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Business Segment Information | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Business Segment Information | Note 8. Business Segment Information The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, management focuses its attention on revenues, directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for each of the Company’s three primary sources of revenue, salaries and other operating expenses, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and equity generated in each of these geographical areas when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic management. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arms-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin. Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:
|  | UNITED STATES |  |  | OTHER NORTH AMERICA |  |  | LATIN AMERICA |  |  | NORTH ASIA |  |  | SOUTH ASIA |  |  | EUROPE |  |  | MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND INDIA |  |  | ELIMI- NATIONS |  |  | CONSOLI- DATED |
For the three months ended September 30, 2020: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues1 |  | $ | 686,245 |  |  |  | 78,129 |  |  |  | 39,193 |  |  |  | 883,104 |  |  |  | 267,228 |  |  |  | 378,048 |  |  |  | 133,765 |  |  |  | (915 | ) |  |  | 2,464,797 |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses2 |  | $ | 379,588 |  |  |  | 44,911 |  |  |  | 23,361 |  |  |  | 720,807 |  |  |  | 200,334 |  |  |  | 261,325 |  |  |  | 100,619 |  |  |  | (527 | ) |  |  | 1,730,418 |
Salaries and other operating expenses3 |  | $ | 197,749 |  |  |  | 25,325 |  |  |  | 12,359 |  |  |  | 81,876 |  |  |  | 39,926 |  |  |  | 96,658 |  |  |  | 28,925 |  |  |  | (384 | ) |  |  | 482,434 |
Operating income |  | $ | 108,908 |  |  |  | 7,893 |  |  |  | 3,473 |  |  |  | 80,421 |  |  |  | 26,968 |  |  |  | 20,065 |  |  |  | 4,221 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 251,945 |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | $ | 2,336,071 |  |  |  | 163,943 |  |  |  | 76,173 |  |  |  | 689,525 |  |  |  | 231,771 |  |  |  | 642,124 |  |  |  | 228,423 |  |  |  | (9,476 | ) |  |  | 4,358,554 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 4,703 |  |  |  | 483 |  |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 1,075 |  |  |  | 665 |  |  |  | 1,780 |  |  |  | 292 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,178 |
Equity |  | $ | 1,791,658 |  |  |  | 77,915 |  |  |  | 31,324 |  |  |  | 246,557 |  |  |  | 97,564 |  |  |  | 185,352 |  |  |  | 110,714 |  |  |  | (36,611 | ) |  |  | 2,504,473 |
For the three months ended September 30, 2019: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues1 |  | $ | 692,229 |  |  |  | 88,088 |  |  |  | 38,341 |  |  |  | 624,351 |  |  |  | 196,569 |  |  |  | 320,769 |  |  |  | 115,397 |  |  |  | (889 | ) |  |  | 2,074,855 |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses2 |  | $ | 389,254 |  |  |  | 51,420 |  |  |  | 22,990 |  |  |  | 489,195 |  |  |  | 145,345 |  |  |  | 221,149 |  |  |  | 81,592 |  |  |  | (446 | ) |  |  | 1,400,499 |
Salaries and other operating expenses3 |  | $ | 210,767 |  |  |  | 25,731 |  |  |  | 14,547 |  |  |  | 70,410 |  |  |  | 32,482 |  |  |  | 86,156 |  |  |  | 28,151 |  |  |  | (438 | ) |  |  | 467,806 |
Operating income |  | $ | 92,208 |  |  |  | 10,937 |  |  |  | 804 |  |  |  | 64,746 |  |  |  | 18,742 |  |  |  | 13,464 |  |  |  | 5,654 |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 206,550 |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | $ | 2,059,345 |  |  |  | 128,336 |  |  |  | 72,029 |  |  |  | 489,322 |  |  |  | 164,976 |  |  |  | 563,289 |  |  |  | 226,657 |  |  |  | 2,499 |  |  |  | 3,706,453 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 7,644 |  |  |  | 513 |  |  |  | 833 |  |  |  | 523 |  |  |  | 631 |  |  |  | 5,119 |  |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,521 |
Equity |  | $ | 1,578,682 |  |  |  | 60,526 |  |  |  | 27,217 |  |  |  | 216,061 |  |  |  | 77,733 |  |  |  | 169,450 |  |  |  | 111,355 |  |  |  | (31,737 | ) |  |  | 2,209,287 |
|  | UNITED STATES |  |  | OTHER NORTH AMERICA |  |  | LATIN AMERICA |  |  | NORTH ASIA |  |  | SOUTH ASIA |  |  | EUROPE |  |  | MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND INDIA |  |  | ELIMI- NATIONS |  |  | CONSOLI- DATED |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues1 |  | $ | 1,975,883 |  |  |  | 234,274 |  |  |  | 114,636 |  |  |  | 2,538,117 |  |  |  | 660,583 |  |  |  | 1,086,118 |  |  |  | 340,415 |  |  |  | (2,733 | ) |  |  | 6,947,293 |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses2 |  | $ | 1,108,173 |  |  |  | 132,250 |  |  |  | 69,827 |  |  |  | 2,054,023 |  |  |  | 481,971 |  |  |  | 754,863 |  |  |  | 248,503 |  |  |  | (1,423 | ) |  |  | 4,848,187 |
Salaries and other operating expenses3 |  | $ | 631,396 |  |  |  | 74,320 |  |  |  | 36,220 |  |  |  | 236,480 |  |  |  | 109,018 |  |  |  | 274,269 |  |  |  | 80,063 |  |  |  | (1,286 | ) |  |  | 1,440,480 |
Operating income |  | $ | 236,314 |  |  |  | 27,704 |  |  |  | 8,589 |  |  |  | 247,614 |  |  |  | 69,594 |  |  |  | 56,986 |  |  |  | 11,849 |  |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | 658,626 |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | $ | 2,336,071 |  |  |  | 163,943 |  |  |  | 76,173 |  |  |  | 689,525 |  |  |  | 231,771 |  |  |  | 642,124 |  |  |  | 228,423 |  |  |  | (9,476 | ) |  |  | 4,358,554 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 28,276 |  |  |  | 1,692 |  |  |  | 498 |  |  |  | 1,785 |  |  |  | 1,035 |  |  |  | 3,418 |  |  |  | 715 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,419 |
Equity |  | $ | 1,791,658 |  |  |  | 77,915 |  |  |  | 31,324 |  |  |  | 246,557 |  |  |  | 97,564 |  |  |  | 185,352 |  |  |  | 110,714 |  |  |  | (36,611 | ) |  |  | 2,504,473 |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues1 |  | $ | 2,033,088 |  |  |  | 265,035 |  |  |  | 111,277 |  |  |  | 1,879,155 |  |  |  | 555,128 |  |  |  | 952,790 |  |  |  | 336,383 |  |  |  | (2,371 | ) |  |  | 6,130,485 |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses2 |  | $ | 1,142,701 |  |  |  | 157,997 |  |  |  | 64,149 |  |  |  | 1,475,395 |  |  |  | 407,642 |  |  |  | 657,720 |  |  |  | 236,184 |  |  |  | (1,468 | ) |  |  | 4,140,320 |
Salaries and other operating expenses3 |  | $ | 636,243 |  |  |  | 76,283 |  |  |  | 41,342 |  |  |  | 208,781 |  |  |  | 97,324 |  |  |  | 258,339 |  |  |  | 86,385 |  |  |  | (884 | ) |  |  | 1,403,813 |
Operating income |  | $ | 254,144 |  |  |  | 30,755 |  |  |  | 5,786 |  |  |  | 194,979 |  |  |  | 50,162 |  |  |  | 36,731 |  |  |  | 13,814 |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | 586,352 |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | $ | 2,059,345 |  |  |  | 128,336 |  |  |  | 72,029 |  |  |  | 489,322 |  |  |  | 164,976 |  |  |  | 563,289 |  |  |  | 226,657 |  |  |  | 2,499 |  |  |  | 3,706,453 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 23,544 |  |  |  | 1,509 |  |  |  | 1,071 |  |  |  | 1,167 |  |  |  | 1,235 |  |  |  | 8,015 |  |  |  | 1,402 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,943 |
Equity |  | $ | 1,578,682 |  |  |  | 60,526 |  |  |  | 27,217 |  |  |  | 216,061 |  |  |  | 77,733 |  |  |  | 169,450 |  |  |  | 111,355 |  |  |  | (31,737 | ) |  |  | 2,209,287 |
1 | Beginning in the second quarter of 2019, the Company revised its process to record the transfer, between its geographic operating segments, of revenues and the directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for freight service transactions between Company origin and destination locations. This change better aligns revenue reporting with the location where the services are performed, as well as the transactional reporting being developed as part of the Company’s new accounting systems and processes. The change in presentation had no impact on consolidated or segment operating income. The impact of these changes on reported segment revenues was immaterial and in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, segment revenues have not been revised.
2 | Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.
3 | Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.
The Company’s consolidated financial results in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was significantly impacted by the effects of the global pandemic and are expected to be further impacted in the remainder of 2020. The impact is affecting the Company’s geographical segments unevenly. In the second and third quarter of 2020, North Asia experienced significant increases in airfreight services revenues and directly related expenses primarily as a result of demand for time-sensitive delivery of technology equipment and medical equipment and supplies from China, which combined with reductions in airfreight supply resulted in significantly higher rates. In the third quarter 2020 and 2019, the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong, represented 30% and 26%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues and 26% of the Company’s total operating income in both periods. This is in contrast with slower activity in North Asia in the first quarter of 2020 as the global pandemic resulted in temporary closures and limited operations from the Company’s China offices and shipments that were rerouted or delayed by customers and service providers taking their own precautionary measures. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong, represented 31% and 26%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues and 30% and 27%, respectively, of the Company’s total operating income.

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