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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Results

Following is a summary of segment results (in millions of dollars):

	2018
	United States				Canada				Total Reportable Segments				Other businesses				Total
Total net sales	$	8,588			$	653			$	9,241			$	2,441			$	11,682
Intersegment net sales	(457		)		—				(457		)		(4		)		(461		)
Net sales to external customers	8,131				653				8,784				2,437				11,221
Segment operating earnings	1,338				(49		)		1,289				8				1,297

	2017
	United States				Canada				Total Reportable Segments				Other businesses				Total
Total net sales	$	7,960			$	753			$	8,713			$	2,120			$	10,833
Intersegment net sales	(404		)		—				(404		)		(4		)		(408		)
Net sales to external customers	7,556				753				8,309				2,116				10,425
Segment operating earnings	1,200				(77		)		1,123				56				1,179

	2016
	United States				Canada				Total Reportable Segments				Other businesses				Total
Total net sales	$	7,870			$	734			$	8,604			$	1,885			$	10,489
Intersegment net sales	(348		)		—				(348		)		(4		)		(352		)
Net sales to external customers	7,522				734				8,256				1,881				10,137
Segment operating earnings	1,269				(65		)		1,204				40				1,244

Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated

Following are reconciliations of the segment information with the consolidated totals per the Financial Statements (in millions of dollars):

	2018				2017				2016
Operating earnings:
Total operating earnings for reportable segments	$	1,289			$	1,123			$	1,204
Other businesses	8				56				40
Unallocated expenses	(139		)		(144		)		(131		)
Total consolidated operating earnings	$	1,158			$	1,035			$	1,113
Assets:
United States	$	2,496			$	2,310			$	2,275
Canada	188				279				286
Assets for reportable segments	$	2,684			$	2,589			$	2,561
Other current and noncurrent assets	2,879				3,033				2,959
Unallocated assets	310				182				174
Total consolidated assets	$	5,873			$	5,804			$	5,694
Depreciation and amortization:
United States	$	166			$	169			$	159
Canada	19				19				18
Depreciation and amortization for reportable segments	$	185			$	188			$	177
Other businesses and unallocated	49				53				46
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	234			$	241			$	223
Additions to long-lived assets
United States	$	200			$	187			$	154
Canada	7				8				12
Additions to long-lived assets for reportable segments	$	207			$	195			$	166
Other businesses and unallocated	39				67				106
Total consolidated additions to long-lived assets	$	246			$	262			$	272

	2018				2017				2016
Revenue by geographic location:
United States	$	8,613			$	7,948			$	7,834
Canada	658				761				740
Other foreign countries	1,950				1,716				1,563
	$	11,221			$	10,425			$	10,137
Long-lived segment assets by geographic location:
United States	$	1,140			$	1,098			$	1,135
Canada	136				199				211
Other foreign countries	202				247				210
	$	1,478			$	1,544			$	1,556

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