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Segment Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Information  
Segment Information

5.Segment Information

 

The Company is principally engaged in the production and sale of starches and sweeteners for a wide range of industries, and is managed geographically on a regional basis.  The Company’s operations are classified into four reportable business segments: North America, South America, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”).  Its North America segment includes businesses in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  The Company’s South America segment includes businesses in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and the Southern Cone of South America, which includes Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay.  Its Asia Pacific segment includes businesses in South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand.  The Company’s EMEA segment includes businesses in the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Pakistan and Kenya.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

(in millions)

    

2016

    

2015

 

Net sales to unaffiliated customers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

841

 

$

754

 

South America

 

 

215

 

 

258

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

169

 

 

187

 

EMEA

 

 

135

 

 

131

 

Total

 

$

1,360

 

$

1,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

149

 

$

102

 

South America

 

 

18

 

 

25

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

28

 

 

26

 

EMEA

 

 

26

 

 

22

 

Corporate

 

 

(20)

 

 

(18)

 

Subtotal

 

 

201

 

 

157

 

Acquisition / integration costs

 

 

(1)

 

 

(4)

 

Restructuring  charges

 

 

 

 

(10)

 

Charge for fair value markup of acquired inventory

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

Total

 

$

200

 

$

140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

(in millions)

 

Mar 31, 2016

 

Dec. 31, 2015

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

3,238

 

$

3,163

 

South America

 

 

735

 

 

714

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

751

 

 

716

 

EMEA

 

 

504

 

 

481

 

Total

 

$

5,228

 

$

5,074