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25
PERFORMANCE BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
Disclosures relating to 3M’s business segments are provided in Item 1, Business Segments. Financial information and
other disclosures are provided in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. As discussed in Note 15, effective
in the first quarter of 2014, 3M transferred a product line between divisions within business segments, and in the first,
second, and fourth quarters of 2014 also made certain changes within business segments in its continuing effort to
improve the alignment of its businesses around markets and customers. Segment information presented herein reflects
the impact of these changes for all periods presented. 3M manages its operations in five operating business segments.
The reportable segments are Industrial; Safety and Graphics; Electronics and Energy; Health Care; and Consumer.
Corporate and Unallocated:
In addition to these five operating business segments, 3M assigns certain costs to “Corporate and Unallocated,” which is
presented separately in the preceding business segments table and in Note 15. Corporate and Unallocated includes a
variety of miscellaneous items, such as corporate investment gains and losses, certain derivative gains and losses,
certain insurance-related gains and losses, certain litigation and environmental expenses, corporate restructuring charges
and certain under- or over-absorbed costs (e.g. pension, stock-based compensation) that the Company may choose not
to allocate directly to its business segments. Because this category includes a variety of miscellaneous items, it is subject
to fluctuation on a quarterly and annual basis.
Corporate and Unallocated operating expenses decreased by $70 million in 2014 when compared to 2013. This decrease
was driven by lower pension and postretirement benefit expenses, which declined year-on-year by $162 million. Of this
reduction, $116 million was allocated to Corporate and Unallocated. This was partially offset by higher Corporate and
Unallocated expenses related to year-on-year increases in annual incentive plan expenses and legal accruals.
Corporate and Unallocated operating expenses decreased by $151 million in 2013 when compared to 2012. Of the $151
million decrease in 2013, approximately $127 million was due to lower pension and postretirement benefit expense.
Operating Business Segments:
Each of 3M’s five business segments absorbed additional incremental investments in both 2014 and 2013 related to
business transformation, enabled by 3M’s global ERP implementation. This negatively impacted each of the five business
segments’ 2014 annual operating margins by approximately 0.20 percentage points when compared to 2013, following an
approximate 0.30 percentage point year-on-year reduction in operating income margins for 2013 when compared to 2012.
Information related to 3M’s business segments is presented in the tables that follow. Organic local-currency sales include
both organic volume impacts plus selling price impacts. Acquisition impacts, if any, are measured separately for the first
twelve months of the acquisition. The divestiture impacts, if any, foreign currency translation impacts and total sales
change are also provided for each business segment. Any references to EMEA relate to Europe, Middle East and Africa
on a combined basis.
The following discusses total year results for 2014 compared to 2013, and also discusses 2013 compared to 2012, for
each business segment.