Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Net sales and operating profit (loss) by segment

Segment results for our continuing operations were as follows:



	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net Sales:
North American Gypsum	$	577		$	496		$	1,659		$	1,455
Worldwide Ceilings	159			155			471			459
Building Products Distribution	331			300			931			863
Eliminations	(142		)	(123		)	(406		)	(368		)
Total	$	925		$	828		$	2,655		$	2,409

Operating Profit (Loss):
North American Gypsum	$	76		$	35		$	189		$	98
Worldwide Ceilings	22			24			75			69
Building Products Distribution	3			(10		)	2			(23		)
Corporate	(25		)	(18		)	(62		)	(57		)
Eliminations	(1		)	(2		)	(6		)	(6		)
Total	$	75		$	29		$	198		$	81

Restructuring and long-lived asset impairment charges by segment

Restructuring and long-lived asset impairment charges by segment were as follows:



	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
(millions)	2013			2012		2013			2012
North American Gypsum	$	1		$	1	$	3		$	4
Worldwide Ceilings	—			—		—			1
Building Products Distribution	(1		)	2		(1		)	—
Corporate	—			—		1			—
Total	$	—		$	3	$	3		$	5

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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