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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
Effective July 1, 2017, we now operate in four reportable segments: BCA, BDS, BGS, and BCC. The new segment, BGS, brings together the Commercial Aviation Services businesses, previously included in the BCA segment, and certain BDS businesses (primarily those previously included in the Global Services & Support segment). All other activities fall within Unallocated items, eliminations and other. See page 51 for the Summary of Business Segment Data, which is an integral part of this note. Prior year numbers have been revised to conform to the current segment presentation.

BCA develops, produces and markets commercial jet aircraft principally to the commercial airline industry worldwide.
BDS is engaged in the research, development, production and modification of the following products and related services: manned and unmanned military aircraft and weapons systems, surveillance and engagement, strategic defense and intelligence systems, satellite systems and space exploration.
BGS provides parts, maintenance, modifications, logistics support, training, data analytics and information-based services to commercial and government customers worldwide.
BCC facilitates, arranges, structures and provides selective financing solutions for our Boeing customers.
Unallocated items, eliminations and other include common internal services that support Boeing’s global business operations, intercompany guarantees provided to BCC and eliminations of certain sales between segments.
Revenues, including foreign military sales, are reported by customer location and consist of the following:
Years ended December 31,
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Asia, other than China

$8,899

 

$10,553

 

$13,433

Europe
11,457

 
13,790

 
12,248

China
11,911

 
10,312

 
12,556

Middle East
12,287

 
13,297

 
10,846

Oceania
2,061

 
1,843

 
2,601

Canada
2,197

 
2,076

 
1,870

Africa
755

 
1,999

 
1,398

Latin America, Caribbean and other
1,494

 
1,936

 
1,875

Total non-U.S. revenues
51,061

 
55,806

 
56,827

United States
42,331

 
38,765

 
39,287

Total revenues

$93,392

 

$94,571

 

$96,114


Revenues from the U.S. government (including foreign military sales through the U.S. government), primarily recorded at BDS and BGS, represented 31%, 23% and 27% of consolidated revenues for 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Approximately 5% and 4% of operating assets were located outside the United States as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. The information in the following tables is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reporting used for corporate management purposes.
Depreciation and Amortization
Years ended December 31,
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Commercial Airplanes

$521

 

$442

 

$388

Defense, Space, & Security
252

 
220

 
248

Global Services
322

 
312

 
317

Boeing Capital Corporation
70

 
83

 
87

Unallocated items, eliminations and other
904

 
853

 
793

Total

$2,069

 

$1,910

 

$1,833


Capital Expenditures
Years ended December 31,
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Commercial Airplanes

$636

 

$830

 

$819

Defense, Space, & Security
210

 
290

 
226

Global Services
180

 
209

 
132

Unallocated items, eliminations and other
713

 
1,284

 
1,273

Total

$1,739

 

$2,613

 

$2,450


Unallocated capital expenditures relate primarily to assets managed centrally on behalf of the five principal segments.
We recorded Earnings from operations associated with our equity method investments of $233, $303 and $274, primarily in our BDS segment, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
For segment reporting purposes, we record Commercial Airplanes segment revenues and cost of sales for airplanes transferred to other segments. Such transfers may include airplanes accounted for as operating leases and considered transferred to the BCC segment and airplanes transferred to the BDS segment for further modification prior to delivery to the customer. In addition, BGS segment revenue and costs include certain services provided to other segments. The revenues and cost of sales for these transfers are eliminated in the Unallocated items and eliminations caption. For segment reporting purposes, we record BDS revenues and cost of sales for the modification performed on airplanes received from Commercial Airplanes when the airplane is delivered to the customer or at the attainment of performance milestones.
Intersegment revenues, eliminated in Unallocated items, eliminations and other, are shown in the following table.
Years ended December 31,
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Commercial Airplanes

$1,571

 

$2,001

 

$1,700

Global Services
49

 
75

 
95

Boeing Capital
28

 
16

 
15

Total

$1,648

 

$2,092

 

$1,810


Unallocated Items, Eliminations and other
Unallocated items, eliminations and other includes costs not attributable to business segments as well as intercompany profit eliminations. We generally allocate costs to business segments based on the U.S. federal cost accounting standards. Components of Unallocated items, eliminations and other are shown in the following table.
Years ended December 31,
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Share-based plans

($77
)
 

($66
)
 

($76
)
Deferred compensation
(240
)
 
(46
)
 
(63
)
Amortization of previously capitalized interest
(98
)
 
(94
)
 
(90
)
Eliminations and other unallocated items
(640
)
 
(527
)
 
(511
)
Sub-total
(1,055
)
 
(733
)
 
(740
)
Pension
1,120

 
217

 
(421
)
Postretirement
188

 
153

 
123

Pension and Postretirement
1,308

 
370

 
(298
)
Total

$253

 

($363
)
 

($1,038
)

Unallocated Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense
Unallocated pension and other postretirement benefit expense represent the portion of pension and other postretirement benefit costs that are not recognized by business segments for segment reporting purposes. Pension costs, comprising GAAP service and prior service costs, are allocated to BCA. Pension costs are allocated to BDS and BGS businesses supporting government customers using U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), which employ different actuarial assumptions and accounting conventions than GAAP. These costs are allocable to government contracts. Other postretirement benefit costs are allocated to business segments based on CAS, which is generally based on benefits paid.
Assets
Segment assets are summarized in the table below.
December 31,
2017

 
2016

Commercial Airplanes

$47,737

 

$46,745

Defense, Space & Security
15,865

 
14,123

Global Services
12,353

 
11,490

Boeing Capital
3,156

 
4,139

Unallocated items, eliminations and other
13,222

 
13,500

Total

$92,333

 

$89,997


Assets included in Unallocated items, eliminations and other primarily consist of Cash and cash equivalents, Short-term and other investments, Deferred tax assets, capitalized interest and assets held centrally as well as intercompany eliminations.