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Segment Reporting and Geographic Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting and Geographic Information
Segment Reporting and Geographic Information
The Company is organized into two reportable segments: Transportation and Logistics.
In the Transportation segment, the Company provides multiple services to facilitate movements of raw materials, parts and finished goods. The Company accomplishes this by using its proprietary technology, third-party independent carriers and Company-owned transportation assets and service centers. XPO’s transportation services include: freight brokerage, last mile, less-than-truckload (“LTL”), full truckload, global forwarding and managed transportation. Freight brokerage, last mile, global forwarding and managed transportation are all non-asset or asset-light businesses; the LTL and full truckload operations are primarily asset-based.
In the Logistics segment, which we also refer to as supply chain, the Company provides differentiated and data-intensive contract logistics services for customers, including value-added warehousing and distribution, e-commerce fulfillment, cold chain solutions, reverse logistics, packaging and labeling, factory support, aftermarket support, inventory management and personalization services, such as laser etching. In addition, the Logistics segment provides highly engineered, customized solutions and supply chain optimization services, such as volume flow management, predictive analytics and advanced automation.
Certain of the Company’s operating units provide services to other Company operating units outside of their reportable segment. Billings for such services are based on negotiated rates, which approximates fair value, and are reflected as revenues of the billing segment. These rates are adjusted from time to time based on market conditions. Such intersegment revenues and expenses are eliminated in the Company’s consolidated results.
Corporate includes corporate headquarters costs for executive officers and certain legal and financial functions, as well as certain other costs and credits not attributed to the Company’s core business. These costs are not allocated to the business segments.
The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) regularly reviews financial information at the reporting segment level in order to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and to assess their performance. Segment results that are reported to the CODM include items directly attributable to a segment, as well as those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. Asset information by segment is not provided to the Company’s CODM, as the majority of the Company’s assets are managed at the corporate level.
The Company evaluates performance based on the various financial measures of its two reporting segments. The following table identifies selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:
(In millions)
 
Transportation
 
Logistics
 
Corporate
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Year Ended December 31, 2018 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
11,343

 
$
6,065

 
$

 
$
(129
)
 
$
17,279

Operating income (loss)
 
646

 
216

 
(158
)
 

 
704

Depreciation and amortization
 
461

 
244

 
11

 

 
716

Year Ended December 31, 2017 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
10,276

 
$
5,229

 
$

 
$
(124
)
 
$
15,381

Operating income (loss)
 
547

 
202

 
(167
)
 

 
582

Depreciation and amortization
 
447

 
203

 
8

 

 
658

Year Ended December 31, 2016 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
9,976

 
$
4,761

 
$

 
$
(118
)
 
$
14,619

Operating income (loss)
 
459

 
165

 
(160
)
 

 
464

Depreciation and amortization
 
456

 
185

 
2

 

 
643

(1)
Certain minor organizational changes were made in 2018 related to the Company’s managed transportation business. Managed transportation previously had been included in the Logistics segment; as of January 1, 2018, it is reflected in the Transportation segment. Prior period information was recast to conform to the current year presentation.
For information regarding revenues generated by geographical area, refer to Note 5—Revenue Recognition.
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company held long-lived tangible assets outside of the United States of $776 million and $848 million, respectively.