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Operating Segment Information | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Operating Segment Information | OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated on a regular basis by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. We identify such segments based upon geographical regions of operations because each operating segment manufactures home appliances and related components, but serves strategically different markets. The chief operating decision maker evaluates performance based upon each segment’s operating income, which is defined as income before interest and sundry income (expense), interest expense, income taxes, noncontrolling interests, intangible asset impairment and restructuring costs. Total assets by segment are those assets directly associated with the respective operating activities. The “Other/Eliminations” column primarily includes corporate expenses, assets and eliminations, as well as restructuring costs and intangible asset impairments, if any. Intersegment sales are eliminated within each region except compressor sales out of Latin America, which are included in Other/Eliminations. The tables below summarize performance by operating segment for the periods presented:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | OPERATING SEGMENTS
Millions of dollars |  | North America |  | Latin America |  | EMEA |  | Asia |  | Other/ Eliminations |  | Total Whirlpool
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | $ | 2,341 |  |  | $ | 899 |  |  | $ | 1,273 |  |  | $ | 378 |  |  | $ | (45 | ) |  | $ | 4,846 |
2014 |  | 2,331 |  |  | 1,187 |  |  | 720 |  |  | 166 |  |  | (41 | ) |  | 4,363 |
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | 60 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 60 |  |  | (178 | ) |  | — |
2014 |  | 57 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 64 |  |  | (189 | ) |  | — |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | 65 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 161 |
2014 |  | 60 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 127 |
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | 276 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 24 |  |  | (73 | ) |  | 303 |
2014 |  | 228 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (82 | ) |  | 281 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 31, 2015 |  | 7,867 |  |  | 2,589 |  |  | 6,647 |  |  | 2,791 |  |  | (686 | ) |  | 19,208 |
December 31, 2014 |  | 7,736 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | 7,597 |  |  | 2,734 |  |  | (982 | ) |  | 20,002 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | 56 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 126 |
2014 |  | 48 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 123 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 29 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8984-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8924-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8595-108599 + Details
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