Segment and corporate information | 15. Segment and corporate information The Company’s operating segments are the North America Segment, the EMEA Segment, the Asia-Pacific Segment and the Latin America Segment. The operating segments are determined based upon how the Company manages its businesses with geographical responsibilities. All segments are primarily engaged in providing health care services and the distribution of products and equipment for the treatment of ESRD and other extracorporeal therapies. Management evaluates each segment using measures that reflect all of the segment’s controllable revenues and expenses. With respect to the performance of business operations, management believes that the most appropriate measures are revenue, operating income and operating income margin. The Company does not include income taxes as it believes this is outside the segments’ control. Financing is a corporate function, which the Company’s segments do not control. Therefore, the Company does not include interest expense relating to financing as a segment measurement. Similarly, the Company does not allocate certain costs, which relate primarily to certain headquarters’ overhead charges, including accounting and finance, because the Company believes that these costs are also not within the control of the individual segments. Production of products, production asset management, quality and supply chain management as well as procurement related to production are centrally managed at Corporate. The Company’s global research and development is also centrally managed at Corporate. These corporate activities do not fulfill the definition of a segment according to IFRS 8, Operating Segments. Products are transferred to the segments at cost; therefore, no internal profit is generated. The associated internal revenue for the product transfers and their elimination are recorded as corporate activities. Capital expenditures for production are based on the expected demand of the segments and consolidated profitability considerations. In addition, certain revenues, investments and intangible assets, as well as any related expenses, are not allocated to a segment but are accounted for as Corporate. Information pertaining to the Company’s segment and Corporate activities for the three- and nine-months periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is set forth below: Segment and corporate information in € THOUS North Asia- Latin America EMEA Pacific America Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Total Corporate Total Three months ended September 30, 2019 Revenue from contracts with customers 3,002,068 676,340 457,715 181,280 4,317,403 5,772 4,323,175 Other revenue external customers 71,271 6,943 16,836 778 95,828 — 95,828 Revenue external customers 3,073,339 683,283 474,551 182,058 4,413,231 5,772 4,419,003 Inter-segment revenue 719 21 35 94 869 (869) — Revenue 3,074,058 683,304 474,586 182,152 4,414,100 4,903 4,419,003 Operating income 477,432 99,878 90,382 10,576 678,268 (82,880) 595,388 Interest (104,724) Income before income taxes 490,664 Depreciation and amortization (269,219) (45,518) (24,709) (9,030) (348,476) (60,809) (409,285) Income (loss) from equity method investees 20,124 (831) 1,039 212 20,544 — 20,544 Additions of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and right of use assets 286,472 46,154 37,789 12,112 382,527 89,864 472,391 Three months ended September 30, 2018 Revenue from contracts with customers 2,780,991 611,862 407,369 169,918 3,970,140 3,330 3,973,470 Other revenue external customers 61,764 7,661 14,089 868 84,382 — 84,382 Revenue external customers 2,842,755 619,523 421,458 170,786 4,054,522 3,330 4,057,852 Inter-segment revenue 139 — 150 103 392 (392) — Revenue 2,842,894 619,523 421,608 170,889 4,054,914 2,938 4,057,852 Operating income 525,191 87,283 66,284 (1,504) 677,254 (150,532) 526,722 Interest (75,910) Income before income taxes 450,812 Depreciation and amortization (94,084) (28,962) (11,525) (3,177) (137,748) (41,033) (178,781) Income (loss) from equity method investees 20,236 (2,249) 680 323 18,990 (1,000) 17,990 Additions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 145,109 36,451 13,791 45,314 240,665 100,200 340,865 Nine months ended September 30, 2019 Revenue from contracts with customers 8,828,904 1,951,464 1,308,409 513,392 12,602,169 15,332 12,617,501 Other revenue external customers 192,305 32,612 51,714 2,460 279,091 — 279,091 Revenue external customers 9,021,209 1,984,076 1,360,123 515,852 12,881,260 15,332 12,896,592 Inter-segment revenue 1,694 21 491 176 2,382 (2,382) — Revenue 9,022,903 1,984,097 1,360,614 516,028 12,883,642 12,950 12,896,592 Operating income 1,278,706 334,043 254,441 27,858 1,895,048 (241,853) 1,653,195 Interest (326,927) Income before income taxes 1,326,268 Depreciation and amortization (747,405) (139,863) (70,139) (25,061) (982,468) (176,194) (1,158,662) Income (loss) from equity method investees 65,953 (5,352) 1,601 856 63,058 — 63,058 Total assets 22,353,520 4,056,993 2,746,848 899,511 30,056,872 3,112,531 33,169,403 thereof investments in equity method investees 385,604 173,610 98,863 24,540 682,617 — 682,617 Additions of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and right of use assets 777,523 131,298 83,707 40,918 1,033,446 243,429 1,276,875 Nine months ended September 30, 2018 Revenue from contracts with customers 8,420,185 1,887,078 1,193,561 502,172 12,002,996 11,081 12,014,077 Other revenue external customers 168,332 20,565 41,578 2,634 233,109 — 233,109 Revenue external customers 8,588,517 1,907,643 1,235,139 504,806 12,236,105 11,081 12,247,186 Inter-segment revenue 1,369 303 468 154 2,294 (2,294) — Revenue 8,589,886 1,907,946 1,235,607 504,960 12,238,399 8,787 12,247,186 Operating income 2,173,372 301,140 218,355 23,779 2,716,646 (291,949) 2,424,697 Interest (243,551) Income before income taxes 2,181,146 Depreciation and amortization (279,731) (86,240) (33,671) (13,606) (413,248) (120,769) (534,017) Income (loss) from equity method investees 57,897 (6,964) 1,774 710 53,417 (1,000) 52,417 Total assets 16,519,127 3,687,215 2,240,919 693,210 23,140,471 2,446,615 25,587,086 thereof investments in equity method investees 331,961 175,220 98,380 24,518 630,079 — 630,079 Additions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 459,768 102,427 37,207 56,742 656,144 198,701 854,845 |