NOTE 21. INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions between related companies are made on arm's length terms and are reported in the respective GE and GE Capital columns of our financial statements, but are eliminated in deriving our consolidated financial statements. These transactions include, but are not limited to, the following:


•	GE Capital dividends to GE,


•	GE Capital working capital solutions to optimize GE cash management,


•	GE Capital enabled GE industrial orders, including related GE guarantees to GE Capital,


•	GE Capital financing of GE long-term receivables, and


•	Aircraft engines, power equipment, renewable energy equipment and healthcare equipment manufactured by GE that are installed on GE Capital investments, including leased equipment.

In addition to the above transactions that primarily enable growth for the GE businesses, there are routine related party transactions, which include, but are not limited to, the following:


•	Expenses related to parent-subsidiary pension plans,


•	Buildings and equipment leased between GE and GE Capital, including sale-leaseback transactions,


•	Information technology (IT) and other services sold to GE Capital by GE


•	Settlements of tax liabilities, and


•	Various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs.

Presented below is a walk of intercompany eliminations from the combined GE and GE Capital totals to the consolidated cash flows from continuing operations.



	Six months ended June 30
(In millions)	2018			2017

Cash from (used for) operating activities-continuing operations
Combined	$	(927	)	$	5,550
GE current receivables sold to GE Capital	3,115			1,301
GE Capital dividends to GE	—			(4,016		)
Other reclassifications and eliminations(a)	52			95
Total cash from (used for) operating activities-continuing operations	$	2,240		$	2,930
Cash from (used for) investing activities-continuing operations
Combined	$	5,696		$	3,190
GE current receivables sold to GE Capital	(4,093		)	(1,612		)
GE Capital long-term loans to GE	920			4,075
GE Capital short-term loan to GE	—			(1,329		)
Other reclassifications and eliminations(a)	143			73
Total cash from (used for) investing activities-continuing operations	$	2,665		$	4,397
Cash from (used for) financing activities-continuing operations
Combined	$	(20,778	)	$	(13,502	)
GE current receivables sold to GE Capital	978			311
GE Capital dividends to GE	—			4,016
GE Capital long-term loans to GE	(920		)	(4,075		)
GE Capital short-term loan to GE	—			1,329
Other reclassifications and eliminations(a)	(194		)	(168		)
Total cash from (used for) financing activities-continuing operations	$	(20,913	)	$	(12,089	)


(a)	Includes eliminations of other cash flows activities, including financing of long-term receivables of $737 million and $(347) million in the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 respectively, and various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs.