Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Company's Segments Information

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

	Three Months Ended April 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017
Net sales:
Americas	$	425.3	$	391.7
Asia-Pacific	328.6		257.3
Japan	150.6		128.4
Europe	107.0		94.6
Total reportable segments	1,011.5		872.0
Other	21.7		27.6
	$	1,033.2	$	899.6
Earnings from operations*:
Americas	$	74.9	$	62.4
Asia-Pacific	100.1		73.1
Japan	58.3		42.8
Europe	14.2		13.6
Total reportable segments	247.5		191.9
Other	2.3		3.1
	$	249.8	$	195.0

* Represents earnings from operations before (i) unallocated corporate expenses, (ii) Interest expense and financing costs and (iii) Other expense, 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)	2018			2017
Earnings from operations for segments	$	249.8		$	195.0
Unallocated corporate expenses	(45.5		)	(45.4		)
Interest expense and financing costs	(9.9		)	(10.6		)
Other expenses, net	(3.9		)	(2.9		)
Earnings from operations before income taxes	$	190.5		$	136.1