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CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]  
CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
NOTE 20. CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Changes in operating assets and liabilities are net of acquisitions and dispositions of principal businesses.

Amounts reported in the “Proceeds from sales of discontinued operations” and “Proceeds from principal business dispositions” lines in the Statement of Cash Flows are net of cash transferred and include certain deal-related costs. Amounts reported in the “Net cash from (payments for) principal businesses purchased” line are net of cash acquired and include certain deal-related costs and debt assumed and immediately repaid in acquisitions. Amounts reported in the “All other operating activities” line in the Statement of Cash Flows reflect cash sources and uses as well as non-cash adjustments to net income including those related to taxes, pension, gains (losses) on principal business dispositions, and restructuring and other charges. Certain supplemental information related to our cash flows is shown below.

GE
 
Six months ended June 30
(In millions)
2018

2017

 
 
 
All other operating activities
 
 
(Gains) losses on purchases and sales of business interests(a)
$
(280
)
$
(42
)
Income taxes(b)
(388
)
(482
)
Principal pension plans(c)
1,052

1,542

Other postretirement benefit plans(d)
(669
)
(279
)
Restructuring and other charges(e)
403

584

Other(f)
(2,119
)
(2,018
)
 
$
(2,001
)
$
(696
)
All other investing activities
 
 
Derivative settlements (net)(g)
$
(489
)
$
—

Investments in intangible assets (net)
(533
)
(363
)
Other
136

(164
)
 
$
(886
)
$
(527
)
Net dispositions (purchases) of GE shares for treasury
 
 
Open market purchases under share repurchase program
$
(134
)
$
(3,325
)
Other purchases
(9
)
(19
)
Dispositions
136

612

 
$
(6
)
$
(2,732
)
(a)
Included a pre-tax gain on sales of businesses reclassified to Proceeds from principal business dispositions within Cash flows from investing activities of $(305) million for Industrial Solutions in the six months ended June 30, 2018. See Note 2.
(b)
Reflected the effects of current tax expense of $484 million and $810 million and net cash paid during the year for income taxes of $(873) million and $(1,292) million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Cash flows effects of deferred tax provisions (benefits) are shown separately within Cash flows from operating activities in the Statement of Cash Flows.
(c)
Reflected the effects of pension costs of $2,094 million and $1,869 million and employer contributions of $(1,042) million and $(327) million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note 13.
(d)
Reflected the effects of other postretirement plans costs (income) of $(95) million and $197 million and employer contributions of $(574) million and $(476) million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note 13.
(e)
Reflected the effects of restructuring and other charges of $1,225 million and $1,603 million and restructuring and other cash expenditures of $(822) million and $(1,019) million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Excludes non-cash adjustments reflected as Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment in the Statement of Cash Flows.
(f)
Included other adjustments to net income, such as cash and non-cash gains and losses from other investments and sales of intangible assets, write-downs of assets, the impacts of acquisition accounting and changes in other assets and other liabilities classified as operating activities, such as the timing of payments of employee-related liabilities, contract-related costs and customer allowances.
(g)
Excluded net derivative settlements of $(512) million in the six months ended June 30, 2017. The classification of the settlement of derivative instruments was changed from operating cash flows to investing cash flows in the second half of 2017.