Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Company's segments information

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Six Months Ended July 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Net sales:
Americas	$	438,223	$	350,433	$	812,875	$	665,691
Asia-Pacific		173,241		111,490		340,488		233,826
Japan		142,502		118,031		265,860		233,080
Europe		101,349		76,893		186,975		145,521
Total reportable segments		855,315		656,847		1,606,198		1,278,118
Other		17,397		11,913		27,532		24,228
	$	872,712	$	668,760	$	1,633,730	$	1,302,346
Earnings (losses) from operations*:
Americas	$	94,683	$	68,970	$	169,096	$	123,892
Asia-Pacific		46,706		24,366		95,340		56,540
Japan		41,116		31,228		72,807		62,224
Europe		24,182		16,841		43,950		31,469
Total reportable segments		206,687		141,405		381,193		274,125
Other		1,434		862		1,612		1,110
	$	208,121	$	142,267	$	382,805	$	275,235

* Represents earnings from operations before unallocated corporate expenses, interest and other expenses, net and other expense.

Reconciliation of segments earnings from continuing operations to Company's consolidated earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

	Three Months Ended July 31,						Six Months Ended July 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010
Earnings from operations for segments	$	208,121		$	142,267		$	382,805		$	275,235
Unallocated corporate expenses		(33,084	)		(24,716	)		(63,580	)		(51,407	)
Interest and other expenses, net		(9,619	)		(11,121	)		(19,766	)		(23,259	)
Other expense		(34,497	)		(3,945	)		(42,719	)		(4,805	)
Earnings from operations before income taxes	$	130,921		$	102,485		$	256,740		$	195,764