14. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The company has aggregated its operating companies into a number of segments, of which only Broadline and SYGMA are reportable segments as defined in the accounting literature related to disclosures about segments of an enterprise. The Broadline reportable segment is an aggregation of the company’s United States, Canadian and European Broadline segments. Broadline operating companies distribute a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to both traditional and chain restaurant customers, hospitals, schools, hotels, industrial caterers and other venues where foodservice products are served. These companies also provide custom-cut meat operations. SYGMA operating companies distribute a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to certain chain restaurant customer locations. "Other" financial information is attributable to the company's other operating segments, including the company's specialty produce and lodging industry segments, a company that distributes specialty imported products and a company that distributes to international customers.

The accounting policies for the segments are the same as those disclosed by Sysco for its consolidated financial statements. Intersegment sales represent specialty produce and imported specialty products distributed by the Broadline and SYGMA operating companies. Management evaluates the performance of each of the operating segments based on its respective operating income results. Corporate expenses generally include all expenses of the corporate office and Sysco’s shared service center. These also include all share-based compensation costs and expenses related to the company’s Business Transformation Project.

The following tables set forth certain financial information for Sysco’s business segments:



	13-Week Period Ended				39-Week Period Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012		Mar. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Sales:	(In thousands)
Broadline	$	8,861,568	$	8,513,483	$	26,698,301	$	25,493,000
SYGMA		1,425,975		1,445,214		4,258,545		4,233,238
Other		699,505		586,440		2,019,967		1,734,123
Intersegment sales		(60,677)		(40,391)		(166,636)		(124,804)
Total	$	10,926,371	$	10,504,746	$	32,810,177	$	31,335,557

	13-Week Period Ended				39-Week Period Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012		Mar. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Operating income:	(In thousands)
Broadline	$	517,842	$	564,603	$	1,740,935	$	1,753,599
SYGMA		13,823		17,063		39,347		46,050
Other		28,691		19,999		71,519		64,737
Total segments		560,356		601,665		1,851,801		1,864,386
Corporate expenses		(223,154)		(162,835)		(653,166)		(489,218)
Total operating income		337,202		438,830		1,198,635		1,375,168
Interest expense		34,215		28,290		97,325		86,088
Other expense (income), net		(3,410)		(2,248)		(7,640)		(5,470)
Earnings before income taxes	$	306,397	$	412,788	$	1,108,950	$	1,294,550



	Mar. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012
Assets:	(In thousands)
Broadline	$	8,377,694	$	8,067,912	$	8,161,033
SYGMA		485,703		475,877		483,348
Other		940,159		877,207		871,122
Total segments		9,803,556		9,420,996		9,515,503
Corporate		2,853,654		2,716,211		2,417,845
Total	$	12,657,210	$	12,137,207	$	11,933,348