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Information by Segment and Geographic Region
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Information by Segment and Geographic Region
Information by Segment and Geographic Region
The Company conducts its business globally and manages through following two segments:
Products: The Products segment offers an extensive portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and software. The primary customers of the Products segment are government, public safety and first-responder agencies, municipalities, and commercial and industrial customers who operate private communications networks and manage a mobile workforce. The Products segment is comprised of Devices and Systems. Devices includes two-way portable and vehicle-mounted radios, accessories, software features and upgrades. Systems includes the radio network core and central processing software, base stations, consoles, repeaters, and software applications and features. In 2014, the segment’s net sales were $3.8 billion, representing 65% of the Company's consolidated net sales.
Services: The Services segment provides a full set of offerings for government, public safety and commercial communication networks including: (i) Integration services, (ii) Lifecycle Support services, (iii) Managed services, (iv) Smart Public Safety Solutions, and (v) iDEN services. Integration services includes implementation, optimization, and integration of networks, devices, software, and applications.  Lifecycle Support services includes lifecycle planning, software and hardware maintenance, security patches and upgrades, call center support, network monitoring, and repair services.  Managed services includes managing and operating customer systems and devices at defined services levels. Smart Public Safety Solutions includes software and hardware solutions for our customers’ "Command & Control" centers providing video monitoring support, data analytics, and content management with the objective of enabling smart policing.  iDEN services consists primarily of hardware and software maintenance services for our legacy iDEN customers. In 2014, the segment’s net sales were $2.1 billion, representing 35% of the Company's consolidated net sales.
For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's net sales.
Segment Information
 
Net Sales
 
Operating Earnings (Loss)
Years ended December 31
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Products
$
3,807

 
$
4,109

 
$
4,236

 
$
(667
)
 
$
639

 
$
656

Services
2,074

 
2,118

 
2,033

 
(339
)
 
308

 
264

 
$
5,881

 
$
6,227

 
$
6,269

 
(1,006
)
 
947

 
920

Total other expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(155
)
 
(67
)
 
(39
)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(1,161
)
 
$
880

 
$
881


 
Capital Expenditures
 
Depreciation Expense
Years ended December 31
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Products
$
87

 
$
90

 
$
90

 
$
94

 
$
93

 
$
87

Services
94

 
79

 
80

 
75

 
64

 
63

 
$
181

 
$
169

 
$
170

 
$
169

 
$
157

 
$
150


The Company's "chief operating decision maker" does not review and allocate resources by segment assets.
Geographic Area Information 
 
Net Sales
 
Assets
Years ended December 31
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013*
 
2012*
United States
$
3,354

 
$
3,648

 
$
3,685

 
$
8,468

 
$
6,201

 
$
6,268

China
160

 
203

 
198

 
382

 
420

 
552

United Kingdom
128

 
112

 
118

 
966

 
1,607

 
1,323

Israel
95

 
94

 
107

 
131

 
186

 
797

Other, net of eliminations
2,144

 
2,170

 
2,161

 
476

 
895

 
1,203

 
$
5,881

 
$
6,227

 
$
6,269

 
$
10,423

 
$
9,309

 
$
10,143


* Excluding assets held for disposition