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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Notes to financial statements [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information 
Our Chief Executive Officer, who is considered to be our chief operating decision maker, or CODM, reviews financial information presented on an operating segment basis for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. Our operating segments are equivalent to our reportable segments.

We report our business in two primary reporting segments - the GPU business and the Tegra Processor business - based on a single underlying graphics architecture.

Our GPU product brands aimed at specialized markets include GeForce for gamers; Quadro for designers; Tesla for researchers, deep learning and big-data analysts; and GRID for cloud-based visual computing users.

We also integrate our GPUs into tiny mobile chips called system-on-a-chip (SOC) processors, which power tablets, and automotive infotainment and safety systems. Our Tegra brand integrates an entire computer onto a single chip, incorporating GPUs and multi-core CPUs with audio, video and input/output capabilities. They can also be integrated with baseband processors to add voice and data communication. Tegra conserves power while delivering state-of-the-art graphics and multimedia processing.

We have a single unifying architecture for our GPU and Tegra Processors. This architecture unification leverages our visual computing expertise by charging the operating expenses of certain core engineering functions to the GPU business, while charging the Tegra Processor business for the incremental cost of the teams working directly for that business. In instances where the operating expenses of certain functions benefit both reporting segments, our CODM assigns 100% of those expenses to the reporting segment that benefits the most. The revenue and cost of revenue of the reporting segments was not affected, and comparative periods presented below reflect the impact of this change.

The “All Other” category presented below represents the revenue and expenses that our CODM does not assign to either the GPU business or the Tegra Processor business for purposes of making operating decisions or assessing financial performance. The revenue includes primarily patent licensing revenue and the expenses include corporate infrastructure and support costs, stock-based compensation costs, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, other acquisition-related costs, and other non-recurring charges and benefits that our CODM deems to be enterprise in nature.


Our CODM does not review any information regarding total assets on a reporting segment basis. Reporting segments do not record intersegment revenue, and, accordingly, there is none to be reported. The accounting policies for segment reporting are the same as for NVIDIA as a whole. The table below presents details of our reportable segments and the “All Other” category.
 
GPU
 
Tegra Processor
 
All Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Year Ended January 25, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
3,838,906

 
$
578,601

 
$
264,000

 
$
4,681,507

Depreciation and amortization expense
$
116,683

 
$
57,282

 
$
46,160

 
$
220,125

Operating income (loss)
$
1,113,350

 
$
(254,435
)
 
$
(99,926
)
 
$
758,989

Year Ended January 26, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
3,468,144

 
$
398,018

 
$
264,000

 
$
4,130,162

Depreciation and amortization expense
$
146,571

 
$
49,839

 
$
42,738

 
$
239,148

Operating income (loss)
$
834,763

 
$
(268,068
)
 
$
(70,468
)
 
$
496,227

Year Ended January 27, 2013:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
3,251,712

 
$
764,447

 
$
264,000

 
$
4,280,159

Depreciation and amortization expense
$
143,262

 
$
40,793

 
$
42,180

 
$
226,235

Operating income (loss)
$
694,338

 
$
40,508

 
$
(86,607
)
 
$
648,239

 
 
Year Ended
 
 
January 25,
2015
 
January 26,
2014
 
January 27,
2013
 
 
(In thousands)
Reconciling items included in "All Other" category:
 
 
 
 
Revenue not allocated to reporting segments
 
$
264,000

 
$
264,000

 
$
264,000

Unallocated corporate operating expenses and other expenses
 
(168,730
)
 
(166,483
)
 
(157,680
)
Stock-based compensation
 
(157,841
)
 
(136,295
)
 
(136,662
)
Acquisition-related costs, net
 
(37,355
)
 
(31,652
)
 
(36,138
)
Other non-recurring expenses and benefits
 
—

 
(38
)
 
(20,127
)
Total
 
$
(99,926
)
 
$
(70,468
)
 
$
(86,607
)

Revenue by geographic region is allocated to individual countries based on the location to which the products are initially billed even if our customers’ revenue is attributable to end customers that are located in a different location. The following tables summarize information pertaining to our revenue from customers based on invoicing address in different geographic regions: 
 
Year Ended
 
January 25,
2015
 
January 26,
2014
 
January 27,
2013
Revenue:
(In thousands)
Taiwan
$
1,594,435

 
$
1,321,503

 
$
1,356,838

China
922,121

 
793,790

 
780,493

United States
790,614

 
726,830

 
799,430

Other Asia Pacific
637,029

 
675,339

 
783,573

Europe
368,921

 
295,160

 
263,488

Other Americas
368,387

 
317,540

 
296,337

Total revenue
$
4,681,507

 
$
4,130,162

 
$
4,280,159

The following table presents summarized information for long-lived assets by geographic region. Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment and deposits and other assets, and exclude goodwill and intangible assets.
 
January 25,
2015
 
January 26,
2014
Long-lived assets:
(In thousands)
United States
$
467,277

 
$
522,461

Taiwan
52,176

 
51,993

Europe
51,521

 
50,677

India
48,544

 
31,456

China
28,073

 
29,313

Other Asia Pacific
587

 
1,092

Total long-lived assets
$
648,178

 
$
686,992



Revenue from significant customers, those representing 10% or more of total revenue for the respective dates, is summarized as follows:
 
Year Ended
 
January 25,
2015
 
January 26,
2014
 
January 27,
2013
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
Customer A
11
%
 
11
%
 
13
%
Customer B
9
%
 
10
%
 
9
%

Revenue from customer A was attributable to both the GPU and Tegra Processor businesses, while revenue from customer B was attributable to the GPU business.

Accounts receivable from significant customers, those representing 10% or more of total accounts receivable for the respective periods, is summarized as follows: 
 
January 25,
2015
 
January 26,
2014
Accounts Receivable:
 
 
 
Customer B
20
%
 
23
%
Customer C
10
%
 
9
%