All businesses within the various CGUs exhibit similar and/or consistent profit margin and asset intensity characteristics. Assets, liabilities, deferred tax and goodwill have been assigned to the CGUs on a reasonable and consistent basis.
| Cash-generating units | Goodwill (€m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Europe Heavyside* |
14 | 14 | 1,770 | 1,679 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Europe Lightside |
1 | 1 | 365 | 365 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Europe Distribution |
1 | 1 | 671 | 665 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Europe |
16 | 16 | 2,806 | 2,709 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Americas Materials* |
6 | 6 | 2,082 | 2,077 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Americas Products |
1 | 1 | 1,555 | 1,671 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Americas Distribution |
1 | 1 | - | 411 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Americas |
8 | 8 | 3,637 | 4,159 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Asia |
1 | 1 | 462 | 528 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Total Group |
25 | 25 | 6,905 | 7,396 | ||||||||||||||||
* Within the goodwill figures included above for the Europe Heavyside and Americas Materials segments is €339 million of goodwill unallocated to a CGU due to the completion of two acquisitions in quarter four 2017.