Segment and Related Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31 is shown in the following table (in millions):


	Gross		Intercompany		Net		Income
	Operating		Operating		Operating		from
	Revenues		Revenues		Revenues		Operations
2019
Solid Waste:
Tier 1	$	1,486	$	(271)	$	1,215	$	394
Tier 2		643		(121)		522		136
Tier 3		1,736		(334)		1,402		313
Solid Waste		3,865		(726)		3,139		843
Other (a)		588		(31)		557		(28)
		4,453		(757)		3,696		815
Corporate and Other		—		—		—		(194)
Total	$	4,453	$	(757)	$	3,696	$	621

2018
Solid Waste:
Tier 1	$	1,373	$	(241)	$	1,132	$	365
Tier 2		613		(111)		502		122
Tier 3		1,633		(309)		1,324		291
Solid Waste		3,619		(661)		2,958		778
Other (a)		607		(54)		553		(23)
		4,226		(715)		3,511		755
Corporate and Other		—		—		—		(147)
Total	$	4,226	$	(715)	$	3,511	$	608

(a)“Other” includes (i) our Strategic Business Solutions (“WMSBS”) organization; (ii) those elements of our landfill gas-to-energy operations and third-party subcontract and administration revenues managed by our Energy and Environmental Services (“EES”) and WM Renewable Energy organizations that are not included in the operations of our reportable segments; (iii) our recycling brokerage services and (iv) certain other expanded service offerings and solutions. In addition, our “Other” segment reflects the results of non-operating entities that provide financial assurance and self-insurance support for our Solid Waste business, net of intercompany activity.

Summary of operating revenues mix

The mix of operating revenues from our major lines of business for the three months ended March 31 are as follows (in millions):


	2019		2018
Commercial	$	1,026	$	955
Residential		640		614
Industrial		680		637
Other		109		101
Total collection		2,455		2,307
Landfill		864		805
Transfer		412		375
Recycling		291		312
Other (a)		431		427
Intercompany (b)		(757)		(715)
Total	$	3,696	$	3,511

(a)

The “Other” line of business includes (i) our WMSBS organization; (ii) our landfill gas-to-energy operations; (iii) certain services within our EES organization, including our construction and remediation services and our services associated with the disposal of fly ash and (iv) certain other expanded service offerings and solutions. In addition, our “Other” line of business reflects the results of non-operating entities that provide financial assurance and self-insurance support for our Solid Waste business, net of intercompany activity.

(b)

Intercompany revenues between lines of business are eliminated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included within this report.