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Jarden Corporation Annual Report 2012 (Dollars in millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
17. Segment Information
The Company reports four business segments: Outdoor Solutions, Consumer Solutions, Branded Consumables and Process
Solutions. The Company’s sales are principally within the United States. The Company’s international operations are mainly based in
Asia, Canada, Europe and Latin America. The Company and its chief operating decision maker use “segment earnings” to measure
segment operating performance.
The Outdoor Solutions segment manufactures or sources, markets and distributes global consumer active lifestyle products for
outdoor and outdoor-related activities. For general outdoor activities, Coleman® is a leading brand for active lifestyle products,
offering an array of products that include camping and outdoor equipment such as air beds, camping stoves, coolers, foldable
furniture, gas grills, lanterns and flashlights, propane fuel, sleeping bags, tents and water recreation products such as inflatable
boats, kayaks and tow-behinds. The Outdoor Solutions segment is also a leading provider of fishing equipment under brand
names such as Abu Garcia®, All Star®, Berkley®, Fenwick®, Gulp!®, JRC™, Mitchell®, Penn®, Pflueger®, Sebile®, Sevenstrand®,
Shakespeare®, Spiderwire®, Stren®, Trilene®, Ugly Stik® and Xtools®. Team sports equipment for baseball, softball, football,
basketball, field hockey and lacrosse products are sold under brand names such as deBeer®, Gait®, Miken®, Rawlings® and
Worth®. Alpine and nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and in-line skating products are sold under brand names such as
Atlas®, Full Tilt®, K2®, Line®, Little Bear®, Madshus®, Marker®, Morrow®, Ride®, Tubbs®, Völkl® and 5150 Snowboards®. Water
sports equipment, personal flotation devices and all-terrain vehicle gear are sold under brand names such as Helium®, Hodgman®,
Mad Dog Gear®, Sevylor®, Sospenders® and Stearns®. The Company also sells high performance technical and outdoor apparel
and equipment under brand names such as CAPP3L®, Ex Officio®, K2®, Marker®, Marmot®, Planet Earth®, Ride®, Völkl® and
Zoot®, and premium air beds under brand names including Aero®, Aerobed®and Aero Sport®. The Outdoor Solutions Segment
also sells a variety of products sold internationally under brand names such as Campingaz®, Esky® and Invicta®.
The Consumer Solutions segment manufactures or sources, markets, and distributes a diverse line of household products, including
kitchen appliances and home environment products. This segment maintains a strong portfolio of globally-recognized brands
including Bionaire®, Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Health o meter®, Holmes®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Patton®, Rival®, Seal-a-Meal®,
Sunbeam®, skybar® and Villaware®. The principal products in this segment include: clippers and trimmers for professional use in
the beauty and barber and animal categories; electric blankets, mattress pads and throws; household kitchen appliances, such as
blenders, coffeemakers, irons, mixers, slow cookers, toasters, toaster ovens and vacuum packaging machines; home environment
products, such as air purifiers, fans, heaters and humidifiers; products for the hospitality industry; and scales for consumer use.
The Consumer Solutions segment also has rights to sell various small appliance products in substantially all of Europe under the
Breville® brand name.
The Branded Consumables segment manufactures or sources, markets and distributes a broad line of branded consumer products,
many of which are affordable, consumable and fundamental household staples, including arts and crafts paint brushes, brooms,
brushes, buckets, children’s card games, clothespins, collectible tins, condoms, cord, rope and twine, dusters, dust pans, feeding
bottles, fencing, fire extinguishing products, firelogs and firestarters, home canning jars and accessories, kitchen matches, mops,
other craft items, pacifiers, plastic cutlery, playing cards and accessories, rubber gloves and related cleaning products, safes, security
cameras, security doors, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, soothers, sponges, storage organizers and workshop accessories,
teats, toothpicks, window guards and other accessories. This segment markets our products under the Aviator®, Ball®, Bee®,
Bernardin®, Bicycle®, Billy Boy®, BRK®, Crawford®, Diamond®, Dicon®, Fiona®, First Alert®, First Essentials®, Hoyle®,
Java-Log®, KEM®, Kerr®, Lehigh®, Lillo®, Loew-Cornell®, Mapa®, NUK®, Pine Mountain®, Quickie Green Cleaning®, Quickie
Home-Pro®, Quickie Microban®, Quickie Original®, Quickie Professional®, Spontex®, Tigex® and Wellington® brand names,
among others.
The Process Solutions segment manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of plastic products including closures, contact
lens packaging, medical disposables, plastic cutlery and rigid packaging. Many of these products are consumable in nature or
represent components of consumer products. This segment’s materials business produces specialty nylon polymers, conductive
fibers and monofilament used in various products, including woven mats used by paper producers and weed trimmer cutting line, as
well as fiberglass radio antennas for marine, citizen band and military applications. This segment is also the largest North American
producer of niche products fabricated from solid zinc strip and is the sole source supplier of copper-plated zinc penny blanks to the
United States Mint and a major supplier to the Royal Canadian Mint, as well as a supplier of brass, bronze and nickel-plated finishes
on steel and zinc for coinage to other international markets. In addition, the Company manufactures a line of industrial zinc products
marketed globally for use in the architectural, automotive, construction, electrical component and plumbing markets.