Item 6. Selected Financial Data
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
| In millions except per share amounts | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating revenue | $ | 13,599 | $ | 13,405 | $ | 14,484 | $ | 14,135 | $ | 14,791 | |||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | 2,035 | 1,899 | 1,890 | 1,630 | 2,233 | ||||||||||||||
| Income per share from continuing operations: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 5.73 | 5.16 | 4.70 | 3.65 | 4.75 | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 5.70 | 5.13 | 4.67 | 3.63 | 4.72 | ||||||||||||||
| Total assets at year-end | 15,201 | 15,729 | 17,465 | 19,599 | 19,138 | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt at year-end | 7,177 | 6,896 | 5,943 | 2,771 | 4,564 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends declared per common share | 2.40 | 2.07 | 1.81 | 1.60 | 1.48 |
Certain reclassifications of prior year data have been made to conform to current year reporting, including discontinued operations and adoption of new accounting guidance as discussed below.
On October 31, 2012, the Company divested a 51% majority interest in its Decorative Surfaces segment. Accordingly, the Company ceased consolidating the results of the Decorative Surfaces segment as of October 31, 2012 and now reports its 49% ownership interest using the equity method of accounting. Due to the Company's continuing involvement through its 49% interest, the historical operating results of Decorative Surfaces are presented in continuing operations. Effective November 1, 2012, Decorative Surfaces was no longer a reportable segment of the Company.
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued authoritative guidance to change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in a company's operations and financial results should be reported as discontinued operations. The Company adopted this new guidance effective January 1, 2015. The new guidance applies prospectively to new disposals and new classifications of disposal groups held for sale after such date. There were no discontinued operations during 2016 or 2015 under this new accounting guidance. For businesses reported as discontinued operations in the statement of income prior to adoption, all related prior period income statement information has been restated. Income from discontinued operations was $1.1 billion, $49 million, and $637 million in the years 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. Refer to Note 2. Discontinued Operations in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for discussion of the Company's discontinued operations.
In April 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to simplify the balance sheet presentation of long-term debt issuance costs. Under the new guidance, long-term debt issuance costs are presented as a reduction of the carrying amount of the related long-term debt. The Company early adopted this guidance in the fourth quarter of 2015 and restated $38 million, $22 million, and $26 million of deferred long-term debt issuance costs from Other assets to Long-term debt in the years 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.
In November 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to simplify the presentation of deferred taxes. Under the new guidance, all deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented as noncurrent in the statement of financial position. Early adoption of this guidance in the fourth quarter of 2015 decreased total assets by $175 million, $345 million, and $145 million in the years 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.
Additional information on the comparability of results is included in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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