NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Reconciliations of the reportable segment totals for revenues, profit or loss, assets, interest expense, deprecia- tion and amortization and capital expenditures to the Company’s consolidated totals are as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2002 2001 2000 Sales: Total external sales for reportable segments $ 476,672,121 $ 452,685,220 $ 517,770,960 Intersegment sales for reportable segments 50,096,043 33,894,934 35,077,655 Other sales 7,306,062 6,328,360 5,968,874 Elimination of intersegment sales  (53,484,433) (37,069,350) (38,129,638) Total consolidated sales $ 480,589,793 $ 455,839,164 $ 520,687,851 Profit: Total profit for reportable segments $ 6,726,467 $ 16,665,212 $ 51,543,913 Other (loss) (11,645,534) (14,080,215) (25,515,926) Equity in (loss) income of joint venture (241,922) (195,781) Minority interest in earnings of subsidiary (92,211) (123,878) (8,328) Elimination of intersegment profit 305,352 (226,775) 457,208 Total consolidated net income $ (4,705,926) $ 1,992,422 $ 26,281,086 Assets: Total assets for reportable segments $ 510,435,111 $ 482,860,165  $ 488,504,082 Other assets 266,039,667 245,183,271 262,897,237 Elimination of intercompany profit  in inventory and leased equipment (732,129) (53,481)  (246,280) Elimination of intercompany receivables (182,276,729) (149,056,131) (144,200,101) Elimination of investment in subsidiaries (143,227,984) (143,943,282) (141,254,918) Other eliminations (33,734,809) (34,299,556) (66,904,753) Total consolidated assets $ 416,503,127 $ 400,690,986 $ 398,795,267 Interest expense: Total interest expense for reportable segments $ 1,096,056 $ 1,033,277 $ 1,289,962 Other interest expense 9,378,294 8,333,777 7,362,377 Total consolidated interest expense $ 10,474,350 $ 9,367,054 $ 8,652,339 Depreciation and amortization: Total depreciation and amortization  for reportable segments $ 12,527,195 $ 14,882,389 $ 13,564,388 Other depreciation and amortization 2,684,386 2,163,183 1,815,315 Total consolidated depreciation  and amortization $ 15,211,581 $ 17,045,572 $ 15,379,703 Capital expenditures: Total capital expenditures for reportable segments $ 18,676,726 $ 7,689,626 $ 20,320,490 Other capital expenditures 597,206 367,796 470,534 Total consolidated capital expenditures (excluding those for equipment leased to others) $ 19,273,932 $ 8,057,422 $ 20,791,024