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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Operating Results of Reportable Segments |
|  | Notes |  |  | € million Beauty & Personal Care |  |  | € million Foods & Refreshment(a) |  |  | € million Home Care |  |  | € million Total |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,624 |  |  |  | 20,227 |  |  |  | 10,131 |  |  |  | 50,982 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,130 |  |  |  | 7,245 |  |  |  | 1,160 |  |  |  | 12,535 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 378 |  |  |  | (3,711 | ) |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | (3,176 | )
Underlying operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,508 |  |  |  | 3,534 |  |  |  | 1,317 |  |  |  | 9,359 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 183 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 185 |
Significant non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within underlying operating profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | 773 |  |  |  | 256 |  |  |  | 1,539 |
Share-based compensation and other non-cash charges(b) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 250 |
Within non-underlying items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment and other non-cash charges(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122 |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | 263 |  |  |  | 549 |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,697 |  |  |  | 22,444 |  |  |  | 10,574 |  |  |  | 53,715 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,103 |  |  |  | 3,616 |  |  |  | 1,138 |  |  |  | 8,857 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 272 |  |  |  | 121 |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | 543 |
Underlying operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,375 |  |  |  | 3,737 |  |  |  | 1,288 |  |  |  | 9,400 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 155 |
Significant non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within underlying operating profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 488 |  |  |  | 802 |  |  |  | 248 |  |  |  | 1,538 |
Share-based compensation and other non-cash charges(b) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 417 |
Within non-underlying items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment and other non-cash charges(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 191 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 319 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,172 |  |  |  | 22,532 |  |  |  | 10,009 |  |  |  | 52,713 |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,704 |  |  |  | 3,148 |  |  |  | 949 |  |  |  | 7,801 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 329 |  |  |  | 357 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 823 |
Underlying operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,033 |  |  |  | 3,505 |  |  |  | 1,086 |  |  |  | 8,624 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 131 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 127 |
Significant non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within underlying operating profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 437 |  |  |  | 791 |  |  |  | 236 |  |  |  | 1,464 |
Share-based compensation and other non-cash charges(b) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134 |  |  |  | 135 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 355 |
Within non-underlying items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment and other non-cash charges(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 243 |
(a) | Foods & Refreshment is reported together from 2018. For the prior year figures, Foods and Refreshment have been combined to align with the current structure.
(b) | Other non-cash charges within underlying operating profit include 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 2018 and 2017), and foreign exchange losses resulting from remeasurement of the Argentinian business (2016).
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 Netherlands/ United Kingdom |  |  | € million United States |  |  | € million Others |  |  | € million Total |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  | 3,679 |  |  |  | 8,305 |  |  |  | 38,998 |  |  |  | 50,982 |
Non-current assets(d) |  |  | 4,070 |  |  |  | 12,193 |  |  |  | 24,225 |  |  |  | 40,488 |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |
(d) | Non-current assets excluding financial assets, deferred tax assets and pension assets for funded schemes in surplus.
Summary of Additional Information by Geographies | The analysis of turnover by geographical area is stated on the basis of origin.
|  | € million Asia/ AMET/RUB (e) |  |  | € million The Americas |  |  | € million Europe |  |  | € million Total |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  |  | 22,868 |  |  |  | 16,020 |  |  |  | 12,094 |  |  |  | 50,982 |
Operating profit |  |  | 4,777 |  |  |  | 3,586 |  |  |  | 4,172 |  |  |  | 12,535 |
Non-underlying items |  |  | (437 | ) |  |  | (892 | ) |  |  | (1,847 | ) |  |  | (3,176 | )
Underlying operating profit |  |  | 4,340 |  |  |  | 2,694 |  |  |  | 2,325 |  |  |  | 9,359 |
Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |  | — |  |  |  | 114 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 185 |
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 |
(e) | Refers to Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

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