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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Results

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

			2020
			United States						Canada						Total Reportable Segments						Other businesses						Total
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 States						Canada						Total Reportable Segments						Other businesses						Total
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 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

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):

			2020						2019						2018
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
Canada			178						173						188
Assets for reportable segments			$	3,109					$	2,841					$	2,684
Other current and noncurrent assets			2,781						3,003						2,879
Unallocated assets			405						161						310
Total consolidated assets			$	6,295					$	6,005					$	5,873
Depreciation and amortization:
United States			$	113					$	148					$	166
Canada			13						17						19
Depreciation and amortization for reportable segments			$	126					$	165					$	185
Other businesses and unallocated			43						45						49
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization			$	169					$	210					$	234
Additions to long-lived assets
United States			$	92					$	168					$	200
Canada			3						9						7
Additions to long-lived assets for reportable segments			$	95					$	177					$	207
Other businesses and unallocated			97						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):

			2020						2019						2018
Revenue by geographic location:
United States			$	9,200					$	8,865					$	8,613
Canada			494						539						658
Other foreign countries			2,103						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
Canada			114						152						136
Other foreign countries			287						327						202
			$	1,540					$	1,747					$	1,478

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