Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA

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SEGMENT DATA
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT DATA
SEGMENT DATA
The Company’s reportable segments are Concerts, Sponsorship & Advertising and Ticketing. 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, and consumers with a marketplace, both online and mobile, for tickets 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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
 
Concerts
 
Sponsorship
& Advertising
 
Ticketing
 
Other
 
Corporate
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
3,297,257

 
$
171,178

 
$
368,312

 
$
932

 
$

 
$
(2,433
)
 
$
3,835,246

Direct operating expenses
2,767,949

 
23,191

 
133,050

 
2,599

 

 
(2,433
)
 
2,924,356

Selling, general and administrative expenses
343,250

 
25,325

 
151,064

 
5,015

 

 

 
524,654

Depreciation and amortization
54,404

 
8,871

 
34,677

 
212

 
1,442

 

 
99,606

Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
10,317

 

 
2

 

 
(1
)
 

 
10,318

Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
42,093

 

 
42,093

Operating income (loss)
$
121,337

 
$
113,791

 
$
49,519

 
$
(6,894
)
 
$
(43,534
)
 
$

 
$
234,219

Intersegment revenue
$
268

 
$

 
$
2,165

 
$

 
$

 
$
(2,433
)
 
$

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
2,939,387

 
$
157,981

 
$
340,273

 
$
6,545

 
$

 
$
(3,878
)
 
$
3,440,308

Direct operating expenses
2,497,234

 
23,371

 
112,737

 
4,477

 

 
(3,879
)
 
2,633,940

Selling, general and administrative expenses
305,494

 
21,320

 
144,622

 
4,428

 

 

 
475,864

Depreciation and amortization
52,344

 
6,601

 
28,805

 
115

 
1,362

 
1

 
89,228

Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
(21
)
 

 
58

 

 

 

 
37

Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
39,892

 

 
39,892

Operating income (loss)
$
84,336

 
$
106,689

 
$
54,051

 
$
(2,475
)
 
$
(41,254
)
 
$

 
$
201,347

Intersegment revenue
$
592

 
$

 
$
3,286

 
$

 
$

 
$
(3,878
)
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Concerts
 
Sponsorship
& Advertising
 
Ticketing
 
Other
 
Corporate
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
6,716,914

 
$
385,674

 
$
1,091,880

 
$
2,886

 
$

 
$
(11,409
)
 
$
8,185,945

Direct operating expenses
5,554,368

 
68,142

 
377,121

 
3,325

 

 
(11,409
)
 
5,991,547

Selling, general and administrative expenses
906,360

 
68,534

 
447,997

 
12,812

 

 

 
1,435,703

Depreciation and amortization
146,458

 
23,613

 
103,299

 
599

 
3,293

 

 
277,262

Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
10,452

 

 
13

 

 
(1
)
 

 
10,464

Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
108,055

 

 
108,055

Operating income (loss)
$
99,276

 
$
225,385

 
$
163,450

 
$
(13,850
)
 
$
(111,347
)
 
$

 
$
362,914

Intersegment revenue
$
268

 
$

 
$
11,141

 
$

 
$

 
$
(11,409
)
 
$

Capital expenditures
$
88,338

 
$
4,241

 
$
71,336

 
$
149

 
$
8,839

 
$

 
$
172,903

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
6,052,515

 
$
346,532

 
$
964,292

 
$
13,259

 
$

 
$
(9,826
)
 
$
7,366,772

Direct operating expenses
5,057,567

 
60,516

 
317,656

 
5,759

 

 
(9,826
)
 
5,431,672

Selling, general and administrative expenses
804,562

 
62,989

 
411,336

 
14,670

 

 

 
1,293,557

Depreciation and amortization
144,917

 
19,512

 
82,907

 
327

 
3,262

 

 
250,925

Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets
(609
)
 

 
65

 

 
37

 

 
(507
)
Corporate expenses

 

 

 

 
97,711

 

 
97,711

Operating income (loss)
$
46,078

 
$
203,515

 
$
152,328

 
$
(7,497
)
 
$
(101,010
)
 
$

 
$
293,414

Intersegment revenue
$
693

 
$

 
$
9,133

 
$

 
$

 
$
(9,826
)
 
$

Capital expenditures
$
83,612

 
$
4,753

 
$
69,667

 
$
66

 
$
26,195

 
$

 
$
184,293