Item 2. PROPERTIES

At December 31, 2017, we own or lease:


•	our principal executive office located in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area;


•	four operating segment and geographic headquarters at two U.S. and two international locations; and


•	four global business service centers at one U.S. and three international locations.



	6	KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION - 2017 Annual Report

The locations of our and our equity affiliates' principal production facilities by major geographic areas of the world are as follows:



Geographic Area:	Number of Facilities
North America (in 16 states in the U.S.)	32
Outside North America	61
Total (in 38 countries)	93

Many of these facilities produce multiple products. Consumer tissue and KCP products are produced in 55 facilities and personal care products are produced in 51 facilities. The list of properties above has not been reduced for any manufacturing facilities contemplated for closure or sale in the 2018 Global Restructuring Program. We believe that our and our equity affiliates' facilities are suitable for their purpose, adequate to support their businesses and well maintained.

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