Geographic Information

The Company operates with one reportable segment whose results are regularly reviewed by the Company's CEO, its chief operating decision maker as to operating performance and the allocation of resources. External customer revenues in the tables below were attributed to a particular country based on whether the customer had a direct contract with the Company which was executed in that particular country for the sale of the Company's products/services with an Ebix subsidiary located in that country.

During 2018 the United States' revenues decreased $(14.9) million primarily due to a combination of decreased consulting services and a decrease of third party administrator services. Canada's revenues decreased by $(1.9) million primarily due to decreased revenue from professional services. Latin America's revenues decreased by $(1.3) million primarily due to a $(2.7) million decrease due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by increased professional services. Australia's revenues increased by $1.4 million primarily due to a combination of increased professional services and transaction fees, net of a $(922) thousand decrease due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. India's revenue increased $134.5 million primarily due to the full year impact of 2017 acquisitions in addition to acquisitions made in 2018. Increases in Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and United Arab Emirates are due to the full year impact of the November 2017 acquisition of Via. Mauritius revenues for 2018 consisted of $3.1 million for branding fees charged at airport kiosks.

During 2017 India's revenue increased $47.7 million of which $5.3 million is due to the various new e-governance contracts with a number of large clients and $42.9 million due to its 2017 acquisitions of ItzCash, YouFirst, Wall Street, Paul Merchants, and Via. Latin America's revenues increased $12.9 million due primarily to the November 2016 acquisition of Wdev and a $1.4 million increase due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Australia's revenues increased by $3.2 million due to a combination of increased professional services and transaction fees, and a $1.1 million increase due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Canada's revenues increased by $1.2 million due primarily to increased professional services. Increases in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and United Arab Emirates are due to the November 2017 acquisition of Via.

The following enterprise wide information relates to the Company's geographic locations:



	Year Ended December 31, 2018				Year Ended December 31, 2017				Year Ended December 31, 2016
	External Revenues		Long-lived assets		External Revenues		Long-lived assets		External Revenues		Long-lived assets
	in thousands
United States	$	196,984	$	390,551	$	211,895	$	394,112	$	213,516	$	385,723
Canada	5,611		5,846		7,522		6,601		6,328		6,411
Latin America	19,866		16,348		21,128		22,300		8,179		26,648
Australia	35,770		1,485		34,366		1,174		31,156		1,245
Singapore*	7,674		17,805		6,330		17,475		5,848		17,467
New Zealand	2,015		158		1,933		247		1,903		215
India*	196,372		672,699		61,857		338,130		14,153		83,082
Europe	15,387		23,880		17,062		25,687		17,211		21,766
Indonesia*	7,482		98		1,055		110		—		—
Philippines*	6,483		448		623		616		—		—
United Arab Emirates*	1,042		54,249		200		53,629		—		54,152
Mauritius*	3,140		—		—		—		—		—
	$	497,826	$	1,183,567	$	363,971	$	860,081	$	298,294	$	596,709

*India led businesses, except for portion of Singapore which is not part of EbixCash and United Arab Emirate long-lived assets pertain to intellectual property research and development activities located in Dubai which is not part of EbixCash either. Total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2018 for India led businesses was $65.9 million.

In the geographical information table above the significant changes to long-lived assets from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018 were comprised of a decrease in Latin America of $(6.0) million due to $(2.9) million of upfront cash consideration held in an escrow account reclassified as short term from long term and a (14.6)% weakening of the Brazilian Real versus the U.S. Dollar. An increase in India of $334.6 million primarily due to the impact of 2018 acquisitions, partially offset by a (8.2)% weakening of the India Rupee versus the U.S. Dollar. The Europe decrease of $(1.8) million is primarily due to a (5.6)% weakening of the British Pound versus the U.S. Dollar.

In the geographical information table above the significant changes to long-lived assets from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017 were comprised of an increase in India of $255.0 million primarily due to $249.5 million increase associated with the 2017 acquisitions of ItzCash, YouFirst, Wall Street, Paul Merchants, and Via, and an increase in deferred tax assets of $4.1 million associated with the payments and accruals of Minimum Alternative Tax. The Europe increase of $3.9 million is primarily due to a 9.3% strengthening of the British Pound Sterling versus the U.S. Dollar which caused a $2.0 million increase in the translation of long-lived assets, an increase in deferred tax assets of $3.2 million due to the release of valuation allowances of operating loss carryforwards, partially offset by the amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software development costs.