SEGMENT REPORTING

We operate in four reportable segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. We measure segment profit as operating income (loss). Other primarily includes our foreign chicken production operations in China, third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC.

In fiscal 2017, we acquired and consolidated AdvancePierre, a producer and distributor of value-added, convenient, ready-to-eat sandwiches, sandwich components and other entrées and snacks, and in fiscal 2018, we acquired Original Philly, a valued added protein business. The results from operations of these businesses are included in the Prepared Foods and Chicken segments. In fiscal 2018, we acquired Tecumseh, a vertically integrated value-added protein business, and American Proteins, a poultry rendering and blending operation as part of our strategic expansion and sustainability initiatives. The results from operations of these businesses are included in our Chicken segment. For further description of these transactions, refer to Part II, Item 8, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 3: Acquisitions and Dispositions.

In fiscal 2018, we completed the sale of four non-protein businesses as part of our strategic focus on protein brands. All of these businesses were part of our Prepared Foods segment and included Sara Lee® Frozen Bakery, Kettle, Van’s®, and TNT Crust and produced items such as frozen desserts, waffles, snack bars, soups, sauces, sides and pizza crusts. The sales included the Chef Pierre®, Bistro Collection®, Kettle Collection™, and Van’s® brands, a license to use the Sara Lee® brand in various channels, as well as our Tarboro, North Carolina, Fort Worth, Texas, Traverse City, Michigan, and Green Bay, Wisconsin prepared foods facilities. For further description of these transactions, refer to Part II, Item 8, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 3: Acquisitions and Dispositions.

Beef: Beef includes our operations related to processing live fed cattle and fabricating dressed beef carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes sales from allied products such as hides and variety meats, as well as logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.

Pork: Pork includes our operations related to processing live market hogs and fabricating pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes our live swine group, related allied product processing activities and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.

Chicken: Chicken includes our domestic operations related to raising and processing live chickens into, and purchasing raw materials for, fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products, as well as sales from allied products. Our value-added chicken products primarily include breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes logistics operations to move products through our domestic supply chain and the global operations of our chicken breeding stock subsidiary.

Prepared Foods: Prepared Foods includes our operations related to manufacturing and marketing frozen and refrigerated food products and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. This segment includes brands such as Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, State Fair®, as well as artisanal brands Aidells®, Gallo Salame®, and Golden Island®. Products primarily include ready-to-eat sandwiches, sandwich components such as flame-grilled hamburgers and Philly steaks, pepperoni, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, snacks, prepared meals, ethnic foods, side dishes, meat dishes, breadsticks and processed meats. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets.

We allocate expenses related to corporate activities to the segments, except for third-party merger and integration costs of $26 million, $67 million and $37 million in fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC, which are included in Other. Assets and additions to property, plant and equipment relating to corporate activities remain in Other. At September 30, 2017, we included $3 billion of unallocated goodwill associated with our acquisition of AdvancePierre in Other and we completed the allocation of goodwill to our segments in fiscal 2018. Additionally, as of September 29, 2018, we completed the allocation of goodwill associated with our fiscal 2018 acquisitions. Refer to Note 5: Goodwill and Intangible Assets for further description.

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows:



	in millions
	Beef		Pork		Chicken		Prepared Foods		Other			Intersegment Sales			Consolidated
Fiscal 2018
Sales	$	15,473	$	4,879	$	12,044	$	8,668	$	305		$	(1,317	)	$	40,052
Operating Income (Loss)	1,013		361		866		868		(53		)				3,055
Total Other (Income) Expense															310
Income before Income Taxes															2,745
Depreciation and amortization	103		42		368		410		10						933
Total Assets	3,061		1,265		8,794		15,063		926						29,109
Additions to property, plant and equipment	107		150		570		228		145						1,200
Fiscal 2017
Sales	$	14,823	$	5,238	$	11,409	$	7,853	$	349		$	(1,412	)	$	38,260
Operating Income (Loss)	877		645		1,053		462		(106		)				2,931
Total Other (Income) Expense															303
Income before Income Taxes															2,628
Depreciation and amortization	92		36		296		315		9						748
Total Assets	2,938		1,132		6,630		13,466		3,900						28,066
Additions to property, plant and equipment	118		101		492		229		129						1,069
Fiscal 2016
Sales	$	14,513	$	4,909	$	10,927	$	7,346	$	380		(1,194		)	$	36,881
Operating Income (Loss)	347		528		1,305		734		(81		)				2,833
Total Other (Income) Expense															235
Income before Income Taxes															2,598
Depreciation and amortization	94		33		274		286		10						697
Total Assets	2,764		1,039		5,836		11,814		920						22,373
Additions to property, plant and equipment	99		68		281		178		69						695

The Beef segment had sales of $420 million, $386 million and $327 million for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, from transactions with other operating segments. The Pork segment had sales of $817 million, $966 million and $840 million for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, from transactions with other operating segments. The Chicken segment had sales of $80 million, $60 million and $27 million for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, from transactions with other operating segments. The aforementioned sales from intersegment transactions, which were at market prices, were included in the segment sales in the above table.

Our largest customer, Walmart Inc., accounted for 17.3%, 17.3% and 17.5% of consolidated sales in fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Sales to Walmart Inc. were included in all the segments. Any extended discontinuance of sales to this customer could, if not replaced, have a material impact on our operations.

The majority of our operations are domiciled in the United States. Approximately 99%, 98% and 98% of sales to external customers for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, were sourced from the United States. Approximately $23.2 billion and $21.6 billion of long-lived assets were located in the United States at September 29, 2018, and September 30, 2017, respectively. Excluding goodwill and intangible assets, long-lived assets located in the United States totaled approximately $6.7 billion and $6.0 billion at September 29, 2018, and September 30, 2017, respectively. Approximately $212 million and $217 million of long-lived assets were located in foreign countries, primarily Brazil, China, the European Union and New Zealand at September 29, 2018, and September 30, 2017, respectively. Excluding goodwill and intangible assets, long-lived assets in foreign countries totaled approximately $201 million and $193 million at September 29, 2018, and September 30, 2017, respectively.

We sell certain products in foreign markets, primarily Canada, Central America, China, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, the Middle East, South Korea, and Taiwan. Our export sales from the United States totaled $4.2 billion, $3.9 billion and $3.5 billion for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Substantially all of our export sales are facilitated through unaffiliated brokers, marketing associations and foreign sales staffs. Sales of products produced in a country other than the United States were less than 10% of consolidated sales for each of fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016.