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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
While the Company has a single line of business, which is the design, build-out and operation of IBX data centers, it has determined that it has three reportable segments comprised of its Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific geographic regions.
The following tables present revenue information disaggregated by service lines and geographic areas (in thousands):
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
 
Americas
 
EMEA
 
Asia-Pacific
 
Total
Colocation (1)
$
1,732,998

 
$
1,201,769

 
$
735,404

 
$
3,670,171

Interconnection
532,163

 
138,874

 
130,928

 
801,965

Managed infrastructure
75,595

 
118,685

 
85,352

 
279,632

Other (1)
16,570

 
8,164

 

 
24,734

Recurring revenues
2,357,326

 
1,467,492

 
951,684

 
4,776,502

Non-recurring revenues
127,408

 
95,145

 
72,599

 
295,152

Total
$
2,484,734

 
$
1,562,637

 
$
1,024,283

 
$
5,071,654

 
(1) 
Includes some leasing and hedging activities. For further information on revenue recognition, see Note 1 and Note 2 above.
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017
 
Americas
 
EMEA
 
Asia-Pacific
 
Total
Colocation (1)
$
1,518,929

 
$
1,063,543

 
$
595,673

 
$
3,178,145

Interconnection
469,268

 
104,891

 
107,014

 
681,173

Managed infrastructure
68,937

 
88,122

 
88,110

 
245,169

Other (1)
5,218

 
10,415

 

 
15,633

Recurring revenues
2,062,352

 
1,266,971

 
790,797

 
4,120,120

Non-recurring revenues
110,408

 
79,285

 
58,615

 
248,308

Total
$
2,172,760

 
$
1,346,256

 
$
849,412

 
$
4,368,428

 
(1) 
Includes some leasing and hedging activities. For further information on revenue recognition, see Note 1 and Note 2 above.
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
Americas
 
EMEA
 
Asia-Pacific
 
Total
Colocation (1)
$
1,161,665

 
$
941,848

 
$
543,581

 
$
2,647,094

Interconnection
374,655

 
85,869

 
82,521

 
543,045

Managed infrastructure
53,404

 
67,553

 
89,335

 
210,292

Other (1)
3,360

 
11,382

 
2,201

 
16,943

Recurring revenues
1,593,084

 
1,106,652

 
717,638

 
3,417,374

Non-recurring revenues
86,465

 
64,687

 
43,463

 
194,615

Total
$
1,679,549

 
$
1,171,339

 
$
761,101

 
$
3,611,989

 
(1) 
Includes some leasing and hedging activities. For further information on revenue recognition, see Note 1 and Note 2 above.
The Company's chief operating decision-maker evaluates performance, makes operating decisions and allocates resources based on the Company's revenues and adjusted EBITDA performance both on a consolidated basis and these three reportable segments. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as income from operations excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, impairment charges, acquisition costs and gain on asset sales as presented below for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
1,183,831

 
$
1,034,694

 
$
787,311

EMEA
698,280

 
582,697

 
494,263

Asia-Pacific
531,129

 
434,650

 
375,900

Total adjusted EBITDA
2,413,240

 
2,052,041

 
1,657,474

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense
(1,226,741
)
 
(1,028,892
)
 
(843,510
)
Stock-based compensation expense
(180,716
)
 
(175,500
)
 
(156,148
)
Acquisitions costs
(34,413
)
 
(38,635
)
 
(64,195
)
Impairment charges

 

 
(7,698
)
Gain on asset sales
6,013

 

 
32,816

Income from operations
$
977,383

 
$
809,014

 
$
618,739


The Company provides the following segment disclosures related to its continuing operations as follows for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Depreciation and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
636,214

 
$
515,726

 
$
319,202

EMEA
355,895

 
316,250

 
313,291

Asia-Pacific
235,380

 
210,504

 
204,714

Total
$
1,227,489

 
$
1,042,480

 
$
837,207

 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
773,514

 
$
621,158

 
$
503,855

EMEA
884,790

 
555,346

 
400,642

Asia-Pacific
437,870

 
202,221

 
208,868

Total
$
2,096,174

 
$
1,378,725

 
$
1,113,365


The Company's long-lived assets are located in the following geographic areas as of December 31 (in thousands):
 
2018
 
2017
Americas (1)
$
5,010,507

 
$
4,425,077

EMEA
3,726,596

 
3,265,088

Asia-Pacific
2,288,917

 
1,704,437

Total long-lived assets
$
11,026,020

 
$
9,394,602

 
(1) 
Includes $4.6 billion and $4.0 billion, respectively, of long-lived assets attributed to the U.S. as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.