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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

(in millions, except per share data)20182017201620152014
Income statement data:
Revenue$6,258$6,063$5,661$5,313$5,051
Operating profit2,7902,5833,3411,90888
Income before taxes on income2,68112,46123,18831,8154545
Provision for taxes on income5608236960547245
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to S&P Global Inc.1,9581,4962,1061,156(293)
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to the S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Basic7.805.848.024.26(1.08)
Diluted7.735.787.944.21(1.08)
Dividends per share2.001.641.441.321.20
Operating statistics:
Return on average equity 7292.6%222.3%472.0%324.3%(1.4)%
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income as a percent of revenue from continuing operations42.8%40.6%56.3%34.2%1.1%
Net income (loss) from continuing operations as a percent of revenue from continuing operations33.9%27.0%39.4%23.9%(3.8)%
Balance sheet data: 7
Working capital$975$1,110$1,060$388$42
Total assets9,4589,4258,6698,1836,773
Total debt3,6623,5693,5643,611795
Redeemable noncontrolling interest1,6201,3521,080920810
Equity684766701243539
Number of employees 821,20020,40020,00020,40017,000
1Includes the impact of the following items: legal settlement expenses of $74 million, Kensho retention related expense of $31 million, restructuring charges related to a business disposition and employee severance charges of $25 million, lease impairments of $11 million, a pension related charge of $5 million and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $122 million.
2Includes the impact of the following items: legal settlement expenses of $55 million, employee severance charges of $44 million, a charge to exit leased facilities of $25 million, non-cash acquisition and disposition-related adjustments of $15 million, a pension related charge of $8 million, an asset write-off of $2 million and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $98 million.
3Includes the impact of the following items: a $1.1 billion gain from our dispositions, a benefit related to net legal settlement insurance recoveries of $10 million, disposition-related costs of $48 million, a technology-related impairment charge of $24 million, employee severance charges of $6 million, a $3 million disposition-related reserve release, an acquisition-related cost of $1 million and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $96 million.
4Includes the impact of the following items: costs related to identified operating efficiencies primarily related to employee severance charges of $56 million, net legal settlement expenses of $54 million, acquisition-related costs of $37 million, an $11 million gain on dispositions and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $67 million.
5Includes the impact of the following items: $1.6 billion of legal and regulatory settlements, employee severance charges of $86 million, $4 million of professional fees largely related to corporate development activities and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $48 million.
6Includes $149 million of tax expense due to U.S. tax reform, primarily associated with the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings, which was partially offset by a $21 million tax benefit related to prior year divestitures.
7Includes the impact of the $1.1 billion gain on dispositions in 2016 and the gain on sale of McGraw Hill Construction in 2014.
8Excludes discontinued operations.

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