Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

VMware operates in one reportable operating segment, thus all required financial segment information can be found in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance. VMware’s chief operating decision maker allocates resources and assesses performance based upon discrete financial information at the consolidated level.

Revenues by geographic area for the three and six months endedJune 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (table in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
United States	$	742	$	683	$	1,504	$	1,332
International	779		774		1,528		1,485
Total	$	1,521	$	1,457	$	3,032	$	2,817

Revenues by geographic area are based on the ship-to addresses of VMware’s customers. No individual country other than the United States accounted for 10% or more of revenues for the three and six months endedJune 30, 2015 and 2014.

Long-lived assets by geographic area, which primarily include property and equipment, net, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were as follows (table in millions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
United States	$	834	$	801
International	146		117
Total	$	980	$	918

No individual country other than the United States accounted for 10% or more of these assets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.