Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA

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SEGMENT DATA
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT DATA
SEGMENT DATA
For all periods presented, 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 artist. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs in addition to the sale of international, national and local sponsorships and placement of advertising such as signage, promotional programs, rich media offerings, including advertising associated with live streaming and music-related 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.
There were no customers that individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue in any year.
The following table presents the results of operations for the Company’s reportable segments for the years ending December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:
 
Concerts
 
Sponsorship
& Advertising
 
Ticketing
 
Other
 
Corporate
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
7,892,076

 
$
445,148

 
$
2,143,800

 
$
21,012

 
$

 
$
(164,588
)
 
$
10,337,448

Direct operating expenses
6,641,071

 
78,725

 
1,170,121

 
18,746

 

 
(159,872
)
 
7,748,791

Selling, general and administrative expenses
1,119,335

 
87,268

 
681,948

 
19,172

 

 

 
1,907,723

Depreciation and amortization
226,315

 
27,669

 
200,777

 
432

 
5,057

 
(4,716
)
 
455,534

Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
(1,056
)
 

 
49

 

 
38

 

 
(969
)
Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
134,972

 

 
134,972

Operating income (loss)
$
(93,589
)
 
$
251,486

 
$
90,905

 
$
(17,338
)
 
$
(140,067
)
 
$

 
$
91,397

Intersegment revenue
$
148,125

 
$

 
$
16,463

 
$

 
$

 
$
(164,588
)
 
$

Capital expenditures
$
109,801

 
$
6,701

 
$
105,317

 
$
149

 
$
25,926

 
$

 
$
247,894

2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
6,283,521

 
$
377,618

 
$
1,827,930

 
$
7,978

 
$

 
$
(142,113
)
 
$
8,354,934

Direct operating expenses
5,202,097

 
60,218

 
956,956

 
2,902

 

 
(139,465
)
 
6,082,708

 
Concerts
 
Sponsorship
& Advertising
 
Ticketing
 
Other
 
Corporate
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
950,060

 
71,089

 
510,490

 
16,811

 

 

 
1,548,450

Depreciation and amortization
194,715

 
18,206

 
185,925

 
2,940

 
4,433

 
(2,568
)
 
403,651

Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
(61
)
 

 
68

 

 
117

 

 
124

Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
125,141

 
(80
)
 
125,061

Operating income (loss)
$
(63,290
)
 
$
228,105

 
$
174,491

 
$
(14,675
)
 
$
(129,691
)
 
$

 
$
194,940

Intersegment revenue
$
133,505

 
$

 
$
8,528

 
$
80

 
$

 
$
(142,113
)
 
$

Capital expenditures
$
87,306

 
$
2,161

 
$
91,285

 
$
1,028

 
$
7,824

 
$

 
$
189,604

2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
5,382,965

 
$
333,726

 
$
1,639,564

 
$
3,176

 
$

 
$
(113,700
)
 
$
7,245,731

Direct operating expenses
4,450,517

 
47,760

 
808,697

 
1,068

 

 
(111,569
)
 
5,196,473

Selling, general and administrative expenses
863,516

 
57,681

 
488,483

 
2,175

 

 

 
1,411,855

Depreciation and amortization
201,775

 
9,932

 
184,129

 
46

 
3,490

 
(2,131
)
 
397,241

Loss on disposal of operating assets
645

 

 
26

 

 
174

 

 
845

Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
107,945

 

 
107,945

Operating income (loss)
$
(133,488
)
 
$
218,353

 
$
158,229

 
$
(113
)
 
$
(111,609
)
 
$

 
$
131,372

Intersegment revenue
$
104,571

 
$

 
$
9,129

 
$

 
$

 
$
(113,700
)
 
$

Capital expenditures
$
41,977

 
$
4,836

 
$
93,323

 
$

 
$
5,011

 
$

 
$
145,147


The following table provides revenue and long-lived assets for the Company’s foreign operations included in the consolidated financial statements:
 
 
United Kingdom Operations
 
Other Foreign Operations
 
Total Foreign Operations
 
Total Domestic Operations
 
Consolidated Total
 
 
(in thousands)
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
785,174

 
$
2,779,324

 
$
3,564,498

 
$
6,772,950

 
$
10,337,448

Long-lived assets
 
$
74,551

 
$
127,173

 
$
201,724

 
$
684,212

 
$
885,936

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
683,464

 
$
1,882,583

 
$
2,566,047

 
$
5,788,887

 
$
8,354,934

Long-lived assets
 
$
69,380

 
$
104,780

 
$
174,160

 
$
577,376

 
$
751,536

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
672,826

 
$
1,534,629

 
$
2,207,455

 
$
5,038,276

 
$
7,245,731

Long-lived assets
 
$
74,517

 
$
126,194

 
$
200,711

 
$
530,571

 
$
731,282