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2016 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000004054517000010 Filed on February 24, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2016 Q2
Revenue	$2.649B	$29.27B	$33.49B
YoY Change	2.48%	1000.23%	1145.13%
Cost Of Revenue	$24.56B	$5.711B	$6.693B
YoY Change	0.09%	0.95%	20.75%
Gross Profit	$7.027B	$6.388B	$6.192B
YoY Change	-7.0%	1.8%	2.64%
Gross Profit Margin	265.27%	21.83%	18.49%
Selling, General & Admin	$4.544B	$4.343B	$4.883B
YoY Change	-4.8%	2.0%	11.36%
% of Gross Profit	64.66%	67.99%	78.86%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.356B	$1.136B	$1.294B
YoY Change	12.07%	-10.2%	8.92%
% of Gross Profit	19.3%	17.78%	20.9%
Operating Expenses	$5.420B	$4.343B	$4.883B
YoY Change	-24.41%	2.0%	11.36%
Operating Profit	$1.607B	$2.045B	$1.309B
YoY Change	316.32%	1.39%	-20.57%
Interest Expense	-$218.0M	-$344.0M	-$759.0M
YoY Change	-22.7%	10.61%	161.72%
% of Operating Profit	-13.57%	-16.82%	-57.98%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$620.0M	$227.0M	$3.150B
YoY Change	-45.37%	34.32%	303.85%
Pretax Income	$2.893B	$2.074B	$3.824B
YoY Change	52.02%	1.17%	46.4%
Income Tax	-$766.0M	$18.00M	$461.0M
% Of Pretax Income	-26.48%	0.87%	12.06%
Net Earnings	$3.667B	$2.027B	$2.908B
YoY Change	-41.8%	-19.11%	-313.82%
Net Earnings / Revenue	138.43%	6.93%	8.68%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.40	$0.22	$0.30
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.39	$0.22	$0.30
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	8.743B shares	8.904B shares	9.079B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		9.016B shares	9.187B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2016 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$48.13B	$52.53B	$52.12B
YoY Change	-31.72%	-46.99%	-43.14%
Cash & Equivalents	$48.13B	$52.53B	$52.12B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets			$1.000M
YoY Change			-100.0%
Inventory	$22.35B	$24.12B	$24.72B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$24.08B	$25.19B	$25.13B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$94.56B	$101.8B	$102.0B
YoY Change	-21.21%	-45.4%	-42.59%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$50.52B	$51.45B	$50.44B
YoY Change	-6.61%	1.48%	-1.18%
Goodwill	$70.44B	$69.99B	$67.10B
YoY Change	7.5%	13.51%	7.9%
Intangibles	$16.44B	$16.78B	$16.65B
YoY Change	-7.65%	23.21%	21.82%
Long-Term Investments	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%	-100.0%
Other Assets	$45.57B	$58.75B	$83.44B
YoY Change	-72.16%	-61.67%	-56.04%
Total Long-Term Assets	$264.6B	$285.9B	$299.5B
YoY Change	-29.08%	-27.6%	-30.88%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$94.56B	$101.8B	$102.0B
Total Long-Term Assets	$264.6B	$285.9B	$299.5B
Total Assets	$359.1B	$387.7B	$401.5B
YoY Change	-27.17%	-33.31%	-34.29%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$14.44B	$13.07B	$13.12B
YoY Change	5.52%	11.1%	9.14%
Accrued Expenses	$17.56B	$20.23B	$20.42B
YoY Change	-25.57%	60.25%	63.33%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$30.71B	$31.57B	$31.93B
YoY Change	-38.4%	-32.1%	-52.93%
Long-Term Debt Due	$23.63B	$24.57B	$24.67B
YoY Change	-44.72%	-47.16%	-63.63%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$130.6B	$133.0B	$132.3B
YoY Change	-15.42%	-22.34%	-31.79%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$105.5B	$117.9B	$124.5B
YoY Change	-28.59%	-51.87%	-49.82%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$48.59B	$50.23B	$54.89B
YoY Change	-44.68%	11.25%	8.74%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$154.1B	$168.1B	$179.4B
YoY Change	-34.59%	-42.05%	-39.92%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$130.6B	$133.0B	$132.3B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$154.1B	$168.1B	$179.4B
Total Liabilities	$284.7B	$301.1B	$311.7B
YoY Change	-27.0%	-34.73%	-36.73%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$139.5B	$138.2B	$138.3B
YoY Change	-0.35%	1.69%	1.88%
Common Stock	$702.0M	$702.0M	$702.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$83.04B	$79.85B	$76.12B
YoY Change	30.69%	93.78%	83.21%
Treasury Stock Shares	2.951B shares
Shareholders Equity	$70.16B	$81.88B	$84.99B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$365.2B	$387.7B	$401.5B
YoY Change	-25.94%	-33.31%	-34.29%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2016 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$3.667B	$2.027B	$2.908B
YoY Change	-41.8%	-19.11%	-313.82%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.356B	$1.136B	$1.294B
YoY Change	12.07%	-10.2%	8.92%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.629B	$962.0M	-$3.480B
YoY Change	-75.85%	26.58%	-155.27%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.090B	-$2.057B	-$1.496B
YoY Change	-16.47%	29.86%	605.66%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$9.789B	$11.79B	$1.481B
YoY Change	341.14%	-73.68%	-88.54%
Cash From Investing Activities	$7.699B	$9.735B	-$15.00M
YoY Change	-2820.49%	-77.48%	-100.12%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-14.24B	-11.42B	-41.36B
YoY Change	-45.75%	-63.28%	295.21%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.629B	962.0M	-3.480B
Cash From Investing Activities	7.699B	9.735B	-15.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-14.24B	-11.42B	-41.36B
Net Change In Cash	-4.910B	-722.0M	-44.85B
YoY Change	-75.18%	-105.6%	-625.18%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.629B	$962.0M	-$3.480B
Capital Expenditures	-$2.090B	-$2.057B	-$1.496B
Free Cash Flow	$3.719B	$3.019B	-$1.984B
YoY Change	-59.79%	28.8%	-130.49%

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CY2016	ge	Subsidiaryinvestmentcontractsinsuranceliabilitiesandinsuranceannuitybenefitspolicytextblock Subsidiaryinvestmentcontractsinsuranceliabilitiesandinsuranceannuitybenefitspolicytextblock	<div><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;' >INVESTMENT</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;' > CONTRACTS, INSURANCE LIABILITIES AND INSURANCE ANNUITY BENEFITS</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Our run-off insurance activities include providing insurance and reinsurance for life and health risks and providing certain annuity products. Two primary product </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >types</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > are provided: traditional insurance contracts and investment contracts. Insurance contr</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >acts are contracts with significant mortality and/or morbidity risks, while investment contracts are contracts without such risks.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >For short-duration insurance contracts, including accident and health insurance, we report premiums as earned income over th</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >e terms of the related agreements, generally on a pro-rata basis. For traditional long-duration insurance contracts</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >,</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > including long-term care, term, whole life and annuities payable for the life of the annuitant, we report premiums as earned income when du</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >e.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Premiums received on investment contracts (including annuities without significant mortality risk) are not reported as revenues but rather as deposit liabilities. We recognize revenues for charges and assessments on these contracts, mostly for mortalit</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >y, contract initiation, administration and surrender. Amounts credited to policyholder accounts are charged to expense.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Liabilities for traditional long-duration insurance contracts represent the present value of such benefits less the present value of fu</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ture net premiums based on mortality, morbidity, interest and other assumptions at the time the policies were issued or acquired. Liabilities for investment contracts equal the account value, that is, the amount that accrues to the benefit of the contract </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >or policyholder including credited interest and assessments through the financial statement date. </font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Liabilities for unpaid claims and estimated claim settlement expenses represent our best estimate of the ultimate obligations for reported and incurred-but-</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >not-reported claims and the related estimated claim settlement expenses. Liabilities for unpaid claims and estimated claim settlement expenses are continually reviewed and adjusted through current operations.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p></div>
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CY2016	ge	Financialservicesrevenuespolicytextblock Financialservicesrevenuespolicytextblock	<div><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;' >GE CAPITAL </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;' >REVENUES FROM SERVICES (EARNED INCOME)</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We use the interest method to recognize income on loans. Interest on </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >loans includes origination, commitment and other non-refundable fees related to funding (recorded in earned income on the interest method). We stop accruing interest at the earlier of the time at which collection of an account becomes doubtful or the accou</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >nt becomes 90 days past due</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >.</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > Previously </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >recognized interest income that was accrued but not collected from the borrower is reversed, unless the terms of the loan agreement permit capitalization of accrued interest to the principal balance.</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >P</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ayments receive</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >d </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >on nonaccrual loans </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >are applied to reduce the principal balance of the loan. </font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We resume accruing interest on nonaccrual, non-restructured commercial loans only when (a) payments are brought current according to the loan’s original terms and (b) future p</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ayments are reasonably assured. When we agree to restructured terms with the borrower, we resume accruing interest only when it is reasonably assured that we will recover full contractual payments, and such loans pass underwriting reviews equivalent to tho</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >se applied to new loans. </font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We recognize financing lease income on the interest method to produce a level yield on funds not yet re</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >covered. Estimated unguaranteed residual values are based upon management's best estimates of the value of the leased asset at the end of the lease term. We use various sources of data in determining </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >these</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > estimate</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >s</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >, including information obtained from thi</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >rd parties, which is adjusted for the attributes of the specific asset under lease. Guarantees of residual values by unrelated third parties are </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >included within</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > minimum lease payments. Significant assumptions we use in estimating residual values include es</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >timated net cash flows over the remaining lease term, anticipated results of future remarketing, and estimated future component part and scrap metal prices, discounted at an appropriate rate.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We recognize operating lease income on a straight-line basis ov</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >er the terms of underlying leases.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p></div>
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CY2016	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Accounting Policy Gross And Net Revenue Disclosure RevenueRecognitionAccountingPolicyGrossAndNetRevenueDisclosure	<div><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;' >Sales of Goods and Services</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We record all sales of goods and services only when a firm sales agreement is in place, delivery has occurred or services have been </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >rendered and collectability of the fixed or determinable sales price is reasonably assured.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Arrangements for the sale of goods and services sometimes include multiple components. Most of our multiple component arrangements involve the sale of goods and se</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >rvices in the Healthcare segment. Our arrangements with multiple components usually involve an upfront deliverable of large machinery or equipment and future service deliverables such as installation, commissioning, training or the future delivery of ancil</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >lary products. In most cases, the relative values of the undelivered components are not significant to the overall arrangement and are typically delivered within three to six months after the core product has been delivered. In such agreements, selling pri</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ce is determined for each component and any difference between the total of the separate selling prices and total contract consideration (i.e., discount) is allocated pro rata across each of the components in the arrangement. The value assigned to each com</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ponent is objectively determined and obtained primarily from sources such as the separate selling price for that or a similar item or from competitor prices for similar items. If such evidence is not available, we use our best estimate of selling price, wh</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ich is established consistent with the pricing strategy of the business and considers product configuration, geography, customer type, and other market specific factors. </font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Except for goods sold under long-term agreements, we recognize sales of goods under </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >the provisions of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 104, </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;' >Revenue Recognition</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >. </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >In arrangements where we sell products that provide the customer with a right of return, we </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >use our accumulated experience to estimate</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > and provide for such returns when we record the sale. In situations where arrangements include customer acceptance provisions based on seller or customer-specified objective criteria, we recognize revenue when we have reliably demonstrated that all specif</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ied acceptance criteria have been met or when formal acceptance occurs, respectively. In arrangements where we provide goods for trial and evaluation purposes, we only recognize revenue after customer acceptance occurs. Unless otherwise noted, we do not pr</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ovide for anticipated losses before we record sales.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We recognize revenue on agreements for sales of goods and services under power generation unit and uprate contracts, nuclear fuel assemblies, larger oil drilling equipment projects, </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >aeroderivative</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > unit contracts, military development contracts, locomotive </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >production contracts, and long-term construction projects, using long-term construction and production contract accounting. We estimate total long-term contract revenue net of price concessions as well as total contract costs. For goods sold under power ge</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >neration unit and uprate contracts, nuclear fuel assemblies, </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >aeroderivative</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > unit contracts, military development contracts and locomotive production contracts, we recognize sales as we complete major contract-specified deliverables, most often when custome</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >rs receive title to the goods or accept the services as performed. For larger oil drilling equipment projects and long-term construction projects, we recognize sales based on our progress toward contract completion measured by actual costs incurred in rela</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >tion to our estimate of total expected costs. We measure long-term contract revenues by applying our contract-specific estimated margin rates to incurred costs. We routinely update our estimates of future costs for agreements in process and report any cumu</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >lative effects of such adjustments in current operations. We provide for any loss that we expect to incur on these agreements when that loss is probable. </font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We recognize revenue upon deliver</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >y for sales of aircraft engines and</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > military propulsion equipment</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >. </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >Delivery of commercial engines and</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > non-U.S. military equipm</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ent </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >occurs on shipment; delivery of military propulsion equipment sold to the U.S. government or agencies thereof occurs upon receipt of a Material Inspection and Receiving Report, DD Form 250 or M</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >emorandum of Shipment. Commercial aircraft engines are complex equipment manufactured to customer order under a variety of sometimes complex, long-term agreements. We measure sales of commercial aircraft engines by applying our contract-specific estimated </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >margin rates to incurred costs. We routinely update our estimates of future revenues and costs for commercial aircraft engine agreements in process and report any cumulative effects of such adjustments in current operations. Significant components of our r</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >evenue and cost estimates include price concessions and performance-related guarantees as well as material, labor and overhead costs. We measure revenue for military propulsion equipment and spare parts not subject to long-term product services agreements </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >based on the specific contract on a specifically measured output basis. We provide for any loss that we expect to incur on these agreements when that loss is probable; consistent with industry practice, for commercial aircraft engines, we make such provisi</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >on only if such losses are not recoverable from future highly probable sales of spare parts and services for those engines.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We sell product services under long-term product maintenance or extended warranty agreements in our Aviation, Power, Oil & Gas and </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >Transportation segments, where costs of performing services are incurred on other than a straight-line basis. We also sell </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >similar long-term </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >product services in our Healthcar</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >e</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > and Renewable Energy segment</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >s</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >, where such costs generally are expected to be </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >inc</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >urred </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >on a straight-line basis. For the Aviation, Power, Oil & Gas and Transportation agreements, we recognize related sales based on the extent of our progress toward completion measured by actual costs incurred in relation to total expected costs. We rou</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >tinely update our estimates of future costs for agreements in process and report any cumulative effects of such adjustments in current operations. For the Healthcare </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >and Renewable Energy </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >agreements, we recognize revenues on a straight-line basis and expens</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >e related costs as incurred. We provide for any loss that we expect to incur on any of these agreements when that loss is probable.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12pt;' ></p></div>
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	11693841000	shares
CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Treasury Stock ProceedsFromSaleOfTreasuryStock	2816000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	155333000000	USD

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