diff --git a/src/basic/Rectangle.js b/src/basic/Rectangle.js
index 27199f71..a84638b4 100644
--- a/src/basic/Rectangle.js
+++ b/src/basic/Rectangle.js
@@ -470,11 +470,21 @@ var Rectangle = Base.extend(/** @lends Rectangle# */{
 	 * @type Point
 	 */
 
+	 /**
+	  * The area of the rectangle in square points.
+	  *
+	  * @type Number
+	  * @bean
+	  */
+	getArea: function() {
+		return this.width * this.height;
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * @return {Boolean} {@true the rectangle is empty}
 	 */
 	isEmpty: function() {
-		return this.width == 0 || this.height == 0;
+		return this.width === 0 || this.height === 0;
 	},
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/path/PathItem.Boolean.js b/src/path/PathItem.Boolean.js
index cc222cd4..657525e8 100644
--- a/src/path/PathItem.Boolean.js
+++ b/src/path/PathItem.Boolean.js
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ PathItem.inject(new function() {
 				bounds = new Array(length),
 				counters = new Array(length),
 				clockwise;
-			children.sort(function(a, b){
-				var b1 = a.getBounds(), b2 = b.getBounds();
-				return b2._width * b2._height - b1._width * b1._height;
+			children.sort(function(a, b) {
+				return b.getBounds().getArea() - a.getBounds().getArea();
 			});
 			path.addChildren(children);
 			clockwise = children[0].isClockwise();