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Segment and Related Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment and Related Information Segment and Related Information
We have four reportable segments: Ratings, Market Intelligence, Platts and Indices. Our Chief Executive Officer is our chief operating decision-maker and evaluates performance of our segments and allocates resources based primarily on operating profit. Segment operating profit does not include Corporate Unallocated, other expense, net, or interest expense, net, as these are amounts that do not affect the operating results of our reportable segments.

In the first quarter of 2020, we changed our allocation methodology for allocating our centrally managed technology-related expenses to our reportable segments to more accurately reflect each segment's respective usage. Prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current presentation.

A summary of operating results for the three months ended March 31 is as follows: 

Revenue
(in millions)20202019
Ratings $825  $696  
Market Intelligence 519  482  
Platts 215  207  
Indices 259  217  
Intersegment elimination 1
(32) (31) 
Total revenue$1,786  $1,571  
Operating Profit
(in millions)20202019
Ratings 2
$520  $368  
Market Intelligence 3
147  134  
Platts 4
112  99  
Indices 5
182  150  
Total reportable segments961  751  
Corporate Unallocated Expense6
(49) (46) 
Total operating profit$912  $705  

1Revenue for Ratings and expenses for Market Intelligence include an intersegment royalty charged to Market Intelligence for the rights to use and distribute content and data developed by Ratings.
2 Operating profit for 2019 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $1 million.
3 Operating profit for 2020 includes a gain on disposition of $7 million and employee severance charges of $2 million. Additionally, operating profit for 2020 and 2019 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $19 million and $18 million, respectively.
4 Operating profit for 2020 and 2019 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $2 million and $3 million, respectively.
5 Operating profit for both 2020 and 2019 include amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $1 million.
6 Operating profit for 2020 includes employee severance charges of $7 million and Kensho retention related expense of $5 million. 2019 includes Kensho retention related expense of $7 million. Operating profit for 2020 and 2019 also includes and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $7 million and $8 million, respectively.

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by revenue type for the three months ended March 31:

(in millions)RatingsMarket IntelligencePlattsIndices
Intersegment Elimination 1
Total
2020
Subscription$—  $505  $197  $46  $—  $748  
Non-subscription / Transaction432  13   —  —  446  
Non-transaction393  —  —  —  (32) 361  
Asset-linked fees—   —  159  —  160  
Sales usage-based royalties—  —  17  54  —  71  
Total revenue$825  $519  $215  $259  $(32) $1,786  
Timing of revenue recognition
Services transferred at a point in time
$432  $13  $ $—  $—  $446  
Services transferred over time
393  506  214  259  (32) 1,340  
Total revenue$825  $519  $215  $259  $(32) $1,786  
(in millions)RatingsMarket IntelligencePlattsIndices
Intersegment Elimination 1
Total
2019 2
Subscription$—  $467  $191  $40  $—  $698  
Non-subscription / Transaction324  10   —  —  336  
Non-transaction372  —  —  —  (31) 341  
Asset-linked fees—   —  143  —  148  
Sales usage-based royalties—  —  14  34  —  48  
Total revenue$696  $482  $207  $217  $(31) $1,571  
Timing of revenue recognition
Services transferred at a point in time$324  $10  $ $—  $—  $336  
Services transferred over time372  472  205  217  (31) 1,235  
Total revenue$696  $482  $207  $217  $(31) $1,571  
1 Intersegment eliminations primarily consists of a royalty charged to Market Intelligence for the rights to use and distribute content and data developed by Ratings.
2 In the third quarter of 2019, we reevaluated our transaction and non-transaction presentation which resulted in a reclassification from transaction revenue to non-transaction revenue of $7 million for the first quarter of 2019.

The following provides revenue by geographic region for the three months ended March 31:
(in millions)20202019
U.S.$1,108  $943  
European region405  373  
Asia184  169  
Rest of the world89  86  
Total$1,786  $1,571  

See Note 2 Acquisitions and Divestitures and Note 10 Restructuring for additional actions that impacted the segment operating results.