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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]  
Summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable segments
Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 is shown in the following tables. The “Other” column (i) represents amounts excluded from specific segments, such as business development operations, stock-based compensation expense and corporate expenses included in Selling, general, administrative and development expense; Other operating expenses; Interest income; Interest expense; Gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations; and Other income (expense), and (ii) reconciles segment operating profit to Income from continuing operations before income taxes.
 
 
Property
Total 
Property
 

Services
 
Other
 
Total
Year ended December 31, 2018
 
U.S.
 
Asia
 
EMEA
 
Latin America
 
Segment revenues (1)
 
$
3,822.1

 
$
1,540.5

 
$
687.3

 
$
1,264.8

 
$
7,314.7

 
$
125.4

 
 
 
$
7,440.1

Segment operating expenses (2)
 
771.0

 
710.9

 
238.1

 
406.3

 
2,126.3

 
48.2

 
 
 
2,174.5

Interest expense, TV Azteca, net
 

 

 

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 
 
 
(0.1
)
Segment gross margin
 
3,051.1

 
829.6

 
449.2

 
858.4

 
5,188.3

 
77.2

 
 
 
5,265.5

Segment selling, general, administrative and development expense (2)
 
165.2

 
110.7

 
69.1

 
83.5

 
428.5

 
14.4

 
 
 
442.9

Segment operating profit
 
$
2,885.9

 
$
718.9

 
$
380.1

 
$
774.9

 
$
4,759.8

 
$
62.8

 
 
 
$
4,822.6

Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
137.5

 
137.5

Other selling, general, administrative and development expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
156.1

 
156.1

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,110.8

 
2,110.8

Other expense (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,263.6

 
1,263.6

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,154.6

Capital expenditures (4)
 
$
376.9

 
$
101.0

 
$
232.7

 
$
220.7

 
$
931.3

 
$

 
$
13.9

 
$
945.2

_______________
(1)
Asia segment revenues include a net impact of $333.7 million as a result of the settlement payment received from Tata in the fourth quarter of 2018.
(2)
Segment operating expenses and segment selling, general, administrative and development expenses exclude stock-based compensation expense of $3.3 million and $134.2 million, respectively.
(3)
Primarily includes interest expense and $394.0 million in impairment charges.
(4)
Includes $32.0 million of capital lease payments included in Repayments of notes payable, credit facilities, term loan, senior notes, secured debt and capital leases in the cash flow from financing activities in the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows.


 
 
Property
 
Total 
Property
 

Services
 
Other
 
Total
Year ended December 31, 2017
 
U.S.
 
Asia
 
EMEA
 
Latin America
 
Segment revenues
 
$
3,605.7

 
$
1,164.4

 
$
626.2

 
$
1,169.6

 
$
6,565.9

 
$
98.0

 
 
 
$
6,663.9

Segment operating expenses (1)
 
746.5

 
649.0

 
238.3

 
386.1

 
2,019.9

 
33.8

 
 
 
2,053.7

Interest income, TV Azteca, net
 

 

 

 
10.8

 
10.8

 

 
 
 
10.8

Segment gross margin
 
2,859.2

 
515.4

 
387.9

 
794.3

 
4,556.8

 
64.2

 
 
 
4,621.0

Segment selling, general, administrative and development expense (1)
 
151.4

 
82.4

 
67.9

 
77.5

 
379.2

 
13.7

 
 
 
392.9

Segment operating profit
 
$
2,707.8

 
$
433.0

 
$
320.0

 
$
716.8

 
$
4,177.6

 
$
50.5

 
 
 
$
4,228.1

Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
108.5

 
108.5

Other selling, general, administrative and development expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
138.5

 
138.5

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,715.9

 
1,715.9

Other expense (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,009.1

 
1,009.1

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,256.1

Capital expenditures (3)
 
$
360.6

 
$
118.0

 
$
141.7

 
$
197.4

 
$
817.7

 
$

 
$
17.7

 
$
835.4

_______________
(1)
Segment operating expenses and segment selling, general, administrative and development expenses exclude stock-based compensation expense of $2.9 million and $105.6 million, respectively.
(2)
Primarily includes interest expense.
(3)
Includes $31.8 million of capital lease payments included in Repayments of notes payable, credit facilities, term loan, senior notes, secured debt and capital leases in the cash flow from financing activities in the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows.
 
 
Property
 
Total 
Property
 

Services
 
Other
 
Total
Year ended December 31, 2016
 
U.S.
 
Asia
 
EMEA
 
Latin America
 
Segment revenues
 
$
3,370.1

 
$
827.6

 
$
529.5

 
$
985.9

 
$
5,713.1

 
$
72.6

 
 
 
$
5,785.7

Segment operating expenses (1)
 
733.4

 
465.9

 
223.7

 
338.0

 
1,761.0

 
27.0

 
 
 
1,788.0

Interest income, TV Azteca, net
 

 

 

 
10.9

 
10.9

 

 
 
 
10.9

Segment gross margin
 
2,636.7

 
361.7

 
305.8

 
658.8

 
3,963.0

 
45.6

 
 
 
4,008.6

Segment selling, general, administrative and development expense (1)
 
147.6

 
48.2

 
60.9

 
60.7

 
317.4

 
12.5

 
 
 
329.9

Segment operating profit
 
$
2,489.1

 
$
313.5

 
$
244.9

 
$
598.1

 
$
3,645.6

 
$
33.1

 
 
 
$
3,678.7

Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
89.9

 
89.9

Other selling, general, administrative and development expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
126.0

 
126.0

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,525.6

 
1,525.6

Other expense (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
811.3

 
811.3

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,125.9

Capital expenditures (3)
 
$
310.7

 
$
115.5

 
$
86.1

 
$
172.6

 
$
684.9

 
$

 
$
16.5

 
$
701.4


_______________
(1)
Segment operating expenses and segment selling, general, administrative and development expenses exclude stock-based compensation expense of $2.4 million and $87.5 million, respectively.
(2)
Primarily includes interest expense.
(3)
Includes $18.9 million of capital lease payments included in Repayments of notes payable, credit facilities, term loan, senior notes, secured debt and capital leases in the cash flow from financing activities in the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows.

Reconciliation of assets from segments to consolidated
Additional information relating to the total assets of the Company’s operating segments is as follows for the years ended December 31,: 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
U.S. property
$
18,782.0

 
$
19,032.6

 
$
18,846.9

Asia property (1)
4,938.8

 
4,770.8

 
4,535.3

EMEA property (1)
3,367.8

 
3,213.6

 
2,062.4

Latin America property (1)
5,594.7

 
5,868.4

 
4,938.1

Services
46.3

 
42.3

 
48.3

Other (2)
280.8

 
286.6

 
448.2

Total assets
$
33,010.4

 
$
33,214.3

 
$
30,879.2

_______________
(1)
Balances are translated at the applicable period end exchange rate, which may impact comparability between periods.
(2)
Balances include corporate assets such as cash and cash equivalents, certain tangible and intangible assets and income tax accounts that have not been allocated to specific segments.
Schedule of disclosure on geographic areas, long-lived assets
Summarized geographic information related to the Company’s operating revenues for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and long-lived assets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
3,947.5

 
$
3,703.7

 
$
3,442.7

Asia (1):
 
 
 
 
 
India
1,540.5

 
1,164.4

 
827.6

EMEA (1):
 
 
 
 
 
France
72.7

 
59.5

 

Germany
69.1

 
63.1

 
60.2

Ghana
125.4

 
122.9

 
116.2

Kenya
7.0

 

 

Nigeria
220.7

 
213.9

 
215.4

South Africa
125.3

 
106.5

 
80.0

Uganda
67.1

 
60.3

 
57.7

Latin America (1):
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
16.0

 
15.9

 
1.0

Brazil
595.5

 
620.1

 
506.2

Chile
44.2

 
40.4

 
33.8

Colombia
103.8

 
89.3

 
79.7

Costa Rica
18.4

 
19.4

 
19.0

Mexico
456.5

 
364.3

 
331.2

Paraguay
10.4

 
2.7

 

Peru
20.0

 
17.5

 
15.0

Total International
3,492.6

 
2,960.2

 
2,343.0

Total operating revenues
$
7,440.1

 
$
6,663.9

 
$
5,785.7


_______________
(1)
Balances are translated at the applicable exchange rate, which may impact comparability between periods.

 
2018
 
2017
Long-Lived Assets (1):
 
 
 
United States
$
16,543.7

 
$
16,930.2

Asia (2):
 
 
 
India
3,947.8

 
4,052.6

EMEA (2):
 
 
 
France
963.8

 
1,009.6

Germany
388.5

 
428.0

Ghana
159.2

 
171.4

Kenya
190.0

 

Nigeria
606.5

 
587.2

South Africa
342.5

 
330.4

Uganda
138.7

 
136.9

Latin America (2):
 
 
 
Argentina
81.6

 
117.9

Brazil
2,288.1

 
2,557.4

Chile
129.7

 
151.2

Colombia
381.6

 
369.0

Costa Rica
119.1

 
112.9

Mexico
1,421.3

 
1,396.8

Paraguay
107.4

 
77.5

Peru
113.8

 
93.7

Total International
11,379.6

 
11,592.5

Total long-lived assets
$
27,923.3

 
$
28,522.7

_______________
(1)
Includes Property and equipment, net, Goodwill and Other intangible assets, net.
(2)
Balances are translated at the applicable period end exchange rate, which may impact comparability between periods.
Schedule of revenue by major customers
The following tenants within the property and services segments individually accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated operating revenues for the years ended December 31,:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
AT&T
19
%
 
19
%
 
21
%
Verizon Wireless
15
%
 
16
%
 
15
%
Sprint
8
%
 
9
%
 
11
%