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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION SEGMENT INFORMATION
Effective January 1, 2021, Grainger's two reportable segments are High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. The remaining international high-touch solutions businesses, which includes the Cromwell business, as well as the Fabory and China businesses in the periods prior to their divestitures in the second and third quarter of 2020, respectively, are classified as Other to reconcile to consolidated results. These businesses individually and in the aggregate do not meet the criteria of a reportable segment.

Also, effective January 1, 2021, the Company updated its reporting and accounting policies for corporate cost and intersegment sales transactions. Corporate costs are allocated to each reportable segment based on benefits received. Additionally, intersegment sales transactions, which are sales between Grainger businesses in separate reportable segments, are eliminated within the segment to present only the impact of sales to external customers. Service fees for intersegment sales from the High-Touch Solutions N.A. segment to the Endless Assortment segment are included in SG&A.

Following is a summary of segment results (in millions of dollars):
2021
2020 (1)
2019 (1)
Net salesOperating earnings (losses)Net salesOperating earnings (losses)Net salesOperating earnings (losses)
High-Touch Solutions N.A.$10,186 1,334 9,221 1,182 9,036 1,278 
Endless Assortment2,576 232 2,178 166 1,836 122 
Other260 (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.
2021
2020 (1)
2019 (1)
Depreciation and amortization:
High-Touch Solutions N.A.148 $143 $186 
Endless Assortment22 17 14 
Other3 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):
202120202019
Revenue by geographic location:
United States10,236 9,200 8,865 
Japan1,705 1,436 1,188 
Canada560 494 539 
Other foreign countries521 667 894 
$13,022 $11,797 $11,486 
The Company is a broad line distributor of MRO products and services. Products are regularly added and removed 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, and the dynamic nature of the inventory offered, including the evolving list of products stocked and additional products available online but not stocked. Assets for reportable segments are not disclosed as such information is not regularly reviewed by the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker.