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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Information
A summary of operating results for the years ended December 31 is as follows:
Revenue
(in millions)202120202019
Ratings
$4,097 $3,606 $3,106 
Market Intelligence
2,247 2,106 1,959 
Platts950 878 844 
Indices 1,149 989 918 
Intersegment elimination 1
(146)(137)(128)
Total revenue$8,297 $7,442 $6,699 
 
Operating Profit
(in millions)202120202019
Ratings 2
$2,629 $2,223 $1,783 
Market Intelligence 3
703 589 566 
Platts 4
517 458 457 
Indices 5
798 666 632 
Total reportable segments4,647 3,936 3,438 
Corporate Unallocated expense 6
(426)(319)(212)
Total operating profit$4,221 $3,617 $3,226 

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.
2Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes a gain on disposition of $6 million, recovery of lease-related costs of $4 million and employee severance charges of $3 million. Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a technology-related impairment charge of $11 million, lease-related costs of $5 million and employee severance charges of $4 million. Operating profit or the year ended December 31, 2019 includes employee severance charges of $11 million. Additionally, operating profit includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $10 million, $7 million and $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
3Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes employee severance charges of $3 million, a gain on disposition of $3 million, acquisition-related costs of $2 million and lease-related costs of $1 million. Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes employee severance charges of $27 million, a gain on dispositions of $12 million and lease-related costs of $3 million. As of July 1, 2019, we completed the sale of SPIAS and the results are included in Market Intelligence results through that date. Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes a gain on the sale of SPIAS of $22 million, employee severance charges of $6 million and acquisition-related costs of $4 million. Additionally, operating profit includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $65 million, $76 million, and $75 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
4Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes recovery of lease-related costs of $2 million. Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes severance charges of $11 million and lease-related costs of $2 million. As of July 31, 2019, we completed the sale of RigData and the results are included in Platts results through that date. Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes a gain on the sale of RigData of $27 million and employee severance charges of $1 million. Additionally, Operating profit includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $8 million, $9 million, and $12 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
5Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes recovery of lease-related costs of $1 million. Operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes employee severance charges of $5 million, a lease impairment charge of $4 million, a technology-related impairment charge of $2 million and lease-related costs of $1 million. Operating profit includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $6 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019.
6Corporate Unallocated expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes IHS Markit merger costs of $249 million, employee severance charges of $13 million, lease-related costs of $4 million, a lease impairment of $3 million, Kensho retention related expenses of $2 million, acquisition-related costs of $2 million and a gain on disposition of $2 million. Corporate Unallocated expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes lease impairments of $116 million, IHS Markit merger costs of $24 million, employee severance charges of $19 million, Kensho retention related expense of $12 million and a gain related to an acquisition of $1 million. Corporate Unallocated expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes Kensho retention related expenses of $21 million, lease impairments of $11 million and employee severance charges of $7 million. Additionally, Corporate Unallocated expense includes
amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $7 million, $26 million, and $28 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by revenue type for the years ended December 31:
(in millions)RatingsMarket IntelligencePlattsIndices
Intersegment Elimination 1
Total
2021
Subscription$— $2,191 $871 $191 $— $3,253 
Non-subscription / Transaction
2,253 56 13 — — 2,322 
Non-transaction
1,844 — — — (146)1,698 
Asset-linked fees— — — 800 — 800 
Sales usage-based royalties— — 66 158 — 224 
Total revenue$4,097 $2,247 $950 $1,149 $(146)$8,297 
Timing of revenue recognition
Services transferred at a point in time
$2,253 $56 $13 $— $— $2,322 
Services transferred over time
1,844 2,191 937 1,149 (146)5,975 
Total revenue$4,097 $2,247 $950 $1,149 $(146)$8,297 
(in millions)RatingsMarket IntelligencePlattsIndices
Intersegment Elimination 1
Total
20202
Subscription$— $2,050 $809 $177 $— $3,036 
Non-subscription / Transaction1,969 55 — — 2,031 
Non-transaction1,637 — — — (137)1,500 
Asset-linked fees— — 647 — 648 
Sales usage-based royalties— — 62 165 — 227 
Total revenue$3,606 $2,106 $878 $989 $(137)$7,442 
Timing of revenue recognition
Services transferred at a point in time
$1,969 $55 $$— $— $2,031 
Services transferred over time1,637 2,051 871 989 (137)5,411 
Total revenue$3,606 $2,106 $878 $989 $(137)$7,442 
(in millions)RatingsMarket IntelligencePlattsIndices
Intersegment Elimination 1
Total
20192
Subscription$— $1,904 $774 $165 $— $2,843 
Non-subscription / Transaction
1,570 45 10 — — 1,625 
Non-transaction
1,536 — — — (128)1,408 
Asset-linked fees— 10 — 613 — 623 
Sales usage-based royalties— — 60 140 — 200 
Total revenue$3,106 $1,959 $844 $918 $(128)$6,699 
Timing of revenue recognition
Services transferred at a point in time
$1,570 $45 $10 $— $— $1,625 
Services transferred over time
1,536 1,914 834 918 (128)5,074 
Total revenue$3,106 $1,959 $844 $918 $(128)$6,699 
1    Intersegment eliminations mainly consists of a royalty charged to Market Intelligence for the rights to use and distribute content and data developed by Ratings.
2 In the first quarter of 2021, we reevaluated our transaction and non-transaction presentation for Ratings which resulted in a reclassification from transaction revenue to non-transaction revenue of $8 million and $7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Segment information for the years ended December 31 is as follows:
(in millions)Depreciation & AmortizationCapital Expenditures
 202120202019202120202019
Ratings$46 $40 $34 $18 $33 $41 
Market Intelligence91 101 99 12 28 44 
Platts12 17 21 13 
Indices10 
Total reportable segments159 167 162 34 72 103 
Corporate19 39 42 12 
Total$178 $206 $204 $35 $76 $115 

Segment information as of December 31 is as follows:
(in millions)Total Assets
 20212020
Ratings$1,248 $1,088 
Market Intelligence3,368 3,762 
Platts891 913 
Indices1,501 1,443 
Total reportable segments7,008 7,206 
Corporate 1
7,697 5,331 
Assets of businesses held for sale 2
321 — 
Total$15,026 $12,537 
1Corporate assets consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, goodwill and other intangible assets, assets for pension benefits and deferred income taxes.
2Includes CGS and LCD as of December 31, 2021. See Note 2 – Acquisitions and Divestitures for further discussion.
Schedule of Revenue and Long-lived Assets by Geographic Region
The following provides revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region:
(in millions)RevenueLong-lived Assets
 Year ended December 31,December 31,
 20212020201920212020
U.S.$5,012 $4,504 $3,976 $4,733 $4,787 
European region1,995 1,769 1,659 463 496 
Asia874 782 710 85 102 
Rest of the world416 387 354 42 44 
Total$8,297 $7,442 $6,699 $5,323 $5,429 
RevenueLong-lived Assets
Year ended December 31,December 31,
 20212020201920212020
U.S.60 %61 %59 %89 %88 %
European region24 24 25 
Asia11 10 11 
Rest of the world— 
Total100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %