Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

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 thousands)	2013		2012
Net sales:
Americas	$	407,697	$	385,674
Asia-Pacific		223,427		195,070
Japan		144,527		141,789
Europe		92,986		87,907
Total reportable segments		868,637		810,440
Other		26,847		8,730
	$	895,484	$	819,170

	Three Months Ended April 30,
(in thousands)	2013		2012
Earnings (losses) from operations*:
Americas	$	58,962	$	55,941
Asia-Pacific		55,459		51,060
Japan		53,419		42,560
Europe		14,278		16,655
Total reportable segments		182,118		166,216
Other		844		(1,781	)
	$	182,962	$	164,435

* Represents earnings (losses) from operations before unallocated corporate expenses, other operating expense and 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 thousands)	2013			2012
Earnings from operations for segments	$	182,962		$	164,435
Unallocated corporate expenses		(32,425	)		(29,450	)
Interest and other expenses, net		(12,712	)		(10,554	)
Other operating expense		(9,379	)		—
Earnings from operations before income taxes	$	128,446		$	124,431