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Segments and Geographical Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | Detailed information by segment for the years 2016, 2015 and 2014 is presented in the following tables.
Revenue |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
HPMS |  |  | 8,086 |  |  |  | 4,720 |  |  |  | 4,208 |
SP |  |  | 1,220 |  |  |  | 1,241 |  |  |  | 1,275 |
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | 192 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 164 |
|  |  | 9,498 |  |  |  | 6,101 |  |  |  | 5,647 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
HPMS |  |  | (302 | ) |  |  | 1,885 |  |  |  | 983 |
SP |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 264 |  |  |  | 120 |
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | (116 | ) |  |  | (134 | ) |  |  | (54 | )
|  |  | (150 | ) |  |  | 2,015 |  |  |  | 1,049 |
(1) | Corporate and Other is not a segment under ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”. Corporate and Other includes revenue related to Manufacturing Operations, unallocated expenses not related to any specific business segment and corporate restructuring charges.
Goodwill Assigned to Segments |
Goodwill assigned to segments |  | Cost at January 1, 2016 |  |  | Acquisitions |  |  | Transfer to asset held for sale |  |  | Translation differences and other changes |  |  | Cost at December 31, 2016 |
HPMS |  |  | 8,769 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | 8,728 |
SP |  |  | 373 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (343 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 32 |
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | 272 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 269 |
|  |  | 9,414 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | (349 | ) |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | 9,029 |
See note 3 for further information regarding the acquisition of Freescale.
|  | Accumulated impairment at January 1, 2016 |  |  | Translation differences and other changes |  |  | Accumulated impairment at December 31, 2016 |
HPMS |  |  | (154 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (154 | )
SP |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (32 | )
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | (186 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (186 | )
(1) | Corporate and Other is not a segment under ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”.
Geographical Segment Report | Geographical Information
|  | Revenue (1) |  |  | Property, plant and equipment |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
China |  |  | 3,882 |  |  |  | 3,135 |  |  |  | 2,756 |  |  |  | 251 |  |  |  | 360 |  |  |  | 116 |
Netherlands |  |  | 285 |  |  |  | 177 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 169 |
United States |  |  | 906 |  |  |  | 415 |  |  |  | 396 |  |  |  | 922 |  |  |  | 1,115 |  |  |  | 5 |
Singapore |  |  | 984 |  |  |  | 526 |  |  |  | 452 |  |  |  | 166 |  |  |  | 186 |  |  |  | 200 |
Germany |  |  | 623 |  |  |  | 392 |  |  |  | 450 |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | 80 |
Japan |  |  | 550 |  |  |  | 316 |  |  |  | 245 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |
South Korea |  |  | 369 |  |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 287 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Malaysia |  |  | 231 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 378 |  |  |  | 473 |  |  |  | 79 |
Other countries |  |  | 1,668 |  |  |  | 831 |  |  |  | 843 |  |  |  | 399 |  |  |  | 526 |  |  |  | 472 |
|  |  | 9,498 |  |  |  | 6,101 |  |  |  | 5,647 |  |  |  | 2,352 |  |  |  | 2,922 |  |  |  | 1,123 |
(1) | Revenue attributed to geographic areas is based on the customer’s shipped-to location (except for intellectual property license revenue which is attributable to the Netherlands).

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