Segment and Related Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following table (in millions):


	Gross		Intercompany		Net		Income
	Operating		Operating		Operating		from
	Revenues		Revenues		Revenues		Operations
Three Months Ended September 30:
2019
Solid Waste:
Tier 1	$	1,610	$	(300)	$	1,310	$	432
Tier 2		714		(135)		579		153
Tier 3		1,891		(369)		1,522		351
Solid Waste		4,215		(804)		3,411		936
Other (a)		589		(33)		556		(36)
		4,804		(837)		3,967		900
Corporate and Other		—		—		—		(166)
Total	$	4,804	$	(837)	$	3,967	$	734

2018
Solid Waste:
Tier 1	$	1,506	$	(277)	$	1,229	$	416
Tier 2		671		(127)		544		142
Tier 3		1,818		(353)		1,465		291
Solid Waste		3,995		(757)		3,238		849
Other (a)		629		(45)		584		(15)
		4,624		(802)		3,822		834
Corporate and Other		—		—		—		(135)
Total	$	4,624	$	(802)	$	3,822	$	699


	Gross		Intercompany		Net		Income
	Operating		Operating		Operating		from
	Revenues		Revenues		Revenues		Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30:
2019
Solid Waste:
Tier 1	$	4,704	$	(869)	$	3,835	$	1,258
Tier 2		2,060		(390)		1,670		437
Tier 3		5,515		(1,074)		4,441		1,005
Solid Waste		12,279		(2,333)		9,946		2,700
Other (a)		1,757		(94)		1,663		(124)
		14,036		(2,427)		11,609		2,576
Corporate and Other		—		—		—		(525)
Total	$	14,036	$	(2,427)	$	11,609	$	2,051

2018
Solid Waste:
Tier 1	$	4,364	$	(787)	$	3,577	$	1,176
Tier 2		1,947		(361)		1,586		405
Tier 3		5,227		(1,012)		4,215		877
Solid Waste		11,538		(2,160)		9,378		2,458
Other (a)		1,849		(155)		1,694		(25)
		13,387		(2,315)		11,072		2,433
Corporate and Other		—		—		—		(411)
Total	$	13,387	$	(2,315)	$	11,072	$	2,022

(a)

“Other” includes (i) our Strategic Business Solutions (“WMSBS”) organization; (ii) those elements of our landfill gas-to-energy operations and third-party subcontract and administration revenues managed by our Energy and Environmental Services (“EES”) and WM Renewable Energy organizations that are not included in the operations of our reportable segments; (iii) our recycling brokerage services and (iv) certain other expanded service offerings and solutions. In addition, our “Other” segment reflects the results of non-operating entities that provide financial assurance and self-insurance support for our Solid Waste business, net of intercompany activity.

Summary of operating revenues mix

The mix of operating revenues from our major lines of business are as follows (in millions):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Commercial	$	1,069	$	1,007	$	3,147	$	2,948
Residential		661		639		1,956		1,885
Industrial		766		723		2,190		2,068
Other		130		117		361		333
Total collection		2,626		2,486		7,654		7,234
Landfill		993		926		2,880		2,646
Transfer		471		445		1,357		1,257
Recycling		245		337		800		954
Other (a)		469		430		1,345		1,296
Intercompany (b)		(837)		(802)		(2,427)		(2,315)
Total	$	3,967	$	3,822	$	11,609	$	11,072

(a)

The “Other” line of business includes (i) our WMSBS organization; (ii) our landfill gas-to-energy operations; (iii) certain services within our EES organization, including our construction and remediation services and our services associated with the disposal of fly ash and (iv) certain other expanded service offerings and solutions. In addition, our “Other” line of business reflects the results of non-operating entities that provide financial assurance and self-insurance support for our Solid Waste business, net of intercompany activity.

(b)	Intercompany revenues between lines of business are eliminated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included within this report.