Segment Information (Tables)

Information on reportable segments and reconciliation to consolidated net income is as follows (in millions):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
North America
Net sales	$	9,391		$	7,427
Segment operating expenses (1)		8,934			7,078

Segment operating income	$	457		$	349

International
Net sales	$	6,679		$	5,758
Segment operating expenses (1)		6,695			5,709

Segment operating income (loss)	$	(16	)	$	49

Consolidated
Net sales	$	16,070		$	13,185
Segment operating expenses (1)		15,629			12,787

Segment operating income		441			398
Stock-based compensation		(229	)		(160	)
Other operating income (expense), net		(31	)		(46	)

Income from operations		181			192
Total non-operating income (expense)		(100	)		(108	)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes		18			(43	)
Equity-method investment activity, net of tax		(17	)		89

Net income	$	82		$	130

(1)	Represents operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation and “Other operating expense (income), net,” which are not allocated to segments.

Net sales of similar products and services were as follows (in millions):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Net Sales:
Media	$	5,058	$	4,710
Electronics and other general merchandise		10,214		7,975
Other (1)		798		500

	$	16,070	$	13,185

(1)	Includes sales from non-retail activities, such as Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) in the North America segment, advertising services, and our co-branded credit card agreements in both segments.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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