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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Summary of Operating Results of Reportable Segments |
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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).
Summary of Operating Results by Geographical Areas | 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:
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
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.
Summary of Additional Information by Geographies | The analysis of turnover by geographical area is stated on the basis of origin.
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  |  | 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.

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