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| Segment information               | SEGMENT INFORMATIONWe are a supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the worldwide oil and natural gas business, referred to as oilfield operations, which are managed through operating segments that are aligned with our geographic regions.  We also provide services and products to the downstream chemicals, and process and pipeline services, referred to as Industrial Services.The performance of our operating segments is evaluated based on profit or loss before tax, which is defined as income or loss before income taxes and before the following:  net interest expense, corporate expenses, and certain gains and losses, including impairment and restructuring charges, not allocated to the operating segments.The following table presents revenue and profit (loss) before tax by segment for the years ended December 31:  2015 2014 2013SegmentsRevenue Profit (Loss) Before Tax Revenue Profit (Loss) Before Tax Revenue Profit (Loss) Before TaxNorth America$6,009 $(687) $12,078 $1,466 $10,878 $968Latin America1,799 134 2,236 290 2,307 66Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian3,278 157 4,417 621 4,041 591Middle East/Asia Pacific3,441 204 4,456 675 3,859 457Industrial Services1,215 97 1,364 119 1,279 135Total Operations15,742 (95) 24,551 3,171 22,364 2,217Corporate— (321) — (250) — (268)Interest expense, net— (217) — (232) — (234)Impairment and restructuring charges— (1,993) — — — —Litigation settlements— 13 — (62) — —Total$15,742 $(2,613) $24,551 $2,627 $22,364 $1,715The following table presents total assets by segment at December 31: 2015 2014 2013SegmentsAssets Assets AssetsNorth America$6,599 $9,782 $9,672Latin America2,323 2,508 2,709Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian3,077 4,106 4,098Middle East/Asia Pacific3,441 4,029 3,705Industrial Services1,106 1,260 980Shared assets5,613 5,423 5,110Total Operations22,159 27,108 26,274Corporate1,921 1,719 1,660Total$24,080 $28,827 $27,934Shared assets consist primarily of the assets carried at the enterprise level and include our supply chain, product line technology and information technology organizations.  These assets are used to support our operating segments and consist primarily of manufacturing inventory, property, plant and equipment used in manufacturing and information technology, intangible assets related to technology, and certain deferred tax assets.  All costs and expenses from these organizations, including depreciation and amortization, are allocated to our operating segments as these enterprise organizations support our global operations.  Corporate assets include cash, certain facilities, and certain other noncurrent assets.The following table presents capital expenditures and depreciation and amortization by segment for the years ended December 31: 2015 2014 2013SegmentsCapitalExpenditures DepreciationandAmortization CapitalExpenditures DepreciationandAmortization CapitalExpenditures DepreciationandAmortizationNorth America$228 $714 $465 $842 $718 $814Latin America103 213 171 220 198 235Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian175 378 373 351 429 302Middle East/Asia Pacific247 344 385 321 365 268Industrial Services21 87 46 70 53 58Shared assets188 — 342 — 262 —Total Operations962 1,736 1,782 1,804 2,025 1,677Corporate3 6 9 10 60 21Total$965 $1,742 $1,791 $1,814 $2,085 $1,698The following tables present geographic consolidated revenue based on the location to where the product is shipped or the services are performed for the years ended December 31, and net property, plant and equipment by its geographic location at December 31.  Amounts for Industrial Services have been included in the applicable geographic locations. 2015 2014 2013 Revenue Revenue RevenueU.S.$5,800 $11,499 $10,133Canada and other839 1,336 1,446North America6,639 12,835 11,579Latin America (1)1,847 2,300 2,368Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian3,555 4,705 4,359Middle East/Asia Pacific3,701 4,711 4,058Total$15,742 $24,551 $22,364 2015 2014 2013 Net Property, Plant and Equipment Net Property, Plant and Equipment Net Property, Plant and EquipmentU.S.$2,989 $4,417 $4,582Canada and other260 482 571North America3,249 4,899 5,153Latin America (1)716 890 887Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian1,400 1,805 1,761Middle East/Asia Pacific1,328 1,469 1,275Total$6,693 $9,063 $9,076(1) Latin America includes Mexico, and Central and South America.The following table presents consolidated revenue for each category of similar products and services for the years ended December 31:  2015 2014 2013Completion and Production$8,831 $14,572 $13,323Drilling and Evaluation5,696 8,615 7,762Industrial Services1,215 1,364 1,279Total$15,742 $24,551 $22,364 |

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.
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