Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Segment reporting is based on the “management approach,” following the method that management organizes the company’s reportable 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. Property, plant and equipment 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 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Americas:
United States	$	982,380	$	924,644	$	829,436
Other Americas	43,473		32,531		35,067
Total Americas	1,025,853		957,175		864,503
Asia:
China	241,474		210,194		173,107
Other Asia	459,028		395,221		353,094
Total Asia	700,502		605,415		526,201
Europe, Middle East and Africa	433,314		406,877		385,705
Japan	176,650		168,555		166,623
Total	$	2,336,319	$	2,138,022	$	1,943,032

The following table presents a summary of property, plant and equipment assets by geography as of December 28, 2019, December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017:



	As of
	December 28, 2019		December 29, 2018		December 30, 2017
	(In thousands)
Americas:
United States	$	220,023	$	200,025	$	198,744
Other Americas	728		475		611
Total Americas	220,751		200,500		199,355
Asia:
China	15,729		9,608		3,005
Other Asia	27,890		30,021		34,673
Total Asia	43,619		39,629		37,678
Europe, Middle East and Africa	10,474		11,784		13,615
Japan	1,011		717		694
Total	$	275,855	$	252,630	$	251,342