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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION SEGMENT INFORMATION
Grainger’s two reportable segments are the U.S. and Canada. These reportable segments reflect the results of the Company's high-touch businesses in those geographies. Other businesses include the endless assortment businesses, Zoro and MonotaRO, and smaller high-tough businesses in Europe and the U.K. These businesses individually do not meet the criteria of a reportable segment. Operating segments generate revenue almost exclusively through the distribution of MRO supplies, as service revenues account for approximately 1% of total revenues for each operating segment. Effective January 1, 2021, the Company's new reportable segments are High Touch - North America and Endless Assortment. See Note 1 of the Financial Statements for additional information.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Intersegment transfer prices are established at external selling prices, less costs not incurred due to a related party sale. The segment results include certain centrally incurred costs for shared services that are charged to the segments based upon the relative level of service used by each operating segment.

Following is a summary of segment results (in millions of dollars):
2020
United StatesCanadaTotal Reportable SegmentsOther businessesTotal
Total net sales$9,070 $476 $9,546 $2,762 $12,308 
Intersegment net sales(509)— (509)(2)(511)
Net sales to external customers$8,561 $476 $9,037 $2,760 11,797 
Segment operating earnings$1,299 $(16)$1,283 $(24)$1,259 
2019
United StatesCanadaTotal Reportable SegmentsOther businessesTotal
Total net sales$8,815 $529 $9,344 $2,651 $11,995 
Intersegment net sales(505)— (505)(4)(509)
Net sales to external customers$8,310 $529 $8,839 $2,647 $11,486 
Segment operating earnings$1,391 $3 $1,394 $(9)$1,385 
2018
United StatesCanadaTotal Reportable SegmentsOther businessesTotal
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 

Following are reconciliations of the segment information with the consolidated totals per the Financial Statements (in millions of dollars):
202020192018
Operating earnings:
Total operating earnings for reportable segments$1,283 $1,394 $1,289 
Other businesses(24)(9)8 
Unallocated expenses(240)(123)(139)
Total consolidated operating earnings$1,019 $1,262 $1,158 
Assets:
United States$2,931 $2,668 $2,496 
Canada178 173 188 
Assets for reportable segments$3,109 $2,841 $2,684 
Other current and noncurrent assets2,781 3,003 2,879 
Unallocated assets405 161 310 
Total consolidated assets$6,295 $6,005 $5,873 
Depreciation and amortization:
United States$113 $148 $166 
Canada13 17 19 
Depreciation and amortization for reportable segments$126 $165 $185 
Other businesses and unallocated43 45 49 
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization$169 $210 $234 
Additions to long-lived assets
United States$92 $168 $200 
Canada3 9 7 
Additions to long-lived assets for reportable segments$95 $177 $207 
Other businesses and unallocated97 72 39 
Total consolidated additions to long-lived assets$192 $249 $246 
Following are revenue and long-lived assets by geographic location (in millions of dollars):
202020192018
Revenue by geographic location:
United States$9,200 $8,865 $8,613 
Canada494 539 658 
Other foreign countries2,103 2,082 1,950 
$11,797 $11,486 $11,221 
Long-lived segment assets by geographic location:
United States$1,139 $1,268 $1,140 
Canada114 152 136 
Other foreign countries287 327 202 
$1,540 $1,747 $1,478 

The Company is a broad line distributor of MRO products and services. Products are regularly added and deleted from the Company's inventory. Accordingly, it would be impractical to provide sales information by product category due to the way the business is managed.

Unallocated amounts include corporate-level support and administrative expenses, corporate-level assets consisting primarily of cash, property, buildings and equipment and intersegment eliminations and other adjustments. Unallocated expenses and assets are not included in any reportable segment.

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. Long-lived assets consist of property, buildings, equipment, capitalized software and ROU assets.

Depreciation and amortization presented above includes depreciation of long-lived assets and amortization of capitalized software.