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Geographic Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract] |
Geographic Information | Note 8. Geographic Information Our revenues and long-lived assets related to the following geographic areas:
Revenues | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
United States | $ | 3,842.9 |  |  | 3,493.5 |  |  | 3,441.1 |
Canada | 257.6 |  |  | 228.7 |  |  | 223.3 |
Other foreign countries | 290.0 |  |  | 239.8 |  |  | 204.8 |
Total revenues | $ | 4,390.5 |  |  | 3,962.0 |  |  | 3,869.2 |
Long-Lived Assets | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
United States | $ | 919.5 |  |  | 899.1 |  |  | 821.1 |
Canada | 35.9 |  |  | 33.2 |  |  | 32.3 |
Other foreign countries | 19.4 |  |  | 15.8 |  |  | 14.3 |
Total long-lived assets | $ | 974.8 |  |  | 948.1 |  |  | 867.7 |
The accounting policies of the operations in the various geographic areas are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Long-lived assets consist of net property and equipment, deposits, goodwill, and other net intangibles. Revenues are attributed to countries based on the location of the branch from which the sale occurred. In each of the years presented in the table above, no single customer represented 5% or more of our consolidated net sales.

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