Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Note 17. Segment Reporting

We manufacture and market primarily snack food products, including biscuits (cookies, crackers and salted snacks), chocolate, gum & candy and various cheese & grocery products, as well as powdered beverage products.

We manage our global business and report operating results through geographic units. We manage our operations by region to leverage regional operating scale, manage different and changing business environments more effectively and pursue growth opportunities as they arise across our key markets. Our regional management teams have responsibility for the business, product categories and financial results in the regions.

Our operations and management structure are organized into four operating segments:

• Latin America

• AMEA

• Europe

• North America

We use segment operating income to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. We believe it is appropriate to disclose this measure to help investors analyze segment performance and trends. Segment operating income excludes unrealized gains and losses on hedging activities (which are a component of cost of sales), general corporate expenses (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses) and amortization of intangibles, gains and losses on divestitures and acquisition-related costs (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses) in all periods presented. We exclude these items from segment operating income in order to provide better transparency of our segment operating results. Furthermore, we centrally manage benefit plan non-service income and interest and other expense, net. Accordingly, we do not present these items by segment because they are excluded from the segment profitability measure that management reviews.

Our segment net revenues and earnings were:



	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(in millions)
Net revenues:
Latin America	$	737		$	774		$	1,537		$	1,665
AMEA	1,352			1,360			2,893			2,902
Europe	2,247			2,303			4,798			5,009
North America	1,726			1,675			3,372			3,301
Net revenues	$	6,062		$	6,112		$	12,600		$	12,877
Earnings before income taxes:
Operating income:
Latin America	$	68		$	92		$	166		$	218
AMEA	191			177			447			405
Europe	408			367			908			864
North America	407			(95		)	726			180
Unrealized gains on hedging activities (mark-to-market impacts)	33			88			49			294
General corporate expenses	(79		)	(91		)	(188		)	(155		)
Amortization of intangibles	(43		)	(44		)	(87		)	(88		)
Net gain on divestitures	41			—			41			—
Acquisition-related costs	(1		)	(13		)	(1		)	(13		)
Operating income	1,025			481			2,061			1,705
Benefit plan non-service income	12			15			29			28
Interest and other expense, net	(101		)	(248		)	(181		)	(328		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	936		$	248		$	1,909		$	1,405

Items impacting our segment operating results are discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation, Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions, Note 4, Property, Plant and Equipment, Note 6, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Note 8, Restructuring Program, and Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies. Also see Note 9, Debt and Borrowing

Arrangements, and Note 10, Financial Instruments, for more information on our interest and other expense, net for each period.

Net revenues by product category were:



	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Latin America		AMEA		Europe		North America		Total
	(in millions)
Biscuits	$	186	$	405	$	767	$	1,451	$	2,809
Chocolate	157		438		1,006		42		1,643
Gum & Candy	209		224		181		233		847
Beverages	108		169		20		—		297
Cheese & Grocery	77		116		273		—		466
Total net revenues	$	737	$	1,352	$	2,247	$	1,726	$	6,062

	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Latin America		AMEA		Europe		North America		Total
	(in millions)
Biscuits	$	192	$	387	$	810	$	1,403	$	2,792
Chocolate	161		440		1,003		46		1,650
Gum & Candy	224		236		200		226		886
Beverages	116		173		19		—		308
Cheese & Grocery	81		124		271		—		476
Total net revenues	$	774	$	1,360	$	2,303	$	1,675	$	6,112



	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Latin America		AMEA		Europe		North America		Total
	(in millions)
Biscuits	$	356	$	866	$	1,501	$	2,823	$	5,546
Chocolate	387		995		2,366		101		3,849
Gum & Candy	409		449		354		448		1,660
Beverages	231		341		46		—		618
Cheese & Grocery	154		242		531		—		927
Total net revenues	$	1,537	$	2,893	$	4,798	$	3,372	$	12,600

	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Latin America		AMEA		Europe		North America		Total
	(in millions)
Biscuits	$	375	$	829	$	1,605	$	2,736	$	5,545
Chocolate	404		1,013		2,426		103		3,946
Gum & Candy	448		471		386		462		1,767
Beverages	277		345		47		—		669
Cheese & Grocery	161		244		545		—		950
Total net revenues	$	1,665	$	2,902	$	5,009	$	3,301	$	12,877