[NB:
Unallocated corporate costs (approx.
Not exact matches
The
Corporate and
Unallocated column in the above tables includes, among other amounts, all amounts that we have deemed Special Items.
Corporate and
unallocated expenses comprise items that are not allocated to segments for performance reporting purposes.
In the first quarter of 2018,
Corporate and Other costs were mainly attributable to selling, general and administrative expenses of $ 19.4 million and
unallocated direct operating expenses of $ 42.0 million.
This change resulted in a decrease in previously reported net sales and an increase in operating income for total year 2017 of $ 1 million and $ 42 million, respectively, in the Electronics and Energy segment, offset by a corresponding increase in net sales and decrease in operating income within
Corporate and
Unallocated.
After all divisional / segmental allocation, all that should be left as a separate item is «
Unallocated Central and
Corporate Expenses», and then, of course, possible write - downs, interest, tax, minorities & the like.