SEGMENT INFORMATION | SEGMENT INFORMATION The accounting policies of the Company’s reportable segments are generally the same as those used to prepare the condensed consolidated financial statements. LIFO expense of $1,929 and $2,676 in the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, and $2,287 and $4,347 in the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, is recorded in cost of sales in the condensed statements of income, and is included in operating income for the Service Center Based Distribution segment. The Company allocates LIFO expense between the segments in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. Intercompany sales, primarily from the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment to the Service Center Based Distribution segment, of $7,436 and $6,769 , in the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, and $14,749 and $13,685 in the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, have been eliminated in the Segment Financial Information tables below. Three Months Ended Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total December 31, 2019 Net sales $ 575,788 $ 257,587 $ 833,375 Operating income for reportable segments 53,905 29,449 83,354 Depreciation and amortization of property 4,280 1,114 5,394 Capital expenditures 6,239 780 7,019 December 31, 2018 Net sales $ 589,298 $ 250,740 $ 840,038 Operating income for reportable segments 58,317 29,243 87,560 Depreciation and amortization of property 3,911 1,127 5,038 Capital expenditures 3,256 667 3,923 Six Months Ended Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total December 31, 2019 Net sales $ 1,178,948 $ 510,831 $ 1,689,779 Operating income for reportable segments 114,265 56,306 170,571 Assets used in business 1,291,399 1,127,598 2,418,997 Depreciation and amortization of property 8,458 2,159 10,617 Capital expenditures 10,434 1,531 11,965 December 31, 2018 Net sales $ 1,193,347 $ 511,206 $ 1,704,553 Operating income for reportable segments 121,126 60,123 181,249 Assets used in business 1,223,926 1,066,062 2,289,988 Depreciation and amortization of property 7,822 2,197 10,019 Capital expenditures 5,700 1,396 7,096 A reconciliation of operating income for reportable segments to the condensed consolidated income before income taxes is as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended December 31, December 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Operating income for reportable segments $ 83,354 $ 87,560 $ 170,571 $ 181,249 Adjustment for: Intangible amortization—Service Center Based Distribution 2,832 3,973 5,886 7,991 Intangible amortization—Fluid Power & Flow Control 7,363 7,018 14,683 13,921 Corporate and other expense, net 14,414 15,604 30,091 32,033 Total operating income 58,745 60,965 119,911 127,304 Interest expense, net 9,583 9,578 19,642 20,054 Other (income) expense, net (215 ) 946 (215 ) 707 Income before income taxes $ 49,377 $ 50,441 $ 100,484 $ 106,543 The change in corporate and other expense, net is due to changes in corporate expenses, as well as in the amounts and levels of certain expenses being allocated to the segments. The expenses being allocated include corporate charges for working capital, logistics support and other items. |