Table:
|  | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Net sales: |  |  |  |
| AMER | $1,429,308 | $1,218,944 | $1,166,346 |
| APAC | 1,557,205 | 1,498,010 | 1,279,261 |
| EMEA | 309,933 | 281,489 | 192,829 |
| Elimination of inter-segment sales | (132,012) | (124,935) | (110,384) |
|  | 3,164,434 | 2,873,508 | 2,528,052 |
| Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |
| AMER | $57,780 | $38,637 | $41,924 |
| APAC | 208,178 | 213,935 | 200,103 |
| EMEA | 4,475 | 1,447 | (6,197) |
| Corporate and other costs | (128,378) | (135,736) | (105,922) |
|  | $142,055 | $118,283 | $129,908 |
| Other income (expense): |  |  |  |
| Interest expense | $(12,853) | $(12,226) | $(13,578) |
| Interest income | 1,949 | 4,696 | 5,042 |
| Miscellaneous, net | (5,196) | (3,143) | 451 |
| Income before income taxes | $125,955 | $107,610 | $121,823 |
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11. Reportable Segments, Geographic Information and Major Customers
Reportable segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or group, in assessing performance and allocating resources. The Company uses an internal management reporting system, which provides important financial data to evaluate performance and allocate the Company’s resources on a regional basis. Net sales for the segments are attributed to the region in which the product is manufactured or the service is performed. The services provided, manufacturing processes used, class of customers serviced and order fulfillment processes used are similar and generally interchangeable across the segments. A segment’s performance is evaluated based upon its operating income (loss). A segment’s operating income (loss) includes its net sales less cost of sales and selling and administrative expenses, but excludes corporate and other expenses. Corporate and other expenses  fiscal 2019 and the $13.5 million one-time employee bonus paid to full-time, non-executive employees during fiscal 2018 due to the Company's ability to access overseas cash as a result of Tax Reform (the "one-time employee bonus"). These costs are not allocated to the segments, as management excludes such costs when assessing the performance of the segments. Inter-segment transactions are generally recorded at amounts that approximate arm’s length transactions. The accounting policies for the segments are the same as for the Company taken as a whole.
Information about the Company’s three reportable segments for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows (in thousands):
Question:
What was the total net sales in 2019?
Answer: 3,164,434