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SEGMENT INFORMATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company's products and operations are managed and reported in four operating segments: Additives & Functional Products ("AFP"), Advanced Materials ("AM"), Chemical Intermediates ("CI"), and Fibers.

Additives & Functional Products Segment

In the AFP segment, the Company manufactures chemicals for products in the transportation, consumables, building and construction, animal nutrition, crop protection, energy, personal and home care, and other markets.

The products the Company manufactures in the coatings and inks additives product line can be broadly classified as polymers and additives and solvents and include specialty coalescents, specialty solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers. The adhesives resins product line consists of hydrocarbon and rosin resins. The tire additives product line includes insoluble sulfur rubber additives, antidegradant rubber additives, and performance resins. The care chemicals business consists of amine derivative-based building blocks for the production of flocculants and intermediates for surfactants. In the specialty fluids product line, the Company produces heat transfer and aviation fluids products. The animal nutrition business consists of formic acid-based solutions product lines. The crop protection business consists of metam-based soil fumigants, thiram and ziram-based fungicides, and plant growth regulator products.

 
Percentage of Total Segment Sales
Product Lines
2017
2016
2015
Coatings and Inks Additives
23%
24%
24%
Adhesives Resins
18%
21%
21%
Tire Additives
17%
17%
17%
Care Chemicals
17%
15%
15%
Specialty Fluids
13%
11%
11%
Animal Nutrition and Crop Protection
12%
12%
12%
Total
100%
100%
100%

Advanced Materials Segment

In the AM segment, the Company produces and markets polymers, films, and plastics with differentiated performance properties for value-added end uses in transportation, consumables, building and construction, durable goods, and health and wellness markets.

The specialty plastics product line consists of two primary products: copolyesters and cellulose esters. The advanced interlayers product line includes polyvinyl butyral sheet and specialty polyvinyl butyral intermediates. The performance films product line primarily consists of window film and protective film products for aftermarket applied films.

 
Percentage of Total Segment Sales
Product Lines
2017
2016
2015
Specialty Plastics
51%
50%
51%
Advanced Interlayers
33%
34%
33%
Performance Films
16%
16%
16%
Total
100%
100%
100%

Chemical Intermediates Segment

The CI segment leverages large scale and vertical integration from the cellulose and acetyl, olefins, and alkylamines streams to support the Company's specialty operating segments with advantaged cost positions. The CI segment sells excess intermediates beyond the Company's internal specialty needs into markets such as industrial chemicals and processing, building and construction, health and wellness, and agrochemicals.

In the intermediates product line, the Company produces olefin derivatives, acetyl derivatives, ethylene, and commodity solvents. The plasticizers product line consists of a unique set of primary non-phthalate and phthalate plasticizers and a range of niche non-phthalate plasticizers. The functional amines product lines include methylamines and salts, and higher amines and solvents.
 
Percentage of Total Segment Sales
Product Lines
2017
2016
2015
Intermediates
64%
65%
65%
Plasticizers
19%
20%
20%
Functional Amines
17%
15%
15%
Total
100%
100%
100%

Fibers Segment

In the Fibers segment, Eastman manufactures and sells cellulose acetate tow for use in filtration media, primarily cigarette filters. The acetyl chemicals product line consists of triacetin, cellulose acetate flake, and acetyl raw materials for other acetate fiber producers. The acetate yarn product line consists of natural (undyed) acetate and polyester yarn and solution-dyed acetate yarn for use in apparel, home furnishings, and industrial fabrics.

 
Percentage of Total Segment Sales
Product Lines
2017
2016
2015
Acetate Tow
77%
80%
78%
Acetyl Chemical Products
15%
13%
14%
Acetate Yarn
8%
7%
8%
Total
100%
100%
100%

Other

The Company continues to explore and invest in R&D initiatives such as high performance materials and advanced cellulosics that are aligned with disruptive macro trends such as health and wellness, natural resource efficiency, an increasing middle class in emerging economies, and feeding a growing population. An example of such an initiative is the Eastman microfiber technology platform which leverages the Company's core competency in polyesters, spinning capability, and in-house application expertise for use in a wide range of applications including liquid and air filtration, high strength packaging in nonwovens, and performance apparel in textiles.

Sales revenue and expense for the Eastman microfiber technology platform growth initiative are shown in the tables below as "Other" sales revenue and operating loss. R&D, pension and other postretirement benefits, and other expenses and income not identifiable to an operating segment are shown in the tables below as "Other" operating earnings (loss).  

 
For years ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Sales by Segment
 
 
 
 
 
Additives & Functional Products
$
3,343

 
$
2,979

 
$
3,159

Advanced Materials
2,572

 
2,457

 
2,414

Chemical Intermediates
2,728

 
2,534

 
2,811

Fibers
852

 
992

 
1,219

Total Sales by Operating Segment
$
9,495

 
$
8,962

 
$
9,603

Other
54

 
46

 
45

Total Sales
$
9,549

 
$
9,008

 
$
9,648


 
For years ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Operating Earnings (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
Additives & Functional Products
$
646

 
$
601

 
$
660

Advanced Materials
482

 
471

 
384

Chemical Intermediates
255

 
171

 
294

Fibers
175

 
310

 
292

Total Operating Earnings by Operating Segment
1,558

 
1,553

 
1,630

Other
 
 
 
 
 
Growth initiatives and businesses not allocated to operating segments
(114
)
 
(82
)
 
(87
)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans income (expense), net not allocated to operating segments
93

 
(44
)
 
(76
)
Restructuring and acquisition integration and transaction costs
(5
)
 
(44
)
 
(83
)
Total Operating Earnings
$
1,532

 
$
1,383

 
$
1,384



 
December 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2017
 
2016
Assets by Segment (1)
 
 
 
Additives & Functional Products
$
6,648

 
$
6,255

Advanced Materials
4,379

 
4,247

Chemical Intermediates
3,000

 
2,927

Fibers
929

 
920

Total Assets by Operating Segment
14,956

 
14,349

Corporate Assets
1,043

 
1,108

Total Assets
$
15,999

 
$
15,457


(1) 
The chief operating decision maker holds operating segment management accountable for accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, goodwill, and intangible assets. Segment asset balances for shared fixed assets within the CI and Fibers segments as of December 31, 2016 have been reclassified to conform to current period allocation methodology.
 
For years ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment
 
 
 
 
 
Additives & Functional Products
$
213

 
$
208

 
$
203

Advanced Materials
164

 
160

 
161

Chemical Intermediates
148

 
157

 
149

Fibers
58

 
51

 
55

Total Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Operating Segment
583

 
576

 
568

Other
4

 
4

 
3

Total Depreciation and Amortization Expense
$
587

 
$
580

 
$
571

 
For years ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Capital Expenditures by Segment
 
 
 
 
 
Additives & Functional Products
$
229

 
$
212

 
$
227

Advanced Materials
248

 
244

 
225

Chemical Intermediates
116

 
128

 
139

Fibers
52

 
38

 
57

Total Capital Expenditures by Operating Segment
645

 
622

 
648

Other
4

 
4

 
4

Total Capital Expenditures
$
649

 
$
626

 
$
652


Sales are attributed to geographic areas based on customer location and long-lived assets are attributed to geographic areas based on asset location.
(Dollars in millions)
For years ended December 31,
Geographic Information
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
3,999

 
$
3,803

 
$
4,096

All foreign countries
5,550

 
5,205

 
5,552

Total
$
9,549

 
$
9,008

 
$
9,648

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Net properties
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
4,203

 
$
4,066

 
$
3,939

All foreign countries
1,404

 
1,210

 
1,191

Total
$
5,607

 
$
5,276

 
$
5,130