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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Segment Information | 2. SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENTAL REPORTING
Personal Care |  | – |  | primarily sales of skin care and hair care products, deodorants and oral care products.
Home Care |  | – |  | primarily sales of home care products, such as powders, liquids and capsules, soap bars and a wide range of cleaning products.
Foods |  | – |  | primarily sales of soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads.
Refreshment |  | – |  | primarily sales of ice cream and tea-based beverages.
REVENUE Turnover comprises sales of goods after the deduction of discounts, sales taxes and estimated returns. It does not include sales between group companies. Discounts given by Unilever include rebates, price reductions and incentives given to customers, promotional couponing and trade communication costs. Turnover is recognised when the risks and rewards of the underlying products have been substantially transferred to the customer. Depending on individual customer terms, this can be at the time of dispatch, delivery or upon formal customer acceptance. UNDERLYING OPERATING PROFIT Underlying operating profit means operating profit before the impact of non-underlying items within operating profit (see note 3). Underlying operating profit represents our measure of segment profit or loss as it is the primary measure used for the purpose of making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of segments. Underlying operating margin is calculated as underlying operating profit divided by turnover.
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|  | Notes |  |  |  |  |  | Personal Care |  |  | Home Care |  |  | Home and Personal Care |  |  | Foods |  |  | Refresh- ment |  |  | Foods and Refresh- ment(a) |  |  |  |  | Total |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,697 |  |  |  | 10,574 |  |  |  | 31,271 |  |  |  | 12,512 |  |  |  | 9,932 |  |  |  | 22,444 |  |  |  |  |  | 53,715 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,103 |  |  |  | 1,138 |  |  |  | 5,241 |  |  |  | 2,275 |  |  |  | 1,341 |  |  |  | 3,616 |  |  |  |  |  | 8,857 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 272 |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | 422 |  |  |  | 196 |  |  |  | (75 | ) |  |  | 121 |  |  |  |  |  | 543 |
Underlying operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,375 |  |  |  | 1,288 |  |  |  | 5,663 |  |  |  | 2,471 |  |  |  | 1,266 |  |  |  | 3,737 |  |  |  |  |  | 9,400 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 136 |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |  |  |  | 155 |
Significant non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within underlying operating profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 488 |  |  |  | 248 |  |  |  | 736 |  |  |  | 321 |  |  |  | 481 |  |  |  | 802 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,538 |
Share-based compensation and other non-cash charges(b) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 243 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |  |  |  | 417 |
Within non-underlying items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment and other non-cash charges(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 128 |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 191 |  |  |  |  |  | 319 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,172 |  |  |  | 10,009 |  |  |  | 30,181 |  |  |  | 12,524 |  |  |  | 10,008 |  |  |  | 22,532 |  |  |  |  |  | 52,713 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,704 |  |  |  | 949 |  |  |  | 4,653 |  |  |  | 2,180 |  |  |  | 968 |  |  |  | 3,148 |  |  |  |  |  | 7,801 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 329 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 466 |  |  |  | 214 |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |  | 357 |  |  |  |  |  | 823 |
Underlying operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,033 |  |  |  | 1,086 |  |  |  | 5,119 |  |  |  | 2,394 |  |  |  | 1,111 |  |  |  | 3,505 |  |  |  |  |  | 8,624 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 127 |  |  |  | 131 |  |  |  |  |  | 127 |
Significant non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within underlying operating profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 437 |  |  |  | 236 |  |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | 322 |  |  |  | 469 |  |  |  | 791 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,464 |
Share-based compensation and other non-cash charges(b) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 220 |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 135 |  |  |  |  |  | 355 |
Within non-underlying items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment and other non-cash charges(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 119 |  |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  |  |  | 243 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,074 |  |  |  | 10,159 |  |  |  | 30,233 |  |  |  | 12,919 |  |  |  | 10,120 |  |  |  | 23,039 |  |  |  |  |  | 53,272 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,637 |  |  |  | 740 |  |  |  | 4,377 |  |  |  | 2,298 |  |  |  | 840 |  |  |  | 3,138 |  |  |  |  |  | 7,515 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 429 |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 197 |  |  |  | 367 |  |  |  |  |  | 796 |
Underlying operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,951 |  |  |  | 855 |  |  |  | 4,806 |  |  |  | 2,468 |  |  |  | 1,037 |  |  |  | 3,505 |  |  |  |  |  | 8,311 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 107 |  |  |  | 111 |  |  |  |  |  | 107 |
Significant non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within underlying operating profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 377 |  |  |  | 235 |  |  |  | 612 |  |  |  | 308 |  |  |  | 450 |  |  |  | 758 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,370 |
Share-based compensation and other non-cash charges(b) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125 |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 201 |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 129 |  |  |  |  |  | 330 |
Within non-underlying items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment and other non-cash charges(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  |  |  | 337 |
(a) | Foods and Refreshment is expected to be reported together from 2018.
(b) | Other non-cash charges within underlying operating profit includes movements in provisions from underlying activities, excluding movements arising from non-underlying activities.
(c) | Other non-cash charges within non-underlying items includes movements in restructuring provisions, movements in certain legal provisions (in 2017 and 2015), and foreign exchange losses resulting from remeasurement of the Argentinian business (in 2016 and 2015) and Venezuelan business (in 2015).
Transactions between the Unilever Group’s reportable segments are immaterial and are carried out on an arm’s length basis. The Unilever Group is not reliant on revenues from transactions with any single customer and does not receive 10% or more of its revenues from transactions with any single customer. Segment assets and liabilities are not provided because they are not reported to or reviewed by our chief operating decision-maker, which is Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) as explained in the Corporate Governance Section. The home countries of the Unilever Group are the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Turnover and non-current assets for these two countries combined, for the United States (being the largest country outside the home countries) and for all other countries are:
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2017 |  | Netherlands/ United Kingdom |  |  | United States |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
Turnover |  |  | 3,849 |  |  |  | 8,532 |  |  |  | 41,334 |  |  |  | 53,715 |
Non-current assets(d) |  |  | 3,781 |  |  |  | 11,820 |  |  |  | 23,768 |  |  |  | 39,369 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  | 3,819 |  |  |  | 8,263 |  |  |  | 40,631 |  |  |  | 52,713 |
Non-current assets(d) |  |  | 4,770 |  |  |  | 11,696 |  |  |  | 23,358 |  |  |  | 39,824 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  | 4,157 |  |  |  | 7,956 |  |  |  | 41,159 |  |  |  | 53,272 |
Non-current assets(d) |  |  | 4,878 |  |  |  | 9,674 |  |  |  | 22,336 |  |  |  | 36,888 |
(d) | Non-current assets excluding financial assets, deferred tax assets and pension assets for funded schemes in surplus. Non-current assets were reduced in all the geographies as a result of the reclassification of Spreads non-current assets to current assets - assets held for sale (refer to note 22); this was offset in the United States and other geographies by the impact of goodwill and intangible assets from acquisitions.
No other country had turnover or non-current assets (as shown above) greater than 10% of the Group total. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHIES Although the Group’s operations are managed by product area, we provide additional information based on geographies. The analysis of turnover by geographical area is stated on the basis of origin.
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|  |  | Asia/ AMET/RUB | (e) |  |  | The Americas |  |  |  | Europe |  |  |  | Total |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  | 23,266 |  |  |  | 17,525 |  |  |  | 12,924 |  |  |  | 53,715 |
Operating profit |  |  | 3,802 |  |  |  | 3,086 |  |  |  | 1,969 |  |  |  | 8,857 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 306 |  |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | 543 |
Underlying operating profit |  |  | 4,108 |  |  |  | 3,063 |  |  |  | 2,229 |  |  |  | 9,400 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 155 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  | 22,445 |  |  |  | 17,105 |  |  |  | 13,163 |  |  |  | 52,713 |
Operating profit |  |  | 3,275 |  |  |  | 2,504 |  |  |  | 2,022 |  |  |  | 7,801 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 254 |  |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | 168 |  |  |  | 823 |
Underlying operating profit |  |  | 3,529 |  |  |  | 2,905 |  |  |  | 2,190 |  |  |  | 8,624 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 127 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  | 22,425 |  |  |  | 17,294 |  |  |  | 13,553 |  |  |  | 53,272 |
Operating profit |  |  | 3,019 |  |  |  | 2,273 |  |  |  | 2,223 |  |  |  | 7,515 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | 399 |  |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 796 |
Underlying operating profit |  |  | 3,200 |  |  |  | 2,672 |  |  |  | 2,439 |  |  |  | 8,311 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 107 |
(e) | Refers to Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Transactions between the Unilever Group’s geographical regions are immaterial and are carried out on an arm’s length basis.

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