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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Information

NOTE 19 — Segment Information

Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, we had four reportable segments: Core OTA, trivago, Egencia and eLong. The change from two reportable segments, Leisure and Egencia, resulted in our previously disclosed Leisure reportable segment being disaggregated into three segments as a result of the Company’s focus on providing additional information to reflect the unique market opportunities and competitive dynamics inherent in our eLong and trivago businesses. We have recast certain prior period amounts to conform to the realigned reportable segments.

 

Our Core OTA segment, which consists of the aggregation of operating segments, provides a full range of travel and advertising services to our worldwide customers through a variety of brands including: Expedia.com and Hotels.com in the United States and localized Expedia and Hotels.com websites throughout the world, Expedia Affiliate Network, Hotwire.com, Travelocity, Venere, Wotif Group, CarRentals.com, and Classic Vacations. Our trivago segment, which resulted from our acquisition of trivago GmbH on March 8, 2013, generates advertising revenue primarily from sending referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from its hotel metasearch websites. Our Egencia segment provides managed travel services to corporate customers worldwide. Our eLong segment specializes in mobile and online travel services in China.

We determined our operating segments based on how our chief operating decision makers manage our business, make operating decisions and evaluate operating performance. Our primary operating metric is adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA for our Core OTA and Egencia segments includes allocations of certain expenses, primarily cost of revenue and facilities, and our Core OTA segment includes the total costs of our global supply organizations as well as the realized foreign currency gains or losses related to the forward contracts hedging a component of our net merchant hotel revenue. We base the allocations primarily on transaction volumes and other usage metrics. We do not allocate certain shared expenses such as accounting, human resources, information technology and legal to our reportable segments. We include these expenses in Corporate and Eliminations. Our allocation methodology is periodically evaluated and may change.

Our segment disclosure includes intersegment revenues, which primarily consist of advertising and media services provided by our trivago segment to our Core OTA segment. These intersegment transactions are recorded by each segment at amounts that approximate fair value as if the transactions were between third parties, and therefore, impact segment performance. However, the revenue and corresponding expense are eliminated in consolidation. The elimination of such intersegment transactions is included within Corporate and Eliminations in the table below.

Corporate and Eliminations also includes unallocated corporate functions and expenses. In addition, we record amortization of intangible assets and any related impairment, as well as stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and related reorganization charges, legal reserves, occupancy tax and other, and other items excluded from segment operating performance in Corporate and Eliminations. Such amounts are detailed in our segment reconciliation below.

The following tables present our segment information for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. As a significant portion of our property and equipment is not allocated to our operating segments and depreciation is not included in our segment measure, we do not report the assets by segment as it would not be meaningful. We do not regularly provide such information to our chief operating decision makers.

 

      Year ended December 31, 2014  
     Core OTA     trivago     Egencia     eLong     Corporate &
Eliminations
    Total  
     (In thousands)  

Third-party revenue

   $ 4,905,150      $ 280,555      $ 399,704      $ 178,076      $ —        $ 5,763,485   

Intersegment revenue

     —          132,964        —          —          (132,964     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue

   $ 4,905,150      $ 413,519      $ 399,704      $ 178,076      $ (132,964   $ 5,763,485   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,387,386      $ 3,917      $ 60,933      $ (26,660   $ (400,788   $ 1,024,788   

Depreciation

     (139,509     (1,360     (20,032     (6,710     (98,206     (265,817

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          —          —          —          (79,615     (79,615

Stock-based compensation

     —          —          —          —          (85,011     (85,011

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

     —          —          —          —          (41,539     (41,539

Restructuring and related reorganization charges

     —          —          —          —          (25,630     (25,630

Realized gain on revenue hedges

     (9,412     —          —          —          —          (9,412
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 1,238,465      $ 2,557      $ 40,901      $ (33,370   $ (730,789     517,764   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Other expense, net

               (53,123
            

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

               464,641   

Provision for income taxes

               (91,691
            

 

 

 

Net income

               372,950   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

               25,147   
            

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.

             $ 398,097   
            

 

 

 

 

      Year ended December 31, 2013  
     Core OTA     trivago     Egencia     eLong     Corporate &
Eliminations
    Total  
     (In thousands)  

Third-party revenue

   $ 4,069,284      $ 173,039      $ 364,923      $ 164,013      $ —        $ 4,771,259   

Intersegment revenue

     —          42,755        —          —          (42,755     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue

   $ 4,069,284      $ 215,794      $ 364,923      $ 164,013      $ (42,755   $ 4,771,259   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,171,863      $ 18,450      $ 59,801      $ (11,991   $ (359,400   $ 878,723   

Depreciation

     (108,459     (570     (15,797     (5,442     (81,476     (211,744

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          —          —          —          (71,731     (71,731

Stock-based compensation

     —          —          —          —          (130,173     (130,173

Acquisition-related and other

     —          —          —          —          (9,829     (9,829

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

     —          —          —          —          (77,919     (77,919

Realized gain on revenue hedges

     (11,267     —          —          —          —          (11,267
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 1,052,137      $ 17,880      $ 44,004      $ (17,433   $ (730,528     366,060   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Other expense, net

               (65,367
            

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

               300,693   

Provision for income taxes

               (84,335
            

 

 

 

Net income

               216,358   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

               16,492   
            

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.

             $ 232,850   
            

 

 

 

 

      Year ended December 31, 2012  
     Core OTA     trivago      Egencia     eLong     Corporate &
Eliminations
    Total  
     (In thousands)  

Third-party revenue

   $ 3,620,976      $ —         $ 291,392      $ 117,979      $ —        $ 4,030,347   

Intersegment revenue

     —          —           —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue

   $ 3,620,976      $ —         $ 291,392      $ 117,979      $ —        $ 4,030,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,068,472      $ —         $ 53,709      $ (1,487   $ (317,819   $ 802,875   

Depreciation

     (77,263     —           (12,533     (4,270     (70,181     (164,247

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          —           —          —          (31,705     (31,705

Stock-based compensation

     —          —           —          —          (64,596     (64,596

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

     —          —           —          —          (117,025     (117,025

Realized loss on revenue hedges

     6,422        —           —          —          —          6,422   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 997,631      $ —         $ 41,176      $ (5,757   $ (601,326     431,724   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Other expense, net

                (81,667
             

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

                350,057   

Provision for income taxes

                (47,078
             

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

                302,979   

Discontinued operations, net of taxes

                (22,539
             

 

 

 

Net income

                280,440   

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

                (269
             

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Expedia, Inc.

              $ 280,171   
             

 

 

 

 

Geographic Information

The following table presents revenue by geographic area, the United States and all other countries, based on the geographic location of our websites or points of sale for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Revenue

        

United States

   $ 3,046,520       $ 2,510,162       $ 2,226,856   

All other countries

     2,716,965         2,261,097         1,803,491   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,763,485       $ 4,771,259       $ 4,030,347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents property and equipment, net for the United States and all other countries, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Property and equipment, net

     

United States

   $ 446,044       $ 398,384   

All other countries

     107,082         82,318   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 553,126       $ 480,702