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Segments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Segments  
Revenue and Pre-tax Income by Segment

    

Cloud &

    

Global

    

Global

    

    

    

    

    

    

 

Cognitive

Business

Technology

Global

Total

 

(Dollars in millions)

Software

Services

Services

Systems

Financing

Segments

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

External revenue

$

5,437

$

4,234

$

6,370

$

1,427

$

240

$

17,707

Internal revenue

 

832

 

55

 

313

 

189

 

168

 

1,557

Total revenue

$

6,269

$

4,289

$

6,683

$

1,616

$

408

$

19,264

Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations

$

1,428

$

390

$

140

$

(2)

$

166

$

2,122

Revenue year-to-year change

 

3.6

%  

 

2.5

%  

 

(1.2)

%  

 

6.6

%  

 

(20.2)

%  

 

1.3

%

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

 

53.0

%  

 

44.1

%  

 

nm

  

 

nm

 

(14.2)

%  

 

111.6

%

Pre-tax income/(loss) margin

 

22.8

%  

 

9.1

%  

 

2.1

%  

 

(0.1)

%  

 

40.8

%  

 

11.0

%

For the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

External revenue

$

5,238

$

4,136

$

6,467

$

1,368

$

299

$

17,508

Internal revenue

 

813

 

46

 

294

 

148

 

212

 

1,514

Total revenue

$

6,052

$

4,183

$

6,761

$

1,516

$

511

$

19,023

Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations

$

933

$

271

$

(178)

$

(217)

$

194

$

1,003

Pre-tax income/(loss) margin

 

15.4

%

 

6.5

%

 

(2.6)

%

 

(14.3)

%  

 

37.9

%  

 

5.3

%

nm - not meaningful

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

(Dollars in millions)

    

    

    

    

 

For the three months ended March 31:

2021

2020

 

Revenue:

 

  

 

  

Total reportable segments

$

19,264

$

19,023

Other–divested businesses

 

1

 

18

Other revenue

 

21

 

44

Eliminations of internal transactions

 

(1,557)

 

(1,514)

Total consolidated revenue

$

17,730

$

17,571

Pre-tax income from continuing operations:

 

  

 

  

Total reportable segments

$

2,122

$

1,003

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

(452)

 

(473)

Acquisition-related (charges)/income

 

(16)

 

0

Non-operating retirement-related (costs)/income

 

(343)

 

(264)

Spin-off related charges

(61)

Elimination of internal transactions

 

(73)

 

(55)

Otherdivested businesses

 

(8)

 

25

Unallocated corporate amounts

 

(263)

 

(284)

Total pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations

$

905

$

(49)