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SEGMENT INFORMATION | 9 Months Ended
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
SEGMENT INFORMATION | SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company has two reportable segments: the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. operating segment reflects the results of the Company's U.S. businesses. The Canada operating segment reflects the results for Acklands – Grainger Inc. and its subsidiaries. Other businesses include Zoro in the U.S, MonotaRO in Japan and operations in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Other businesses do not meet the definition of a reportable segment. Operating segments generate revenue almost exclusively through the distribution of MRO supplies, as service revenues account for less than 1% of total revenues for each operating segment. Following is a summary of segment results (in thousands of dollars):
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
| United States |  | Canada |  | Other Businesses |  | Total
Total net sales | $ | 2,015,968 |  |  | $ | 188,216 |  |  | $ | 536,927 |  |  | $ | 2,741,111 |
Intersegment net sales | (103,667 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (1,432 | ) |  | (105,112 | )
Net sales to external customers | $ | 1,912,301 |  |  | $ | 188,203 |  |  | $ | 535,495 |  |  | $ | 2,635,999 |
Segment operating earnings (losses) | $ | 297,855 |  |  | $ | (14,972 | ) |  | $ | 26,892 |  |  | $ | 309,775 |
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
| United States |  | Canada |  | Other Businesses |  | Total
Total net sales | $ | 2,028,235 |  |  | $ | 179,281 |  |  | $ | 481,929 |  |  | $ | 2,689,445 |
Intersegment net sales | (92,160 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | (974 | ) |  | (93,157 | )
Net sales to external customers | $ | 1,936,075 |  |  | $ | 179,258 |  |  | $ | 480,955 |  |  | $ | 2,596,288 |
Segment operating earnings (losses) | $ | 342,524 |  |  | $ | (15,118 | ) |  | $ | 24,835 |  |  | $ | 352,241 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
| United States |  | Canada |  | Other Businesses |  | Total
Total net sales | $ | 5,968,565 |  |  | $ | 563,470 |  |  | $ | 1,560,894 |  |  | $ | 8,092,929 |
Intersegment net sales | (297,247 | ) |  | (15 | ) |  | (3,270 | ) |  | (300,532 | )
Net sales to external customers | $ | 5,671,318 |  |  | $ | 563,455 |  |  | $ | 1,557,624 |  |  | $ | 7,792,397 |
Segment operating earnings (losses) | $ | 922,614 |  |  | $ | (59,428 | ) |  | $ | 44,177 |  |  | $ | 907,363 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
| United States |  | Canada |  | Other Businesses |  | Total
Total net sales | $ | 5,973,044 |  |  | $ | 552,470 |  |  | $ | 1,401,429 |  |  | $ | 7,926,943 |
Intersegment net sales | (257,101 | ) |  | (109 | ) |  | (3,239 | ) |  | (260,449 | )
Net sales to external customers | $ | 5,715,943 |  |  | $ | 552,361 |  |  | $ | 1,398,190 |  |  | $ | 7,666,494 |
Segment operating earnings (losses) | $ | 1,023,318 |  |  | $ | (55,207 | ) |  | $ | 76,343 |  |  | $ | 1,044,454 |
| United States |  | Canada |  | Other Businesses |  | Total
Segment assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
September 30, 2017 | $ | 2,316,683 |  |  | $ | 298,553 |  |  | $ | 589,564 |  |  | $ | 3,204,800 |
December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,275,009 |  |  | $ | 286,035 |  |  | $ | 494,067 |  |  | $ | 3,055,111 |
Following are reconciliations of segment information with the consolidated totals per the financial statements (in thousands of dollars):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Operating earnings: |  |  |
Total operating earnings for operating segments | $ | 309,775 |  |  | $ | 352,241 |  |  | $ | 907,363 |  |  | $ | 1,044,454 |
Unallocated expenses and eliminations | (28,605 | ) |  | (29,654 | ) |  | (98,640 | ) |  | (99,185 | )
Total consolidated operating earnings | $ | 281,170 |  |  | $ | 322,587 |  |  | $ | 808,723 |  |  | $ | 945,269 |
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Assets: |
Total assets for operating segments | $ | 3,204,800 |  |  | $ | 3,055,111 |
Other current and non-current assets | 2,455,538 |  |  | 2,464,656 |
Unallocated assets | 164,722 |  |  | 174,540 |
Total consolidated assets | $ | 5,825,060 |  |  | $ | 5,694,307 |
Assets for reportable segments include net accounts receivable and first-in, first-out inventory which are reported to the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker. Other current and non-current assets include all other assets of the reportable segments. Unallocated expenses and unallocated assets primarily relate to the Company headquarter's support services, which are not part of any business segment, as well as intercompany eliminations. Unallocated expenses include payroll and benefits, depreciation and other costs associated with headquarters-related support services. Unallocated assets include non-operating cash and cash equivalents, certain prepaid expenses and property, buildings and equipment-net. Intersegment net sales for the U.S. segment increased by $12 million and $40 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to the prior year, driven by increased sales from the U.S. business to Zoro. Zoro's primary source of inventory is the U.S. business' supply chain network.

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