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Information on Business Segments | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Information on Business Segments | 16. Information on Business Segments The Company has three operating business segments, each of which is comprised of different geographic regions. The Company's three segments are as follows:
Operating Segment |  | Geography |  | Primary Brands |  | Primary Products
ACCO Brands North America |  | United States and Canada |  | PowerA®, Five Star®, AT-A-GLANCE®, Quartet®, Kensington®, Swingline®, GBC®, Mead®, Hilroy® |  | Computer and gaming accessories, school products, planners, storage and organization, dry erase boards and accessories, laminating, stapling and punching products.
ACCO Brands EMEA |  | Europe, Middle East and Africa |  | Leitz®, Rapid®, Kensington®, Esselte®, Rexel®, PowerA®, GBC®, NOBO®, Derwent® |  | Storage and organization products (lever-arch binders, sheet protectors, indexes), computer and gaming accessories, stapling, punching, shredding, laminating, do-it-yourself tools, dry erase boards and writing and art products.
ACCO Brands International |  | Australia/N.Z., Latin America and Asia-Pacific |  | Tilibra®, GBC®, Kensington®, Marbig®, Foroni®, Barrilito®, Artline®*, PowerA®, Spirax® *Australia/N.Z. only |  | School notebooks, storage and organization products (binders, sheet protectors and indexes), computer and gaming accessories, laminating, shredding, writing and arts products, janitorial supplies, dry erase boards, stapling and punching products.
Customers We distribute our products through a wide variety of channels to ensure that our products are readily and conveniently available for purchase by consumers and other end-users, wherever they prefer to shop. These channels include mass retailers, e-tailers, technology distributors, discount, drug/grocery and variety chains, warehouse clubs, hardware and specialty stores, independent office product dealers, office superstores, wholesalers, and contract stationers. We also sell directly through e-commerce sites and our direct sales organization. Net sales by reportable business segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
ACCO Brands North America | $ |  | 218.9 |  | $ |  | 257.2 |  | $ |  | 688.2 |  | $ |  | 772.3 |
ACCO Brands EMEA |  |  | 126.6 |  |  |  | 130.3 |  |  |  | 388.1 |  |  |  | 424.3 |
ACCO Brands International |  |  | 102.5 |  |  |  | 98.1 |  |  |  | 267.9 |  |  |  | 251.6 |
Net sales | $ |  | 448.0 |  | $ |  | 485.6 |  | $ |  | 1,344.2 |  | $ |  | 1,448.2 |
Operating income (loss) by business segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
ACCO Brands North America | $ |  | 19.9 |  | $ |  | (78.4 | ) | $ |  | 80.2 |  | $ |  | (13.8 | )
ACCO Brands EMEA |  |  | 6.9 |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | 20.4 |  |  |  | 9.0 |
ACCO Brands International |  |  | 16.4 |  |  |  | 17.3 |  |  |  | 32.1 |  |  |  | 27.8 |
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  | 43.2 |  |  |  | (56.2 | ) |  |  | 132.7 |  |  |  | 23.0 |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9.0 |
Corporate |  |  | (11.0 | ) |  |  | (9.0 | ) |  |  | (35.2 | ) |  |  | (32.8 | )
Operating income (loss)(1) |  |  | 32.2 |  |  |  | (63.0 | ) |  |  | 97.5 |  |  |  | (0.8 | )
Interest expense |  |  | 15.6 |  |  |  | 12.1 |  |  |  | 45.0 |  |  |  | 32.6 |
Interest income |  |  | (1.6 | ) |  |  | (2.6 | ) |  |  | (6.2 | ) |  |  | (6.2 | )
Non-operating pension expense (income) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | (3.2 | )
Other income, net |  |  | (3.6 | ) |  |  | (7.4 | ) |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  |  | (10.2 | )
Income (loss) before income tax | $ |  | 21.6 |  | $ |  | (64.6 | ) | $ |  | 60.3 |  | $ |  | (13.8 | )
(1) Operating income (loss) is defined as i) net sales; ii) less cost of products sold; iii) less selling, general and administrative expenses; iv) less amortization of intangibles; v) less restructuring charges; and vi) less change in the fair value of contingent consideration.

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