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SEGMENT INFORMATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION

At March 31, 2018, we reported six segments, which are described below.

The Wisconsin segment includes the electric and natural gas utility operations of WE, WG, WPS, and UMERC.

The Illinois segment includes the natural gas utility and non-utility operations of PGL and NSG.

The other states segment includes the natural gas utility and non-utility operations of MERC and MGU.

The electric transmission segment includes our approximate 60% ownership interest in ATC, a for-profit, transmission-only company regulated by the FERC for cost of service and certain state regulatory commissions for routing and siting of transmission projects, and our approximate 75% ownership interest in ATC Holdco, which invests in transmission-related projects outside of ATC's traditional footprint.

The non-utility energy infrastructure segment includes We Power, which owns and leases generating facilities to WE, and Bluewater, which owns underground natural gas storage facilities in Michigan.

The corporate and other segment includes the operations of the WEC Energy Group holding company, the Integrys holding company, the Peoples Energy, LLC holding company, Wispark LLC, Bostco, Wisvest LLC, Wisconsin Energy Capital Corporation, WBS, and WPS Power Development LLC. In the first quarter of 2017, we sold substantially all of the remaining assets of Bostco. See Note 3, Disposition, for more information on this sale.

All of our operations are located within the United States. The following tables show summarized financial information related to our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Utility Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
Wisconsin
 
Illinois
 
Other States
 
Total Utility
Operations
 
Electric Transmission
 
Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Eliminations
 
WEC Energy Group Consolidated
Three Months Ended
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
External revenues
 
$
1,589.1

 
$
507.3

 
$
169.9

 
$
2,266.3

 
$

 
$
18.8

 
$
1.4

 
$

 
$
2,286.5

Intersegment revenues
 

 

 

 

 

 
99.3

 

 
(99.3
)
 

Other operation and maintenance
 
468.5

 
112.2

 
26.6

 
607.3

 

 
1.7

 
(0.3
)
 
(96.8
)
 
511.9

Depreciation and amortization
 
135.1

 
40.9

 
6.6

 
182.6

 

 
18.3

 
7.7

 

 
208.6

Operating income (loss)
 
273.7

 
147.6

 
36.2

 
457.5

 

 
93.0

 
(5.4
)
 

 
545.1

Equity in earnings of transmission affiliates
 

 

 

 

 
32.8

 

 

 

 
32.8

Interest expense
 
49.4

 
12.3

 
2.1

 
63.8

 

 
16.1

 
28.0

 
(1.2
)
 
106.7


 
 
Utility Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
Wisconsin
 
Illinois
 
Other States
 
Total Utility
Operations
 
Electric Transmission
 
Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Eliminations
 
WEC Energy Group Consolidated
Three Months Ended
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
External revenues
 
$
1,612.1

 
$
525.3

 
$
157.9

 
$
2,295.3

 
$

 
$
6.3

 
$
2.9

 
$

 
$
2,304.5

Intersegment revenues
 

 

 

 

 

 
109.0

 

 
(109.0
)
 

Other operation and maintenance *
 
465.7

 
119.6

 
28.2

 
613.5

 

 
0.4

 
(0.4
)
 
(109.0
)
 
504.5

Depreciation and amortization
 
129.3

 
36.2

 
6.0

 
171.5

 

 
17.5

 
5.6

 

 
194.6

Operating income (loss) *
 
329.5

 
156.7

 
33.5

 
519.7

 

 
97.4

 
(2.4
)
 

 
614.7

Equity in earnings of transmission affiliates
 

 

 

 

 
41.9

 

 

 

 
41.9

Interest expense
 
48.7

 
11.1

 
2.3

 
62.1

 

 
15.3

 
29.1

 
(1.8
)
 
104.7



*
Includes the retroactive restatement impacts of the implementation of ASU 2017-07. See Note 14, Employee Benefits, for more information on this new standard.