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266 E | CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reconciliation
Reconciliation includes corporate items for which headquarters
are responsible. Transactions between the segments are
eliminated in the context of consolidation and the eliminated
amounts are included in the reconciliation.
The effects of certain legal proceedings are excluded from
the operative results and liabilities of the segments if such items
are not indicative of the segments’ performance, since their
related results of operations may be distorted by the amount
and the irregular nature of such events. This may also be the
case for items that refer to more than one reportable segment.
Reconciliation also includes corporate projects, profits and
losses on derivative financial transactions allocated to head-
quarters and equity interests not allocated to the segments.
If the Group hedges investments in associated companies
for strategic reasons, the related financial assets and earnings
effects are generally not allocated to the segments.
Information related to geographic areas
With respect to information about geographical regions,
revenue is allocated to countries based on the location
of the customer; non-current assets are presented according
to the physical location of these assets.
Table  E.84 presents segment information as of and
for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
Segment information
Mercedes-
Benz Cars
Daimler
Trucks
Mercedes-
Benz Vans
Daimler
Buses
Daimler
Financial
Services
Total
Segments
Recon-
ciliation
Daimler
Group
In millions of euros
2015
External revenue 80,956 35,613 11,129 4,046 17,723 149,467 – 149,467
Intersegment revenue 2,853 1,965 344 67 1,239 6,468 -6,468 –
Total revenue 83,809 37,578 11,473 4,113 18,962 155,935 -6,468 149,467
Segment profit (EBIT) 7,926 2,576 880 214 1,619 13,215 -29 13,186
thereof profit/loss from
equity-method investments
428 -16 -14 2 -10 390 74 464
thereof expenses from
compounding of provisions and
changes in discount rates
13
-15
-7
-3
-4
-16
-4
-20
Segment assets 58,965 21,290 6,311 3,562 123,863 213,991 3,175 217,166
thereof carrying amounts of
equity method investments
2,142 578 109 9 23 2,861 772 3,633
Segment liabilities 39,173 13,653 5,038 2,833 113,991 174,688 -12,146 162,542
Additions to non-current assets 12,556 2,242 1,194 509 12,312 28,813 5 28,818
thereof investments in
intangible assets
1,815 67 288 16 75 2,261 – 2,261
thereof investments in property,
plant and equipment
3,629 1,110 202 104 30 5,075 – 5,075
Depreciation and amortization
of non-current assets
4,850 1,559 481 251 4,182 11,323 17 11,340
thereof amortization
of intangible assets
1,122 285 106 14 53 1,580 – 1,580
thereof depreciation of property,
plant and equipment
2,677 847 184 79 16 3,803 1 3,804
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