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Reportable Operating Segment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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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, 2016, 2015 and 2014:
(Millions, except where indicated) |  | USCS |  | ICNS |  | GCS |  | GMS |  | Corporate & Other | (a) | Consolidated
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  | $ | 7,874 |  | $ | 4,785 |  | $ | 9,007 |  | $ | 4,235 |  | $ | 447 |  | $ | 26,348
Interest income |  |  | 5,082 |  |  | 922 |  |  | 1,209 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 261 |  |  | 7,475
Interest expense |  |  | 536 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 401 |  |  | (237) |  |  | 785 |  |  | 1,704
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 12,420 |  |  | 5,488 |  |  | 9,815 |  |  | 4,473 |  |  | (77) |  |  | 32,119
Total provisions (b) |  |  | 1,065 |  |  | 325 |  |  | 604 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2,026
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 3,881 |  |  | 818 |  |  | 2,945 |  |  | 2,295 |  |  | (1,843) |  |  | 8,096
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 1,368 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 1,036 |  |  | 837 |  |  | (716) |  |  | 2,688
Net income (loss) |  |  | 2,513 |  |  | 655 |  |  | 1,909 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | (1,127) |  |  | 5,408
Total assets (billions) |  | $ | 87 |  | $ | 36 |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | (35) |  | $ | 159
Total equity (billions) |  | $ | 7.2 |  | $ | 2.5 |  | $ | 7.0 |  | $ | 2.5 |  | $ | 1.3 |  | $ | 20.5
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  | $ | 8,479 |  | $ | 4,627 |  | $ | 8,930 |  | $ | 4,471 |  | $ | 389 |  | $ | 26,896
Interest income |  |  | 5,198 |  |  | 945 |  |  | 1,175 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 226 |  |  | 7,545
Interest expense |  |  | 488 |  |  | 235 |  |  | 365 |  |  | (211) |  |  | 746 |  |  | 1,623
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 13,189 |  |  | 5,337 |  |  | 9,740 |  |  | 4,683 |  |  | (131) |  |  | 32,818
Total provisions (b) |  |  | 1,064 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 588 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1,988
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 3,677 |  |  | 904 |  |  | 3,164 |  |  | 2,381 |  |  | (2,188) |  |  | 7,938
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 1,322 |  |  | 220 |  |  | 1,142 |  |  | 882 |  |  | (791) |  |  | 2,775
Net income (loss) |  |  | 2,355 |  |  | 684 |  |  | 2,022 |  |  | 1,499 |  |  | (1,397) |  |  | 5,163
Total assets (billions) |  | $ | 93 |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | (36) |  | $ | 161
Total equity (billions) |  | $ | 7.2 |  | $ | 2.6 |  | $ | 7.0 |  | $ | 2.4 |  | $ | 1.5 |  | $ | 20.7
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest revenues |  | $ | 8,198 |  | $ | 5,091 |  | $ | 9,571 |  | $ | 4,571 |  | $ | 1,285 |  | $ | 28,716
Interest income |  |  | 4,821 |  |  | 1,088 |  |  | 1,026 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 242 |  |  | 7,179
Interest expense |  |  | 453 |  |  | 325 |  |  | 409 |  |  | (287) |  |  | 807 |  |  | 1,707
Total revenues net of interest expense |  |  | 12,566 |  |  | 5,854 |  |  | 10,188 |  |  | 4,860 |  |  | 720 |  |  | 34,188
Total provisions |  |  | 1,030 |  |  | 354 |  |  | 569 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 2,044
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 3,502 |  |  | 887 |  |  | 3,723 |  |  | 2,330 |  |  | (1,451) |  |  | 8,991
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | 1,283 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 1,381 |  |  | 872 |  |  | (624) |  |  | 3,106
Net income (loss) |  |  | 2,219 |  |  | 693 |  |  | 2,342 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | (827) |  |  | 5,885
Total assets (billions) |  | $ | 90 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 44 |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | (24) |  | $ | 159
Total equity (billions) |  | $ | 7.6 |  | $ | 2.6 |  | $ | 6.9 |  | $ | 2.1 |  | $ | 1.5 |  | $ | 20.7
Corporate & Other includes adjustments and eliminations for intersegment activity. Beginning December 1, 2015 through to the sale completion dates, in the USCS and GCS segment s, total provisions does not include credit costs related to Card Member loan s and receivables HFS, which were reported in Other expenses through a valuation allowance adjustment.
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 in different geographic regions:
(Millions) |  | United States |  | EMEA | (a) | JAPA | (a) | LACC | (a) | Other Unallocated | (b) | Consolidated
2016(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 24,133 |  | $ | 3,248 |  | $ | 3,052 |  | $ | 2,274 |  | $ | (588) |  | $ | 32,119
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 8,202 |  |  | 482 |  |  | 559 |  |  | 597 |  |  | (1,744) |  |  | 8,096
2015(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 24,927 |  | $ | 3,293 |  | $ | 2,791 |  | $ | 2,412 |  | $ | (605) |  | $ | 32,818
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 7,500 |  |  | 544 |  |  | 587 |  |  | 693 |  |  | (1,386) |  |  | 7,938
2014(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total revenues net of interest expense |  | $ | 24,678 |  | $ | 3,574 |  | $ | 2,923 |  | $ | 2,784 |  | $ | 229 |  | $ | 34,188
| Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | 8,406 |  |  | 528 |  |  | 565 |  |  | 675 |  |  | (1,183) |  |  | 8,991
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 Unallocated 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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