The FASB Accounting Standards Codification represents the single source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Required:Determine the specific citation for accounting for the following:

Anoperating segmentis a component of apublic entitythat has all of the following characteristics:

a.It engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same public entity).

b.Its operating results are regularly reviewed by the public entity's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance.

c.Its discrete financial information is available.