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Segment and Related Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of operating results by segment | A summary of operating results by segment for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015
(in millions) | Revenue |  | Operating Profit |  | Revenue |  | Operating Profit
S&P Ratings 1 | $ | 552 |  |  | $ | 262 |  |  | $ | 606 |  |  | $ | 291 |
S&P Global Market Intelligence 2 | 407 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 320 |  |  | 63 |
S&P DJ Indices 3 | 151 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 143 |  |  | 95 |
C&C 4 | 254 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 225 |  |  | 85 |
Intersegment elimination 5 | (23 | ) |  | — |  |  | (21 | ) |  | — |
Total operating segments | 1,341 |  |  | 546 |  |  | 1,273 |  |  | 534 |
Unallocated expense | — |  |  | (34 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33 | )
Total | $ | 1,341 |  |  | $ | 512 |  |  | $ | 1,273 |  |  | $ | 501 |
1 | Operating profit for 2016 and 2015 includes a benefit related to legal settlement insurance recoveries $15 million and $35 million, respectively, partially offset by legal settlement charges of $3 million and $29 million, respectively. Operating profit for 2016 and 2015 also includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $1 million.
2 | Operating profit for 2016 includes a technology related impairment charge of $24 million. Operating profit for 2016 and 2015 also includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $19 million and $6 million, respectively.
3 | Operating profit for 2016 and 2015 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $1 million.
4 | Operating profit for 2016 includes disposition-related costs of $3 million. Operating profit for 2016 and 2015 also includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $3 million.
5 | Revenue for S&P Ratings and expenses for S&P Global Market Intelligence include an intersegment royalty charged to S&P Global Market Intelligence for the rights to use and distribute content and data developed by S&P Ratings.
Revenue by geographic region | The following provides revenue by geographic region for the three months ended March 31:
(in millions) | 2016 |  | 2015
U.S. | $ | 840 |  |  | $ | 765 |
European region | 297 |  |  | 307 |
Asia | 137 |  |  | 128 |
Rest of the world | 67 |  |  | 73 |
Total | $ | 1,341 |  |  | $ | 1,273 |

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