Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information

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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Data
Segment Information

Brunswick is a manufacturer and marketer of leading consumer brands and has three operating and reportable segments: Marine Engine, Boat and Fitness. The Company’s segments are defined by management’s reporting structure and operating activities.

The Marine Engine segment manufactures and markets a full range of outboard engines, sterndrive engines, inboard engines and marine parts and accessories, which are principally sold directly to boat builders, including Brunswick's Boat segment, or through marine retail dealers and distributors worldwide. The Company's engine manufacturing plants are located mainly in the United States, China and Japan, with sales mainly to markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

The Boat segment designs, manufactures and markets fiberglass pleasure boats, yachts and sport yachts, sport cruisers and sport boats, offshore fishing boats, aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats, pontoon boats, utility boats, deck boats, inflatable boats and heavy-gauge aluminum boats. The Boat segment's products are manufactured mainly in the United States, Europe, Mexico and South America and sold through a global network of dealer and distributor locations, primarily in the Americas and Europe.

The Fitness segment designs, manufactures and markets a full line of cardiovascular fitness equipment including treadmills, total body cross-trainers, stair climbers, stationary exercise bicycles and strength-training equipment. The Fitness segment also includes InMovement products and services for productive well-being and our active recreation business, including billiards tables, accessories and game room furniture. These products are manufactured mainly in the United States and Hungary or are sourced from international suppliers. Fitness equipment is sold mainly in the Americas, Europe and Asia to health club, corporate, university, hospitality, military and government facilities, and to consumers through selected mass merchants, specialty retail dealers and through the Company's website. Consumer active recreation equipment is predominantly sold in the United States and distributed primarily through dealers.

The Company evaluates performance based on business segment operating earnings. Segment operating earnings do not include the expenses of corporate administration, pension costs, pension settlement charges, impairments of equity method investments, earnings from unconsolidated equity affiliates, other expenses and income of a non-operating nature, interest expense and income or provisions for income taxes.

Corporate/Other results include items such as corporate staff and administrative costs. Corporate/Other total assets consist of mainly cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities, restricted cash, income tax balances and investments in unconsolidated affiliates. Marine eliminations adjust for sales between the Marine Engine and Boat segments, primarily for the sale of engines and parts and accessories to various boat brands, which are consummated at established arm’s length transfer prices as the intersegment pricing for these engines and parts and accessories are based upon and consistent with selling prices to third party customers.

Information about the operations of Brunswick's operating segments is set forth below:

Operating Segments
 
Net Sales
 
Operating Earnings (Loss)
 
Total Assets
(in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
Marine Engine
$
2,441.1

 
$
2,314.3

 
$
2,189.4

 
$
378.0

 
$
350.4

 
$
309.1

 
$
1,079.5

 
$
981.8

Boat
1,369.9

 
1,274.6

 
1,135.8

 
60.8

 
37.6

 
17.2

 
425.2

 
379.7

Marine eliminations
(302.9
)
 
(277.8
)
 
(255.8
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total Marine
3,508.1

 
3,311.1

 
3,069.4

 
438.8

 
388.0

 
326.3

 
1,504.7

 
1,361.5

Fitness
980.4

 
794.6

 
769.3

 
117.3

 
116.5

 
115.3

 
947.5

 
625.1

Pension costs
—

 
—

 
—

 
(69.8
)
 
(94.0
)
 
(42.7
)
 
—

 
—

Corporate/Other
—

 
—

 
—

 
(77.3
)
 
(78.8
)
 
(70.4
)
 
832.5

 
1,165.9

Total
$
4,488.5

 
$
4,105.7

 
$
3,838.7

 
$
409.0

 
$
331.7

 
$
328.5

 
$
3,284.7

 
$
3,152.5


 
Depreciation
 
Amortization
(in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Marine Engine
$
48.4

 
$
47.4

 
$
44.3

 
$
1.8

 
$
2.1

 
$
2.2

Boat
29.3

 
26.6

 
24.9

 
0.8

 
0.7

 
0.7

Fitness
15.9

 
9.1

 
6.9

 
4.2

 
0.2

 
—

Corporate/Other
3.5

 
2.8

 
2.2

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
$
97.1

 
$
85.9

 
$
78.3

 
$
6.8

 
$
3.0

 
$
2.9



 
Capital Expenditures
 
Research & Development Expense
(in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Marine Engine
$
112.4

 
$
77.4

 
$
57.9

 
$
85.6

 
$
78.9

 
$
72.5

Boat
44.5

 
37.7

 
46.6

 
20.2

 
22.3

 
23.8

Fitness
35.7

 
16.9

 
19.6

 
33.4

 
24.7

 
23.3

Corporate/Other
1.3

 
0.5

 
0.7

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
$
193.9

 
$
132.5

 
$
124.8

 
$
139.2

 
$
125.9

 
$
119.6



Geographic Segments
 
Net Sales
 
Long-Lived Assets
(in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
United States
$
3,031.5

 
$
2,727.8

 
$
2,400.0

 
$
564.5

 
$
429.3

International
1,457.0

 
1,377.9

 
1,438.7

 
66.7

 
62.7

Corporate/Other
—

 
—

 
—

 
14.1

 
13.2

Total
$
4,488.5

 
$
4,105.7

 
$
3,838.7

 
$
645.3

 
$
505.2