49,882			35,026			105,341			86,086
Japan	48,235			50,266			101,654			92,826
Europe	22,338			20,597			36,616			37,252
Total reportable segments	208,186			189,755			390,304			355,971
Other	(1,188		)	(2,158		)	(344		)	(3,939		)
	$	206,998		$	187,597		$	389,960		$	352,032

Reconciliation of Segments' Earnings from Operations to Company's Consolidated Earnings from Operations Before Income Taxes

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the segments’ earnings from operations to the Company’s consolidated earnings from operations before income taxes:

	Three Months Ended July 31,						Six Months Ended July 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Earnings from operations for segments	$	206,998		$	187,597		$	389,960		$	352,032
Unallocated corporate expenses	(30,112		)	(33,017		)	(62,537		)	(62,467		)
Interest and other expenses, net	(14,694		)	(14,250		)	(27,406		)	(24,804		)
Other operating expense	—			—			(9,379		)	—
Earnings from operations before income taxes	$	162,192		$	140,330		$	290,638		$	264,761