Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA

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SEGMENT DATA
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT DATA
SEGMENT DATA
The Company’s reportable segments are Concerts, Sponsorship & Advertising and Ticketing. Prior to 2017, the Company reported an Artist Nation segment, which is now included in its Concerts segment based on the Company’s belief that the strategy behind artist management is to provide a full range of services related to concert promotion and to expand the Concerts line of business. In connection with this, there has been a change in the way the chief operating decision maker, as defined in the FASB guidance, makes decisions around allocations of resources and management responsibilities for this business.
The Concerts segment involves the promotion of live music events globally in the Company’s owned or operated venues and in rented third-party venues, the production of music festivals, the operation and management of music venues, the creation of associated content and the provision of management and other services to artists. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs in addition to the sale of international, national and local sponsorships and the placement of advertising such as signage, promotional programs, rich media offerings, including advertising associated with live streaming and music-related original content, and ads across the Company’s distribution network of venues, events and websites. The Ticketing segment involves the management of the Company’s global ticketing operations, including providing ticketing software and services to clients, ticket resale services and online access for customers relating to ticket and event information, and is responsible for the Company’s primary ticketing website, www.ticketmaster.com.
Revenue and expenses earned and charged between segments are eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s capital expenditures below include accruals for amounts incurred but not yet paid for, but are not reduced by reimbursements received from outside parties such as landlords or replacements funded by insurance proceeds.
The Company manages its working capital on a consolidated basis. Accordingly, segment assets are not reported to, or used by, the Company’s management to allocate resources to or assess performance of the segments, and therefore, total segment assets have not been presented.
The following table presents the results of operations for the Company’s reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
Concerts
 
Sponsorship
& Advertising
 
Ticketing
 
Other
 
Corporate
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
2,249,851

 
$
124,563

 
$
484,579

 
$
867

 
$

 
$
(41,167
)
 
$
2,818,693

Direct operating expenses
1,895,588

 
25,571

 
260,925

 
1,003

 

 
(40,213
)
 
2,142,874

Selling, general and administrative expenses
270,488

 
22,211

 
136,677

 
5,009

 

 

 
434,385

Depreciation and amortization
46,131

 
6,401

 
43,224

 
103

 
965

 
(954
)
 
95,870

Loss on disposal of operating assets
95

 

 
7

 

 
13

 

 
115

Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
32,016

 

 
32,016

Operating income (loss)
$
37,549

 
$
70,380

 
$
43,746

 
$
(5,248
)
 
$
(32,994
)
 
$

 
$
113,433

Intersegment revenue
$
38,002

 
$

 
$
3,165

 
$

 
$

 
$
(41,167
)
 
$

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
1,681,834

 
$
95,200

 
$
443,348

 
$
1,506

 
$

 
$
(42,630
)
 
$
2,179,258

Direct operating expenses
1,396,530

 
15,687

 
235,546

 

 

 
(42,075
)
 
1,605,688

Selling, general and administrative expenses
232,975

 
16,004

 
121,067

 
4,780

 

 

 
374,826

Depreciation and amortization
49,897

 
4,423

 
39,927

 
880

 
852

 
(555
)
 
95,424

Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
(369
)
 

 
31

 

 
59

 

 
(279
)
Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
29,440

 

 
29,440

Operating income (loss)
$
2,801

 
$
59,086

 
$
46,777

 
$
(4,154
)
 
$
(30,351
)
 
$

 
$
74,159

Intersegment revenue
$
40,765

 
$

 
$
1,865

 
$

 
$

 
$
(42,630
)
 
$

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
3,113,128

 
$
188,551

 
$
978,289

 
$
6,714

 
$

 
$
(54,808
)
 
$
4,231,874

Direct operating expenses
2,560,333

 
37,145

 
522,728

 
1,282

 

 
(53,114
)
 
3,068,374

Selling, general and administrative expenses
499,068

 
41,669

 
266,714

 
10,242

 

 

 
817,693

Depreciation and amortization
92,573

 
12,911

 
90,563

 
212

 
1,900

 
(1,694
)
 
196,465

 
Concerts
 
Sponsorship
& Advertising
 
Ticketing
 
Other
 
Corporate
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
(588
)
 

 
7

 

 
37

 

 
(544
)
Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
57,819

 

 
57,819

Operating income (loss)
$
(38,258
)
 
$
96,826

 
$
98,277

 
$
(5,022
)
 
$
(59,756
)
 
$

 
$
92,067

Intersegment revenue
$
48,961

 
$

 
$
5,847

 
$

 
$

 
$
(54,808
)
 
$

Capital expenditures
$
55,006

 
$
3,161

 
$
51,068

 
$
65

 
$
16,753

 
$

 
$
126,053

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
2,436,726

 
$
152,836

 
$
849,134

 
$
2,347

 
$

 
$
(54,069
)
 
$
3,386,974

Direct operating expenses
1,971,624

 
29,201

 
442,011

 

 

 
(52,945
)
 
2,389,891

Selling, general and administrative expenses
435,455

 
29,873

 
239,329

 
7,383

 

 

 
712,040

Depreciation and amortization
93,824

 
9,329

 
85,676

 
900

 
1,774

 
(1,124
)
 
190,379

Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
(403
)
 

 
31

 

 
118

 

 
(254
)
Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
54,049

 

 
54,049

Operating income (loss)
$
(63,774
)
 
$
84,433

 
$
82,087

 
$
(5,936
)
 
$
(55,941
)
 
$

 
$
40,869

Intersegment revenue
$
51,086

 
$

 
$
2,983

 
$

 
$

 
$
(54,069
)
 
$

Capital expenditures
$
30,747

 
$
962

 
$
40,892

 
$
460

 
$
4,133

 
$

 
$
77,194