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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary of Segment Results | Following is a summary of segment results (in millions of dollars):
| 2021 |  | 2020 (1) |  | 2019 (1)
| Net sales |  | Operating earnings (losses) |  | Net sales |  | Operating earnings (losses) |  | Net sales |  | Operating earnings (losses)
High-Touch Solutions N.A. | $ | 10,186 |  |  | 1,334 |  |  | 9,221 |  |  | 1,182 |  |  | 9,036 |  |  | 1,278 |
Endless Assortment | 2,576 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 2,178 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 1,836 |  |  | 122 |
Other | 260 |  |  | (19) |  |  | 398 |  |  | (329) |  |  | 614 |  |  | (138) |
Total Company | $ | 13,022 |  |  | $ | 1,547 |  |  | $ | 11,797 |  |  | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | 11,486 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |
(1) Effective January 1, 2021, segment results for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were recast to reflect the Company's re-segmentation.
Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated |
| 2021 |  | 2020 (1) |  | 2019 (1)
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
High-Touch Solutions N.A. | 148 |  |  | $ | 143 |  |  | $ | 186 |
Endless Assortment | 22 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 14 |
Other | 3 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 10 |
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 210 |
(1) Effective January 1, 2021, segment results for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were recast to reflect the Company's re-segmentation.
Depreciation and amortization presented above includes depreciation of long-lived assets and amortization of capitalized software and ROU assets. Long-lived assets consist of property, buildings and equipment. Following is revenue by geographic location (in millions of dollars):
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Revenue by geographic location: |  |  |  |  |
United States | 10,236 |  |  | 9,200 |  |  | 8,865 |
Japan | 1,705 |  |  | 1,436 |  |  | 1,188 |
Canada | 560 |  |  | 494 |  |  | 539 |
Other foreign countries | 521 |  |  | 667 |  |  | 894 |
| $ | 13,022 |  |  | $ | 11,797 |  |  | $ | 11,486 |

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