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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Years ended September 30
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
| 2012 (a) | 2013 (a) | 2014 | 2015 (b) | 2016 | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 17,349 | 17,935 | 17,733 | 16,249 | 14,522 | |||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations – common stockholders | $ | 1,444 | 1,506 | 2,201 | 2,517 | 1,590 | |||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share from continuing operations | $ | 1.97 | 2.09 | 3.13 | 3.72 | 2.46 | |||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations | $ | 1.96 | 2.08 | 3.11 | 3.71 | 2.45 | |||||||||
| Cash dividends per common share | $ | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.88 | 1.90 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | 3,787 | 4,055 | 3,559 | 4,289 | 4,062 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 23,818 | 24,711 | 24,177 | 22,088 | 21,743 |
(a) Includes goodwill impairment and income tax charges as follows: 2013, $566 million and $0.78 per share; 2012, $425 million and $0.58 per share.
(b) Includes gains from divestitures of businesses of $611 million and $0.90 per share.
See Notes 3 and 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which notes are hereby incorporated by reference, for information regarding the Company's acquisition and divestiture activities for the last three years.
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