The Company evaluates performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is the banner’s financial results referred to as division profit. Division profit reflects income before income taxes, pension litigation charge, corporate expense, non-operating income, and net interest income. The following table summarizes our results:


	2018		2017		2016
	($ in millions)
Division profit (1)		789		810		1,070
Less: Pension litigation and reorganization charges (2), (3)		18		191		—
Less: Corporate expense (4)		72		48		70
Income from operations		699		571		1,000
Interest income (expense), net		9		2		(2)
Other income		5		5		6
Income before income taxes	$	713	$	578	$	1,004

(1)

Included in the results for 2018, 2017, and 2016 are non-cash impairment charges of $19 million, $20 million, and $6 million, respectively.

During 2018, the Company recorded a charge totaling $4 million to write down store fixtures and leasehold improvements related to Runners Point, Sidestep, and SIX:02. Additionally, the Company recorded a charge of $15 million to write down the values of the trademarks/ trade names associated with Runners Point.

The 2017 amount includes a charge of $16 million to write down long-lived store assets of SIX:02, and a charge of $4 million to write down primarily long-lived store assets of Runners Point and Sidestep.

The 2016 amounts reflect charges to write down long-lived store assets of Runners Point and Sidestep. See Note 3, Litigation and Other Charges for additional information.

(2)

Included in the 2018 and 2017 amounts are pre-tax charge of $18 million and $178 million, respectively, relating to a pension litigation matter described further in Note 22, Legal Proceedings.

(3)

Included in the 2017 amount is $13 million in pre-tax reorganization costs related to the reduction and reorganization of division and corporate staff that occurred in the third quarter of 2017, described more fully in Note 3, Litigation and Other Charges.

(4)

Corporate expense for all years presented reflects the reallocation of expense between corporate and the operating divisions. Based upon annual internal studies of corporate expense, the allocation of such expenses to the operating divisions was increased by $40 million for 2018, $4 million for 2017, and $9 million for 2016, thereby reducing corporate expense.


	Depreciation and
	Amortization						Capital Expenditures (1)						Total Assets
	2018		2017		2016		2018		2017		2016		2018		2017		2016
	($ in millions)
Division	$	160	$	157	$	144	$	112	$	205	$	197	$	2,900	$	3,132	$	3,140
Corporate		18		16		14		75		69		69		920		829		700
Total Company	$	178	$	173	$	158	$	187	$	274	$	266	$	3,820	$	3,961	$	3,840