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Geographic Areas
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Geographic Areas Disclosure  
Geographic Areas

NOTE 17.  Geographic Areas

 

Geographic area information is used by the Company as a secondary performance measure to manage its businesses. Export sales and certain income and expense items are generally reported within the geographic area where the final sales to 3M customers are made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant and

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

Operating Income

 

Equipment - net

 

(Millions)

    

2015

    

2014

    

2013

    

2015

    

2014

    

2013

    

2015

    

2014

 

United States

 

$
12,049

 

$
11,714

 

$
11,151

 

$
2,647

 

$
2,540

 

$
2,210

 

$
4,838

 

$
4,619

 

Asia Pacific

 

 
9,041

 

 
9,418

 

 
9,047

 

 
2,580

 

 
2,487

 

 
2,386

 

 
1,647

 

 
1,798

 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 
6,228

 

 
7,198

 

 
7,085

 

 
1,017

 

 
1,234

 

 
1,168

 

 
1,531

 

 
1,502

 

Latin America and Canada

 

 
2,982

 

 
3,504

 

 
3,611

 

 
706

 

 
867

 

 
908

 

 
499

 

 
570

 

Other Unallocated

 

 
(26)

 

 
(13)

 

 
(23)

 

 
(4)

 

 
7

 

 
(6)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Total Company

 

$
30,274

 

$
31,821

 

$
30,871

 

$
6,946

 

$
7,135

 

$
6,666

 

$
8,515

 

$
8,489

 

 

 

Asia Pacific included China/Hong Kong net sales to customers of $2.945 billion in 2015, which approached 10 percent of consolidated worldwide sales. China/Hong Kong net property, plant and equipment (PP&E) was $584 million at December 31, 2015.