SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited) (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Key Quarterly Financial Data for the Last Two Years

Key Quarterly Financial Data for the Last Two Years

DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER-SHARE FIGURES
	FIRST QUARTER		SECOND QUARTER		THIRD QUARTER		FOURTH QUARTER			FULL YEAR
2018:
Net sales	$	1,865	$	2,065	$	1,910	$	1,636		$	7,476
Operating income from continuing operations	404		476		337		177			1,394
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	299		382		240		(114		)	807
Net earnings (loss)	269		317		255		(93		)	748
Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per share	0.35		0.42		0.34		(0.12		)	0.99
Dividends paid per share	0.32		0.32		0.34		0.34			1.32
2017:
Net sales	$	1,693	$	1,808	$	1,872	$	1,823		$	7,196
Operating income from continuing operations	293		157		205		476			1,131
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	181		58		103		374			716
Net earnings (loss)	157		24		130		271			582
Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per share	0.21		0.03		0.17		0.36			0.77
Dividends paid per share	0.31		0.31		0.31		0.32			1.25