Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 11. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We report our operations in three segments: U.S. Domestic Package operations, International Package operations and Supply Chain & Freight operations. Package operations represent our most significant business and are broken down into regional operations around the world. Regional operations managers are responsible for both domestic and export operations within their geographic area.

U.S. Domestic Package

Domestic Package operations include the time-definite delivery of letters, documents and packages throughout the United States.

 

International Package

International Package operations include delivery to more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, including shipments wholly outside the United States, as well as shipments with either origin or distribution outside the United States. Our International Package reporting segment includes the operations of our Europe, Asia and Americas operating segments.

Supply Chain & Freight

Supply Chain & Freight includes our forwarding operations, logistics operations, UPS Freight and other aggregated business units. Our forwarding and logistics business provides services in more than 195 countries and territories worldwide, and includes supply chain design and management, freight distribution, customs brokerage, mail and consulting services. UPS Freight offers a variety of less-than-truckload (“LTL”) and truckload (“TL”) services to customers in North America. Other aggregated business units within this segment include Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (the franchisor of Mail Boxes Etc. and The UPS Store) and UPS Capital.

In evaluating financial performance, we focus on operating profit as a segment’s measure of profit or loss. Operating profit is before investment income, interest expense and income taxes. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of accounting policies included in the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, with certain expenses allocated between the segments using activity-based costing methods. Unallocated assets are comprised primarily of cash, marketable securities and investments in limited partnerships.

Segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,		      Nine Months Ended
September 30,		  
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Revenue:

            

U.S. Domestic Package

    $ 7,767       $ 7,291       $ 23,047       $ 21,662   

International Package

      3,057         2,676         9,096         8,086   

Supply Chain & Freight

      2,342         2,225         6,796         6,376   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Consolidated

    $ 13,166       $ 12,192       $ 38,939       $ 36,124   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Operating Profit:

            

U.S. Domestic Package

    $ 1,015       $ 1,020       $ 2,830       $ 2,330   

International Package

      409         419         1,352         1,367   

Supply Chain & Freight

      195         177         561         363   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Consolidated

    $ 1,619       $ 1,616       $ 4,743       $ 4,060   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

During the second quarter of 2011, operating profit was impacted by gains and losses on certain real estate transactions, including a $15 million loss in the U.S. Domestic Package segment and a $48 million gain in the Supply Chain & Freight segment. As discussed in Note 14, U.S. Domestic Package operating profit was adversely impacted by a $98 million restructuring charge in the first quarter of 2010, while Supply Chain & Freight operating profit for that quarter was negatively impacted by a $38 million loss on the sale of a specialized transportation business unit in Germany. In the third quarter of 2010, we recognized a gain of $109 million on the sale of real estate within our U.S. Domestic Package segment.