SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 14 SEGMENT INFORMATION

        We operate principally in the contract drilling industry. Our contract drilling business includes the following reportable operating segments: U.S. Land, Offshore and International Land. The contract drilling operations consist mainly of contracting Company-owned drilling equipment primarily to large oil and gas exploration companies. To provide information about the different types of business activities in which we operate, we have included Offshore and International Land, along with our U.S. Land reportable operating segment, as separate reportable operating segments. Additionally, each reportable operating segment is a strategic business unit which is managed separately. Our primary international areas of operation include Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Bahrain, U.A.E. and other South American and Middle Eastern countries. Other includes additional non-reportable operating segments. Revenues included in Other consist primarily of rental income. Consolidated revenues and expenses reflect the elimination of all material intercompany transactions.

        We evaluate segment performance based on income or loss from operations (segment operating income) before income taxes which includes:

•           revenues from external and internal customers

•           direct operating costs

•           depreciation and

•           allocated general and administrative costs

but excludes corporate costs for other depreciation, income from asset sales and other corporate income and expense.

        General and administrative costs are allocated to the segments based primarily on specific identification and, to the extent that such identification is not practical, on other methods which we believe to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided.

        Segment operating income for all segments is a non-GAAP financial measure of our performance, as it excludes certain general and administrative expenses, corporate depreciation, income from asset sales and other corporate income and expense. We consider segment operating income to be an important supplemental measure of operating performance for presenting trends in our core businesses. We use this measure to facilitate period-to-period comparisons in operating performance of our reportable segments in the aggregate by eliminating items that affect comparability between periods. We believe that segment operating income is useful to investors because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of the segments on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our internal decision makers. Additionally, it highlights operating trends and aids analytical comparisons. However, segment operating income has limitations and should not be used as an alternative to operating income or loss, a performance measure determined in accordance with GAAP, as it excludes certain costs that may affect our operating performance in future periods.

        Summarized financial information of our reportable segments for continuing operations for each of the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 is shown in the following table:

(in thousands)	External Sales		Inter- Segment			Total Sales			Segment Operating Income (Loss)			Depreciation		Total Assets (as adjusted)		Additions to Long-Lived Assets
2015
Contract Drilling
U.S. Land	$	2,523,518	$	—		$	2,523,518		$	698,375		$	519,950	$	5,430,533	$	949,978
Offshore		241,043		—			241,043			67,729			11,659		117,684		16,100
International Land		386,693		—			386,693			(2,930	)		56,287		583,064		41,682
		3,151,254		—			3,151,254			763,174			587,896		6,131,281		1,007,760
Other		14,187		880			15,067			(10,911	)		19,096		1,012,634		27,518
		3,165,441		880			3,166,321			752,263			606,992		7,143,915		1,035,278
Eliminations		—		(880	)		(880	)		—			—		—		—
Total	$	3,165,441	$	—		$	3,165,441		$	752,263		$	606,992	$	7,143,915	$	1,035,278
2014
Contract Drilling
U.S. Land	$	3,099,954	$	—		$	3,099,954		$	1,025,745		$	455,934	$	5,259,947	$	930,263
Offshore		250,811		—			250,811			69,819			12,300		137,101		4,372
International Land		355,532		—			355,532			36,417			39,932		589,968		85,424
		3,706,297		—			3,706,297			1,131,981			508,166		5,987,016		1,020,059
Other		13,410		867			14,277			(9,068	)		15,383		726,776		27,117
		3,719,707		867			3,720,574			1,122,913			523,549		6,713,792		1,047,176
Eliminations		—		(867	)		(867	)		—			—		—		—
Total	$	3,719,707	$	—		$	3,719,707		$	1,122,913		$	523,549	$	6,713,792	$	1,047,176
2013
Contract Drilling
U.S. Land	$	2,785,449	$	—		$	2,785,449		$	932,591		$	391,072	$	4,742,381	$	726,206
Offshore		221,863		—			221,863			53,064			13,766		149,128		4,470
International Land		366,841		—			366,841			44,595			36,000		486,914		51,193
		3,374,153		—			3,374,153			1,030,250			440,838		5,378,423		781,869
Other		13,461		858			14,319			(8,602	)		14,785		881,436		9,872
		3,387,614		858			3,388,472			1,021,648			455,623		6,259,859		791,741
Eliminations		—		(858	)		(858	)		—			—		—		—
Total	$	3,387,614	$	—		$	3,387,614		$	1,021,648		$	455,623	$	6,259,859	$	791,741

        The following table reconciles segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Income:

	Years Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Segment operating income	$	752,263		$	1,122,913		$	1,021,648
Income from asset sales		11,716			19,585			18,923
Corporate general and administrative costs and corporate depreciation		(88,229	)		(87,711	)		(83,910	)
Operating income		675,750			1,054,787			956,661
Other income (expense)
Interest and dividend income		5,834			1,583			1,653
Interest expense		(15,036	)		(4,654	)		(6,129	)
Gain on sale of investment securities		—			45,234			162,121
Other		(901	)		(636	)		(9	)
Total unallocated amounts		(10,103	)		41,527			157,636
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	665,647		$	1,096,314		$	1,114,297

        The following table presents revenues from external customers and long-lived assets by country based on the location of service provided:

	Years Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Revenues
United States	$	2,750,043	$	3,338,365	$	3,011,760
Argentina		169,359		107,945		73,208
Colombia		74,339		85,176		100,052
Ecuador		34,211		69,195		67,890
Other Foreign		137,489		119,026		134,704
Total	$	3,165,441	$	3,719,707	$	3,387,614
Long-Lived Assets
United States	$	5,149,315	$	4,753,844	$	4,345,950
Argentina		213,938		144,823		83,149
Colombia		103,316		107,112		81,315
Ecuador		29,142		70,742		63,894
Other Foreign		71,524		112,023		101,795
Total	$	5,567,235	$	5,188,544	$	4,676,103

        Long-lived assets are comprised of property, plant and equipment.

        Revenues from one customer accounted for approximately 10.6 percent, 7.3 percent and 10.8 percent of total operating revenues during the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Revenues from another customer accounted for approximately 9.8 percent, 10.7 percent and 9.5 percent of total operating revenues during the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Collectively, the receivables from these customers were approximately $116.9 million and $121.4 million at September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.