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Segment Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Segment Information  
Segment Information

1. Segment Information

The Company has two reportable segments and two operating segments based on its geographic locations: the Americas and Europe. These two segments are aligned with the Company’s internal approach to managing, reporting, and evaluating performance of its global glass operations. Certain assets and activities not directly related to one of the segments or to glass manufacturing are reported within Retained corporate costs and other. These include licensing, equipment manufacturing, global engineering, certain equity investments and certain minor businesses in the Asia Pacific region. Retained corporate costs and other also includes certain headquarters administrative and facilities costs and certain incentive compensation and other benefit plan costs that are global in nature and are not allocable to the reportable segments.

The Company’s measure of profit for its reportable segments is segment operating profit, which consists of consolidated earnings before interest income, interest expense, and provision for income taxes and excludes amounts related to certain items that management considers not representative of ongoing operations and other adjustments, as well as certain retained corporate costs. The Company’s management, including the chief operating decision maker (defined as the Chief Executive Officer), uses segment operating profit, supplemented by net sales and selected cash flow information, to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. Segment operating profit for reportable segments includes an allocation of some corporate expenses based on both a percentage of sales and direct billings based on the costs of specific services provided. Segment operating profit is not a recognized term under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and, therefore, does not purport to be an alternative to earnings (loss) before income taxes. Further, the Company's measure of segment operating profit may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 regarding the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:

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Three months ended September 30,

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Nine months ended September 30,

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2024

    

2023

    

2024

 

2023

 

Net sales:

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Americas

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$

940

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$

948

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$

2,693

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$

2,943

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Europe

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706

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766

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2,216

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2,428

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Reportable segment totals

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1,646

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1,714

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4,909

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5,371

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Other

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33

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29

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93

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93

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Net sales

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$

1,679

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$

1,743

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$

5,002

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$

5,464

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Three months ended September 30,

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Nine months ended September 30,

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2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

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$

(57)

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$

82

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$

163

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$

506

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Items excluded from segment operating profit:

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Retained corporate costs and other

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31

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60

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104

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175

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Restructuring, asset impairment and other charges

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83

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81

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83

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81

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Legacy environmental charge

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1

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11

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Gain on sale of miscellaneous assets

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(1)

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(1)

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Interest expense, net

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87

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78

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252

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263

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Segment operating profit

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$

144

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$

301

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$

612

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$

1,025

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Americas

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$

88

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$

116

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$

296

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$

419

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Europe

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56

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185

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316

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606

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Reportable segment totals

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$

144

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$

301

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$

612

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$

1,025

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Financial information regarding the Company’s total assets is as follows:

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September 30,

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December 31,

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September 30,

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2024

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2023

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2023

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Total assets:

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Americas

 

$

4,882

 

$

5,218

 

$

5,474

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Europe

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3,927

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3,949

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3,709

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Reportable segment totals

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8,809

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9,167

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9,183

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Other

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563

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502

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552

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Consolidated totals

 

$

9,372

 

$

9,669

 

$

9,735

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