NOTE 12. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Following the decision to sell substantially all of the operations that previously were presented as the International Division, the Company has two operating segments which are also its reportable segments: the Retail Division and the Business Solutions Division. The Retail Division includes retail stores in the continental United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Retail Division and the Business Solutions Division sell supplies, technology products and solutions, business machines and related supplies, print, cleaning, breakroom and facilities products, and office furniture. Stores also have a copy and print center offering printing, reproduction, mailing and shipping services, and the print needs for retail and business customers are also facilitated through regional print production centers. The Business Solutions Division customers are served through dedicated sales forces, catalogs, telesales, and electronically through its internet sites across the continental United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada.

The retained operations previously included in the International Division are not significant and have been presented as Other.

The office supply products and services offered across the segments are similar. Division operating income is determined based on the measure of performance reported internally to manage the business and for resource allocation. This measure charges to the respective Divisions those expenses considered directly or closely related to their operations and allocates support costs. Certain operating expenses and credits are not allocated to the Divisions including Merger, restructuring and other operating (income) expenses, net, and Asset impairments, as well as expenses and credits retained at the corporate level, including certain management costs and legacy pension and environmental matters. Other companies may charge more or less of these items to their segments and results may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities.

The following is a summary of sales and operating income (loss) by each of the Divisions and Other, reconciled to consolidated totals, after the elimination of the discontinued operations for all periods.


	Sales
	Third Quarter					Year-to-Date
(In millions)	2017			2016		2017			2016
Retail Division	$	1,329		$	1,482	$	3,799		$	4,237
Business Solutions Division		1,288			1,348		3,851			4,046
Other		3			6		9			12

Total	$	2,620		$	2,836	$	7,659		$	8,295


	Operating Income (Loss)
	Third Quarter					Year-to-Date
(In millions)	2017			2016		2017			2016
Retail Division	$	82		$	105	$	214		$	237
Business Solutions Division		71			81		193			190
Other		(1	)		—		(2	)		1

Total	$	152		$	186	$	405		$	428

A reconciliation of the measure of Division operating income to Consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes is as follows:


	Third Quarter						Year-to-Date
(In millions)	2017			2016			2017			2016
Total Division operating income	$	152		$	186		$	405		$	428
Add/(subtract):
Asset impairments		—			(9	)		(1	)		(9	)
Merger, restructuring and other operating income (expenses), net		(22	)		(31	)		(62	)		122
Unallocated expenses		(22	)		(29	)		(60	)		(68	)
Interest income		6			6			17			17
Interest expense		(13	)		(19	)		(39	)		(63	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			(15	)		—			(15	)
Other income (expense), net		(1	)		1			(2	)		1

Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	100		$	90		$	258		$	413

The components of goodwill by segment are provided in the following table:


(In millions)	Retail Division		Business Solutions Division		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	78	$	285	$	363
Acquisition		—		16		16

Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	78	$	301	$	379

Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the acquisition during the third quarter of 2017.