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BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
NOTE 2. BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE. On March 31, 2020, we completed the sale of our BioPharma business within our Healthcare segment for total consideration of $21,112 million (after certain working capital adjustments). The consideration consisted of $20,695 million in cash and $417 million of pension liabilities that were assumed by Danaher. In addition, we incurred $185 million of cash payments directly associated with the transaction. As a result, we recognized a pre-tax gain of $12,362 million ($11,213 million after-tax) in our consolidated Statement of Earnings (Loss).

In the first half of 2020, we sold all our remaining businesses classified as held for sale, including the remaining Lighting business within Corporate and the remaining PK AirFinance business within our Capital segment.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS. Discontinued operations primarily include certain businesses in our GE Capital segment (our mortgage portfolio in Poland and trailing liabilities associated with the sale of our GE Capital businesses) and our Baker Hughes and Transportation segments. Results of operations, financial position and cash flows for these businesses are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

In September 2019, we reduced our ownership interest in Baker Hughes from 50.2% to 36.8%. As a result, we deconsolidated our Baker Hughes segment and reclassified its results to discontinued operations for all periods presented and recognized a loss of $8,715 million ($8,238 million after-tax).

We have continuing involvement with Baker Hughes (BKR) primarily through our remaining interest, ongoing purchases and sales of products and services, transition services that we provide to BKR, as well as an aeroderivative joint venture (JV) we formed with BKR in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The JV is jointly controlled by GE and BKR and is consolidated by GE due to the significance of our investment in BKR. Our Aviation segment sells products and services to the JV. In turn, the JV sells products and services primarily to BKR and our Power segment.
Transactions between the JV and GE businesses are eliminated in consolidation. During 2020, we had sales of $563 million to BKR for products and services from the JV, and we collected cash of $603 million from Baker Hughes. If our investment in BKR is reduced to below 20%, we would no longer have significant influence in BKR and, as a result, we would not consolidate the JV. A potential deconsolidation of the JV is not expected to have a material impact on GE Industrial free cash flows.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, we had sales of $839 million and purchases of $216 million with BKR for products and services outside of the JV. We collected net cash of $855 million from BKR related to sales, purchases and transition services. In addition, we received $204 million of repayments on the promissory note receivable from BKR and dividends of $267 million on our investment.

In February 2019, we completed the spin-off and subsequent merger of our Transportation business with Wabtec. As a result, we recorded a gain of $3,471 million ($2,508 million after-tax) in discontinued operations.

RESULTS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 2020
Baker HughesTransportation and Other GE CapitalTotal
Sales of goods and services$— $— $— $— 
GE Capital revenues and other income (loss)— — 55 55 
Cost of goods and services sold— — — — 
Other income, costs and expenses— (252)(249)
— 
Earnings (loss) of discontinued operations before income taxes— (197)(195)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes(13)105 101 
Earnings (loss) of discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)(10)(92)(93)
Gain (loss) on disposal before income taxes(23)(12)(31)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes— — (1)(1)
Gain (loss) on disposal, net of taxes(23)(12)(32)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes$(33)$(3)$(90)$(125)
For the year ended December 31, 2019
Sales of goods and services$16,047 $550 $— $16,598 
GE Capital revenues and other income (loss)— — 33 33 
Cost of goods and services sold(13,317)(478)— (13,795)
Other income, costs and expenses(2,390)(19)(240)(2,650)
Earnings (loss) of discontinued operations before income taxes340 53 (207)186 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes(176)(15)344 153 
Earnings (loss) of discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)165 39 136 339 
Gain (loss) on disposal before income taxes(8,715)3,471 61 (5,183)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes477 (963)(5)(491)
Gain (loss) on disposal, net of taxes(8,238)2,508 56 (5,675)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes$(8,074)$2,547 $192 $(5,335)
For the year ended December 31, 2018
Sales of goods and services$22,859 $3,898 $— $26,757 
GE Capital revenues and other income (loss)— — (1,347)(1,347)
Cost of goods and services sold(19,198)(2,809)— (22,007)
Other income, costs and expenses(3,346)(607)(407)(4,360)
Earnings (loss) of discontinued operations before income taxes315 482 (1,755)(958)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes(347)(143)82 (408)
Earnings (loss) of discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)(33)339 (1,673)(1,366)
Gain (loss) on disposal before income taxes— — 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes— — (1)(1)
Gain (loss) on disposal, net of taxes— — 
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes$(33)$339 $(1,670)$(1,363)
(a) Earnings (loss) of discontinued operations attributable to the Company after income taxes was $(94) million, $279 million and $(1,367) million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
December 31
20202019
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$524 $638 
Investment securities— 202 
Current receivables61 81 
Financing receivables held for sale (Polish mortgage portfolio)2,437 2,485 
Property, plant and equipment - net109 123 
Deferred income taxes199 264 
All other assets202 317 
Assets of discontinued operations(a)
$3,532 $4,109 
Accounts payable & Progress collections and deferred income$20 $40 
All other liabilities180 163 
Liabilities of discontinued operations(a)(b)
$200 $203 
(a) Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations included $3,388 million and $61 million related to GE Capital as of December 31, 2020.
(b) Included within All other liabilities of discontinued operations at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are intercompany tax receivables in the amount of $704 million and $839 million, respectively, primarily related to the financial services businesses that were part of the GE Capital Exit Plan, which are eliminated upon consolidation.