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Segment and Geographic Area Information (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]  
Segment and Geographic Area Information
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA INFORMATION:
Segment Information
The Company presents the financial results of its nine operating regions as three reportable segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations and U.K./European Operations (as more fully described in Note 1, Business and Customers). The Company's seven North American regions are aggregated into one segment as a result of having similar economic and operating characteristics. Each of the Company's segments generates the following three categories of revenues from external customers: freight revenues, freight-related revenues and all other revenues (as more fully described in Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies).
The Company's Australian business underwent a transformational change on December 1, 2016, with the acquisition of GRail and the formation of the Australia Partnership, which the Company controls through its 51.1% interest. The GRail acquisition significantly expanded the Company's operations in New South Wales. In conjunction with the GRail acquisition, the Company issued a 48.9% equity stake in its Australian subsidiary, GWAHLP, to MIRA. The Company retained a 51.1% controlling interest in GWAHLP and continues to consolidate 100% of its Australian Operations in the Company's financial statements and reports a noncontrolling interest for MIRA's 48.9% equity ownership. As a result, (1) 100% of the assets and liabilities of the Company's Australian Operations, after the elimination of intercompany balances, were included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, with MIRA's 48.9% noncontrolling interest reflected in the equity section, (2) the Company's operating revenues and operating income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 included 100% of the Australian Operations, while net income attributable to G&W reflected the Company's 51.1% ownership position in the Australian Operations since the formation of the partnership on December 1, 2016 and (3) 100% of the cash flows of the Australian Operations, after the elimination of intercompany items, were included in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016. Accordingly, any payments between the Company's Australian Operations and its other businesses are eliminated in consolidation, while the Company's cash flows reflect 100% of any cash flows between the Australian Operations and MIRA.
In accordance with the Australia Partnership agreement, the cash and cash equivalents of the Company's Australian Operations can be used to make payments in the usual and regular course of business, to pay down debt of the Australia Partnership and to make distributions to the partners in proportion to their investments. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Australia Partnership made A$65.0 million of such distributions, of which A$33.2 million (or $24.6 million at the exchange rate at the time the payments were made) and A$31.8 million (or $23.6 million at the exchange rate at the time the payments were made) were distributed to the Company and MIRA, respectively, and no such distributions were made for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
The results of operations of the foreign entities are maintained in the respective local currency (the Australian dollar, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Euro) and then translated into United States dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, any appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against the United States dollar will impact the Company's results of operations.
The following table reflects the balance sheet exchange rates used to translate each foreign entity's respective local currency balance sheet into United States dollars as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
2018
 
2017
United States dollar per Australian dollar
 
$
0.70

 
$
0.78

United States dollar per British pound
 
$
1.28

 
$
1.35

United States dollar per Canadian dollar
 
$
0.73

 
$
0.80

United States dollar per Euro
 
$
1.15

 
$
1.20

The following table reflects the average exchange rates used to translate each foreign entity's respective local currency results of operations into United States dollars for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
United States dollar per Australian dollar
 
$
0.75

 
$
0.77

 
$
0.74

United States dollar per British pound
 
$
1.34

 
$
1.29

 
$
1.36

United States dollar per Canadian dollar
 
$
0.77

 
$
0.77

 
$
0.76

United States dollar per Euro
 
$
1.18

 
$
1.13

 
$
1.11


The following tables set forth select financial data for the Company's reportable segments, including operating revenues by commodity group, for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands) (prior period revenue amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method):
 
December 31, 2018
 
North American Operations
 
Australian Operations
 
U.K./European Operations
 
Total Operations
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freight revenues by commodity group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Products
$
122,832

 
$
18,635

 
$
4,567

 
$
146,034

Autos & Auto Parts
21,568

 

 

 
21,568

Chemicals & Plastics
151,759

 

 

 
151,759

Coal & Coke
83,162

 
125,599

 
11,706

 
220,467

Food & Kindred Products
34,361

 

 

 
34,361

Intermodal
1,665

 
68,010

 
249,317

 
318,992

Lumber & Forest Products
91,928

 

 

 
91,928

Metallic Ores
13,940

 
33,808

 

 
47,748

Metals
126,579

 

 

 
126,579

Minerals & Stone
140,310

 
8,273

 
83,582

 
232,165

Petroleum Products
74,177

 
697

 
722

 
75,596

Pulp & Paper
121,600

 

 

 
121,600

Waste
29,049

 

 

 
29,049

Other
24,619

 

 

 
24,619

Total freight revenues
1,037,549

 
255,022

 
349,894

 
1,642,465

Freight-related revenues
257,162

 
41,252

 
273,181

 
571,595

All other revenues
64,159

 
5,404

 
64,927

 
134,490

Total operating revenues
$
1,358,870

 
$
301,678

 
$
688,002

 
$
2,348,550

Operating income
$
343,112

 
$
80,277

 
$
123

 
$
423,512

Depreciation and amortization
$
165,625

 
$
60,766

 
$
36,825

 
$
263,216

Interest expense, net
$
40,827

 
$
51,358

 
$
12,278

 
$
104,463

Provision for income taxes
$
43,531

 
$
8,694

 
$
12,310

 
$
64,535

Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties
$
182,645

 
$
42,722

 
$
38,208

 
$
263,575

 
December 31, 2017
 
North American Operations
 
Australian Operations
 
U.K./European Operations
 
Total Operations
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freight revenues by commodity group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Products
$
124,285

 
$
22,562

 
$
5,280

 
$
152,127

Autos & Auto Parts
22,901

 

 

 
22,901

Chemicals & Plastics
148,252

 

 

 
148,252

Coal & Coke
75,935

 
117,678

 
9,972

 
203,585

Food & Kindred Products
33,424

 

 

 
33,424

Intermodal
980

 
69,433

 
253,854

 
324,267

Lumber & Forest Products
87,200

 

 

 
87,200

Metallic Ores
13,391

 
37,415

 

 
50,806

Metals
103,863

 

 

 
103,863

Minerals & Stone
130,511

 
6,878

 
68,760

 
206,149

Petroleum Products
68,388

 
687

 

 
69,075

Pulp & Paper
107,453

 

 

 
107,453

Waste
25,063

 

 

 
25,063

Other
19,710

 

 

 
19,710

Total freight revenues
961,356

 
254,653

 
337,866

 
1,553,875

Freight-related revenues
249,623

 
46,696

 
237,332

 
533,651

All other revenues
63,306

 
6,161

 
51,051

 
120,518

Total operating revenues
$
1,274,285

 
$
307,510

 
$
626,249

 
$
2,208,044

Operating income
$
304,252

 
$
77,251

 
$
10,478

 
$
391,981

Depreciation and amortization
$
158,006

 
$
61,142

 
$
31,309

 
$
250,457

Interest expense, net
$
38,547

 
$
54,718

 
$
11,944

 
$
105,209

(Benefit from)/provision for income taxes
$
(266,063
)
 
$
6,110

 
$
(1,306
)
 
$
(261,259
)
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties
$
166,685

 
$
16,076

 
$
25,462

 
$
208,223

 
December 31, 2016
 
North American Operations
 
Australian Operations
 
U.K./European Operations
 
Total Operations
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freight revenues by commodity group:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Products
$
115,627

 
$
17,511

 
$
2,465

 
$
135,603

Autos & Auto Parts
18,259

 

 

 
18,259

Chemicals & Plastics
137,712

 

 

 
137,712

Coal & Coke
74,664

 
11,112

 
14,982

 
100,758

Food & Kindred Products
33,549

 

 

 
33,549

Intermodal
99

 
66,761

 
262,977

 
329,837

Lumber & Forest Products
83,509

 

 
170

 
83,679

Metallic Ores
16,819

 
16,874

 
100

 
33,793

Metals
103,799

 

 

 
103,799

Minerals & Stone
114,185

 
7,634

 
56,631

 
178,450

Petroleum Products
70,519

 
730

 

 
71,249

Pulp & Paper
104,523

 

 

 
104,523

Waste
20,835

 

 

 
20,835

Other
19,520

 

 

 
19,520

Total freight revenues
913,619

 
120,622

 
337,325

 
1,371,566

Freight-related revenues
258,922

 
95,776

 
181,661

 
536,359

All other revenues
64,223

 
6,188

 
23,191

 
93,602

Total operating revenues
$
1,236,764

 
$
222,586

 
$
542,177

 
$
2,001,527

Operating income/(loss)
$
319,661

 
$
4,810

 
$
(38,109
)
 
$
286,362

Depreciation and amortization
$
147,527

 
$
30,863

 
$
26,798

 
$
205,188

Interest expense, net
$
40,985

 
$
13,958

 
$
19,591

 
$
74,534

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes
$
80,701

 
$
988

 
$
(7,294
)
 
$
74,395

Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties
$
137,334

 
$
11,285

 
$
34,831

 
$
183,450


The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and property and equipment recorded in the consolidated balance sheets for each reportable segment as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 
December 31, 2018
 
North American Operations
 
Australian Operations
 
U.K./European Operations
 
Total
Operations
Cash and cash equivalents
$
33,996

 
$
26,902

 
$
29,489

 
$
90,387

Property and equipment, net
$
3,679,279

 
$
609,450

 
$
324,285

 
$
4,613,014


 
December 31, 2017
 
North American Operations
 
Australian Operations
 
U.K./European Operations
 
Total
Operations
Cash and cash equivalents
$
13,584

 
$
52,407

 
$
14,481

 
$
80,472

Property and equipment, net
$
3,657,801

 
$
664,367

 
$
334,753

 
$
4,656,921


Geographic Area Information
Operating revenues for each geographic area for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
Amount
 
% of Total
 
Amount
 
% of Total
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
1,249,095

 
53.2
%
 
$
1,176,674

 
53.3
%
 
$
1,142,141

 
57.1
%
Non-United States:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
$
301,678

 
12.8
%
 
$
307,510

 
13.9
%
 
$
222,586

 
11.1
%
Canada
 
109,775

 
4.7
%
 
97,611

 
4.4
%
 
94,623

 
4.7
%
U.K.
 
555,563

 
23.7
%
 
475,239

 
21.5
%
 
378,551

 
18.9
%
Netherlands
 
47,090

 
2.0
%
 
78,819

 
3.6
%
 
101,837

 
5.1
%
Poland
 
74,294

 
3.1
%
 
59,254

 
2.7
%
 
46,428

 
2.3
%
Other
 
11,055

 
0.5
%
 
12,937

 
0.6
%
 
15,361

 
0.8
%
Total Non-United States
 
$
1,099,455

 
46.8
%
 
$
1,031,370

 
46.7
%
 
$
859,386

 
42.9
%
Total operating revenues
 
$
2,348,550

 
100.0
%
 
$
2,208,044

 
100.0
%
 
$
2,001,527

 
100.0
%

Property and equipment for each geographic area as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
Amount
 
% of Total
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Property and equipment located in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
3,449,739

 
74.8
%
 
$
3,404,204

 
73.1
%
Non-United States:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
$
609,450

 
13.1
%
 
$
664,367

 
14.3
%
Canada
 
229,540

 
5.0
%
 
253,597

 
5.4
%
U.K.
 
307,888

 
6.7
%
 
317,495

 
6.8
%
Other
 
16,397

 
0.4
%
 
17,258

 
0.4
%
Total Non-United States
 
$
1,163,275

 
25.2
%
 
$
1,252,717

 
26.9
%
Total property and equipment, net
 
$
4,613,014

 
100.0
%
 
$
4,656,921

 
100.0
%