Item 6. Selected Financial Data

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

At and for the Years Ended December 31,
20182017201620152014
Income Statement Data:
Total net sales and revenue$147,049$145,588$149,184$135,725$137,958
Income from continuing operations(a)$8,075$330$9,269$9,590$4,525
Basic earnings per common share – continuing operations(a)$5.66$0.23$6.12$6.09$2.06
Diluted earnings per common share – continuing operations(a)$5.58$0.22$6.00$5.89$1.95
Dividends declared per common share$1.52$1.52$1.52$1.38$1.20
Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets(b)$227,339$212,482$221,690$194,338$177,311
Automotive notes and loans payable$13,963$13,502$10,560$8,535$9,084
GM Financial notes and loans payable$90,988$80,717$64,563$45,479$29,304
Total equity$42,777$36,200$44,075$40,323$36,024

(a)In the year ended December 31, 2018 we recorded charges of $1.3 billion related to transformation activities including employee separation, accelerated depreciation and other charges, $1.1 billion related to the closure of a facility and other restructuring actions in Korea, charges of $0.4 billion for ignition switch related legal matters, and a non-recurring tax benefit of $1.0 billion related to foreign earnings. In the year ended December 31, 2017 we recorded tax expense of $7.3 billion related to U.S. tax reform legislation, $2.3 billion related to the establishment of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets that will no longer be realizable as a result of the sale of the Opel/Vauxhall Business, and charges of $0.5 billion related to restructuring actions in India and South Africa. In the year ended December 31, 2015 we recorded the reversal of deferred tax asset valuation allowances of $3.9 billion in Europe and recorded charges related to the Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program (Compensation Program) and for various legal matters of approximately $1.6 billion. In the year ended December 31, 2014 we recorded charges of approximately $2.8 billion in Automotive and other cost of sales related to recall campaigns and courtesy transportation, a catch-up adjustment of $0.9 billion related to the change in estimate for recall campaigns and a charge of $0.4 billion related to the Compensation Program. In December 2014 we redeemed all of the remaining shares of our Series A Preferred Stock for $3.9 billion, which reduced Income from continuing operations by $0.8 billion.
(b)Total assets included assets held for sale of $20.6 billion, $20.0 billion, and $17.8 billion at December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

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