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December 31 , 2002 , and the pre-tax net losses on foreign currency cash flow hedges recorded in current earnings were $ 5 . 3 million and $ 5 . 0  million for the years ended December 31 , 2003  and 2004 , respectively. 

During 2002 , 2003  and 2004 , the Company did not have any gains or losses related to hedging ineffectiveness. Ad- ditionally, no component of gains and losses was excluded from the assessment of hedging effectiveness. During 2002 , 2003 and 2004 , the Company did not have any gains or losses reclassified into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges. 

## 16 . SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION 

Cash paid for interest totaled $ 2 . 3  million, $ 2 . 7  million and $ 4 . 6  million for the years ended December 31 , 2002 , 2003  and 2004 , respectively. The increase in cash paid for interest in 2004 , compared to prior years, was due to the additional debt discussed in Note 8 . Cash paid for income taxes totaled $ 18 . 8  million, $ 26 . 6  million and $ 7 . 3  million for the years ended December 31 , 2002 , 2003  and 2004 , respectively. The decrease in cash paid for income taxes in 2004 , compared to prior years, was due to the utilization of foreign tax credits. 

## 17 . SEGMENT INFORMATION 

The Company operates in a single reportable operating segment by selling products to a global network of independent distributors that operates in a seamless manner from market to market except for its operations in China. In China, the Company utilizes an employed sales force to sell its products through fixed retail locations. The Company’s largest expense (selling expenses) is the world-wide commissions and China sales employee expenses paid on product sales. The Company manages its business primarily by managing its global sales force. The Company does not use profitability reports on a re- gional or divisional basis for making business decisions. However, the Company does recognize revenue in five geographic regions: North Asia, Greater China, North America, South Asia/Pacific and Other Markets. 

Revenue generated in each of these regions is set forth below (U.S. dollars in thousands): 

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Revenue generated by each of its three product lines is set forth below (U.S. dollars in thousands): 

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Additional information as to the Company’s operations in the most significant geographical areas is set forth below: 

## Revenue (u.s. dollars in thousands) 

Revenue from the Company’s operations in Japan totaled $ 529 , 740 , $ 558 , 654  and $ 579 , 504  for the years ended December 31 , 2002 , 2003  and 2004 , respectively. Revenue from the Company’s operations in the United States totaled $ 136 , 580 , $ 113 , 340  and $ 135 , 710  for the years ended December 31 , 2002 , 2003  and 2004 , respectively. 

