Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

We operate in the following two reporting segments, which are the same as our operating segments:

• Consumer Security:Our Consumer Security segment focuses on making it simple for customers to be productive and protected at home and at work. Our Norton-branded services provide multi-layer security and identity protection on major desktop and mobile operating systems, to defend against increasingly complex online threats to individuals, families, and small businesses.

• Enterprise Security:Our Enterprise Security segment protects organizations so they can securely conduct business while leveraging new platforms and data. Our Enterprise Security segment includes our threat protection products, information protection products, cyber security services, and website security services.

There were no intersegment sales for the periods presented. The following table summarizes the operating results of our reporting segments:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2016		October 2, 2015		September 30, 2016		October 2, 2015
	(In millions)
Total Segments
Net revenues	$	979	$	906	$	1,863	$	1,818
Operating income	249		283		502		558
Consumer Security
Net revenues	$	405	$	420	$	808	$	850
Operating income	224		232		449		477
Enterprise Security
Net revenues	$	574	$	486	$	1,055	$	968
Operating income	25		51		53		81

Operating segments are based upon the nature of our business and how our business is managed. Our Chief Operating Decision Makers, comprised of our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer, use operating segment financial information to evaluate our performance and to assign resources.

A significant portion of the segments' operating expenses and cost of revenues, to a lesser extent, arise from shared services and infrastructure that we have historically provided to the segments in order to realize economies of scale and to efficiently use resources. These expenses (collectively "corporate charges") include legal, accounting, real estate, information technology services, treasury, human resources and other corporate infrastructure expenses. Corporate charges were allocated to the segments, and the allocations were determined on a basis that we consider to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to or benefits received by the segments. Corporate charges previously allocated to Veritas, but not classified within discontinued operations, were not reallocated to our other segments. At the beginning of the third quarter of fiscal 2016, as Veritas became operationally separate, operating costs related to Veritas were attributed directly to Veritas which reduced our unallocated corporate charges to zero. These charges are presented below as a component of the reconciliation between the total segment operating income and Symantec's income from continuing operations and are classified as unallocated corporate charges. In addition, we do not allocate stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, costs related to restructuring, separation and transition events, and certain acquisition and integration costs.

The following table provides a reconciliation of our total reportable segments’ operating income to our consolidated operating income (loss) from continuing operations:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			October 2, 2015		September 30, 2016		October 2, 2015
	(In millions)
Total segment operating income	$	249		$	283	$	502	$	558
Reconciling items:
Unallocated corporate charges	—			87		—		186
Stock-based compensation	85			45		134		80
Amortization of intangible assets	69			20		89		43
Restructuring, separation, transition, and other	64			31		134		66
Acquisition and integration costs	43			—		51		—
Total consolidated operating income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(12	)	$	100	$	94	$	183