Earnings per share attributable to NEE - basic(b)(c)
$
7.82
$
14.03
$
11.48
$
6.27
$
6.11
Earnings per share attributable to NEE - assuming dilution(b)(c)
$
7.76
$
13.88
$
11.39
$
6.24
$
6.06
Dividends paid per share of common stock
$
5.00
$
4.44
$
3.93
$
3.48
$
3.08
Total assets(d)
$
117,691
$
103,702
$
97,963
$
90,474
$
82,479
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
$
37,543
$
26,782
$
31,410
$
27,765
$
26,681
Capital expenditures, independent power and other investments and nuclear fuel purchases:
FPL
$
5,755
$
5,135
$
5,291
$
3,934
$
3,633
Gulf Power
729
—
—
—
—
NEER(e)
6,505
7,189
5,415
5,607
4,691
Corporate and Other(e)
4,473
680
34
95
53
Total
$
17,462
$
13,004
$
10,740
$
9,636
$
8,377
(a)
See Note 8 for a discussion of 2019 acquisitions and Note 1 - NextEra Energy Partners, LP for a discussion of the deconsolidation of NEP in January 2018.
(b)
2018 includes an after-tax gain of approximately $3.0 billion related to the deconsolidation of NEP (see Note 1 - NextEra Energy Partners, LP). 2017 includes approximately $1.8 billion ($1.9 billion attributable to NEE) of net favorable tax reform impacts (see Note 6). 2017 and 2016 include after-tax gains on the sale of the fiber-optic telecommunications business of $685 million (see Note 1 - Disposal of Businesses/Assets) and natural gas generation facilities of $219 million. Also, on an after-tax basis, 2017 includes an impairment charge of $258 million related to Duane Arnold (see Note 5 - Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements).
(c)
2018 reflects approximately $497 million relating to a reduction of differential membership interests as a result of a change in the federal corporate income tax rate effective January 1, 2018 (see Note 1 - Sales of Differential Membership Interests).
(d)
Includes assets held for sale of approximately $440 million in 2019 related to two solar generation facilities and $452 million in 2016 related to a fiber-optic telecommunications business (see Note 1 - Disposal of Businesses/Assets) and $1,009 million in 2015 related to merchant natural gas generation facilities.
(e)
Prior year amounts have been adjusted as discussed in Note 16.