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Geographic Areas
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Geographic Areas Disclosure  
Geographic Areas

NOTE 17.  Geographic Areas

 

Geographic area information is used by the Company as a secondary performance measure to manage its businesses. Export sales and certain income and expense items are generally reported within the geographic area where the final sales to 3M customers are made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant and

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

Operating Income

 

Equipment - net

 

(Millions)

   

2016

   

2015

   

2014

   

2016

   

2015

   

2014

   

2016

   

2015

 

United States

 

$
12,188

 

$
12,049

 

$
11,714

 

$
2,948

 

$
2,647

 

$
2,540

 

$
4,914

 

$
4,838

 

Asia Pacific

 

 
8,847

 

 
9,041

 

 
9,418

 

 
2,560

 

 
2,580

 

 
2,487

 

 
1,573

 

 
1,647

 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 
6,163

 

 
6,228

 

 
7,198

 

 
1,046

 

 
1,017

 

 
1,234

 

 
1,512

 

 
1,531

 

Latin America and Canada

 

 
2,901

 

 
2,982

 

 
3,504

 

 
705

 

 
706

 

 
867

 

 
517

 

 
499

 

Other Unallocated

 

 
10

 

 
(26)

 

 
(13)

 

 
(36)

 

 
(4)

 

 
7

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total Company

 

$
30,109

 

$
30,274

 

$
31,821

 

$
7,223

 

$
6,946

 

$
7,135

 

$
8,516

 

$
8,515

 

 

 

Asia Pacific included China/Hong Kong net sales to customers of $2.799 billion in 2016, which approached 10 percent of consolidated worldwide sales. China/Hong Kong net property, plant and equipment (PP&E) was $520 million at December 31, 2016.