CRH PUBLIC LTD CO (ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOperatingSegmentsExplanatory)

A. Operating segments disclosures - Consolidated Income Statement data


	Year ended 31 December
			Revenue				Group EBITDA (as defined)*						Depreciation, amortisation and impairment						Group operating profit
	2017 €m		2016 €m		2015 €m		2017 €m		2016 €m		2015 €m		2017 €m		2016 €m		2015 €m		2017 €m		2016 €m		2015 €m
Continuing operations
Europe Heavyside		6,902		6,945		4,813		839		781		424		361		395		304		478		386		120
Europe Lightside		1,440		1,392		1,404		143		137		136		41		45		46		102		92		90
Europe Distribution		4,145		4,066		4,158		269		206		171		62		76		77		207		130		94
Europe		12,487		12,403		10,375		1,251		1,124		731		464		516		427		787		608		304

Americas Materials		7,970		7,598		7,018		1,270		1,204		955		412		386		335		858		818		620
Americas Products		4,327		4,280		3,862		573		543		391		138		132		142		435		411		249
Americas		12,297		11,878		10,880		1,843		1,747		1,346		550		518		477		1,293		1,229		869

Asia		436		508		151		52		109		2		37		38		9		15		71		(7)

Total Group from continuing operations		25,220		24,789		21,406		3,146		2,980		2,079		1,051		1,072		913		2,095		1,908		1,166

Discontinued operations
Americas Distribution		2,343		2,315		2,229		164		150		140		21		31		29		143		119		111
Total Group		27,563		27,104		23,635		3,310		3,130		2,219		1,072		1,103		942		2,238		2,027		1,277

Group operating profit from continuing operations																				2,095		1,908		1,166
Profit on disposals (i)																				56		53		99
Finance costs less income																				(289)		(317)		(295)
Other financial expense																				(60)		(66)		(94)
Share of equity accounted investments’ profit (ii)																				65		42		44
Profit before tax from continuing operations																				1,867		1,620		920

													(i) Profit/(loss) on disposals (note 5)						(ii) Share of equity accounted investments’ profit/(loss) (note 10)
Europe Heavyside														19		24		100		9		12		15
Europe Lightside														-		1		(22)		-		-		-
Europe Distribution														4		13		8		15		13		15
Europe														23		38		86		24		25		30

Americas Materials														29		(19)		24		32		34		23
Americas Products														4		34		(11)		-		-		-
Americas														33		15		13		32		34		23

Asia														-		-		-		9		(17)		(9)

Total Group														56		53		99		65		42		44


		* EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortisation, asset impairment charges, profit on disposals and the Group’s share of equity accounted investments’ profit after tax.

B. Operating segments disclosures - Consolidated Balance Sheet data


	As at 31 December
	Total assets				Total liabilities
	2017 €m		2016 €m		2017 €m		2016 €m
Europe Heavyside		8,932		8,383		2,641		2,633
Europe Lightside		1,100		1,084		302		313
Europe Distribution		2,178		2,160		563		642
Europe		12,210		11,627		3,506		3,588

Americas Materials		9,180		8,970		1,628		1,725
Americas Products		4,017		4,275		895		998
Americas Distribution (i)		-		1,152		-		392
Americas		13,197		14,397		2,523		3,115

Asia		1,402		1,557		172		224

Total Group		26,809		27,581		6,201		6,927

Reconciliation to total assets as reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Investments accounted for using the equity method		1,248		1,299
Other financial assets		25		26
Derivative financial instruments (current and non-current)		64		76
Income tax assets (current and deferred)		260		163
Cash and cash equivalents		2,115		2,449
Assets held for sale		1,112		-
Total assets as reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		31,633		31,594

Reconciliation to total liabilities as reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (current and non-current)						7,976		7,790
Derivative financial instruments (current and non-current)						14		32
Income tax liabilities (current and deferred)						2,124		2,402
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale						341		-
Total liabilities as reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet						16,656		17,151

(i)	During 2017, the Americas Distribution segment was classified as held for sale under IFRS 5 Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (refer to note 2 for further information). Accordingly its total assets and total liabilities have not been presented for 2017.

C. Operating segments disclosures - other items

Additions to non-current assets


	Year ended 31 December
	Property, plant and equipment (note 14)						Financial assets (note 16)						Total Group
	2017 €m		2016 €m		2015 €m		2017 €m		2016 €m		2015 €m		2017 €m		2016 €m		2015 €m
Continuing operations
Europe Heavyside		349		260		238		-		2		8		349		262		246
Europe Lightside		36		27		38		-		-		-		36		27		38
Europe Distribution		33		26		46		-		-		1		33		26		47
Europe		418		313		322		-		2		9		418		315		331

Americas Materials		375		328		335		5		5		10		380		333		345
Americas Products		167		142		153		6		-		-		173		142		153
Americas		542		470		488		11		5		10		553		475		498

Asia		55		47		31		-		-		-		55		47		31

Total Group from continuing operations		1,015		830		841		11		7		19		1,026		837		860

Discontinued operations
Americas Distribution		29		23		41		-		-		-		29		23		41
Total Group		1,044		853		882		11		7		19		1,055		860		901

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