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Segment and Related Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Segment and Related Information |
Reportable Segments | Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following table (in millions):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Gross | ​ | Intercompany | ​ | Net | ​ | Income
​ | ​ | Operating | ​ | Operating | ​ | Operating | ​ | from
​ |  | Revenues |  | Revenues |  | Revenues |  | Operations
Three Months Ended September 30: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
2019 |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Solid Waste: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Tier 1 | ​ | $ | 1,610 | ​ | $ | (300) | ​ | $ | 1,310 | ​ | $ | 432
Tier 2 | ​ |  | 714 | ​ |  | (135) | ​ |  | 579 | ​ |  | 153
Tier 3 | ​ |  | 1,891 | ​ |  | (369) | ​ |  | 1,522 | ​ |  | 351
Solid Waste | ​ |  | 4,215 | ​ |  | (804) | ​ |  | 3,411 | ​ |  | 936
Other (a) | ​ |  | 589 | ​ |  | (33) | ​ |  | 556 | ​ |  | (36)
​ | ​ | ​ | 4,804 | ​ | ​ | (837) | ​ | ​ | 3,967 | ​ | ​ | 900
Corporate and Other | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (166)
Total | ​ | $ | 4,804 | ​ | $ | (837) | ​ | $ | 3,967 | ​ | $ | 734
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2018 | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Solid Waste: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Tier 1 | ​ | $ | 1,506 | ​ | $ | (277) | ​ | $ | 1,229 | ​ | $ | 416
Tier 2 | ​ |  | 671 | ​ |  | (127) | ​ |  | 544 | ​ |  | 142
Tier 3 | ​ |  | 1,818 | ​ |  | (353) | ​ |  | 1,465 | ​ |  | 291
Solid Waste | ​ |  | 3,995 | ​ |  | (757) | ​ |  | 3,238 | ​ |  | 849
Other (a) | ​ |  | 629 | ​ |  | (45) | ​ |  | 584 | ​ |  | (15)
​ | ​ |  | 4,624 | ​ |  | (802) | ​ |  | 3,822 | ​ |  | 834
Corporate and Other | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (135)
Total | ​ | $ | 4,624 | ​ | $ | (802) | ​ | $ | 3,822 | ​ | $ | 699
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Gross | ​ | Intercompany | ​ | Net | ​ | Income
​ | ​ | Operating | ​ | Operating | ​ | Operating | ​ | from
​ |  | Revenues |  | Revenues |  | Revenues |  | Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2019 |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Solid Waste: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Tier 1 | ​ | $ | 4,704 | ​ | $ | (869) | ​ | $ | 3,835 | ​ | $ | 1,258
Tier 2 | ​ |  | 2,060 | ​ |  | (390) | ​ |  | 1,670 | ​ |  | 437
Tier 3 | ​ |  | 5,515 | ​ |  | (1,074) | ​ |  | 4,441 | ​ |  | 1,005
Solid Waste | ​ |  | 12,279 | ​ |  | (2,333) | ​ |  | 9,946 | ​ |  | 2,700
Other (a) | ​ |  | 1,757 | ​ |  | (94) | ​ |  | 1,663 | ​ |  | (124)
​ | ​ | ​ | 14,036 | ​ | ​ | (2,427) | ​ | ​ | 11,609 | ​ | ​ | 2,576
Corporate and Other | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (525)
Total | ​ | $ | 14,036 | ​ | $ | (2,427) | ​ | $ | 11,609 | ​ | $ | 2,051
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2018 | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Solid Waste: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Tier 1 | ​ | $ | 4,364 | ​ | $ | (787) | ​ | $ | 3,577 | ​ | $ | 1,176
Tier 2 | ​ |  | 1,947 | ​ |  | (361) | ​ |  | 1,586 | ​ |  | 405
Tier 3 | ​ |  | 5,227 | ​ |  | (1,012) | ​ |  | 4,215 | ​ |  | 877
Solid Waste | ​ |  | 11,538 | ​ |  | (2,160) | ​ |  | 9,378 | ​ |  | 2,458
Other (a) | ​ |  | 1,849 | ​ |  | (155) | ​ |  | 1,694 | ​ |  | (25)
​ | ​ |  | 13,387 | ​ |  | (2,315) | ​ |  | 11,072 | ​ |  | 2,433
Corporate and Other | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (411)
Total | ​ | $ | 13,387 | ​ | $ | (2,315) | ​ | $ | 11,072 | ​ | $ | 2,022
(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 are as follows (in millions):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Commercial | ​ | $ | 1,069 | ​ | $ | 1,007 | ​ | $ | 3,147 | ​ | $ | 2,948
Residential | ​ |  | 661 | ​ |  | 639 | ​ |  | 1,956 | ​ |  | 1,885
Industrial | ​ |  | 766 | ​ |  | 723 | ​ |  | 2,190 | ​ |  | 2,068
Other | ​ |  | 130 | ​ |  | 117 | ​ |  | 361 | ​ |  | 333
Total collection | ​ |  | 2,626 | ​ |  | 2,486 | ​ |  | 7,654 | ​ |  | 7,234
Landfill | ​ |  | 993 | ​ |  | 926 | ​ |  | 2,880 | ​ |  | 2,646
Transfer | ​ |  | 471 | ​ |  | 445 | ​ |  | 1,357 | ​ |  | 1,257
Recycling | ​ |  | 245 | ​ |  | 337 | ​ |  | 800 | ​ |  | 954
Other (a) | ​ |  | 469 | ​ |  | 430 | ​ |  | 1,345 | ​ |  | 1,296
Intercompany (b) | ​ |  | (837) | ​ |  | (802) | ​ |  | (2,427) | ​ |  | (2,315)
Total | ​ | $ | 3,967 | ​ | $ | 3,822 | ​ | $ | 11,609 | ​ | $ | 11,072
(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.

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