Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Company's Segments Information

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

	Three Months Ended October 31,					Nine Months Ended October 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012		2013			2012
Net sales:
Americas	$	416,748		$	400,113	$	1,268,301		$	1,219,776
Asia-Pacific	238,412			187,685		670,164			556,893
Japan	128,300			146,723		409,222			447,175
Europe	104,488			97,644		308,721			285,765
Total reportable segments	887,948			832,165		2,656,408			2,509,609
Other	23,530			20,576		76,438			48,871
	$	911,478		$	852,741	$	2,732,846		$	2,558,480
Earnings (losses) from operations*:
Americas	$	61,662		$	51,890	$	208,355		$	191,697
Asia-Pacific	59,975			36,589		165,316			122,675
Japan	46,528			42,732		148,182			135,558
Europe	17,672			16,119		54,288			53,371
Total reportable segments	185,837			147,330		576,141			503,301
Other	(1,722		)	586		(2,066		)	(3,353		)
	$	184,115		$	147,916	$	574,075		$	499,948

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 October 31,						Nine Months Ended October 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Earnings from operations for segments	$	184,115		$	147,916		$	574,075		$	499,948
Unallocated corporate expenses	(30,497		)	(30,621		)	(93,034		)	(93,088		)
Interest and other expenses, net	(13,922		)	(14,783		)	(41,328		)	(39,587		)
Other operating expense	—			—			(9,379		)	—
Earnings from operations before income taxes	$	139,696		$	102,512		$	430,334		$	367,273