Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment information

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016	Mainframe Solutions			Enterprise Solutions			Services			Total
(dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	1,647		$	1,153		$	224		$	3,024
Expenses	634			981			223			1,838
Segment profit	$	1,013		$	172		$	1		$	1,186
Segment operating margin	62		%	15		%	—		%	39		%
Depreciation	$	25		$	18		$	—		$	43

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015	Mainframe Solutions			Enterprise Solutions			Services			Total
(dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	1,668		$	1,104		$	244		$	3,016
Expenses	641			996			227			1,864
Segment profit	$	1,027		$	108		$	17		$	1,152
Segment operating margin	62		%	10		%	7		%	38		%
Depreciation	$	27		$	20		$	—		$	47

Three Months Ended December 31, 2016	Mainframe Solutions			Enterprise Solutions			Services			Total
(dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	546		$	389		$	72		$	1,007
Expenses	215			333			75			623
Segment profit (loss)	$	331		$	56		$	(3	)	$	384
Segment operating margin	61		%	14		%	(4		)%	38		%
Depreciation	$	8		$	6		$	—		$	14

Three Months Ended December 31, 2015	Mainframe Solutions			Enterprise Solutions			Services			Total
(dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	554		$	398		$	82		$	1,034
Expenses	218			349			77			644
Segment profit	$	336		$	49		$	5		$	390
Segment operating margin	61		%	12		%	6		%	38		%
Depreciation	$	9		$	7		$	—		$	16

Reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes

Reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes for the nine months ended December 31, 2016:

(in millions)
Segment profit	$	1,186
Less:
Purchased software amortization	120
Other intangibles amortization	13
Internally developed software products amortization	62
Share-based compensation expense	80
Other gains, net (1)	(9		)
Interest expense, net	45
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	875

(1) Other gains, net consists of costs associated with certain foreign exchange derivative hedging gains and losses, and other miscellaneous costs.

Reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes for the nine months ended December 31, 2015:

(in millions)
Segment profit	$	1,152
Less:
Purchased software amortization	106
Other intangibles amortization	36
Internally developed software products amortization	86
Share-based compensation expense	70
Other gains, net (1)	(2		)
Interest expense, net	36
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	820

(1) Other gains, net consists of costs associated with certain foreign exchange derivative hedging gains and losses, and other miscellaneous costs.

Reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2015:

(in millions)
Segment profit	$	390
Less:
Purchased software amortization	39
Other intangibles amortization	11
Internally developed software products amortization	26
Share-based compensation expense	25
Other gains, net (1)	(4		)
Interest expense, net	15
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	278

(1) Other gains, net consists of costs associated with certain foreign exchange derivative hedging gains and losses, and other miscellaneous costs.

Reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2016:

(in millions)
Segment profit	$	384
Less:
Purchased software amortization	39
Other intangibles amortization	4
Internally developed software products amortization	18
Share-based compensation expense	26
Other gains, net (1)	(11		)
Interest expense, net	16
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	292

(1) Other gains, net consists of costs associated with certain foreign exchange derivative hedging gains and losses, and other miscellaneous costs.

Revenue from the United States and international locations

The table below summarizes the Company’s revenue from the United States and from international (i.e., non-U.S.) locations:

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(in millions)
United States	$	642	$	671	$	1,936	$	1,935
EMEA (1)	223		230		667		679
Other	142		133		421		402
Total revenue	$	1,007	$	1,034	$	3,024	$	3,016

(1) Consists of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.