Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following table presents selected financial data for each of the five years ended December 31, 2018 to 2014 (in millions, except per share data):



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017		2016		2015		2014
Statements of Operations Data:
Net Sales	$	3,883.9		$	3,839.6	$	3,641.6	$	3,467.4	$	3,367.4
Operating Income	509.5			494.5		429.4		305.4		334.7
Income From Continuing Operations	360.3			307.1		278.6		187.2		208.1
Net Income	359.0			305.7		277.8		186.6		205.8
Basic Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations	8.87			7.28		6.41		4.17		4.35
Diluted Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations	8.77			7.17		6.34		4.11		4.28
Cash Dividends Declared Per Share	2.43			1.96		1.65		1.38		1.14

Other Data:
Capital Expenditures	$	95.2		$	98.3	$	84.3	$	69.9	$	88.4
Research and Development Expenses	72.2			73.6		64.6		62.3		60.7

Balance Sheet Data at Period End:
Total Assets	$	1,817.2		$	1,891.5	$	1,760.3	$	1,677.4	$	1,764.3
Total Debt	1,041.3			1,004.0		868.2		741.1		925.6
Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity	(149.6		)	50.1		38.0		101.6		9.0

Information in the table above is not necessarily indicative of results of future operations. To understand the factors that may affect comparability, the financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” of this Form 10-K.

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