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Segments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Segments:  
Revenue and Pre-tax Income by Segment
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Global Services
Global Global
TechnologyBusinessSystems GlobalTotal
(Dollars in millions)ServicesServicesSoftwareHardwareFinancingSegments
For the three months
ended September 30, 2015:
External revenue$7,937$4,206$5,136$1,492$447$19,219
Internal revenue1901207851215841,800
Total revenue$8,127$4,326$5,921$1,613$1,031$21,019
Pre-tax income from
continuing operations$1,274$673$1,899$(24)$562$4,384
Revenue year-to-year change(10.6)%(13.0)%(9.9)%(38.3)%(4.9)%(13.6)%
Pre-tax income year-to-year
change(21.6)%(21.8)%(18.6)%(75.6)%18.1%(15.6)%
Pre-tax income margin15.7%15.6%32.1%(1.5)%54.5%20.9%
For the three months
ended September 30, 2014*:
External revenue$8,837$4,840$5,708$2,434$487$22,305
Internal revenue2521358621825982,029
Total revenue$9,089$4,975$6,570$2,616$1,084$24,334
Pre-tax income/(loss) from
continuing operations$1,625$861$2,333$(99)$475$5,195
Pre-tax income margin17.9%17.3%35.5%(3.8)%43.9%21.3%
* Reclassified to conform with 2015 presentation.

SEGMENT INFORMATION
Global Services
Global Global
TechnologyBusinessSystemsGlobalTotal
(Dollars in millions)ServicesServicesSoftwareHardwareFinancingSegments
For the nine months
ended September 30, 2015:
External revenue$23,891$12,869$16,165$5,209$1,386$59,520
Internal revenue5893802,5193201,8745,683
Total revenue$24,480$13,249$18,684$5,529$3,261$65,203
Pre-tax income from
continuing operations$3,516$1,926$6,107$255$1,690$13,494
Revenue year-to-year change(10.8)%(12.6)%(8.9)%(32.0)%(4.2)%(12.6)%
Pre-tax income year-to-year
change(22.0)%(26.8)%(11.9)%nm1.6%(12.3)%
Pre-tax income margin14.4%14.5%32.7%4.6%51.8%20.7%
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For the nine months
ended September 30, 2014*:
External revenue$26,696$14,742$17,857$7,590$1,502$68,387
Internal revenue7394162,6525411,9006,248
Total revenue$27,435$15,158$20,508$8,131$3,403$74,635
Pre-tax income/(loss) from
continuing operations$4,509$2,633$6,935$(354)$1,664$15,386
Pre-tax income margin16.4%17.4%33.8%(4.4)%48.9%20.6%
* Reclassified to conform with 2015 presentation.
Segment revenue and pre-tax income reconciliations to total IBM revenue and pre-tax income from continuing operations as reported
Reconciliations to IBM as Reported:
(Dollars in millions)
For the three months ended September 30:20152014
Revenue:
Total reportable segments$21,019$24,334
Eliminations of internal transactions(1,800)(2,029)
Other revenue 6092
Total consolidated revenue$19,280$22,397
Pre-tax income from continuing operations:
Total reportable segments$4,384$5,195
Amortization of acquired intangible assets(162)(201)
Acquisition-related charges(4)0
Non-operating retirement-related (costs)/income(204)(71)
Eliminations of internal transactions(380)(402)
Unallocated corporate amounts(14)(160)
Total pre-tax income from continuing operations$3,621$4,361

Reconciliations to IBM as Reported:
(Dollars in millions)
For the nine months ended September 30:20152014
Revenue:
Total reportable segments$65,203$74,635
Eliminations of internal transactions(5,683)(6,248)
Other revenue162292
Total consolidated revenue$59,682$68,680
Pre-tax income from continuing operations:
Total reportable segments$13,494$15,386
Amortization of acquired intangible assets(492)(596)
Acquisition-related charges(11)(10)
Non-operating retirement-related (costs)/income(831)(246)
Eliminations of internal transactions(1,294)(1,433)
Unallocated corporate amounts(19)(209)
Total pre-tax income from continuing operations $10,846$12,891