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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Financial information for each reportable segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 902 | $ 963 | $ 2,659 | $ 2,874
Operating income |  | 120 | 130 | 307 | 322
Depreciation and amortization |  | 33 | 35 | 102 | 107
Capital expenditures |  | 21 | 29 | 78 | 77
Water Infrastructure |  |  |  |  |
Financial information for each reportable segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 551 | 602 | 1,602 | 1,770
Operating income |  | 83 | 95 | 195 | 217
Depreciation and amortization |  | 22 | 24 | 70 | 74
Capital expenditures |  | 12 | 18 | 49 | 45
Applied Water |  |  |  |  |
Financial information for each reportable segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 351 | 361 | 1,057 | 1,104
Operating income |  | 46 | 51 | 143 | 145
Depreciation and amortization |  | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19
Capital expenditures |  | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19
Regional Selling Location |  |  |  |  |
Financial information for each reportable segment |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | [1] | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9
Capital expenditures | [2] | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6
Corporate and other |  |  |  |  |
Financial information for each reportable segment |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  | (9) | (16) | (31) | (40)
Depreciation and amortization |  | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5
Capital expenditures |  | $ 1 | $ 0 | $ 5 | $ 7
[1] | Depreciation and amortization expense incurred by the Regional selling locations was included in an overall allocation of Regional selling location costs to the segments; however, a certain portion of that expense was not specifically identified to a segment. That expense is captured in this Regional selling location line.
[2] | Represents capital expenditures incurred by the Regional selling locations not allocated to the segments.

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