SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our reportable segments are based upon geographic region and are defined as North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia. These regions also represent our operating segments. Each 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.

We conduct business in three countries - the United States, Brazil, and China - which individually comprised at least 10% of consolidated net sales or long-lived assets within the country in the last three years. The following table summarizes net sales and long-lived assets by geographic area:



Millions of dollars	United States		Brazil		China		All Other Countries		Total
2017:
Sales to external customers	$	10,378	$	2,079	$	824	$	7,972	$	21,253
Long-lived assets	4,577		356		1,066		3,743		9,742
2016:
Sales to external customers	$	9,901	$	1,895	$	945	$	7,977	$	20,718
Long-lived assets	4,587		336		981		3,414		9,318
2015:
Sales to external customers	$	9,189	$	1,915	$	1,003	$	8,784	$	20,891
Long-lived assets	4,558		253		1,038		3,609		9,458

As described above, our chief operating decision maker reviews each operating segment's performance based upon operating income which excludes restructuring costs and intangible asset impairment, if any. Intangible asset impairment and restructuring costs are included in operating profit on a consolidated basis and included in the Other/Eliminations column in the table below:



	OPERATING SEGMENTS
Millions of dollars	North America		EMEA			Latin America		Asia			Other/ Eliminations			Total Whirlpool
Net sales
2017	11,663		4,881			3,420		1,467			(178		)	21,253
2016	11,147		5,148			3,191		1,424			(192		)	20,718
2015	10,732		5,601			3,349		1,417			(208		)	20,891
Intersegment sales
2017	$	198	$	118		$	183	$	289		$	(788	)	$	—
2016	162		67			196		276			(701		)	—
2015	218		52			211		271			(752		)	—
Depreciation and amortization
2017	$	253	$	196		$	84	$	62		$	59		$	654
2016	261		204			72		63			55			655
2015	259		199			67		61			82			668
Operating profit (loss)
2017	$	1,359	$	(2	)	$	244	$	(8	)	$	(457	)	$	1,136
2016	1,285		158			210		74			(359		)	1,368
2015	1,192		197			187		80			(414		)	1,242
Total assets
2017	$	8,275	$	8,781		$	2,865	$	2,706		$	(2,589	)	$	20,038
2016	8,009		7,497			2,601		2,788			(1,742		)	19,153
2015	7,683		7,351			2,260		2,738			(1,022		)	19,010
Capital expenditures
2017	$	197	$	218		$	112	$	106		$	51		$	684
2016	199		199			105		68			89			660
2015	243		220			106		47			73			689

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company realigned the composition of certain segments to align with its new leadership reporting structure. Beginning in the first quarter of 2018, the Company will report its Mexico business as a part of its Latin America segment, and will shift certain adjacent business from the North America segment to the Asia segment. In addition, the chief operating decision maker will evaluate performance based on each segment's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), which is defined as operating profit less interest and sundry (income) expense and certain other items that management believes are not indicative of future results. The determination of the Company's reportable segments was not affected by these changes and segment information disclosed prospectively will continue to be based on the same geographic regions that existed prior to this change.