BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Operating and Reporting Segments

The Company conducts its business through four reportable business segments: the U.S. Corrections & Detention segment; the GEO Care segment; the International Services segment; and the Facility Construction & Design segment. The Company's segment revenues from external customers and a measure of segment profit are as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
Revenues:
U.S. Corrections & Detention	$	358,681	$	347,931
GEO Care	140,078		103,766
International Services	66,158		41,692
Facility Construction & Design [1]	—		57,225
Total revenues	$	564,917	$	550,614
Operating income (loss) from segments:
U.S. Corrections & Detention	$	69,188	$	74,896
GEO Care	31,692		28,826
International Services	5,402		2,886
Facility Construction & Design [1]	—		350
Operating income from segments	$	106,282	$	106,958

[1] Facility Construction & Design activity related to the Company's Ravenhall prison project which was completed during fourth quarter 2017.

Pre-Tax Income Reconciliation of Segments

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s total operating income from its reportable segments to the Company’s income before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
Total operating income from segments	$	106,282		$	106,958
Unallocated amounts:
General and Administrative Expenses	(41,832		)	(42,586		)
Net Interest Expense	(26,770		)	(23,023		)
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	$	37,680		$	41,349

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates

Equity in earnings of affiliates includes the Company’s 50% owned joint ventures in SACS, located in South Africa, and GEOAmey, located in the United Kingdom. The Company's investments in these entities are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s investments in these entities are presented as a component of Other Non-Current Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has recorded $1.6 million and $1.1 million in earnings, net of tax, for SACS operations during the three months ended March 31, 2018, and 2017, respectively, which are included in equity in earnings of affiliates, net of income tax provision in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s investment in SACS was $19.9 million and $18.1 million, respectively, and represents its share of cumulative reported earnings.

The Company has recorded $0.4 million and $0.3 million in earnings, net of tax, for GEO Amey's operations during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which are included in equity in earnings of affiliates, net of income tax provision in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s investment in GEOAmey was $3.3 million and $2.7 million, respectively, and represents its share of cumulative reported earnings.