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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | SEGMENT INFORMATION The information in the note below has been updated to reflect the retrospective accounting change described in Note 1. 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 marketplaces. The chief operating decision maker evaluates performance based upon 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 region'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, asset impairments and certain other items that management believes are not indicative of the region's ongoing performance, if any. Intersegment sales are eliminated within each region except compressor sales out of Latin America through June 30, 2019, which are included in Other/Eliminations. Sales to Lowe's, a North American retailer, represented approximately 13%, 13% and 12% of our consolidated net sales in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Lowe's represented approximately 14% of our consolidated accounts receivable as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The United States individually comprised at least 10% of consolidated net sales in 2020, 2019 and 2018 in the amounts of $10.3 billion, $10.7 billion and $10.6 billion, respectively. The following table summarizes the countries that represent at least 10% of consolidated long-lived assets for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Long-lived assets includes property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019.
Millions of dollars |  | United States |  | Mexico |  | Italy |  | Poland |  | All Other Countries | Total
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ | 1,790 |  |  | $ | 403 |  |  | $ | 526 |  |  | $ | 428 |  |  | $ | 1,040 |  | $ | 4,187 |
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  | $ | 1,816 |  |  | $ | 431 |  |  | $ | 505 |  |  | $ | 422 |  |  | $ | 1,048 |  | $ | 4,222 |
|  | OPERATING SEGMENTS
Millions of dollars |  | North America |  | EMEA |  | Latin America |  | Asia |  | Other/ Eliminations |  | Total Whirlpool
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  | $ | 11,210 |  |  | $ | 4,389 |  |  | $ | 2,592 |  |  | $ | 1,265 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19,456 |
2019 |  | 11,477 |  |  | 4,296 |  |  | 3,177 |  |  | 1,515 |  |  | (46) |  |  | 20,419 |
2018 |  | 11,374 |  |  | 4,536 |  |  | 3,618 |  |  | 1,587 |  |  | (78) |  |  | 21,037 |
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  | $ | 249 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 1,227 |  |  | $ | 379 |  |  | $ | (1,948) |  |  | $ | — |
2019 |  | 238 |  |  | 83 |  |  | 1,321 |  |  | 334 |  |  | (1,976) |  |  | — |
2018 |  | 267 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 1,313 |  |  | 358 |  |  | (2,039) |  |  | — |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  | $ | 193 |  |  | $ | 177 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 568 |
2019 |  | 195 |  |  | 187 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 587 |
2018 |  | 196 |  |  | 204 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 645 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  | $ | 1,758 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | (336) |  |  | $ | 1,636 |
2019 |  | 1,440 |  |  | (30) |  |  | 172 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 1,717 |
2018 |  | 1,388 |  |  | (106) |  |  | 210 |  |  | 83 |  |  | (1,358) |  |  | 217 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  | $ | 7,597 |  |  | $ | 11,296 |  |  | $ | 4,244 |  |  | $ | 2,573 |  |  | $ | (5,274) |  |  | $ | 20,436 |
2019 |  | 7,883 |  |  | 9,450 |  |  | 4,226 |  |  | 2,581 |  |  | (5,167) |  |  | 18,973 |
2018 |  | 7,269 |  |  | 7,299 |  |  | 4,745 |  |  | 2,636 |  |  | (3,494) |  |  | 18,455 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 410 |
2019 |  | 179 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 532 |
2018 |  | 180 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 590 |
The following table summarizes the reconciling items in the Other/Eliminations column for total EBIT for the periods presented:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31,
in millions | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Items not allocated to segments: |  |  |
Restructuring costs | $ | (288) |  | $ | (188) |  | $ | (247) |
Corrective action recovery | 14 |  | — |  | — |
Gain (loss) on sale and disposal of businesses | 7 |  | 437 |  | — |
Product warranty and liability income (expense) | 30 |  | (131) |  | — |
Sale-leaseback, real estate and receivable adjustment | 113 |  | 86 |  | — |
Trade customer insolvency claim settlement | — |  | (59) |  | — |
Brazil indirect tax credit | — |  | 180 |  | — |
Impairment of goodwill and intangibles | — |  | — |  | (747) |
French antitrust settlement | — |  | — |  | (103) |
Trade customer insolvency | — |  | — |  | (30) |
Divestiture related transition costs | — |  | — |  | (21) |
Corporate expenses and other | (212) |  | (223) |  | (210) |
Total other/eliminations | $ | (336) |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | (1,358) |
A reconciliation of our segment information for total EBIT to the corresponding amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) is shown in the table below for the periods presented:
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31,
in millions |  | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Operating profit |  | $ | 1,615 |  | $ | 1,549 |  | $ | 325 |
Interest and sundry (income) expense |  | (21) |  | (168) |  | 108 |
Total EBIT |  | $ | 1,636 |  | $ | 1,717 |  | $ | 217 |
Interest expense |  | 189 |  | 187 |  | 192 |
Income tax expense |  | 382 |  | 348 |  | 150 |
Net earnings (loss) |  | $ | 1,065 |  | $ | 1,182 |  | $ | (125) |
Less: Net earnings (loss) available to noncontrolling interests |  | (10) |  | 14 |  | 24 |
Net earnings (loss) available to Whirlpool |  | $ | 1,075 |  | $ | 1,168 |  | $ | (149) |

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