Segment Information (Continuing Operations)
Segment Information (Continuing Operations) 
| RTL Group | Penguin Random House | Gruner+ Jahr | BMG | Arvato | Bertelsmann Printing Group | Bertelsmann Education Group | Bertelsmann Investments2) | Total divisions | Corporate | Consolidation | Continuing operations | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 (ad- justed) | 2016 | 2015 |
| Revenues from external customers | 6,228 | 6,020 | 3,360 | 3,715 | 1,554 | 1,585 | 413 | 369 | 3,777 | 3,711 | 1,426 | 1,514 | 142 | 110 | – | – | 16,900 | 17,024 | 50 | 117 | – | – | 16,950 | 17,141 |
| Intersegment revenues | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 72 | 198 | 230 | – | – | – | 1 | 298 | 342 | 31 | 30 | (329) | (372) | – | – |
| Divisional revenues | 6,237 | 6,029 | 3,361 | 3,717 | 1,580 | 1,611 | 416 | 371 | 3,838 | 3,783 | 1,624 | 1,744 | 142 | 110 | – | 1 | 17,198 | 17,366 | 81 | 147 | (329) | (372) | 16,950 | 17,141 |
| Operating EBITDA | 1,405 | 1,355 | 537 | 557 | 137 | 131 | 95 | 84 | 359 | 313 | 118 | 124 | (17) | (5) | – | 1 | 2,634 | 2,560 | (62) | (76) | (4) | 1 | 2,568 | 2,485 |
| EBITDA margin1) | 22.5% | 22.5 % | 16.0 % | 15.0% | 8.7 % | 8.1 % | 22.8 % | 22.6 % | 9.4% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 7.1% | -11.6% | -4.1% | n/a | n/a | 15.3 % | 14.7 % | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 15.1 % | 14.5 % |
| Impairment (-)/reversals (+) on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | (3) | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | (9) | (4) | (1) | (2) | – | – | – | – | (13) | (3) | – | – | – | (1) | (13) | (4) |
| Results from investments accounted for using the equity method | 67 | 57 | – | (1) | 4 | 5 | – | – | 9 | 10 | – | – | (32) | (23) | (18) | (21) | 30 | 27 | – | – | (1) | 1 | 29 | 28 |
| Invested capital | 6,649 | 6,483 | 2,431 | 2,356 | 724 | 602 | 1,864 | 1,792 | 1,374 | 1,342 | 279 | 272 | 1,053 | 905 | 466 | 367 | 14,840 | 14,119 | 115 | 82 | (19) | (24) | 14,936 | 14,177 |
| The figures from the previous year have been adjusted. Further details on the adjustment to previously published information are presented in note 27 “Segment Reporting”. 1) Operating EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. 2) The business development of Bertelsmann Investments is determined primarily on the basis of EBIT. EBIT amounted to €35 million (previous year: €-14 million). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
