Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Consolidation · Total Assets

Intersegment Elimination — Total Assets

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2017
Rolls up toTotal Assets

How to read this metric

A change in this value reflects shifts in the volume or nature of internal asset transfers between business units, rather than changes in external market assets.

Detailed definition

This metric represents the accounting adjustments required to remove asset values arising from transactions between diff...

Peer comparison

Most large conglomerates with integrated business units report similar intersegment eliminations to reconcile consolidated financial statements.

Metric ID: unh_segment_intersegment_elimination_assets

Frequently Asked Questions

What does intersegment elimination — total assets mean?
The accounting adjustment used to remove internal asset balances between company segments to prevent double-counting.