SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our reportable segments are based upon geographical 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 marketplaces. The chief operating decision maker evaluates performance based on each segment's earnings (loss) before interest and taxes (EBIT), which we define as operating profit less interest and sundry (income) expense and excluding restructuring costs, asset impairment charges and certain other items that management believes are not indicative of the Company's ongoing performance, if any. 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 asset impairment charges, if any. Intersegment sales are eliminated within each region except compressor sales out of Latin America, which are included in Other/Eliminations.

Effective January 1, 2018, we realigned the composition of certain segments to align with our new leadership reporting structure. We now report our Mexico business as a part of our Latin America segment, and have shifted certain adjacent business from the North America segment to the Asia segment. The determination of the Company's reportable segments was not affected by these changes. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

The tables below summarize performance by operating segment for the periods presented:



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	OPERATING SEGMENTS
Millions of dollars	North America		EMEA			Latin America		Asia		Other/ Eliminations			Total Whirlpool
Net sales
2018	$	2,994	$	1,134		$	878	$	339	$	(19	)	$	5,326
2017	2,854		1,268			966		373		(43		)	5,418
Intersegment sales
2018	$	66	$	19		$	371	$	100	$	(556	)	$	—
2017	60		36			341		82		(519		)	—
Depreciation and amortization
2018	$	46	$	44		$	29	$	17	$	16		$	152
2017	53		47			32		22		14			168
EBIT
2018	$	343	$	(39	)	$	49	$	13	$	(91	)	$	275
2017	336		(2		)	55		9		(88		)	310
Total assets
September 30, 2018	$	7,565	$	7,585		$	4,669	$	2,566	$	(3,292	)	$	19,093
December 31, 2017	6,956		8,781			4,847		2,751		(3,297		)	20,038
Capital expenditures
2018	$	46	$	36		$	24	$	16	$	14		$	136
2017	41		46			33		28		13			161



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	OPERATING SEGMENTS
Millions of dollars	North America		EMEA			Latin America		Asia		Other/ Eliminations			Total Whirlpool
Net sales
2018	$	8,292	$	3,298		$	2,628	$	1,215	$	(56	)	$	15,377
2017	8,133		3,501			2,873		1,181		(137		)	15,551
Intersegment sales
2018	$	203	$	83		$	998	$	259	$	(1,543	)	$	—
2017	187		80			1,007		220		(1,494		)	—
Depreciation and amortization
2018	$	142	$	158		$	93	$	51	$	47		$	491
2017	160		136			95		54		42			487
EBIT
2018	$	962	$	(91	)	$	139	$	75	$	(1,221	)	$	(136	)
2017	947		(27		)	178		4		(302		)	800
Total assets
September 30, 2018	$	7,565	$	7,585		$	4,669	$	2,566	$	(3,292	)	$	19,093
December 31, 2017	6,956		8,781			4,847		2,751		(3,297		)	20,038
Capital expenditures
2018	$	110	$	76		$	55	$	43	$	46		$	330
2017	108		82			90		61		30			371

A reconciliation of our segment information to the corresponding amounts in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income is shown in the table below:



	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
in millions	September 30, 2018	September 30, 2017		September 30, 2018		September 30, 2017
Total EBIT	275	310		(136	)	800
Less: Interest expense	52	42		141		122
Less: Income tax (benefit) expense	7	(4	)	52		69
Net earnings (loss)	216	272		(329	)	609