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.

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



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	OPERATING SEGMENTS
Millions of dollars	North America		EMEA			Latin America		Asia		Other/ Eliminations			Total Whirlpool
Net sales
2019	$	2,535	$	1,004		$	875	$	371	$	(25	)	$	4,760
2018	2,516		1,068			898		448		(19		)	4,911
Intersegment sales
2019	66		21			337		84		(508		)	—
2018	67		38			286		75		(466		)	—
Depreciation and amortization
2019	$	49	$	43		$	18	$	17	$	15		$	142
2018	49		57			38		18		15			177
EBIT
2019	312		(21		)	45		7		50			393
2018	288		(27		)	57		19		(186		)	151
Total assets
March 31, 2019	$	7,769	$	9,804		$	5,014	$	2,700	$	(5,601	)	$	19,686
December 31, 2018	7,161		7,299			4,745		2,636		(3,494		)	18,347
Capital expenditures
2019	35		10			24		10		6			85
2018	23		6			13		11		13			66

The following table summarizes the reconciling items in the Other/Eliminations column for total EBIT for the periods presented:



	Three Months Ended
in millions	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Items not allocated to segments:
Restructuring costs	$	(26	)	$	(144	)
Divestiture related transition costs	(6		)	—
Brazil indirect tax credit	127			—
Corporate expenses and other	(45		)	(42		)
Total other/eliminations	$	50		$	(186	)

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



	Three Months Ended
in millions	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Operating profit	$	263		$	143
Interest and sundry (income) expense	(130		)	(8		)
Total EBIT	$	393		$	151
Interest expense	51			42
Income tax (benefit) expense	(132		)	15
Net earnings	$	474		$	94
Less: Net earnings available to noncontrolling interests	3			—
Net earnings available to Whirlpool	$	471		$	94