Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Segment reporting is based on the “management approach,” following the method that management organizes the company’s operating segments for which separate financial information is made available to, and evaluated regularly by, the chief operating decision maker in allocating resources and in assessing performance. Cadence’s chief operating decision maker is its CEO, who reviews Cadence’s consolidated results as one operating segment. In making operating decisions, the CEO primarily considers consolidated financial information, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by geographic region.

Outside the United States, Cadence markets and supports its products and services primarily through its subsidiaries. Revenue is attributed to geography based upon the country in which the product is used or services are delivered. Long-lived assets are attributed to geography based on the country where the assets are located.

The following table presents a summary of revenue by geography for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016:



	2018		2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Americas:
United States	$	924,644	$	829,436	$	832,583
Other Americas	32,531		35,067		31,296
Total Americas	957,175		864,503		863,879
Asia	605,415		526,201		445,500
Europe, Middle East and Africa	406,877		385,705		346,701
Japan	168,555		166,623		160,003
Total	$	2,138,022	$	1,943,032	$	1,816,083

The following table presents a summary of long-lived assets by geography as of December 29, 2018, December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:



	As of
	December 29, 2018		December 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Americas:
United States	$	200,025	$	198,744	$	193,750
Other Americas	475		611		757
Total Americas	200,500		199,355		194,507
Asia	39,629		37,678		30,564
Europe, Middle East and Africa	11,784		13,615		12,692
Japan	717		694		844
Total	$	252,630	$	251,342	$	238,607