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Segment Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Summary of Operating Results of Reportable Segments
                      € million           € million           € million           € million           € million           € million               € million  
     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.