Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Years ended September 30

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)



	2015 (a)		2016	2017	2018 (b)	2019
Net sales	$	16,249	14,522	15,264	17,408	18,372
Earnings from continuing operations – common stockholders	$	2,517	1,590	1,643	2,203	2,306
Basic earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	3.72	2.46	2.54	3.48	3.74
Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	3.71	2.45	2.54	3.46	3.71
Cash dividends per common share	$	1.88	1.90	1.92	1.94	1.96
Long-term debt	$	4,289	4,051	3,794	3,137	4,277
Total assets	$	22,088	21,732	19,589	20,390	20,497

(a) Includes gains from divestitures of businesses of $611 million and $0.90 per share.

(b) Includes income tax benefit of $189 million ($0.30 per share) from the impacts of U.S. tax reform.

See Note 4 for information regarding the Company's acquisition and divestiture activities for the last three years, and Note 14 for information regarding the impacts of U.S. tax reform.

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