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Reportable Operating Segment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Operating segment information | The following table presents certain selected financial information for the Company’s reportable operating segments and Corporate & Other as of or for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Corporate & |  |  |
(Millions, except where indicated) |  | USCS |  | ICS |  | GCS |  | GNMS |  | Other | (a) | Consolidated
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  | $ | 13,180 |  | $ | 4,321 |  | $ | 3,513 |  | $ | 5,236 |  | $ | 646 |  | $ | 26,896
Interest income |  |  | 6,267 |  |  | 939 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 98 |  |  | 227 |  |  | 7,545
Interest expense |  |  | 654 |  |  | 242 |  |  | 185 |  |  | (194) |  |  | 736 |  |  | 1,623
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | 5,018 |  |  | 3,342 |  |  | 5,528 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 32,818
Total provisions (b) |  |  | 1,453 |  |  | 329 |  |  | 148 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1,988
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 5,355 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 1,073 |  |  | 2,775 |  |  | (1,773) |  |  | 7,938
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 1,942 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 407 |  |  | 1,004 |  |  | (665) |  |  | 2,775
Net income (loss) |  |  | 3,413 |  |  | 421 |  |  | 666 |  |  | 1,771 |  |  | (1,108) |  |  | 5,163
Total assets (billions)(c) |  |  | 117 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 24 |  |  | (33) |  |  | 161
Total equity (billions) |  |  | 10.3 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 20.7
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  |  | 12,628 |  |  | 4,737 |  |  | 5,173 |  |  | 5,426 |  |  | 752 |  |  | 28,716
Interest income |  |  | 5,786 |  |  | 1,085 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 241 |  |  | 7,179
Interest expense |  |  | 604 |  |  | 330 |  |  | 240 |  |  | (269) |  |  | 802 |  |  | 1,707
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 17,810 |  |  | 5,492 |  |  | 4,948 |  |  | 5,747 |  |  | 191 |  |  | 34,188
Total provisions |  |  | 1,396 |  |  | 370 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2,044
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 5,100 |  |  | 449 |  |  | 2,408 |  |  | 2,620 |  |  | (1,586) |  |  | 8,991
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 1,900 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 865 |  |  | 960 |  |  | (657) |  |  | 3,106
Net income (loss) |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 411 |  |  | 1,543 |  |  | 1,660 |  |  | (929) |  |  | 5,885
Total assets (billions)(c) |  |  | 113 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 18 |  |  | (22) |  |  | 159
Total equity (billions) |  |  | 10.4 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 20.7
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  |  | 12,019 |  |  | 4,644 |  |  | 5,085 |  |  | 5,229 |  |  | 846 |  |  | 27,823
Interest income |  |  | 5,565 |  |  | 1,118 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 277 |  |  | 7,005
Interest expense |  |  | 693 |  |  | 361 |  |  | 245 |  |  | (252) |  |  | 911 |  |  | 1,958
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 16,891 |  |  | 5,401 |  |  | 4,853 |  |  | 5,513 |  |  | 212 |  |  | 32,870
Total provisions |  |  | 1,250 |  |  | 388 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 67 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 1,832
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 4,994 |  |  | 643 |  |  | 1,244 |  |  | 2,469 |  |  | (1,462) |  |  | 7,888
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 1,801 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 384 |  |  | 894 |  |  | (562) |  |  | 2,529
Net income (loss) |  |  | 3,193 |  |  | 631 |  |  | 860 |  |  | 1,575 |  |  | (900) |  |  | 5,359
Total assets (billions)(c) |  | $ | 104 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | (18) |  | $ | 153
Total equity (billions) |  | $ | 9.3 |  | $ | 3.1 |  | $ | 3.7 |  | $ | 2.0 |  | $ | 1.4 |  | $ | 19.5
Corporate & Other includes adjustments and eliminations for intersegment activity. Effective December 1, 2015, in the USCS segment, total provision s does not include credit costs related to Card Member loans and receivables HFS, which are now reported in O ther expenses through a valuation allowance adjustment. As of September 30,
Total revenues net of interest expense and pretax income | The following table presents the Company’s total revenues net of interest expense and pretax income (loss) from continuing operations i n different geographic regions:
(Millions) |  | United States |  | EMEA | (a) | JAPA | (a) | LACC | (a) | Other Unallocated | (b) | Consolidated
2015(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 24,791 |  | $ | 3,161 |  | $ | 2,649 |  | $ | 2,384 |  | $ | (167) |  | $ | 32,818
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 8,010 |  |  | 534 |  |  | 456 |  |  | 658 |  |  | (1,720) |  |  | 7,938
2014(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 24,751 |  | $ | 3,767 |  | $ | 2,934 |  | $ | 2,888 |  | $ | (152) |  | $ | 34,188
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 8,869 |  |  | 525 |  |  | 463 |  |  | 683 |  |  | (1,549) |  |  | 8,991
2013(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 23,641 |  | $ | 3,700 |  | $ | 2,952 |  | $ | 2,900 |  | $ | (323) |  | $ | 32,870
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 7,679 |  |  | 524 |  |  | 488 |  |  | 701 |  |  | (1,504) |  |  | 7,888
EMEA represents Europe, the Middle East and Africa; JAPA represents Japan, Asia/Pacific and Australia; and LACC represents Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean. Other U nallocated includes net costs which are not directly allocable to specific geographic regions, including costs related to the net negative interest spread on excess liquidity funding and executive office operations expenses. The data in the above table is, in part, based upon internal allocations, which necessarily involve management’s judgment.

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