Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

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



	Three Months Ended April 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014
Net sales:
Americas	$	443.7	$	438.7
Asia-Pacific	259.0		260.9
Japan	121.8		173.9
Europe	102.9		101.3
Total reportable segments	927.4		974.8
Other	35.0		37.3
	$	962.4	$	1,012.1
Earnings from operations*:
Americas	$	72.3	$	81.5
Asia-Pacific	72.7		71.8
Japan	43.8		71.5
Europe	14.0		17.0
Total reportable segments	202.8		241.8
Other	3.4		2.3
	$	206.2	$	244.1


*	Represents earnings from operations before (i) unallocated corporate expenses, and (ii) interest and other expenses, net.

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 April 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014
Earnings from operations for segments	$	206.2		$	244.1
Unallocated corporate expenses	(36.2		)	(34.3		)
Interest and other expenses, net	(9.3		)	(16.3		)
Earnings from operations before income taxes	$	160.7		$	193.5

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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