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Segments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Segments  
Revenue and Pre-tax Income by Segment

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Cloud &

    

Global

    

Global

    

    

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Cognitive

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Business

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Technology

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Global

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Total

 

(Dollars in millions)

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Software

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Services

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Services

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Systems

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Financing

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Segments

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020:

 

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External revenue

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$

5,553

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$

3,965

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$

6,462

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$

1,257

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$

273

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$

17,510

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Internal revenue

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875

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49

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312

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240

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208

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1,683

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Total revenue

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$

6,428

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$

4,014

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$

6,774

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$

1,497

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$

480

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$

19,193

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Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations

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$

1,834

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$

570

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$

399

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$

(37)

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$

196

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$

2,962

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Revenue year-to-year change

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9.2

%  

 

(5.1)

%  

 

(3.1)

%  

 

(10.6)

%  

 

(25.6)

%  

 

(1.2)

%

Pre-tax income/(loss) year-to-year change

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42.2

%  

 

0.6

%  

 

(18.7)

%  

 

nm

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(28.9)

%  

 

11.3

%

Pre-tax income/(loss) margin

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28.5

%  

 

14.2

%  

 

5.9

%  

 

(2.5)

%  

 

40.7

%  

 

15.4

%

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For the three months ended September 30, 2019:

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External revenue

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$

5,201

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$

4,160

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$

6,700

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$

1,481

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$

343

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$

17,886

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Internal revenue

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686

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70

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287

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195

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302

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1,541

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Total revenue

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$

5,888

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$

4,230

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$

6,988

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$

1,676

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$

645

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$

19,427

*

Pre-tax income from continuing operations

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$

1,290

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$

567

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$

490

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$

39

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$

275

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$

2,661

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Pre-tax income margin

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21.9

%*

 

13.4

%*

 

7.0

%

 

2.3

%  

 

42.6

%  

 

13.7

%*

nm - not meaningful

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Cloud &

    

Global

    

Global

    

    

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Cognitive

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Business

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Technology

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Global

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Total

 

(Dollars in millions)

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Software

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Services

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Services

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Systems

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Financing

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Segments

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

 

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External revenue

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$

16,540

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$

11,992

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$

19,245

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$

4,477

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$

837

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$

53,090

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Internal revenue

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2,431

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150

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911

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628

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660

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4,780

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Total revenue

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$

18,971

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$

12,142

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$

20,155

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$

5,106

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$

1,497

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$

57,870

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Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations

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$

4,475

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$

1,203

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$

471

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$

(7)

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$

566

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$

6,708

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Revenue year-to-year change

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6.2

%  

 

(4.6)

%  

 

(5.3)

%  

 

0.3

%  

 

(24.5)

%  

 

(1.8)

%

Pre-tax income/(loss) year-to-year change

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(11.9)

%  

 

4.2

%  

 

(53.0)

%  

 

(93.6)

%  

 

(29.5)

%  

 

(15.5)

%

Pre-tax income/(loss) margin

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23.6

%  

 

9.9

%  

 

2.3

%  

 

(0.1)

%  

 

37.8

%  

 

11.6

%

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

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External revenue

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$

15,731

*

$

12,513

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$

20,412

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$

4,562

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$

1,100

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$

54,317

*

Internal revenue

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2,135

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213

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879

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528

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884

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4,638

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Total revenue

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$

17,865

*

$

12,726

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$

21,291

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$

5,091

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$

1,983

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$

58,956

*

Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations

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$

5,082

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$

1,154

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$

1,000

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$

(101)

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$

803

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$

7,938

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Pre-tax income/(loss) margin

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28.4

%*

 

9.1

%*

 

4.7

%

 

(2.0)

%  

 

40.5

%  

 

13.5

%*

Reconciliation of segment revenue and pre-tax income to IBM as reported

Reconciliations to IBM as Reported:

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(Dollars in millions)

    

    

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For the three months ended September 30:

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2020

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2019

 

Revenue:

 

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Total reportable segments

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$

19,193

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$

19,427

*

Other — divested businesses

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4

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83

*

Other revenue

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46

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59

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Eliminations of internal transactions

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(1,683)

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(1,541)

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Total consolidated revenue

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$

17,560

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$

18,028

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Pre-tax income from continuing operations:

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Total reportable segments

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$

2,962

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$

2,661

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Amortization of acquired intangible assets

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(459)

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(473)

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Acquisition-related (charges)/income

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(1)

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(255)

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Non-operating retirement-related (costs)/income

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(291)

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(145)

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Eliminations of internal transactions

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(158)

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(84)

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Other — divested businesses

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(20)

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(25)

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Unallocated corporate amounts

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(206)

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(157)

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Total pre-tax income from continuing operations

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$

1,827

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$

1,522

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* Recast to conform to current period presentation.

Reconciliations to IBM as Reported:

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(Dollars in millions)

    

    

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For the nine months ended September 30:

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2020

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2019

 

Revenue:

 

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Total reportable segments

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$

57,870

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$

58,956

*

Other — divested businesses

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36

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863

*

Other revenue

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127

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190

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Eliminations of internal transactions

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(4,780)

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(4,638)

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Total consolidated revenue

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$

53,253

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$

55,370

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Pre-tax income from continuing operations:

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Total reportable segments

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$

6,708

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$

7,938

*

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

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(1,404)

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(816)

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Acquisition-related (charges)/income

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(3)

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(396)

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Non-operating retirement-related (costs)/income

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(829)

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(419)

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Eliminations of internal transactions

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(334)

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(233)

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Other — divested businesses

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(17)

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480

*

Unallocated corporate amounts

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(773)

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(380)

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Total pre-tax income from continuing operations

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$

3,348

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$

6,173

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* Recast to conform to current period presentation.