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CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 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
 
Nine months ended September 30
(In millions)
2018

2017

 
 
 
All other operating activities
 
 
(Gains) losses on purchases and sales of business interests(a)
$
(476
)
$
(1,955
)
Other gains on investing activities
(436
)
(68
)
Income taxes(b)
(803
)
(897
)
Principal pension plans(c)
(2,968
)
1,179

Other postretirement benefit plans(d)
(916
)
(543
)
Restructuring and other charges(e)
878

1,429

Change in accruals for contract related costs
(792
)
(59
)
Other(f)
(802
)
(1,245
)
 
$
(6,315
)
$
(2,160
)
All other investing activities
 
 
Derivative settlements (net)
$
(436
)
$
(1,420
)
Investments in intangible assets (net)
(472
)
(376
)
Other
154

(159
)
 
$
(754
)
$
(1,955
)
Net dispositions (purchases) of GE shares for treasury
 
 
Open market purchases under share repurchase program
$
(180
)
$
(3,394
)
Other purchases
(18
)
(58
)
Dispositions
192

831

 
$
(6
)
$
(2,620
)
(a)
Included pre-tax gains on sales of businesses reclassified to "Proceeds from principal business dispositions" within Cash flows from investing activities of $(681) million for Value-Based Care and $(298) million for Industrial Solutions, partially offset by pre-tax losses of $511 million on planned business disposals in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and included pre-tax gains on sales of businesses of $(1,885) million for Water in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. See Note 2.
(b)
Reflected the effects of current tax expense of $479 million and $909 million and net cash paid during the year for income taxes of $(1,283) million and $(1,806) million for the nine months ended September 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 $3,218 million and $2,779 million and employer contributions of $(6,186) million and $(1,600) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note 13.
(d)
Reflected the effects of other postretirement plans costs (income) of $(143) million and $315 million and employer contributions of $(773) million and $(858) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note 13.
(e)
Reflected the effects of restructuring and other charges of $2,211 million and $3,017 million and restructuring and other cash expenditures of $(1,333) million and $(1,588) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Excludes non-cash adjustments reflected as "Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment" or "Amortization of intangible assets" in the Statement of Cash Flows.
(f)
Included other adjustments to net income, such as 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 and customer allowances.