General Electric Company
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2017
ANNUAL
REPORT
DEAR INVESTORS,
CUSTOMERS,
PARTNERS, AND
EMPLOYEES:
On August 1, 2017, my first day as CEO, our more than
300,000 employees had an email from me waiting in their
inboxes. In it, I promised that I would “always own up to
what is going well and what is not.”
I will do the same with investors. When I look back at 2017,
there’s no doubt: GE had a very tough year.
Revenues were down 1% at $122.1 billion, and we delivered
$(0.68) in earnings per share (EPS) on a GAAP basis. Excluding
charges for insurance-related items, U.S. tax reform, and
industrial portfolio actions, EPS was at the low end of our
reduced guidance for the year, at $1.05.1 In 2017, GE returned
$12.1 billion to investors through dividends and buyback.
While most of our businesses delivered solid—and, in the cases
of Aviation and Healthcare, world-class—performances, our
cash flow was challenging. We took significant charges at
Capital and Power Conversion and made painful cuts to
GE’s dividend and employment. We lost some of the intense
focus on operations and rigorous execution that have been
GE’s hallmarks for generations.
Many people have lost faith in us. I have not. As difficult
as 2017 was for everyone connected with GE, it was
also a chance to reflect on what this Company means
and why it exists.
1. Industrial Operating + Verticals EPS adjusted to exclude significant charges taken in
the fourth quarter including GE Capital insurance-related charges of $0.91 per share,
tax reform-related charges of $0.40 per share, and Industrial portfolio-related
charges of $0.18 per share.
COVER, BACK COVER: The front and back covers of this report feature GE employees,
some of whom were recognized in 2017 for their breakthrough innovations, technical excellence,
customer impact, and inspiring leadership. These employees include:
Ruben Fairman
GE Additive
Daniel Osgood
GE Aviation
Michael Weimer
GE Aviation
Jacey Welsh
GE Aviation
Massimo Giannozzi
Baker Hughes,
a GE company
Michelle Wu
GE Capital
William Beers
Gwenola Muller
de Morogues
GE Global Operations &
GE Power
Kristen Brosnan
GE Global Research
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Mohamedraed Hergli
GE Global Growth
Organization
Miriam Balstad
GE Healthcare
Andreas Meijer
GE Healthcare
Sarah Bonnett
GE Healthcare
Bob Senzig
GE Healthcare
Nicholas Miller
GE Power
William Miller
GE Power
John-T Olesen
GE Renewable Energy
Jingjun (JJ) Zhang
GE Transportation
Ashfaq Nainar
GE Transportation
Jennine Sullivan
GE Ventures
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I want to be very clear on one thing: While I am not proud of
our performance, I am incredibly proud of this Company. Our
technology solves the world’s toughest problems. We fight
for and support our customers in more than 180 countries.
We innovate and drive new industrial paradigms like additive
manufacturing and software and analytics. We launch
products that lead in their industries. We operate with the
highest integrity and commitment to compliance. We invest
in our leaders and in developing global, diverse talent.
And our employees dedicate themselves day in and day out
to fulfilling GE’s mission.
If anything gives me faith in our future, it is the passion
and resolve of our teams. On one level, many of them are
disappointed and frustrated. I get that. On another level,
I see a competitive drive aflame in them. The passion to
be the best we can be for our customers. To win in the
marketplace. To fight for our reputation. People who bet
against that do so at their own peril.
We have a lot to work on, but we have a lot to work with.
I have talked very publicly about what I think the challenges
have been at GE. The power and oil and gas markets were
tough. Our metrics were too focused on EPS and operating
profit and not enough on cash. We lost too much of our
focus on operating rigor and discipline. And even though our
teams had sustained track records of success in challenging
times, hindsight suggests that we might have benefited
from more debate about challenges in our tougher markets
and a more skeptical assessment of the risks they posed.
Some of the people who follow the Company closely,
like media and analysts, examine the past and demand
accountability. I understand this. Our leadership team,
Board, and employees have devoted meaningful time to
identifying lessons we ought to learn and how we ought
to be applying them. History teaches that you cannot
move forward effectively and with purpose until you truly
understand what happened in the past.
How we are
building a
stronger GE
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DELIVER
OUTCOMES FOR CUSTOMERS
STRENGTHEN
OUR BUSINESSES TO THRIVE
IN THE DECADES AHEAD
RUN
THE COMPANY FOR CASH
DRIVE
A CULTURE OF CANDOR
AND ACCOUNTABILITY
IN OUR TEAMS
Our eyes are wide open. We already have made significant
changes across our leadership teams at Corporate
and Power and will continue to hold every member of
every team at GE accountable for the type of performance
to which our shareholders are entitled. That said, how
the Company is being portrayed in certain quarters is
overwrought and, in most cases, does not reflect the
reality of GE that our customers and employees are seeing
around the world.
For our investors and many others, this is a “show me”
moment. We need to explain to you what moving forward
looks like and what we’ll do differently to build a stronger
GE. In a lot of ways, this feels familiar to what I saw when I
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became the CEO of Healthcare and the business had been
struggling. There are things we need to fix. But we can. We
know how to. And we will.
Our primary focus must be on delivering outcomes. We
don’t define that solely by the number of gas turbines,
wind turbines, jet engines, or CT scanners we manufacture.
The ultimate purpose of our work is the children in distant
villages who get access to electricity for the first time, the
travelers who get home safely, and the patients who receive
better diagnoses and treatments in the moments that
matter most. When our teams understand customer needs
and deliver outcomes for them, we always end up in a good
place for our employees and our owners.
The center of gravity in the Company needs to be the
business units. We will support them from the center only
where we clearly and demonstrably add value—like shared
research and technology, shared services, global footprint,
brand, and leadership development. We completed a
zero-based budget review of our Corporate operations, and
in 2017 we reduced Corporate costs by $0.5 billion. We will
cut more in 2018. I am determined to explore every avenue
and option to make sure our businesses have the resources
and flexibility to maximize their potential in the years to come.
This includes revisiting the Company’s structure. We know
that we can improve by running our businesses better
within our current structure. The more fundamental
question we must examine is whether there are other
ways that would allow us to achieve even better results.
Would different structures open new and better options
for our businesses? Could those be managed, given other
constraints we have in the Company?
These considerations have been widely reported as a plan
to “break up” GE. They are no more and no less than a desire
and an obligation to explore every option to ensure the best
results for our customers, employees, and owners. We will
continue to review this in 2018, and we will take steps only
when we see a clear path to better long-term outcomes for
GE. There will be a GE in the future, but it will look different
from how it does today.
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RUNNING OUR
BUSINESSES BETTER
When we talk about running our businesses
better, we really mean four things—
customer outcomes, our business units
as the center of gravity, running the
businesses for cash, and driving a new
culture for the future. Let me walk through
some of the specifics in more detail.
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DELIVER OUTCOMES
FOR CUSTOMERS
Our customers are our “North Star,” and
their outcomes guide everything we do.
Moving forward, we will more rigorously
align our capital allocation strategy with
customer needs and market realities.
Above all, we are and will always be a
company that values our customers,
our relationships with them, and our
commitments to them.
Our relationship with American Airlines is a good example.
In the aftermath of 9/11 and subsequent airline industry
bankruptcies and mergers, GE invested in the industry
when no one else would, and many strong relationships
were born of that loyalty. At our senior leadership meeting
in Boston this past January, Robert Isom, the president of
American Airlines, credited that trust between his company
and ours for American’s success. “American Airlines today
wouldn’t be here in the shape and the form it is without
GE and the relationships that were built over the years,” he
said. “We need GE to be great.”
Whether it’s our largest customers like American Airlines
or a local shop, our customers are counting on us to
understand their problems and bring to bear all of GE’s
capabilities to solve them. One way we are bringing new
levels of innovation and productivity to our customers—and
simultaneously empowering our businesses—is through
digital applications. We’re seeing time and time again the
outcomes we can deliver for customers when we pair our
technology with software and when analytics enable us to
do more than equipment alone can do.
We’re not aiming small. Our Aviation and Digital teams,
in collaboration with Qantas, built FlightPulse,™ the first
mobile application built entirely on the Predix platform
for the industrial IoT. FlightPulse is a post-flight analytics
app that enables pilots to see their own operational flight
We’re also inventing a new future for GE through
additive manufacturing. We are learning how to create
more advanced designs while reducing cost through
the elimination of traditional manufacturing constraints.
We’re already experiencing the benefits in our Aviation
business, which used additive manufacturing to develop a
new turboprop engine in just two short years. The engine,
which passed its inaugural test at the end of 2017,
combines more than 850 separate components into just 12,
saving more than 5% in weight. More than one-third of the
passion
data and monitor their own performance, all through their
tablets. Using GE’s Flight Efficiency Analytics Suite, including
FlightPulse, Qantas is on track to increase its annual fuel
savings to more than 30 million kilograms of fuel, or a 1%
savings. The driving force behind this transformation is
data: When you have the data, you can put it to work, gain
insights, and deliver results.
Digital is critical to our future, but we are tightening the scope
of where and how much we’re going to invest. Our sales teams’
win rates are twice as high and cycle times are half as long
when they sell Predix offerings into our own installed base.
Predix-powered orders were up over 150% in 2017. So we’re
focusing on our core installed base market—where we know
our businesses can win—and expect Predix product revenues
will double in 2018, to approximately $1 billion. We also will
leverage our partners to pursue digital opportunities beyond
our core industries. There is absolutely no change in our belief
in the digital future—only some adjustments in our approach.
engine is 3D-printed, which will help provide our customers
with a 20% improvement in fuel burn and 10% more power
than competitor offerings in the same size class.
The potential is disruptive, and the work that our teams
already have done in this important area reflects GE at its
very best. In 2018, each of our businesses will have a
specific additive manufacturing adoption strategy and goals.
Finally, we streamlined our Global Research Centers from
nine to just two, and focused more tightly and in a more
deliberate manner on using them, along with our Ventures
arm, as technology accelerators. They are feeding new
research into game-changing technologies like energy
storage, cell therapy, digital medical imaging, and other
systems. Again, no change in our philosophy of shared
technology and innovation—just a sharpening of our
investment and approach.
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If anything gives me faith in our future, it is theand resolve of our teams.
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STRENGTHEN OUR
BUSINESSES TO THRIVE IN
THE DECADES AHEAD
Next, we need to do whatever it takes to
make sure our business segments have
the capability, resources, and structures to
create these outcomes.
When I first took stock of our portfolio, I saw a series of
competitive businesses that were fundamentally strong. But
they play in infrastructure industries that have experienced
significant disruption —from globalization, digitization,
shifting demands, and new players.
I concluded that we were running too many businesses at
once to do them all justice. We had to admit we didn’t have
the financial and management bandwidth to have so many
large, global businesses in the open throttle position that
they need to progress.
We are narrowing our long-term focus to three key industries
where our impact is greatest: aviation, health, and energy. We
run competitive businesses with market-leading positions in
each of these sectors, industries that are positioned for major
long-term growth. To support them, we are shifting GE’s
center of gravity away from headquarters to empower the
businesses with more resources. We have identified more
than $20 billion of assets for potential exit and currently
have more than 20 dispositions in active discussions.
The past year already brought some significant changes to
our businesses. In July, we completed the transaction to
create Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), in which we
hold a 62.5% stake. In the third quarter, we combined our
Energy Connections business with our Power business to
form one integrated business called GE Power.
Our performance by business was mixed for the year:
Aviation grew margins 100 basis points while delivering
459 LEAP2 engines with improving cost positions. Growth
in commercial and military services helped offset margin
pressure from the launch and production ramp-up of LEAP.
Healthcare grew revenue by 5% and margins by 70 basis
points, and new product launches like Pristina™ patient-
2. LEAP is a registered trademark of CFM International, a 50-50 joint venture
between Snecma (Safran) and GE.
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assisted mammography helped drive continued growth.
With leading positions in imaging and life sciences, together
with our digital and analytics capabilities, Healthcare
is well-placed to transform the future of the industry.
Renewable Energy increased profit by 26%. Its
agreements to supply wind farms in Sweden, Australia,
Thailand, the U.S., and many other places around the
world will generate 8 gigawatts of renewable power.
Markets for our Transportation and Oil & Gas segments
remained challenging, leading to lower volume and profit
in those segments. But despite a difficult North American
freight rail market, the Transportation team landed some
exciting customer wins, including a 200-locomotive order
with Canadian National Railway—the largest order from a
Class 1 railroad to any equipment manufacturer since 2014.
Oil & Gas is making strong progress on integration and
synergy targets are on track. The team secured several
major commercial wins, including its first fullstream
agreement with Twinza to support an offshore project in
Papua New Guinea.
Current and Lighting operating profit was $93 million,
up from a loss of $56 million last year. Current is
helping customers like Walmart, JPMorgan Chase, and
GM save millions of dollars in energy costs through
sensor-enabled LEDs and software applications.
Lighting partnered with retailers to lead the LED shift
while innovating in the smart-home market, including
launching the world’s first lighting product embedded
with Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service.
Capital enabled $14.4 billion of industrial orders in 2017
and ended the year with $157 billion of assets, including
$31 billion of liquidity. However, we incurred $0.91 per
share of charges related to our run-off insurance operations
and related actions we are taking to make Capital smaller
and more focused, while continuing to focus on vital
industrial partnerships. While we exited most of our
insurance operations more than a decade ago, in 2017
we took a charge to add to our insurance reserves for
our run-off insurance operations. We are disappointed in
the magnitude of this charge, but we think these actions,
along with suspending dividends from GE Capital to GE,
will be sufficient to restore GE Capital’s capital adequacy
to appropriate levels by the end of 2019.
Power is competing in an environment that is far more
challenging than we anticipated this time last year, and
its earnings were down 45% in 2017. We are preparing for
a market that could be as low as 30 gigawatts in 2018,
deteriorating further into 2019. And it will take us into 2019
to right-size our business for this. Over the past several
months, we have examined every inch of this business and
we have a plan to reset, refocus, and renew Power.
Reducing structure and manufacturing footprint.
We announced plans to reduce our global headcount by
approximately 12,000 positions and cut $1 billion of structural
costs4 in 2018. We are planning to reduce manufacturing
capacity by 30% or more, and we’ll continually evaluate further
reductions depending on market demand.
Improving cash conversion.
We have established clear performance goals and are
executing focused plays through dedicated teams. In 2017,
we changed our Global Supply Chain leadership, and they
are actively working to double our current inventory-turn
performance, to eight, by 2020, starting with a $1 billion
reduction in inventory in 2018.
Refocus is about defining a clear path forward across
our asset lifecycle.
Expanding product and service margins.
In 2017, we received a majority of global Heavy Duty Gas
Turbine awards, with the HA leading in its space. But we
navigated challenging HA turbine launch margin dynamics, as
well as margin compression in our service business. We know
we can improve margins in both areas. Consolidating our IT
systems is giving us better visibility into operations in real time
so we can make smarter decisions to improve them; our new
CIO is streamlining our infrastructure to 80% fewer applications.
Maximizing services dollars per installed asset.
We have a 1,600-gigawatt installed base of assets in the world.
We lost focus on holistically driving revenues across our entire
fleet, especially our transactional portfolio. With new leadership,
we are making progress in balancing this focus, and identified
$1 billion in new service opportunities at the end of 2017.
Renew is about our commitment to become a leaner,
more focused, and more efficient business with better
cash and income returns. We will continue to develop high-
technology products that will lead our industry. We also are
investing in software and growth incubators around storage,
distributed grids, and grid automation so we can successfully
lead the global shift to decentralized, decarbonized, and
digitized electricity infrastructure.
Our transformation will take time, but we know we can run
Power in line with our own and shareholder expectations. Our
teams are focused, committed, and up to the task.
GE POWER
Reset, Refocus, Renew
In Power, we continuously think of the one billion people
without access to electricity. Today, nearly 600 million
of those people reside in sub-Saharan Africa, facing
unique opportunities and challenges in transforming
their energy systems. On a recent trip to the region, I
witnessed the dynamics of an evolving energy ecosystem
involving almost every fuel type, challenges in transmission
and distribution infrastructure, and a critical need for
project execution and financing capabilities. We also
see how properly managed electrification helps enable
growth; in Ghana, for example, GDP growth rates
have risen from 3.5% in 2016 to 5.9% in 2017, and are
expected to reach 8.9% in 2018.3
The dynamic nature of Power across the globe has
become increasingly local and complex. Customers
everywhere are seeking energy solutions with the best
cost, lowest carbon footprint, and greater reliability and
resiliency. In 2017, we also felt the disruptive nature
of renewables penetration into the energy mix. While
renewables are here to stay, we know that gas and other
fuel types will remain important.
To remain competitive, we know we must operate in a
leaner, more cost-efficient way. Over the past several
months, we launched a three-part strategy to Reset,
Refocus, and Renew GE Power.
Reset is about getting “back to basics.” In 2017, we
consolidated the legacy Power and Energy Connections
businesses, both of which included Alstom entities, into
one business unit—giving us an end-to-end view of the
energy value chain. We’ve launched a plan to fully realize
the benefits of the combined business by:
3. IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2017.
4. Structural costs exclude the effects of acquisition and disposition activity.
Russell Stokes
President & CEO, GE Power
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POWERING EVERYONE
We will continue
to increase our
visibility
and execution
on cash.
The other side of running GE better is building stronger
processes around capital allocation and managing enterprise
risk. We have established a robust capital allocation
framework and process in the past six months.
This will allow us to improve capital allocation on two levels.
We have added more quantitative measures to assess
alternatives for deploying the Company’s excess cash
flow and to make it easier to compare the relative risk and
return of dividend policy, share repurchases, acquisitions,
divestitures, and joint venture investments. These will
include things like intrinsic value analysis in the case of share
repurchases, optimized capital structures and dividend
policies, and a constant evaluation of our portfolio assets and
where we want to expand or contract.
The reality, though, is that most of the Company’s capital
is already allocated before getting to these kinds of
topics. I view every single decision—whether it is product
development, salesforce size, or other everyday factors—as a
capital allocation decision. We must weigh these empirically
and hold teams accountable for the results.
We formed an investment committee reporting to me that
includes all our business unit leaders. They help assess where
we invest—making sure we allocate to the highest and best
risk-adjusted returns, double down on areas where we have
strong prospects, and reduce capital flow into areas that have
lesser prospects. There will be—and should be—winners and
losers in our capital allocation process.
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RUN THE COMPANY
FOR CASH
Cash is top of mind for us and our investors,
and our performance through the first three
quarters of 2017 fell short. Our higher-than-
expected $7.8 billion of Industrial CFOA5
in the fourth quarter reflects our improving
discipline and execution. We will continue
to increase our visibility and execution
on cash.
It’s a similar story on costs. We came into the year with a
structural cost-out target of $1 billion. We raised that in the
third quarter, to $1.5 billion, and we delivered a little higher
than that, at $1.7 billion for the year. We will cut an additional
$2 billion in structural costs in 2018. In addition, we are
particularly focused on product costs, attacking cost of
quality, reducing manufacturing overhead, and accelerating
the implementation of additive design and manufacturing.
Cost cuts also lead to reductions in workforce. We recognize
that they can profoundly disrupt impacted employees, their
families, and their communities. We can never lose sight of
what those cuts mean in people’s lives.
Finally, we are ensuring that we have compensation
programs, goals, and metrics that drive us to perform on
a consistent basis over the long term. We are focusing on
simpler reporting metrics like revenue, operating profit,
and free cash flow. Compensation for our senior executives
now includes a higher mix of equity, and our annual
bonus program will be more closely tied to each business’
performance. These changes are designed to motivate our
teams and leaders to focus on execution and cash.
5. Excluding deal-related taxes and principal pension plan funding on a
BHGE dividend basis.
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DRIVE A CULTURE OF
CANDOR AND ACCOUNTABILITY
IN OUR TEAMS
For the past three decades, I always have
been proud to say that I work at GE. The
bedrock of my confidence comes from our
people. GE teams built the first jet engine
in the U.S., pioneered the LED, and designed
the first MRI scanner for the brain. The
passion, meritocracy, diversity, and integrity
of our people have been—and always will
be—the cornerstone of who we are.
Yet there are lots of opportunities to sharpen how we work.
I am constantly pushing for more accountability at all levels
of GE. I believe the culture we need to foster starts with me,
and I have taken tangible steps in that direction.
For example, all employees can ask me questions and
give me feedback through an internal website. The
community chooses which questions I’ll answer by video
every Friday. These videos won’t win any awards for
cinematography, but they are valuable for me to reach the
team directly and personally.
I receive a lot of feedback and insights through that site,
email, and other tools. No opinion or question is off limits
for me or the leadership team. For example, I received a
lot of constructive feedback about some of the content in
an employee broadcast last November. I heard the team’s
concerns loud and clear, responded immediately, and we
moved forward.
I’ll continue to communicate responsively and candidly with
employees, and I’m demanding the same of my leadership
team. We talk almost every day, and we meet formally every
two weeks to collaborate on strategy, risks, and execution
across GE’s business units.
We also are significantly reducing the size of our Board
and bringing in new experts with fresh perspectives. This
revamped Board will continue to help move GE forward.
The best people, the best culture—this is what makes
everything else possible. At the end of the day, we exist
to deliver outcomes for our customers, performance
for our owners, and an environment for our employees
that motivates them, excites them, and rewards them for
delivering those outcomes and that performance.
THE PATH FORWARD
All of this makes 2018 a reset year.
This is the next step in our evolution.
Of course, we aren’t operating in a vacuum. We see
protectionism and nationalism continue to rise in many
places amid growing U.S.-China trade tensions, uncertainty
about the future of NAFTA and other trade agreements, and
new import tariffs around the world. Even business leaders,
traditionally the champions of open markets, are turning
inward; 55% of executives surveyed around the world in
our recently released Global Innovation Barometer think
protectionist policies will benefit their businesses.
As a global multinational with operations in more than
180 countries that sells more than 60% of what we
make to customers abroad, we disfavor barriers to trade,
investment, and the movement of people. At the same time,
in an increasingly protectionist world, our global footprint
becomes more and more of a singular asset. GE will
continue to be a strong voice in support of free trade and
robust international competition.
On balance, we are encouraged by stronger global
economic growth. Developed markets remain key to
GE, but we are redoubling our focus on China, India, and
emerging markets like Southeast Asia, the Middle East,
and Africa. More than 1.5 billion people around the world
still lack access to the basics of modern healthcare,
electricity, and contemporary transportation. India and the
Middle East will each need to order about 30 gigawatts of
electricity every year to meet the needs of their growing
populations. China will need to add three million hospital
beds by 2020. Southeast Asian countries spend more
than $180 billion on infrastructure every year. GE stands
uniquely ready to meet these huge needs.
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EVERY 2 SECONDS
an aircraft powered by
GE technology takes off
Everyday, GE is
helping doctors save
3,000 LIVES
GE powers over
30% OF THE
WORLD’S ENERGY
engineered for women by women, increases comfort for
80% of patients and decreases anxiety for most of them, all
without sacrificing image quality or increasing exam time.
Our Renewable Energy and Capital teams are partnering
on a project to erect 179 GE wind turbines, each twice
the height of the Statue of Liberty, in the Markbygden forest
in northern Sweden. When complete in 2019, it will
be the largest operating wind farm in Europe, generating
650 megawatts of electricity and increasing Sweden’s
installed wind generation by 12%.
And as Hurricane Irma ravaged the Gulf last year, a GE
Healthcare team in Miami helped keep open six hospitals
even as most other facilities were forced to evacuate.
GE’s people have always built technology to improve human
life in profound ways. I will use the privilege of leading
this great Company to improve the many ways we make
that happen both inside and out. As I said in that first
email on my first day in the job: “Doing what we said we
would do matters.”
Now it’s time to take what we’ve learned, recommit to the
fundamentals, and dedicate 2018 to earning back your trust
and delivering for you.
Thank you for your support, investment, and belief in GE.
John L. Flannery
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
February 23, 2018
We see an especially strong focus in the emerging markets
on economic diversification, digital transformation,
and industrialization and a sense of urgency everywhere
to do everything faster. For example, Saudi Arabia’s
ambitious Vision 2030 Plan, which will build 9.5 gigawatts
of renewable energy by 2023, portends a profound shift
from being an oil-based economy to a greener one. We are
helping our customers and the world reduce emissions, use
less energy, save money, and increase reliability. And we
go beyond the technology, connecting capital to customers
and building local teams that understand the countries
and cultures in which they work and how to win.
We have our work cut out for us. But we will continue
to drive the world forward because we tackle its biggest
challenges. A few weeks ago, I got to meet Bernadette
Gabel, the young daughter and personal hero of a member
of our Global Operations team, Chris Gabel. She was
born with an exceedingly rare heart defect: two separate
conditions that appear together in just one out of every
40 million people, meaning it’s likely to afflict fewer than
200 people on the planet. Bernadette is a strong little girl
who endured three open-heart surgeries before her third
birthday. Wearing a pretty pink dress and a big, beautiful
smile, she stood on the stage with her dad at our leadership
gathering in January thanks to the healthcare technologies
that GE developed.
Then, with Bernadette in his arms, Chris challenged us to
keep working to give children more years with their parents
and parents more years with their children. “Let us be
that company that isn’t afraid to take risks in developing
breakthrough technologies that will change the game for
our customers, for GE, and for the world,” Chris said. And we
are going to take him up on it.
You can find these kinds of inspirational stories everywhere
across GE. Like the team of engineers, designers, and
managers outside Paris who designed a better mammography
machine, one that takes away a primary obstacle keeping
people from lifesaving screenings: fear. The new system,
8 GE 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
GE EXECUTIVE TEAM
John L. Flannery
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer
Jamie S. Miller
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer, GE
Vic Abate
Senior Vice President
and Chief Technology
Officer, GE
Alex Dimitrief
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel, GE;
President and
Chief Executive Officer,
GE Global Growth
Organization
Bill Ruh
Senior Vice President
and Chief Digital Officer,
GE; Chief Executive
Officer, GE Digital
Aris Kekedjian
Vice President,
Business Development,
GE
Raghu
Krishnamoorthy
Senior Vice President and
Chief Human Resources
Officer, GE
Sue Siegel
Chief Innovation Officer,
GE; Chief Executive Officer,
GE Business Innovations
Daniel Janki
Senior Vice President,
Business
Transformation, GE
David Joyce
Vice Chair, GE;
President and
Chief Executive Officer,
GE Aviation
Russell Stokes
Senior Vice President,
GE; President and
Chief Executive Officer,
GE Power
Jérôme Pécresse
Senior Vice President,
GE; President and
Chief Executive Officer,
GE Renewable Energy
Kieran Murphy
Senior Vice President,
GE; President and
Chief Executive Officer,
GE Healthcare
Rafael Santana
Vice President, GE;
President and
Chief Executive Officer,
GE Transportation
Lorenzo Simonelli
Senior Vice President,
GE; President and
Chief Executive Officer,
Baker Hughes,
a GE company
Alec Burger
Vice President, GE;
President,
GE Capital
GE 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 9
GE EXECUTIVE TEAM THE GE BOARD
The GE Board held 15 meetings during 2017, including four meetings of the independent directors of the Board.
Board members focus on the areas that are important to shareowners —strategy, risk management, leadership
development and succession. In 2017, the Board focused on CEO succession, the ongoing GE portfolio review,
the combination with Baker Hughes, performance of GE’s Power business, capital allocation, GE Capital,
and other key initiatives including GE Digital and additive manufacturing.
Sébastien M. Bazin
F
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer,
AccorHotels,
a global hotel company,
Paris, France.
Director since
2016.
W. Geoffrey Beattie
A
Chief Executive Officer,
Generation Capital,
private investment
company,
Toronto, Canada.
Director since
2009.
John J. Brennan
G M L
Chairman Emeritus
and Senior Advisor,
The Vanguard Group, Inc.,
global investment
management company,
Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Director since
2012.
Francisco D’Souza
T
Chief Executive Officer,
Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corporation,
multinational IT company,
Teaneck, New Jersey.
Director since
2013.
Marijn E. Dekkers
M T
Chairman of the Board,
Unilever, a multinational
consumer goods
company, Rotterdam,
Netherlands, and
London, United Kingdom.
Director since
2012.
John L. Flannery
Chairman of the
Board and
Chief Executive Officer,
General Electric Company,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Director since
2017.
Edward P. Garden
F G M
Chief Investment Officer
and Founding Partner,
Trian Fund Management,
a multi-billion dollar
asset management firm,
New York, New York.
Director since
2017.
Peter B. Henry
A
Dean Emeritus and
professor of economics
and finance, NYU’s Stern
School of Business,
New York, New York.
Director since
2016.
Susan J. Hockfield
G T
President Emerita
and Professor of
Neuroscience,
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Director since
2006.
Andrea Jung
G M
President &
Chief Executive Officer,
Grameen America,
nonprofit microfinance
organization,
New York, New York.
Director since
1998.
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
G
Former President and
Chief Executive Officer,
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, the largest
U.S. philanthropy
dedicated to health,
Princeton, New Jersey.
Director since
2017.
Rochelle B. Lazarus
G M
Chairman Emeritus
and former Chief
Executive Officer, Ogilvy
& Mather Worldwide,
global marketing
communications company,
New York, New York.
Director since
2000.
Steven M. Mollenkopf
T
Chief Executive Officer
and director, Qualcomm,
a multinational
semiconductor and
telecommunications
equipment company,
San Diego, California.
Director since
2016.
James J. Mulva
A F
Former Chairman,
President and
Chief Executive Officer,
ConocoPhillips,
integrated global
energy company,
Houston, Texas.
Director since
2008.
James E. Rohr
A F M
Former Chairman
and Chief Executive
Officer, The PNC Financial
Services Group, large
financial services
company, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Director since
2013.
Mary L. Schapiro
A
Vice Chairman,
Advisory Board of
Promontory Financial
Group, leading strategy,
risk management and
regulatory compliance
consulting firm,
and former Chairman,
U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C.
Director since
2013.
James S. Tisch
F G
President and Chief
Executive Officer, Loews
Corporation, diversified
holding company with
subsidiaries involved
in energy, insurance,
and hospitality,
New York, New York.
Director since
2010.
A Audit
F Finance &
Capital Allocation
G Governance &
Public Affairs
M Management
Development &
Compensation
T Technology &
Industrial Risk
L Lead Director
Committee memberships
as of 12/31/17
10 GE 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
FORM 10-K
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017
or
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For the transition period from ___________to ___________
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General Electric Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
14-0689340
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
41 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA
(Address of principal executive offices)
02210
(Zip Code)
(617) 443-3000
(Telephone No.)
Title of each class
Common stock, par value $0.06 per share
Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange
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The aggregate market value of the outstanding common equity of the registrant not held by affiliates as of the last business day of the registrant’s most
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outstanding at January 31, 2018.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
GE 2017 FORM 10-K 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
10-K Introduction & Summary
Forward Looking Statements
About General Electric
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A)
Key Performance Indicators
Consolidated Results
Segment Operations
GE Corporate Items and Eliminations
Other Consolidated Information
Statement of Financial Position
Financial Resources and Liquidity
Critical Accounting Estimates
Other Items
Supplemental Information
Other Financial Data
Risk Factors
Legal Proceedings
Management and Auditor's Reports
Audited Financial Statements and Notes
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Cross Reference Index
Signatures
Page
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14
18
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25
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93
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112
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119
200
201
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206
2 GE 2017 FORM 10-K
10-K
INTRODUCTION
& SUMMARY
This section provides an overview of General Electric. It does not contain all of the
information you should consider. Please read the entire Annual Report on Form 10-K
carefully before making a voting or investment decision.
IN PARTICULAR,
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS
Forward-looking information. Some of the information we provide in this
section is forward-looking and, therefore, could change over time to reflect
changes in the environment in which GE competes.
Non-GAAP information. Certain measures we use throughout this section are
non-GAAP financial measures. For more information, see Financial Measures That
Supplement U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Measures (Non-GAAP
Financial Measures) on page 93.
GE-specific terms & icons. Many of the GE-specific terms & acronyms used in this section
are explained in Presentation on page 14 and Other Terms Used by GE on page 15.
Throughout our Annual Report, we use the following icons:
POWER
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
OIL & GAS
AVIATION
HEALTHCARE
TRANSPORTATION
LIGHTING
CAPITAL
GE 2017 FORM 10-K 3
Risk Factorspage 106 Forward-Looking Statementspage 11Management’s Discussion & Analysispage 14 Legal Proceedingspage 112Financial Resources & Liquiditypage 71 Financial Statementspage 119 OUR 10-K
RESULTS
“GE had a challenging year in 2017. While most of our businesses showed solid—and,
in the cases of Aviation and Healthcare, world-class—performance, our cash flow
did not meet our expectations, we took significant charges at GE Capital and we made
difficult decisions regarding the dividend and members of our team. As we move
forward, we are focusing on running our businesses better. This really means
concentrating on four things: customer outcomes, strengthening our business units,
running the Company for cash and driving a new culture for the future. We are
also continuing to review every option to ensure the best results for our customers,
employees and owners.”
Revenues & Profit Margins
Revenues
GE Industrial margins
$117.4B
$123.7B $122.1B
11.7%
11.4%
5.7%
John L. Flannery
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
GE Industrial operating
profit margins (Non-GAAP)1
14.8%
14.0%
12.1%
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (EPS)2
EPS for 2017 was adversely affected by several large charges, as described on the following page
Net EPS
EPS from continuing
operations
GE Industrial operating + verticals
EPS (Non-GAAP) 1
$1.49
$1.31
$0.89
$1.00
$(0.61)
$(0.72)
$0.17
$(0.68)
$(0.45)
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
Cash Flows
GE cash from operating activities (CFOA)
from continuing operations3
$30.0B
$16.4B
Adjusted GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP)1
GE Industrial free cash flow (Non-GAAP)1
$11.0B
$12.2B
$11.6B
$9.7B
$7.7B
$7.1B
$5.6B
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
1. See Financial Measures That Supplement U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Non-GAAP Financial Measures) on page 93.
2. Amounts attributable to GE common shareowners.
3. Includes common dividends from GE Capital to GE of $4.3B in 2015, $20.1B in 2016 and $4.0B in 2017.
4 GE 2017 FORM 10-K
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
IN 2017
1
Leadership
and Board
changes
John Flannery became CEO and Chairman
in August & October, respectively. Mr. Flannery
is a 30-year GE veteran whose experience
includes leading, most recently, the turnaround
of GE Healthcare, as well as business development,
GE’s industrial presence in India, and GE Capital’s
presence in Asia Pacific. The GE Board selected
Mr. Flannery after a multiyear succession process.
Our CFO and other members of the senior
leadership team have also changed since
mid-2017. Jamie Miller became CFO in November,
and several other new business and functional
leaders have been appointed (e.g., Russell Stokes for
Power, Kieran Murphy for Healthcare, Rafael Santana
for Transportation and Alec Burger for GE Capital).
We are planning to significantly reduce the
size of our Board at the 2018 shareowners
meeting and will nominate new directors with
fresh perspectives and relevant expertise.
2
Financial results
significantly below
our expectations
3
Capital allocation,
cost and portfolio
actions
Full-year results were significantly below
guidance provided in December 2016 for
earnings, cash flows and cash returned to investors
(dividends and buyback).
Key drivers for earnings (loss) included:
• Significant charges from an increase in reserves
related to GE Capital’s run-off insurance operations,
U.S. tax reform and portfolio-related actions;
• Market and other challenges in our Power and, to
a lesser degree, Oil & Gas businesses; and
• Strong performance in other GE businesses
(especially Aviation and Healthcare) and lower
Corporate spending, which were not enough
to overcome those headwinds.
Key drivers for cash flows included:
• Industrial performance, including income
(especially at our Power business), working capital
performance and cash flows from contract assets
that were below our expectations; and
• Lower common dividends from GE Capital than
originally planned.
Completed the transaction to create Baker
Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) in July,
and closed the sale of our Water & Process
Technologies business in September. See page 9
for additional details about M&A during the year.
Cut our quarterly dividend from $0.24/share
to $0.12/share in November, reflecting a reset of
a payout level that exceeded our free cash flow. We
are planning for a more balanced capital allocation
with a mix of dividend payments and investments
in the Company.
Exceeded our target on cost reduction. We had
strong execution and discipline on cost, particularly
at Power and from steps to make Corporate smaller
and more focused.
We have identified $20B+ of industrial assets
that we plan to exit over the next two years, and
we continue to review strategic portfolio options.
We are also planning to substantially reduce the
size of GE Capital.
INVESTOR FRAMEWORK
FOR 2018
In November 2017, we provided initial guidance on our financial outlook for 2018 and simplified the number of metrics in our annual
framework to the two primary measures below.
OUTLOOK
UNDER NEW
MEASURES
WHY
WE CHOSE THESE
MEASURES
Adjusted EPS (Non-GAAP)1
GE Industrial free cash flow (Non-GAAP)1
$1.00–1.07
$6–7B
We believe this measure provides a better sense of earnings
from the ongoing operations of our businesses than the GAAP
measure of EPS from continuing operations. When reporting on
this basis, we adjust the GAAP measure to remove the effects of
the items below:
Exclusions
Gains
Restructuring
and other charges
Why
These items reflect portfolio actions,
restructuring and other activity, rather
than earnings we anticipate from ongoing
operations of our businesses
Non-operating
pension cost
(Non-GAAP)1
This item varies based on the timing of funding,
interest rates and pension investment returns,
rather than GE’s performance
“Free cash flow” is generally used to measure cash available
for capital allocation priorities after taking capital expenditures
into account. We report GE Industrial free cash flow (Non-GAAP),
which represents the CFOA of our industrial businesses after
deducting our gross capital expenditures (additions to property,
plant & equipment and to internal-use software). The measure
also removes the effects of the items below:
Exclusions
Deal taxes
Why
Free cash flow does not include proceeds from
dispositions, so we also exclude the related
tax payments
Principal pension
plan funding
In 2018, we plan to fund our principal pension
plans for the next three years
Certain
BHGE-related
cash flows
We exclude our Oil & Gas segment’s CFOA and
gross capital expenditures because, although
we consolidate those cash flows, they do not
represent movements of cash between GE
and BHGE; we include dividend payments from
BHGE to GE as cash available for GE to use
COMPARABLE
GAAP
MEASURES2
EPS from continuing operations
We cannot provide an equivalent GAAP guidance range without
unreasonable effort because of the uncertainty of the timing and
events affecting earnings as we execute on restructuring actions
and business portfolio changes.
GE CFOA from continuing operations
~$3–4B
1. See Financial Measures That Supplement U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Measures (Non-GAAP Financial Measures) on page 93.
2. See pages 102–103 for additional details and reconciliations of the measures used in our investor framework for 2018 to these GAAP measures.
GE 2017 FORM 10-K 5
How Our Segments Performed
POWER
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
OIL & GAS
MISSION: Powering lives & making
electricity more affordable, reliable,
accessible & sustainable1
MISSION: Making renewable power
sources affordable, accessible & reliable
for the benefit of people everywhere
MISSION: Providing leading physical &
digital technology solutions to enhance
customer productivity across the oil &
gas value chain
Major products: technologies,
solutions & services related to energy
production, including gas & steam
turbines, engines, generators, high-
voltage equipment, power generation
services & digital solutions
Major products: onshore &
offshore wind turbines, wind turbine
blades, hydropower solutions
Major products: oilfield services,
oilfield equipment, turbomachinery &
process solutions, digital solutions
Revenues
Profit
Revenues
Profit
Revenues
Profit
$36.8B $36.0B
$28.9B
The Oil & Gas segment comprises our
ownership of ~62.5% of BHGE following the
combination of GE Oil & Gas with Baker
Hughes in July 2017. Segment profit is net of
the minority interest attributable to BHGE’s
Class A shareholders.
$16.5B
$17.2B
$12.9B
$10.3B
$9.0B
$6.3B
$4.8B
$5.1B
$2.8B
$0.4B
$0.6B
$0.7B
$2.4B
$1.4B
$0.2B
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
Other 2017 results
Profit margin: 7.7%
Orders: $37B
Backlog: $98B
(13)%
3%
610bps
2017 Competitive Dynamics
+ Positive: Momentum on cost reduction
efforts; maintaining ~50% share in heavy-
duty turbine market; expanding digital
products & digital order backlog
– Negative: Declining heavy-duty gas turbine
market & over-capacity driving down
pricing/margins; challenging dynamics
in Aero market, including customer
financing availability; lower demand for
services upgrades; supply chain over-
capacity; tougher competitive dynamics on
transactional services
Outlook: Markets will remain challenging,
with increasing renewables in energy
mix; positioning for lower demand, with
opportunity to improve margins with cost
reduction & improved operational execution
Other 2017 results
Profit margin: 7.1%
1%
Orders: $10B
Backlog: $15B
15%
70bps
Other 2017 results
Profit margin: 1.3%
56%
Orders: $17B
1%
Backlog: $21B
950bps
+ Positive: Strong revenue & orders growth
from repowering projects, new product
introductions & digital capability; closed LM
Wind Power acquisition; significant focus &
execution on technology enhancement &
lower product cost
– Negative: Increasing pricing pressure & need
for innovation due to continued competitive
pressure from other wind turbine producers
& energy sources
Outlook: Positioning the onshore & offshore
wind businesses to drive value for customers
by in-sourcing blade production & developing
larger, more efficient turbines; strong focus &
execution on lower product cost
+ Positive: Solid growth in shorter-cycle
businesses (oilfield services & digital
solutions); increased rig count & oil prices;
strong progress on BHGE integration
& synergies
– Negative: Despite some stabilization, large-
scale customer investments remain muted
Outlook: Strength in short-cycle businesses
driven by North America onshore activity;
long-cycle businesses stabilizing as
environment improves
1. Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the Energy Connections business within the former Energy Connections & Lighting segment was combined with the Power segment and
presented as one reporting segment called Power.
6 GE 2017 FORM 10-K
How Our Segments Performed
AVIATION
HEALTHCARE
TRANSPORTATION
MISSION: Providing our aviation
customers with the most technologically
advanced & productive engines,
systems & services for their success
MISSION: Making precision health a
reality—delivering outcomes by digitally
connecting precision diagnostics,
therapeutics & monitoring
MISSION: Being a global technology
leader & supplier to the railroad,
mining, marine, stationary power &
drilling industries
Major products: commercial & military
engines & services, aviation systems,
additive manufacturing machines
Major products: healthcare diagnostic
imaging & clinical systems, life sciences
products & services, digital solutions
Major products: locomotives,
rail services, digital solutions, mining
equipment, diesel engines
Revenues
Profit
Revenues
Profit
Revenues
Profit
$26.3B
$27.4B
$24.7B
$17.6B $18.3B $19.1B
$5.5B
$6.1B
$6.6B
$2.9B
$3.2B
$3.4B
$5.9B
$4.7B $4.2B
$1.3B
$1.1B
$0.8B
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
Other 2017 results
Profit margin: 24.3%
12%
Orders: $30B
Backlog: $170B
10%
100bps
Other 2017 results
Profit margin: 18.0%
Orders: $20B
Backlog: $18B
6%
8%
70bps
2017 Competitive Dynamics
+ Positive: Strong end market with high
passenger revenue & load capacity
factors; LEAP engine ramp on track;
growth in commercial & military services
offsetting margin pressure from LEAP new
product launch
– Negative: LEAP launch driving pressure
to margin rate, but overall strong launch
performance & execution
Outlook: Strong services cycle & outlook;
continued strong end markets; positioning
business for continued growth &
productivity through investments in
digital & additive technology
+ Positive: Customer demand for integrated
precision health solutions; portfolio depth;
analytics capability; productivity gains &
margin expansion
– Negative: Uncertainty within U.S. market
persists, driven by regulatory reforms; new
entrants in digital & mobile health
Outlook: Positioned for continued
growth in imaging & clinical care through
technology leadership, digital platforms
& solutions, & in life sciences through
expansion of bioprocess solutions & cell
therapy; continued growth in emerging
markets & China
Other 2017 results
Profit margin: 19.7%
Orders: $5B
Backlog: $18B
51%
(11)%
290bps
+ Positive: Rail carload volumes, especially
in North America, began to improve in 2017
from historic lows; mining improving globally
– Negative: Improving demand for natural
resources, though still challenging;
North American market absorbing
locomotive oversupply
Outlook: Continued improvement in mining;
some firming in North American rail markets;
stable international market demand
GE 2017 FORM 10-K 7
How Our Segments Performed
LIGHTING
CAPITAL
MISSION: Helping businesses,
cities & homes become more energy
efficient & productive with LED & solar
technologies, networked sensors &
software & connected lighting solutions1
Major products: consumer home
lighting, commercial & industrial
lighting, solar, digital energy efficiency
& productivity solutions
MISSION: Investing financial, human &
intellectual capital to help our industrial
businesses & their customers grow
Major products: Industrial-aligned
financial structuring & product support
in aviation (GECAS), energy (EFS) &
healthcare
Revenues
Profit
Revenues
Profit (loss)
$8.8B
$4.8B
$2.0B
$10.8B $10.9B
$9.1B
$0.7B
$0.2B
$0.1B
$(8.0)B $(1.3)B $(6.8)B
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
Other 2017 results
Profit margin: 4.7%
60bps
2015
2016
2017
2015
2016
2017
Other 2017 results
Verticals earnings (loss) (Non-GAAP)2: $(6.2)B
GE Capital segment assets: $156.7B
2017 Competitive Dynamics
+ Positive: Continued LED growth driven
by energy savings & better light quality;
increasing interest in digital solutions where
there is no established market leader
– Negative: Wide variety of global competitors
in LED lighting & long replacement cycle
once installed; declining sales & margins on
traditional lighting products; many point-
solution digital companies expanding into
energy efficiency
Outlook: LED conversion expected to
continue in both consumer & commercial
markets; significant growth potential in
digital capabilities for intelligent buildings,
cities & homes
+ Positive: Strong performance from
GECAS and Industrial Finance businesses;
operating expenses down as GE Capital has
become smaller
– Negative: Charge of $6.2B (after-tax)
from increased reserves related to run-off
insurance operations, which we estimate
will require approximately $15B of capital
contributions over the next seven years;
also incurred charges from strategic
portfolio actions planned for EFS; pending
DOJ investigation of WMC under FIRREA
Outlook: Taking actions to make GE
Capital smaller & more focused, including
substantial reduction of EFS & Industrial
Finance
1. The Lighting segment includes the historical results of the Appliances business prior to its sale in June 2016.
2. See Financial Measures That Supplement U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Non-GAAP Financial Measures) on page 93.
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Capital Allocation
“In the last several years, we have not generated the rates of return that we expect. This is
an area where GE needs to improve. We are prioritizing improved cash flow generation
across all of our businesses and enhancing the discipline in how we allocate capital, with a
more market-based approach and enhanced board-level oversight.”
John L. Flannery
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
FRAMEWORK
— Strengthening cash position and improving cash
— Opportunistic use of buybacks when we have excess
flow generation
capital and stock is undervalued
— Organic investments that deliver strong returns
— Disciplined approach to M&A
— GE dividend at appropriate level with a path to grow
— Appropriate funding of other obligations,
including pension
CASH RETURNED TO INVESTORS
Dividends
$9.3B
$8.5B $8.4B
Per share dividends paid on
common stock
Buyback
(reported on a book basis)
$23.7B
$22.0B
2015 = $0.92
2016 = $0.92
2017 = $0.96
We reduced our dividend target for
2018 to $0.48 per share
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2016 = 8.7B
2017 = 8.7B
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2016
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2015
2016
2017
OTHER GE INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION HIGHLIGHTS
Acquisitions
(net cash payments)
$10.4B
2017
Dispositions
(cash proceeds)
2017
Significant acquisitions closed
Significant dispositions closed
$6.1B
$2.3B
2015
2016
2017
$5.4B
$3.1B
$1.7B
2015
2016
2017
Water & Process
Technologies
Organic investments
(gross capital expenditures + R&D)
Restructuring & other charges
(cash expenditures)
$10.0B $10.0B $10.3B
GE Industrial segment organic
revenue growth (Non-GAAP)3
2015 = 3%
2016 = 1%
2017 = 0%
2015
2016
2017
$1.7B $2.0B
$1.0B
2015
2016
2017
Restructuring & other charges
included workforce reductions,
facility exit costs & integration of
recent acquisitions
1. We effectuated the Synchrony Financial split-off in November 2015 through a share exchange that retired 671 million shares of GE common stock.
2. Basic (not diluted); year-end (not weighted average).
3. See Financial Measures That Supplement U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Measures (Non-GAAP Financial Measures) on page 93. Adjusted to include the results of
Alstom for November and December of both 2015 and 2016.
GE 2017 FORM 10-K 9
Risk Factors
Our businesses routinely encounter and address risks, some of which will cause our future results to be
different — sometimes materially different — than we presently anticipate. The summary below provides
an overview of important types of strategic, operational, financial and legal and compliance risks that we face,
but you should also refer to the full descriptions in Risk Factors beginning on page 106 of our Form 10-K.
Strategic Risks
Global macro environment
Our growth is subject to global economic and political risks.
Business portfolio
The success of our business depends on achieving our strategic
objectives, including through dispositions, acquisitions and
business integrations and joint ventures.
Restructuring
We may not realize expected benefits from our cost reduction
and restructuring efforts, and these efforts may have adverse
effects on our operations, employee retention and results.
Operational Risks
Operational execution
We may face operational challenges that could have a material
adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial position
and results of operations.
Product safety
Our products and services are highly sophisticated and
specialized, and a major product failure or similar event could
adversely affect our business, reputation, financial position
and results of operations.
Financial Risks
Competitive environment
We are dependent on the maintenance of existing product
lines and service relationships, market acceptance of new product
and service introductions and innovations for revenue and
earnings growth.
Intellectual property (IP)
Our IP portfolio may not prevent competitors from independently
developing products and services similar to or duplicative
to ours, and the value of our IP may be negatively impacted by
external dependencies.
Cybersecurity
Increased cybersecurity requirements, vulnerabilities, threats and
more sophisticated and targeted computer crime could pose a risk
to our systems, networks, products, solutions, services and data.
Supply chain
Significant raw material shortages, supplier capacity constraints,
supplier production disruptions, supplier quality and sourcing
issues or price increases could increase our operating costs and
adversely impact the competitive positions of our products.
Funding & liquidity
Failure to maintain our credit ratings, or conditions in the
financial and credit markets, could adversely affect our access
to capital markets, funding costs and related margins, liquidity,
capital allocation plans and competitive position.
GE Capital
A smaller GE Capital continues to have exposure to credit and
other risks and, in the event of future adverse developments, may
not be able to meet its business and financial objectives without
taking further actions at GE Capital or capital contributions by GE.
Economy/counterparties
A deterioration in conditions in the global economy, the major
industries we serve or the financial markets, or in the soundness
of financial institutions, governments or customers we deal with,
may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Social costs
Sustained increases in pension and healthcare benefits costs
may reduce our profitability.
Legal & Compliance Risks
Regulatory
We are subject to a wide variety of laws, regulations and
government policies that may change in significant ways.
10 GE 2017 FORM 10-K
Legal proceedings
We are subject to legal proceedings, investigations and legal
compliance risks, including trailing liabilities from businesses that
we dispose of or that are inactive.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Our public communications and SEC filings may contain "forward-looking statements" - that is, statements related to future, not past,
events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and financial
condition, and often contain words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "see," "will," "would," “estimate,”
“forecast,” "target," “preliminary,” or “range.”
Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about our
intention to exit $20 billion or more of assets in 2018 and 2019; charges and capital contributions that may be required in connection
with GE Capital’s run-off insurance operations, and related GE Capital portfolio actions; revenues; organic growth; cash flows and cash
conversion, including the impact of working capital, contract assets and pension funding contributions; earnings per share, including the
impact of the new revenue recognition accounting standard; growth and productivity associated with our Digital and Additive
businesses; profit margins; cost structure and plans to reduce costs; restructuring, goodwill impairment or other financial charges; tax
rates; transaction-related synergies, proceeds and gains; returns on capital and investment; capital allocation, including liquidity,
organic investment, dividends and other priorities; or capital structure and access to funding, including credit ratings, debt-to-earnings
ratios and leverage.
For us, particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking
statements include:
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our execution of GE Industrial and GE Capital business or asset dispositions, including sale prices, the timing of disposition proceeds
and potential trailing liabilities, as well as our ongoing portfolio review;
the amount and timing of our GE Industrial cash flows and earnings, which may be impacted by customer, competitive, contractual
and other dynamics and conditions;
our capital allocation plans, as such plans may change including with respect to the timing and amount of GE dividends, organic
investments, including research and development, investments in Digital and capital expenditures, pension funding contributions,
acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic actions;
our ability to maintain our current short- and long-term credit ratings and the impact on our funding costs and competitive position if
we do not do so;
customer actions or market developments such as reduced demand for equipment and services in our Power business as a result
of increased market penetration by renewables, shifts in the competitive landscape for our products and services, changes in
economic conditions, including oil prices, early aircraft retirements and other factors that may affect the level of demand and
financial performance of the major industries and customers we serve;
changes in law, economic and financial conditions, including the enactment of tax reform or other tax law changes, interest and
exchange rate volatility, commodity and equity prices and the value of financial assets;
the impact of conditions in the financial and credit markets on GE Capital’s ability to sell financial assets, the availability and cost of
GE Capital funding and GE Capital’s exposure to counterparties;
pending and future mortgage loan repurchase claims, other litigation claims and the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation
under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 and other investigations in connection with WMC,
which may affect our estimates of liability, including possible loss estimates;
our ability to launch new products in a cost-effective manner;
our ability to increase margins through restructuring and other cost reduction measures;
our ability to convert pre-order commitments/wins into orders/bookings;
the price we realize on orders/bookings since commitments/wins are stated at list prices;
the impact of regulation and regulatory, investigative and legal proceedings and legal compliance risks, including the impact of
WMC, Alstom and other investigative and legal proceedings;
our success in completing, including obtaining regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing conditions for, announced
transactions, such as our plans to sell our Industrial Solutions business, the substantial majority of our Lighting segment or other
dispositions that we may pursue;
our success in integrating acquired businesses and operating joint ventures, and our ability to realize revenue and cost synergies
from announced transactions, acquired businesses and joint ventures, including Alstom and Baker Hughes, a GE company
(BHGE);
the impact of potential information technology, cybersecurity or data security breaches;
the other factors that are described in “Forward-Looking Statements” in Baker Hughes, a GE company’s, most recent earnings
release or SEC filing; and
the other factors that are described in the Risk Factors section of this Form 10-K report.
These or other uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking
statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements. This document includes certain forward-looking
projected financial information that is based on current estimates and forecasts. Actual results could differ materially.
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ABOUT GENERAL ELECTRIC
ABOUT GENERAL ELECTRIC
OUR BUSINESS AND HOW WE TALK ABOUT IT
We are a global digital industrial company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected,
responsive and predictive. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation and oil and gas production
equipment to medical imaging, financing and industrial products, we serve customers in over 180 countries and employ approximately
313,000 people worldwide. Since our incorporation in 1892, we have developed or acquired new technologies and services that have
considerably broadened and changed the scope of our activities.
OUR INDUSTRIAL OPERATING SEGMENTS
Power(a)
Aviation
Lighting(a)
Renewable Energy
Healthcare
Oil & Gas(b)
Transportation
OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES OPERATING SEGMENT
Capital
(a) Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the Energy Connections business within the former Energy Connections & Lighting segment was combined
with the Power segment and presented as one reporting segment called Power. As a result of this combination, our GE Lighting and Current,
powered by GE (Current) businesses are now reported as a separate segment called Lighting.
(b) Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, our Oil & Gas segment is comprised of our ownership interest of approximately 62.5% in BHGE. We
consolidate 100% of BHGE's revenues and cash flows, while our Oil & Gas segment profit and net income are derived net of minority interest of
approximately 37.5% attributable to BHGE's Class A shareholders.
Business, operation and financial overviews for our operating segments are provided in the Segment Operations section within the
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) section.
COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT
In all of our global business activities, we encounter aggressive and able competition. In many instances, the competitive climate is
characterized by changing technology that requires continuing research and development. With respect to manufacturing operations,
we believe that, in general, we are one of the leading firms in most of the major industries in which we participate. The businesses in
which GE Capital engages are subject to competition from various types of financial institutions.
As a diverse global company, we are affected by world economies, instability in certain regions, commodity prices, such as the price of
oil, foreign currency volatility and policies regarding trade and imports. Other factors impacting our business include:
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product development cycles for many of our products are long and product quality and efficiency are critical to success
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research and development expenditures are important to our business
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changing end markets, including shifts in energy sources and demand and the impact of technology changes.
These factors are discussed throughout MD&A.
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ABOUT GENERAL ELECTRIC
OUR EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
At year-end 2017, General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates employed approximately 313,000 persons, of whom
approximately 106,000 were employed in the United States.
Approximately 8,600 GE manufacturing and service employees in the United States are represented for collective bargaining purposes
by one of 9 unions (approximately 41 different locals within such unions). A majority of such employees are represented by union locals
that are affiliated with the IUE-CWA, The Industrial Division of the Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC. In June 2015,
we negotiated new four-year collective bargaining agreements with most of our U.S. unions. These agreements continue to provide
employees with good wages and benefits while addressing competitive realities facing the Company.
Other GE affiliates are parties to labor contracts with various labor unions, also with varying terms and expiration dates that cover
approximately 1,700 employees.
PROPERTIES
Manufacturing operations are carried out at 191 manufacturing plants located in 38 states in the United States and Puerto Rico and at
348 manufacturing plants located in 43 other countries.
CORPORATE INFORMATION AND WEBSITES
General Electric’s address is 1 River Road, Schenectady, NY 12345-6999; we also maintain executive offices at 41 Farnsworth Street,
Boston, MA 02210.
GE’s Internet address at www.ge.com, Investor Relations website at www.ge.com/investor-relations and our corporate blog at
www.gereports.com, as well as GE’s Facebook page, Twitter accounts and other social media, including @GE_Reports, contain a
significant amount of information about GE, including financial and other information for investors. GE encourages investors to visit
these websites from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.
Additional information on non-financial matters, including environmental and social matters and our integrity policies, is available in
GE's Integrated Summary Report and at www.ge.com/sustainability.
Website references in this report are provided as a convenience and do not constitute, and should not be viewed as, incorporation by
reference of the information contained on, or available through, the websites. Therefore, such information should not be considered part
of this report.
Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports are
available, without charge, on our website, www.ge.com/investor-relations/events-reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after they
are filed electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies are also available, without charge, from GE
Corporate Investor Communications, 41 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210.
Reports filed with the SEC may be viewed at www.sec.gov or obtained at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.
Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
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MD&A
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (MD&A)
PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements of General Electric Company (the Company) combine the industrial manufacturing and services
businesses of General Electric Company (GE) with the financial services businesses of GE Capital Global Holdings, LLC (GE Capital or
Financial Services) and its predecessor, General Electric Capital Corporation.
We believe that investors will gain a better understanding of our company if they understand how we measure and talk about our
results. Because of the diversity in our businesses, we present our financial statements in a three-column format, which allows
investors to see our industrial operations separately from our Financial Services operations. We believe that this provides useful
information to investors. When used in this report, unless otherwise indicated by the context, we use the terms to mean the following:
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General Electric or the Company – the parent company, General Electric Company.
GE – the adding together of all affiliates except GE Capital, whose continuing operations are presented on a one-line basis, giving
effect to the elimination of transactions among such affiliates. As GE presents the continuing operations of GE Capital on a one-line
basis, certain intercompany profits resulting from transactions between GE and GE Capital have been eliminated at the GE level.
We present the results of GE in the center column of our consolidated statements of earnings, financial position and cash flows. An
example of a GE metric is GE cash from operating activities (GE CFOA).
General Electric Capital Corporation or GECC – predecessor to GE Capital Global Holdings, LLC.
GE Capital Global Holdings, LLC or GECGH – the adding together of all affiliates of GECGH, giving effect to the elimination of
transactions among such affiliates.
GE Capital or Financial Services – refers to GECGH, or its predecessor GECC, and is the adding together of all affiliates of GE
Capital giving effect to the elimination of transactions among such affiliates. We present the results of GE Capital in the right-side
column of our consolidated statements of earnings, financial position and cash flows.
GE consolidated – the adding together of GE and GE Capital, giving effect to the elimination of transactions between the two. We
present the results of GE consolidated in the left-side column of our consolidated statements of earnings, financial position and
cash flows.
GE Industrial – GE excluding the continuing operations of GE Capital. We believe that this provides investors with a view as to the
results of our industrial businesses and corporate items. An example of a GE Industrial metric is GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP),
as defined in Other Terms Used by GE below.
Industrial segment – the sum of our seven industrial reporting segments, without giving effect to the elimination of transactions
among such segments and between these segments and our Financial Services segment. This provides investors with a view as to
the results of our industrial segments, without inter-segment eliminations and corporate items. An example of an industrial segment
metric is industrial segment revenue growth.
Baker Hughes, a GE company or BHGE - following the combination of our Oil & Gas business with Baker Hughes Incorporated,
our Oil & Gas segment is comprised of our ownership interest of approximately 62.5% in the new company formed in the
transaction, Baker Hughes, a GE Company (BHGE). We consolidate 100% of BHGE's revenues and cash flows, while our Oil &
Gas segment profit and net income are derived net of minority interest of approximately 37.5% attributable to BHGE's Class A
shareholders. References to "Baker Hughes" represent legacy Baker Hughes Incorporated operating activities which, in certain
cases, have been excluded from our results for comparative purposes.
Total segment – the sum of our seven industrial segments and one financial services segment, without giving effect to the
elimination of transactions between such segments. This provides investors with a view as to the results of all of our segments,
without inter-segment eliminations and corporate items.
Verticals or GE Capital Verticals – the adding together of GE Capital businesses, principally its vertical financing businesses—
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), Energy Financial Services (EFS) and Industrial Finance (which includes Healthcare
Equipment Finance, Working Capital Solutions and Industrial Financing Solutions)—that relate to the Company’s core industrial
domain and other operations, including our run-off insurance operations, and allocated corporate costs.
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MD&A
We integrate acquisitions as quickly as possible. Revenues and earnings from the date we complete the acquisition through the end of
the fourth quarter following the acquisition are considered the acquisition effect of such businesses.
Amounts reported in billions in graphs within this report are computed based on the amounts in millions. As a result, the sum of the
components reported in billions may not equal the total amount reported in billions due to rounding. Certain columns and rows within
the tables may not add due to the use of rounded numbers. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying numbers in
millions.
Discussions throughout this MD&A are based on continuing operations unless otherwise noted.
The MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes to the consolidated financial statements.
OTHER TERMS USED BY GE
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Backlog – unfilled customer orders for products and product services (expected life of contract sales for product services).
Borrowings as a percentage of total capital invested – for GE, the sum of borrowings and mandatorily redeemable preferred
stock, divided by the sum of borrowings, mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, redeemable noncontrolling interest,
noncontrolling interests and total shareowners’ equity.
Continuing earnings – we refer to the caption “earnings from continuing operations attributable to GE common shareowners” as
continuing earnings.
Continuing earnings per share (EPS) – when we refer to continuing earnings per share, it is the diluted per-share amount of
“earnings from continuing operations attributable to GE common shareowners.”
Digital revenues – revenues related to internally developed software (including PredixTM) and associated hardware, and software
solutions that improve our customers’ asset performance. In 2016, we reassessed the span of our digital product offerings, which
now excludes software-enabled product upgrades. These revenues are largely generated from our operating businesses and are
included in their segment results. Revenues of "Non-GE Verticals" refer to GE Digital revenues from customers operating in
industries where GE does not have a presence.
Equipment leased to others (ELTO) – rental equipment we own that is available to rent and is stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation.
GE Capital Exit Plan – our plan, announced on April 10, 2015, to reduce the size of our financial services businesses through the
sale of most of the assets of GE Capital, and to focus on continued investment and growth in our industrial businesses.
GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP) – GE CFOA excluding the effects of dividends from GE Capital. Adjusted GE Industrial CFOA
(Non-GAAP) is GE Industrial CFOA excluding deal-related taxes, GE Pension Plan funding and Oil & Gas CFOA, and including
dividends received from BHGE.
GE Industrial free cash flow (Non-GAAP) – Adjusted GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP) adjusted for gross GE additions to
property, plant and equipment and internal-use software, which are included in cash flows from investing activities, and excluding
gross Oil & Gas additions to property, plant and equipment and internal-use software.
GE Industrial margin – GE revenues and other income excluding GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations (GE
Industrial revenues) minus GE total costs and expenses less GE interest and other financial charges divided by GE Industrial
revenues.
GE Industrial operating profit margin (Non-GAAP) – GE Industrial segment profit plus corporate items and eliminations (excluding
gains, restructuring, and pre-tax non-operating pension cost) divided by industrial segment revenues plus corporate items and
eliminations (excluding gains and GE-GE Capital eliminations).
GE Industrial return on total capital (GE Industrial ROTC) (Non-GAAP) – earnings from continuing operations attributable to
GE common shareowners less GE Capital earnings from continuing operations plus GE after-tax interest, divided by average GE
shareowners’ equity, less average GE Capital’s shareowner’s equity, plus average debt and other, net.
GE Industrial structural costs (Non-GAAP) – GE Industrial structural costs include segment structural costs excluding the impact
of business acquisitions and dispositions, plus total Corporate operating profit excluding pre-tax non-operating pension cost,
restructuring and other charges and gains.
GE shareowners’ equity and GE Capital shareowner's equity – for purposes of the GE Industrial ROTC calculation excludes
the effects of discontinued operations and is calculated on an annual basis using a five-point average.
Global Growth Organization (GGO) – The GGO provides leadership in global markets, particularly within emerging and
developing markets. The organization creates and identifies cross-business commercial opportunities and collaborates with
businesses to capitalize on them. The GGO is heavily involved in government advocacy, shaping policy and regulation.
Additionally, the GGO provides regional commercial finance capabilities and customer financing solutions, in collaboration with
certain of our GE Capital businesses, and works to build the GE brand and protect GE’s reputation.
Net earnings – we refer to the caption “net earnings attributable to GE common shareowners” as net earnings.
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Net earnings per share (EPS) – when we refer to net earnings per share, it is the diluted per-share amount of “net earnings
attributable to GE common shareowners.”
Non-operating pension cost (Non-GAAP) – comprises the expected return on plan assets, interest cost on benefit obligations
and net actuarial gain (loss) amortization for our principal pension plans.
Operating earnings (Non-GAAP) – GE earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shareowners excluding the
impact of non-operating pension cost.
Operating earnings per share (Non-GAAP) – when we refer to operating earnings per share, it is the diluted per-share amount of
“operating earnings.”
Operating pension cost (Non-GAAP) – comprises the service cost of benefits earned, prior service cost amortization and
curtailment gain (loss) for our principal pension plans.
Organic revenues (Non-GAAP) – revenues excluding the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and translational foreign currency
exchange.
Product services agreements – contractual commitments, with multiple-year terms, to provide specified services for products in
our Power, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Aviation and Transportation installed base – for example, monitoring, maintenance,
service and spare parts for a gas turbine/generator set installed in a customer’s power plant.
Revenues – revenues comprise sales of goods, sales of services and other income for our industrial businesses and GE Capital
revenues from services for our financial services businesses.
Segment profit – refers to the operating profit of the industrial segments and the net earnings of the Financial Services segment.
See the Segment Operations section within the MD&A for a description of the basis for segment profits.
Services – for purposes of the financial statement display of sales and costs of sales in our Statement of Earnings (Loss), “goods”
is required by SEC regulations to include all sales of tangible products, and “services” must include all other sales, including other
services activities. In our MD&A section of this report, we refer to sales under product services agreements and sales of both
goods (such as spare parts and equipment upgrades) and related services (such as monitoring, maintenance and repairs) as sales
of “services,” which is an important part of our operations.
Shared Services – sharing of business processes in order to standardize and consolidate services to provide value to the
businesses in the form of simplified processes, reduced overall costs and increased service performance.
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MD&A
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In the accompanying analysis of financial information, we sometimes use information derived from consolidated financial data but not
presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Certain of
these data are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under the SEC rules. Specifically, we have referred, in various sections of
this report, to:
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Operating and non-operating pension cost
GE Industrial structural costs and GE Industrial structural costs, excluding acquisitions and dispositions
GE pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations, excluding GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations and the
corresponding effective tax rates, and the reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to GE effective tax rate,
excluding GE Capital earnings
GE Industrial operating earnings and GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations and EPS
GE Industrial operating + Verticals earnings and EPS
GE Industrial operating profit and operating profit margin (excluding certain items)
Average GE shareowners’ equity, excluding effects of discontinued operations
Average GE Capital shareowner's equity, excluding effects of discontinued operations
GE Industrial return on total capital (GE Industrial ROTC)
GE Industrial cash flows from operating activities (GE Industrial CFOA), adjusted GE Industrial CFOA and GE Industrial free cash
flow (FCF)
2018 operating framework including 2018 Adjusted EPS and GE Industrial free cash flow
The reasons we use these non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP financial
measures are included in the Supplemental Information section within the MD&A. Non-GAAP financial measures referred to in this
report are either labeled as “non-GAAP” or designated as such with an asterisk (*).
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MD&A
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
REVENUES PERFORMANCE
Industrial Segment
Industrial Segment Organic (Non-GAAP)(a)
Financial Services
2017
3 %
— %
(17)%
2016
4%
(1)% / 1%
1%
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Included the results of Alstom for November and December of both 2016 and 2015.
GE INDUSTRIAL ORDERS AND BACKLOG
(Dollars in billions)
2017
2016
2015
Orders
Equipment
Services
Total(a)
Backlog
Equipment
Services
Total
(a)
Included $5.2 billion related to Baker Hughes in 2017.
GE INDUSTRIAL COSTS
(Dollars in billions)
GE Industrial costs excluding interest and financial charges (GAAP)
GE Industrial structural costs, excluding acquisitions and dispositions (Non-GAAP)
$
$
$
$
58.2 $
60.6
118.8 $
84.7 $
256.7
341.3 $
$
GE INDUSTRIAL MARGINS (GAAP) AND GE INDUSTRIAL OPERATING PROFIT MARGINS (NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in billions)
GE Industrial margins (GAAP)
GE Industrial operating profit margins (Non-GAAP)(a)
2017
5.7%
12.1%
55.2 $
55.7
110.9 $
84.1 $
236.8
320.9 $
2017
108.3 $
23.0
2016
11.4%
14.0%
56.5
49.5
105.9
88.6
225.9
314.5
2016
101.8
24.7
2015
11.7%
14.8%
(a)
Excluded gains on disposals, non-operating pension cost, restructuring and other charges, noncontrolling interests and GE Capital preferred
stock dividends
EARNINGS
(Dollars in billions; per-share amounts in dollars)
Continuing earnings (loss) (GAAP)
Net earnings (loss) (GAAP)
Operating earnings (loss) (Non-GAAP)
GE Industrial operating + verticals earnings (loss) (Non-GAAP)
Continuing earnings (loss) per share (GAAP)
Net earnings (loss) per share (GAAP)
Operating earnings (loss) per share (Non-GAAP)
GE Industrial operating + verticals earnings (loss) per share (Non-GAAP)
GE CFOA AND GE INDUSTRIAL FREE CASH FLOW (NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in billions)
GE CFOA (GAAP)(a)
GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP)(a)
Adjusted Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP)
GE Industrial free cash flow (Non-GAAP)
(a)
Included $0.5 billion related to Baker Hughes in 2017.
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SHAREOWNER INFORMATION
RETURNED $12.1 BILLION TO
SHAREOWNERS IN 2017
Dividends $8.4 billion
Stock buyback $3.8 billion
FIVE-YEAR PERFORMANCE GRAPH
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in General Electric common stock, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) on
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value that such investments would have had on December 31 for each year indicated.
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With respect to “Market Information,” in the United States, General Electric common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (its
principal market). General Electric common stock is also listed on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris, the SIX Swiss
Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The chart above shows trading prices, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., Composite Transactions Tape.
As of January 31, 2018, there were approximately 418,000 shareowner accounts of record.
On February 9, 2018, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock, which is payable April
25, 2018, to shareowners of record at close of business on February 26, 2018.
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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
PRESENTATION
When used in this report, unless otherwise indicated by the context, we use the terms to mean the following:
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Continuing earnings – we refer to the caption “earnings from continuing operations attributable to GE common shareowners” as
continuing earnings.
Continuing earnings per share (EPS) – when we refer to continuing earnings per share, it is the diluted per-share amount of
“earnings from continuing operations attributable to GE common shareowners.”
GE Industrial margin – GE revenues and other income excluding GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations (GE
Industrial revenues) minus GE total costs and expenses less GE interest and other financial charges divided by GE Industrial
revenues.
Net earnings – we refer to the caption “net earnings attributable to GE common shareowners” as net earnings.
Net earnings per share (EPS) – when we refer to net earnings per share, it is the diluted per-share amount of “net earnings
attributable to GE common shareowners.”
Operating earnings (Non-GAAP) – GE earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shareowners excluding the
impact of non-operating pension costs.
Organic revenues (Non-GAAP) – revenues excluding the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and translational foreign currency
exchange.
Revenues – revenues comprise sales of goods, sales of services and other income for our industrial businesses and GE Capital
revenues from services for our financial services businesses.
Segment profit – refers to the operating profit of the industrial segments and the net earnings of the Financial Services segment.
See the Segment Operations section within the MD&A for a description of the basis for segment profits.
Services – for purposes of the financial statement display of sales and costs of sales in our Statement of Earnings (Loss), “goods”
is required by SEC regulations to include all sales of tangible products, and “services” must include all other sales, including other
services activities. In our MD&A section of this report, we refer to sales under product services agreements and sales of both
goods (such as spare parts and equipment upgrades) and related services (such as monitoring, maintenance and repairs) as sales
of “services,” which is an important part of our operations.
2017 SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
LEADERSHIP CHANGES
As announced on June 12, 2017, Jeffrey R. Immelt retired as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on July 31, 2017, and John L. Flannery
succeeded Mr. Immelt as CEO effective August 1, 2017. Mr. Flannery also joined the Board of Directors (the Board) on that date. Mr.
Immelt remained Chairman of the Board for a transition period through October 2, 2017, at which point Mr. Flannery succeeded Mr.
Immelt as Chairman.
On October 6, 2017, we announced that, effective November 1, 2017, Jamie S. Miller, would become Chief Financial Officer,
succeeding Jeffrey S. Bornstein. Mr. Bornstein remained a Vice Chairman through December 31, 2017. Ms. Miller also serves as a
director at Baker Hughes, a GE company.
On October 9, 2017, we announced that Robert Lane retired from the Board after 12 years of service, effective that same date. In
addition, the Board elected Edward P. Garden as a director to fill the resulting vacancy, effective on that date. Mr. Garden is the Chief
Investment Officer and a Founding Partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P. (Trian), an investment management firm. On December 8,
2017, we announced that Lowell C. McAdam resigned from the Board. We are also planning to significantly reduce the size of our
Board at the 2018 annual meeting of shareowners and will nominate new directors with fresh perspectives and relevant expertise.
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2017 SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
• On January 10, 2017, we completed the acquisition of ServiceMax, a leader in cloud-based field service management (FSM)
solutions, for $0.9 billion, net of cash acquired.
• On April 20, 2017, we completed the acquisition of LM Wind Power, one of the world’s largest wind turbine blade manufacturers
for approximately $1.7 billion, net of cash acquired.
• On July 3, 2017, we completed the transaction to create Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). We combined our Oil & Gas
business and Baker Hughes Incorporated (Baker Hughes) to create a new company in which GE holds an ownership interest of
approximately 62.5% and former Baker Hughes shareholders hold an ownership interest of approximately 37.5%. Baker Hughes
shareholders also received a cash dividend funded by a $7.5 billion cash contribution from GE. Effective July 3, 2017, the
operations of Baker Hughes are reported in our Oil & Gas segment.
• On March 8, 2017, we signed an agreement to sell our Water business within our Power segment to Suez Environnement S.A.
(Suez). On September 30, 2017, we completed the sale for consideration of $3.1 billion, net of obligations assumed and cash
transferred (including $0.1 billion from the sale of receivables originated in our Water business and sold from GE Capital to
Suez), and recognized a pre-tax gain of $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2017.
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In the first quarter of 2017, we classified our Industrial Solutions business within our Power segment as held for sale. In
September 2017, we announced an agreement to sell the business for approximately $2.6 billion to ASEA Brown Boveri (ABB), a
Swiss-based engineering company. The deal is expected to close in mid-2018, subject to customary closing conditions and
regulatory approval.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, we classified the substantial majority of our Lighting segment and two nonstrategic Aviation
businesses as held for sale. In connection with this determination, we adjusted the carrying value of each business classified as
held for sale to fair value, less cost to sell, which resulted in a pre-tax loss of $0.8 billion related to Lighting and $0.6 billion
related to Aviation. These losses have been recorded at Corporate. In February 2018, we entered into an agreement to sell our
GE Lighting business in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Turkey and our Global Automotive Lighting business to a company
controlled by a former GE executive in the region. The proposed transaction is expected to close in mid-2018, subject to
customary closing conditions and local agreements.
• On December 22, 2017, the U.S. enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“U.S. tax reform”) that lowers the statutory tax rate on U.S.
earnings, taxes historic foreign earnings at a reduced rate of tax, establishes a territorial tax system and enacts new taxes
associated with global operations. As a result of the enactment of U.S. tax reform, we have recorded tax expense of $3.3 billion
in 2017 to reflect our provisional estimate of both the transition tax on historic foreign earnings ($1.2 billion) and the revaluation
of deferred taxes ($2.2 billion).
• On January 16, 2018, GE reported the results of a review of premium deficiency assumptions related to GE Capital’s run-off
insurance business. With the completion of that review and of the annual premium deficiency test, GE recorded an increase in
future policy benefit reserves of $8.9 billion and $0.6 billion of related intangible asset write-off for the fourth quarter of 2017.
This resulted in an after-tax charge of $6.2 billion to GE’s earnings in the fourth quarter of 2017. In addition, GE Capital will
contribute approximately $15 billion of capital to its run-off insurance business over the next seven years. GE Capital plans to
make its first contribution of approximately $3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2018 and expects to make further contributions of
approximately $2 billion per year in each of the six following years, subject to ongoing monitoring by the Kansas Insurance
Department, its primary regulator. GE Capital plans to fund the capital contributions with its excess liquidity and other GE Capital
portfolio actions and does not expect to make a common share dividend distribution to GE for the foreseeable future.
• GE also announced that it plans to take actions to make GE Capital smaller and more focused, including a substantial reduction
in the size of GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services and Industrial Finance businesses over the next 24 months. Those actions
resulted in goodwill and other asset impairment charges of $1.8 billion on an after-tax basis in the fourth quarter of 2017.
SUMMARY OF 2017 RESULTS
Overall, our consolidated results for the year were significantly below our expectations. After adjusting for incremental Baker Hughes
revenues of $5.2 billion, the Water gain of $1.9 billion, fair market value adjustments on businesses classified as held for sale of $1.4
billion and the 2016 gains on Appliances and GE Asset Management of $3.1 billion and $0.4 billion, respectively, adjusted consolidated
revenues*, which includes other income, were $116.3 billion, down $3.8 billion or 3%. This decrease was largely driven by the net effect
of dispositions on industrial segment revenues of $3.3 billion, primarily attributable to Appliances. Industrial segment revenues
increased $0.1 billion organically* driven principally by our Aviation, Renewable Energy and Healthcare segments. Excluding our Power
and Oil & Gas segments, industrial segment revenues increased $1.7 billion, or 3%, organically*.
Continuing earnings (loss) per share was $(0.68), and Industrial operating plus Verticals earnings per share* was $(0.45), driven by a
16% decrease in industrial segment profit as well as $1.49 of charges recognized in the fourth quarter as follows: GE Capital insurance-
related charges of $0.91 per share, including $0.71 related to the completion of GE Capital's insurance premium deficiency review and
$0.20 related to EFS impairments; U.S. tax reform related charges of $0.40 per share; Industrial portfolio-related charges of $0.18 per
share, including $0.15 per share related to fair market value adjustments on businesses classified as held for sale and $0.13 related to
goodwill impairment in our Power Conversion business.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, restructuring and other charges were $0.46 per share, including $0.05 per share
related to BHGE integration and synergy investment. In total, restructuring and other items were $5.3 billion before tax, with
restructuring charges totaling about $2.7 billion and business development charges totaling $0.8 billion. Subsequent to the Baker
Hughes transaction and beginning in the third quarter of 2017, $0.5 billion of restructuring charges and $0.2 billion of business
development charges related to BHGE are reported under our Oil & Gas segment. Restructuring charges were higher than originally
planned, driven by the accelerated restructuring actions taken at Corporate. Additionally, within restructuring and other charges, we
recognized two significant impairments in the year totaling $0.16 per share, which included non-cash pre-tax impairment charges of
$1.2 billion related to goodwill in our Power Conversion business and $0.3 billion related to a power plant asset. See Note 8 to the
consolidated financial statements for further information.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, GE Industrial profit was $6.6 billion and GE Industrial margins were 5.7%, down $6.5
billion, or 570 basis points, primarily driven by a reduction in industrial segment profit of $2.9 billion, or 16%, as well as increased non-
cash charges recorded at Corporate of $2.9 billion, including impairment charges and charges associated with businesses classified as
held for sale, and lower gains of $1.5 billion from disposed businesses, partially offset by decreased restructuring and other charges of
$0.5 billion and lower Corporate costs of $0.5 billion. The decline in industrial segment profit was primarily due to lower results within
our Power and Oil & Gas segments, partially offset by the performance of our Aviation and Healthcare segments. In 2017, we exceeded
our structural cost* reduction target for the year of $1.0 billion, delivering $1.7 billion of structural cost* reduction, excluding the effects
of acquisition and disposition activity.
Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the Energy Connections business within the former Energy Connections & Lighting segment was
combined with the Power segment and presented as one reporting segment called Power. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the
Power segment experienced a revenue decline of 2% and a segment profit decline of 45% versus 2016. Power revenues were $36.0
billion, with service revenues down 6% and equipment revenues up 2%.
The decline in Power segment results was primarily driven by market demands that were softer than expected, resulting in 55 fewer
shipments of aeroderivative units as well as 65 fewer Advanced Gas Path upgrades when compared to the year ended December 31,
2016. In addition, we recorded pre-tax charges of $0.9 billion in the fourth quarter primarily related to slow moving and obsolete
inventory across several businesses within Power, a litigation settlement and a bankruptcy of a distributor.
In response to these conditions, in 2017, Power focused on cost reduction actions, removing $0.8 billion of structural costs, excluding
the effects of acquisition and disposition activity. Refer to the Power segment results section within this MD&A for further information.
Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, our Oil & Gas segment is comprised of our ownership interest of approximately 62.5% in the
combined BHGE entity. We consolidate 100% of BHGE’s revenues and cash flows while segment profit and net income are derived net
of minority interest of approximately 37.5% attributable to BHGE’s Class A shareholders. Also, the segment profit we report for our
Oil & Gas segment is adjusted for GE reporting conventions, such as excluding restructuring and other charges. Therefore, our
segment profit of approximately 62.5% will differ from BHGE's operating income as reported in its standalone financial statements.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, Oil & Gas reported revenues of $17.2 billion, an increase of 34% versus the year ended
December 31, 2016, driven by the effects of the Baker Hughes transaction. Adjusting for the Baker Hughes transaction, segment
revenues* were $12.0 billion in the year, down 7% due to continued weakness in the oil and gas market. Segment profit was $220
million, or $899 million after adjusting for restructuring and other charges reported in the segment*. The decline in segment profit (after
adjusting for restructuring and other charges reported in the segment)* of 35% was primarily driven by longer cycle oilfield equipment
business. Refer to the Oil & Gas segment results section within this MD&A for further information.
GE CFOA was $11.0 billion and $29.9 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The decline in
GE CFOA is primarily due to a $16.1 billion decrease in dividends from GE Capital, reflecting a decrease in proceeds from disposals
related to the GE Capital Exit Plan. GE CFOA was also impacted by lower earnings from Power and Oil & Gas, as well as lower cash
generated from working capital compared to 2016. Additionally, GE CFOA was negatively impacted by GE Pension Plan payments
of $1.7 billion in 2017, compared to $0.3 billion in the prior year. GE did not receive a common share dividend distribution from
GE Capital in the second half of 2017, and it does not expect to receive such dividend distributions from GE Capital for the foreseeable
future. Refer to the GE Cash Flows and Critical Accounting Estimates sections within this MD&A for further information.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
REVENUES
REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Consolidated revenues(a)
Industrial segment revenues(b)
Corporate revenues and Industrial eliminations
GE Industrial revenues(b)
Financial services revenues
2017
2016
122.1 $
123.7 $
116.2 $
(1.2)
114.9 $
112.8 $
2.1
114.9 $
9.1 $
10.9 $
$
$
$
$
2015
117.4
108.6
(0.2)
108.4
10.8
(a)
(b)
Included $1.6 billion, $4.0 billion, and $2.2 billion of Other income primarily attributable to net gains on purchases and sales of business
interests of $0.7 billion, $3.7 billion, and $1.0 billion in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. See Note 17 to the consolidated financial
statements for further information.
GE Industrial refers to GE excluding the continuing operations of GE Capital. Industrial segment refers to the sum of our seven industrial
reporting segments, without giving effect to corporate items or the elimination of transactions among such segments and between these
segments and our Financial Services segment.
REVENUES COMMENTARY: 2017 – 2016
Consolidated revenues decreased $1.6 billion, or 1%, primarily driven by decreased Financial Services revenues of $1.8 billion and
decreased Corporate revenues of $3.1 billion, partially offset by increased industrial segment revenues of $3.3 billion. The overall
foreign currency impact on consolidated revenues was an increase of $0.6 billion. Below are descriptions of the components:
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GE Industrial revenues remained flat for the year due to an increase in industrial segment revenues of $3.3 billion offset by a
decrease in Corporate revenues and Industrial eliminations of $3.3 billion.
Industrial segment revenues increased $3.3 billion, or 3%, as increases at Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Aviation and Healthcare
were partially offset by decreases at Power, Transportation and Lighting. This increase was driven by the net effects of acquisitions
of $6.0 billion, primarily attributable to Baker Hughes, and the effects of a weaker U.S. dollar of $0.6 billion, partially offset by the
net effects of dispositions of $3.4 billion, primarily attributable to Appliances. Excluding the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and
translational currency exchange, industrial segment organic revenues* increased $0.1 billion.
Corporate revenues and Industrial eliminations decreased $3.3 billion primarily driven by lower gains on disposed businesses and
higher non-cash held for sale charges. Included in 2016 were gains of $3.1 billion from the sale of our Appliances business and
$0.4 billion from the sale of GE Asset Management, while 2017 included a gain of $1.9 billion from the sale of our Water business
as well as charges associated with businesses classified as held for sale including the substantial majority of our Lighting segment
for $0.8 billion and two nonstrategic Aviation businesses for $0.6 billion.
Financial Services revenues decreased $1.8 billion, or 17%, primarily due to higher impairments and organic revenue declines.
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REVENUES COMMENTARY: 2016 – 2015
Consolidated revenues increased $6.3 billion, or 5%, primarily driven by increased industrial segment revenues of $4.2 billion,
increased Corporate revenues of $2.0 billion and increased Financial Services revenues of $0.1 billion. The overall foreign currency
impact on consolidated revenues was a decrease of $1.3 billion. Below are descriptions of the components:
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GE Industrial revenues increased $6.6 billion, or 6%, driven by increased industrial segment revenues of $4.2 billion and
increased Corporate revenues and Industrial eliminations of $2.3 billion.
Industrial segment revenues increased $4.2 billion, or 4%, as increases at Power, Renewable Energy, Aviation and Healthcare
were partially offset by decreases at Oil & Gas, Transportation and Lighting. This increase in industrial segment revenues was
driven by the net effects of acquisitions of $11.2 billion, primarily attributable to Alstom, offset by the net effects of dispositions of
$5.6 billion, primarily attributable to Appliances, and the effects of a stronger U.S. dollar of $0.8 billion. Excluding the effects of
acquisitions, dispositions and translational currency exchange, industrial segment organic revenues* decreased $0.5 billion.
Corporate revenues and Industrial eliminations increased $2.3 billion driven by higher gains of $1.9 billion. Included in 2016 are
gains of $3.1 billion from the sale of our Appliances business and $0.4 billion from the sale of GE Asset Management, while 2015
included gains of $0.6 billion from the sale of our Signaling business and $0.5 billion from a settlement related to the NBCU
transaction.
Financial Services revenues increased $0.1 billion, or 1%, primarily due to lower impairments, higher gains and the effects of
acquisitions, partially offset by organic revenue declines, the effects of dispositions and the effects of translational currency
exchange.
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*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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EARNINGS
EARNINGS (LOSS) AND EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
(Dollars in billions; per-share amounts in dollars)
Continuing earnings (loss)(a)
Continuing earnings (loss) per share
2017
2016
$
$
(5.9) $
(0.68) $
9.1 $
1.00 $
2015
1.7
0.17
(a)
Also referred to as "Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to GE common shareowners"
In the below discussion, GE Industrial refers to GE excluding the continuing operations of GE Capital. Industrial segment refers to the
sum of our seven industrial reporting segments, without giving effect to corporate items or the elimination of transactions among such
segments and between these segments and our Financial Services segment.
EARNINGS COMMENTARY: 2017 – 2016
Consolidated continuing earnings decreased $15.0 billion, driven by decreased GE Industrial continuing earnings of $6.5 billion,
increased Financial Services losses of $5.5 billion, increased GE Industrial income taxes of $2.3 billion and increased interest and other
financial charges of $0.7 billion.
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GE Industrial earnings decreased $6.5 billion, or 49%, driven by a decrease in Corporate profit of $3.6 billion and a decrease in
industrial segment profit of $2.9 billion.
Corporate profit decreased $3.6 billion primarily attributable to increased non-cash charges of $2.9 billion including goodwill
impairment of $1.2 billion, a power plant asset impairment of $0.3 billion, and charges associated with businesses classified as
held for sale including the substantial majority of our Lighting segment for $0.8 billion and two nonstrategic Aviation businesses for
$0.6 billion. In addition, Corporate recorded lower gains of $1.5 billion. Included in 2016 were gains of $3.1 billion from the sale of
our Appliances business and $0.4 billion from the disposition of GE Asset Management, while 2017 included a gain of $1.9 billion
from the sale of our Water business. Pension costs were also $0.2 billion higher, partially offset by decreased restructuring and
other costs of $0.5 billion and decreased Adjusted Corporate operating costs* of $0.5 billion.
Industrial segment profit decreased $2.9 billion, or 16%, with decreases at Power, Oil & Gas and Transportation partially offset by
higher earnings at Aviation, Healthcare, Renewable Energy and Lighting. This decrease in industrial segment profit was primarily
driven by restructuring costs related to Baker Hughes of $0.7 billion and the net effects of dispositions of $0.2 billion, largely
associated with Appliances, partially offset by the net effects of acquisitions of $0.3 billion, largely associated with Baker Hughes.
Excluding these items, industrial segment organic profit* decreased $2.3 billion.
Foreign exchange adversely affected GE Industrial operating earnings* by an insignificant amount in 2017.
Financial Services losses increased $5.5 billion, primarily due to a $6.2 billion after-tax charge related to the completion of GE
Capital's insurance premium deficiency review, as well as EFS strategic actions resulting in $1.8 billion of after-tax charges in
addition to higher impairments, partially offset by lower headquarters and treasury operation expenses associated with the GE
Capital Exit Plan, higher tax benefits including the effects of U.S. tax reform and lower preferred dividend expenses associated with
the January 2016 preferred equity exchange.
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EARNINGS COMMENTARY: 2016 – 2015
Consolidated continuing earnings increased $7.5 billion, driven by decreased Financial Services losses of $6.7 billion, increased GE
Industrial continuing earnings of $0.5 billion and decreased net GE Industrial income taxes, interest and financial charges of $0.2 billion.
GE Industrial earnings increased $0.5 billion due to an increase in Corporate profit of $0.9 billion, partially offset by a decrease
•
in industrial segment profit of $0.4 billion.
Corporate profit increased $0.9 billion, or 17%, driven by higher gains of $1.9 billion. Included in 2016 are gains of $3.1 billion from
the sale of our Appliances business and $0.4 billion from the sale of GE Asset Management, while 2015 included gains of $0.6
billion from the sale of our Signaling business and $0.5 billion from a settlement related to the NBCU transaction. In addition,
pension costs were $0.7 billion lower, partially offset by $1.8 billion of higher restructuring and other charges primarily related to
Alstom.
Industrial segment profit decreased $0.4 billion, or 2%, with decreases at Oil & Gas, Lighting, and Transportation partially offset by
increases at Aviation, Power, Healthcare and Renewable Energy. This decrease in industrial segment profit was primarily driven by
the net effects of dispositions of $0.5 billion, largely associated with Appliances, offset by the net effect of acquisitions of $0.9
billion, largely associated with Alstom. Excluding these items, industrial segment organic profit* decreased $0.8 billion.
Interest and other financial charges increased $0.3 billion, while GE Industrial income taxes decreased $0.5 billion.
Foreign exchange adversely affected GE Industrial operating earnings* by $0.3 billion in 2016.
Financial Services losses decreased $6.7 billion, or 84%, primarily due to the nonrecurrence of the 2015 charges associated
with the GE Capital Exit Plan.
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See Segment Results and Corporate Items & Eliminations sections within the MD&A for more information. Also, see the Other
Consolidated Information section within the MD&A for a discussion of postretirement benefit plans costs, income taxes and geographic
data.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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GE DIGITAL
GE Digital's activities are focused on assisting in the market development of our digital product offerings through software design,
fulfillment and product management, while also interfacing with our customers. Digital revenues include internally developed software
and associated hardware, including Predix and software solutions that improve our customers’ asset performance. These revenues and
associated costs are largely generated from our operating businesses and are included in their segment results.
Revenues were $4.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of $0.4 billion or 12% compared to revenues of $3.6
billion for the year ended December 31, 2016. These increases were principally driven by Power, Renewable Energy and Non-GE
Verticals. Revenues were $3.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of $0.5 billion or 16% compared to revenues
of $3.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2015. These increases were principally driven by Power, Oil & Gas and Non-GE
Verticals.
Orders were $5.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of $1.1 billion or 27% compared to orders of $4.1 billion for
the year ended December 31, 2016. These increases were principally driven by Oil & Gas, Non-GE Verticals, Power and Renewable
Energy. Orders were $4.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of $0.7 billion or 22% compared to orders of $3.3
billion for the year ended December 31, 2015. These increases were principally driven by Power, Oil & Gas, Non-GE Verticals and
Renewable Energy.
SEGMENT OPERATIONS
REVENUES AND PROFIT
Segment revenues include revenues and other income related to the segment.
Segment profit is determined based on internal performance measures used by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to assess the
performance of each business in a given period. In connection with that assessment, the CEO may exclude matters, such as charges
for restructuring, rationalization and other similar expenses, acquisition costs and other related charges, technology and product
development costs, certain gains and losses from acquisitions or dispositions, and litigation settlements or other charges, for which
responsibility preceded the current management team. Subsequent to the Baker Hughes transaction, restructuring and other charges
are included in the determination of segment profit for our Oil & Gas segment. See the Corporate Items and Eliminations section within
this MD&A for additional information about costs excluded from segment profit.
Segment profit excludes results reported as discontinued operations and material accounting changes. Segment profit also excludes
the portion of earnings or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiaries, and as such only includes the portion
of earnings or loss attributable to our share of the consolidated earnings or loss of consolidated subsidiaries.
Segment profit excludes or includes interest and other financial charges, income taxes, and preferred stock dividends according to how
a particular segment’s management is measured:
•
•
Interest and other financial charges, income taxes and GE preferred stock dividends are excluded in determining segment
profit (which we sometimes refer to as “operating profit”) for the industrial segments.
Interest and other financial charges, income taxes and GE Capital preferred stock dividends are included in determining
segment profit (which we sometimes refer to as “net earnings”) for the Capital segment.
Certain corporate costs, such as shared services, employee benefits, and information technology, are allocated to our segments based
on usage. A portion of the remaining corporate costs is allocated based on each segment’s relative net cost of operations.
SIGNIFICANT SEGMENT DEVELOPMENTS
INCLUSION OF ENERGY CONNECTIONS IN POWER REPORTING SEGMENT
Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the Energy Connections business within the former Energy Connections & Lighting segment was
combined with the Power segment and presented as one reporting segment called Power. As a result of the combination, our GE
Lighting and Current, powered by GE (Current) businesses are now reported as a separate segment called Lighting.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF OUR LIGHTING SEGMENT AS HELD
FOR SALE
In the fourth quarter of 2017, we classified the substantial majority of our Lighting segment as held for sale. In connection with this
determination, we adjusted the carrying value of each business classified as held for sale to fair value, less cost to sell, which resulted
in a pre-tax loss of $0.8 billion. This loss has been recorded at Corporate.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS
SUMMARY OF OPERATING SEGMENTS
(In millions)
Revenues
Power
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting(a)
Total industrial segment revenues
Capital
Total segment revenues
Corporate items and eliminations
Consolidated revenues
Segment profit
Power
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas(b)
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting(a)
Total industrial segment profit
Capital
Total segment profit
Corporate items and eliminations
GE interest and other financial charges
GE provision for income taxes
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
attributable to GE common shareowners
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,
net of taxes and noncontrolling interests
Consolidated net earnings (loss)
attributable to GE common shareowners
General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
$
35,990 $
36,795 $
28,903 $
27,746 $
$
$
10,280
17,231
27,375
19,116
4,178
1,987
9,033
12,898
26,261
18,291
4,713
4,823
6,273
16,450
24,660
17,639
5,933
8,751
6,399
19,085
23,990
18,299
5,650
8,404
116,157
9,070
125,227
(3,135)
122,092 $
112,814
10,905
123,719
(26)
123,693 $
108,609
10,801
119,410
(2,024)
117,386 $
109,574
11,320
120,894
(3,709)
117,184 $
2,786 $
727
220
6,642
3,448
824
93
14,740
(6,765)
7,975
(7,871)
(2,753)
(3,259)
5,091 $
576
1,392
6,115
3,161
1,064
199
17,598
(1,251)
16,347
(4,226)
(2,026)
(967)
4,772 $
431
2,427
5,507
2,882
1,273
674
17,966
(7,983)
9,983
(5,108)
(1,706)
(1,506)
4,731 $
694
2,758
4,973
3,047
1,130
431
17,764
1,209
18,973
(6,225)
(1,579)
(1,634)
(5,907)
(309)
9,128
(954)
1,663
(7,495)
9,535
5,855
26,770
4,824
17,341
21,911
18,200
5,885
8,338
103,269
11,267
114,536
(1,292)
113,245
4,437
485
2,357
4,345
3,048
1,166
381
16,220
401
16,621
(6,002)
(1,333)
(1,667)
7,618
5,475
6
(1)
312
157
36
(315)
(952)
(7,807)
5,698
5,439
$
(6,222) $
8,176 $
(6,145) $
15,233 $
13,057
(a)
(b)
Lighting segment included Appliances for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014, 2015, and through its disposition in the second quarter
of 2016.
Subsequent to the Baker Hughes transaction, restructuring and other charges are included in the determination of segment profit for our Oil &
Gas segment. Oil & Gas segment profit excluding restructuring and other charges* was $899 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS
SEGMENT RESULTS
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Equipment(a)(c)
Services(b)(c)
Total(d)
2017
2016
2015
$
$
58.5 $
57.7
116.2 $
60.6 $
52.3
112.8 $
60.9
47.8
108.6
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
In 2017, $56.3 billion, excluding $2.2 billion related to Baker Hughes*.
In 2017, $54.6 billion, excluding $3.1 billion related to Baker Hughes*.
For the purposes of the MD&A, "services" refers to sales under product services agreements and sales of both goods (such as spare parts and
equipment upgrades) and related services (such as monitoring, maintenance and repairs). For the purposes of the financial statement display of
sales and costs of sales in our Statement of Earnings (Loss), “goods” is required by SEC regulations to include all sales of tangible products, and
“services” must include all other sales, including other services activities.
Industrial segment refers to the sum of our seven industrial reporting segments, without giving effect to corporate items or the elimination of
transactions among such segments and between these segments and our Financial Services segment. Therefore, industrial segment revenues
will not agree to GE revenues as shown in the Statement of Earnings (Loss).
INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT PROFIT AND PROFIT MARGIN
(Dollars in billions)
Segment profit(a)
Segment profit margin
(a)
In 2017, $15.1 billion, excluding $(0.4) billion related to Baker Hughes*.
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY
2017
2016
$
$
14.7
13.3%
$
17.6
15.6%
2015
18.0
16.5%
•
•
•
Industrial segment revenues increased $3.3 billion, or 3%, driven by increases at Oil & Gas primarily due to Baker Hughes,
Renewable Energy, Aviation and Healthcare, partially offset by decreases at Power, Transportation and Lighting.
Industrial segment profit decreased $2.9 billion, or 16%, primarily due to lower earnings at Power driven by negative variable
cost productivity, Oil & Gas primarily due to restructuring costs associated with Baker Hughes, and Transportation driven by
lower volume and negative variable cost productivity. These decreases were partially offset by higher earnings at Aviation,
Healthcare, Renewable Energy and Lighting.
Industrial segment margin decreased 230 basis points to 13.3% in 2017 from 15.6% in 2016 driven by negative cost
productivity, price pressure and business mix. The decrease in industrial segment margin reflects decreases at Power, Oil &
Gas and Transportation, offset by increases at Aviation, Renewable Energy, Healthcare and Lighting.
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY
•
•
•
•
Industrial segment revenues increased $4.2 billion, or 4%, primarily driven by increases at Power and Renewable Energy,
mainly due to the effects of the Alstom acquisition, as well as an organic* increase at Renewable Energy, partially offset by
lower revenues at Oil & Gas and Transportation, including the effects of foreign currency exchange of $0.3 billion at Oil & Gas.
Industrial segment acquisition revenues, driven by Alstom, were partially offset by the effects of disposition revenues related to
the sale of Appliances in the second quarter of 2016 and sales of Meters, Intelligent Platforms Embedded Systems Products
and Signaling businesses in 2015.
Industrial segment profit decreased $0.4 billion, or 2%, mainly driven by lower earnings organically* at Oil & Gas, Lighting and
Transportation, as well as an unfavorable impact of foreign exchange, partially offset by higher earnings at Aviation, Power,
Healthcare and Renewable Energy.
Industrial segment profit margin decreased 90 basis points to 15.6% in 2016 from 16.5% in 2015, primarily driven by the
effects of Alstom results. Excluding Alstom*, industrial segment profit margin was 16.8%, compared with 17.0% in 2015,
reflecting core decreases at Power, Oil & Gas and Lighting, that more than offset increases at Aviation, Healthcare and
Transportation.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | POWER
POWER
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Leader: Russell Stokes
• Senior Vice President, GE and President &
CEO, GE Power
• Over 20 years of service with General
Electric
Products & Services
Headquarters & Operations
• 29% of total segment revenues
• 31% of industrial segment revenues
• 19% of industrial segment profit
• Headquarters: Schenectady, NY
• Serving customers in 150+ countries
• Employees: approximately 83,500
Power serves power generation, industrial, government and other customers worldwide with products and services
related to energy production and water reuse. Our products and technologies harness resources such as oil, gas,
coal, diesel, nuclear and water to produce electric power and include gas and steam turbines, full balance of plant,
upgrade and service solutions, as well as data-leveraging software.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Gas Power Systems – offers a wide spectrum of heavy-duty and aeroderivative gas turbines for utilities, independent power
producers and numerous industrial applications, ranging from small, mobile power to utility scale power plants.
Steam Power Systems – offers steam power technology for coal and nuclear applications including boilers, generators, steam
turbines and Air Quality Control Systems (AQCS) to help efficiently produce power and provide performance over the life of a
power plant.
Power Services – delivers maintenance, service and upgrade solutions across total plant assets and over their operational
lifecycle, leveraging the Industrial Internet to improve the performance of such solutions.
Distributed Power – provides technology-based products and services to generate reliable and efficient power at or near the point
of use. The product portfolio features highly efficient, fuel flexible industrial gas engines, including Jenbacher and Waukesha
engines, that generate power for numerous industries globally.
GE Hitachi Nuclear – offers advanced reactor technologies solutions, including reactors, fuels and support services for boiling
water reactors, through joint ventures with Hitachi and Toshiba, for safety, reliability and performance for nuclear fleets.
Industrial Solutions - creates advanced technologies that safely, reliably and efficiently distribute and control electricity to protect
people, property, and equipment. Offerings include high performance software, control solutions and products such as circuit
breakers, relays, arresters, switchgear and panel boards. The portfolio supports the commercial, data center, healthcare, mining,
renewable energy, oil & gas, water and telecommunication sectors.
Grid Solutions - a GE and Alstom joint venture that offers products and services, such as high voltage equipment, power
electronics, automation and protection equipment and software solutions, and serves industries such as generation, transmission,
distribution, oil & gas, telecommunication, mining and water.
Power Conversion - applies the science and systems of power conversion to provide motors, generators, automation and control
equipment and drives for energy intensive industries such as marine, oil & gas, renewable energy, mining, rail, metals, test
systems and water.
Automation & Controls - serves as the Controls Center of Excellence for GE and partners with GE Digital, the Global Research
Center, and GE businesses around the world to provide control solutions to help customers become more productive and efficient.
• Water & Process Technologies - provides comprehensive chemical and equipment solutions and services to help manage and
optimize water resources across numerous industries and municipalities, including water treatment, wastewater treatment and
process system solutions. This business was sold to Suez in September of 2017 for consideration of $3.1 billion, net of obligations
assumed and cash transferred.
Competition & Regulation
Worldwide competition for power generation products and services is intense. Demand for power generation is global and, as a result,
is sensitive to the economic and political environments of each country in which we do business. Our products and services sold to end
customers are often subject to a number of regulatory specification and performance standards under different federal, state, foreign
and energy industry standards.
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Significant Trends & Developments
•
In June of 2017, we announced the merger of the GE Power and GE Energy Connections businesses to create one power-focused
business called GE Power.
•
In June of 2017, Steve Bolze, former President & CEO of legacy GE Power, announced his retirement with Russell Stokes
assuming the role of President & CEO of the new GE Power business unit.
• We completed the sale of our Water & Process Technologies business to Suez in October 2017.
• We announced our plan to sell our Industrial Solutions business to ABB with a planned completion in the first half of 2018, subject
to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
The new, combined GE Power business, will and has driven better customer focus, fewer redundancies and lower costs. However,
to establish this new structure, we have had to execute significant restructuring actions.
The integration of Alstom’s Thermal and Grid businesses has continued to yield significant efficiencies in supply chain, service
infrastructure, new product development and SG&A costs.
Digital offerings have been developed to further complement our equipment and services business and drive value and better
outcomes for our customers.
The business has continued to invest in new product development, such as our HA-Turbines, reciprocating engines, advanced
upgrades, substation automation, connected controls, micro-grids, energy storage and digital solutions, to expand our equipment
and services offerings.
Subsequent to the large investment needed to develop our HA-Turbines, we expect overall research and development costs to
decrease going forward in order to better align with the economic realities of the end demand markets.
Changing customer behaviors and shifts in demand to new regional markets are requiring offerings that can include extended
scope and financing.
Significant declines in the market have prompted a deeper analysis of inventory utilization and resulted in additional charges
related to slow-moving and obsolete inventory in our Power Services, Gas Power Systems and Power Conversion businesses.
Power faces pressure in the market driven by a changing energy mix with more emphasis on renewables and lower demand for
thermal generation affecting both new unit additions and installed base services.
• Macroeconomic and geopolitical environments, excess capacity in developed markets and continued pressure in oil and gas
applications result in uncertainty for the industry and business.
• We expect the overall market for new gas orders in 2018 to be less than 35 gigawatts, and we are executing restructuring efforts in
2018 to support a market that could be as low as 30 gigawatts next year. We expect restructuring efforts to continue into 2019.
•
In 2017, we reduced structural costs* by $0.8 billion, excluding the effects of acquisition and disposition activity, for the year and
reduced our manufacturing and repair footprint by 15 sites.
• We have made significant changes and are heavily focused on improving our operational and project execution across every
business in Power. We expect operations to stabilize in 2018, with improving execution, a refocused services strategy and strong
execution on cost reduction.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | POWER
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Segment Revenues
SUB-SEGMENT REVENUES
Gas Power Systems(a)
Power Services
Steam Power Systems
Energy Connections(b)
Other(c)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Includes Distributed Power
Includes Industrial Solutions, Grid Solutions, Power Conversion and Automation & Controls
Includes Water & Process Technologies and GE Hitachi Nuclear
ORDERS AND BACKLOG
(Dollars in billions)
Orders
Equipment
Services
Total
Backlog
Equipment
Services
Total
UNIT SALES
Gas Turbines
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2017
2016
$
11.3
$
11.7
6.3
6.8
3.7
8.0
24.7
36.0
$
$
6.5
7.0
4.1
7.5
25.1
36.8
69%
68%
2017
23%
38%
5%
28%
6%
2016
21%
39%
5%
27%
8%
2017
2016
18.0 $
19.0
37.0 $
27.0 $
71.3
98.4 $
21.8
20.8
42.6
26.7
68.9
95.6
$
$
$
$
$
$
2017
102
2016
104
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
SEGMENT REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Equipment
Services
Total
SEGMENT PROFIT AND PROFIT MARGIN
(Dollars in billions)
Segment profit
Segment profit margin
COMMENTARY:
2017 – 2016
Segment revenues down $0.8 billion (2%);
Segment profit down $2.3 billion (45%):
2017
2016
2015
17.8
18.2
36.0
$
$
17.5
19.3
36.8
$
$
13.5
15.4
28.9
2017
2016
2015
2.8
$
7.7%
$
5.1
13.8%
4.8
16.5%
$
$
$
•
•
The power market continues to be challenged by the increasing penetration of renewable energy, fleet penetration for AGPs, lower
capacity payments, utilization, and service outages which decreased 8% from the prior year. In addition, excess capacity in
developed markets, continued pressure in oil and gas applications and macroeconomic and geopolitical environments have
created uncertainty in the industry.
Services revenues decreased primarily at Power Services due to 65 fewer AGP upgrades. Equipment revenues increased primarily
at Gas Power Systems due to higher balance of plant as well as 46 more Heat Recovery Steam Generator shipments, partially
offset by two fewer gas turbine and 55 fewer aeroderivative units. Revenues further decreased due to the disposition of the Water
business in September 2017 and price pressure, partially offset by the effects of a weaker U.S. dollar versus the euro and the
Brazilian real.
The decrease in profit was partially driven by $0.9 billion of charges in the fourth quarter primarily related to slow moving and
obsolete inventory in Power Services, Gas Power Systems, and Power Conversion, a litigation settlement and a bankruptcy of a
distributor. Profit further declined due to negative variable cost productivity, unfavorable business mix due to higher revenues from
lower margin balance of plant volume and fewer higher margin aeroderivative units, and price pressure. These decreases were
partially offset by positive base cost productivity.
2016 – 2015
Segment revenues up $7.9 billion (27%);
Segment profit up $0.3 billion (7%):
•
•
The Alstom acquisition in November 2015 contributed $11.7 billion of inorganic revenue growth in 2016. Core services revenue
increased primarily at Power Services due to 40 more AGP upgrades. Core equipment revenues decreased primarily at Gas Power
Systems due to 42 fewer generators, 11 fewer gas steam turbines, and three fewer gas turbines, partially offset by nine more
aeroderivative units shipped compared to the prior year.
The increase in profit was mainly driven by the effects of the Alstom acquisition. Core profit decreased due to negative variable
cost productivity on lower volume and unfavorable business mix attributable to a shift to the newer H-class gas turbines as these
units carry a lower margin rate than the more mature gas turbine products. These decreases were partially offset by direct material
deflation.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Leader: Jérôme Pécresse
Headquarters & Operations
• Senior Vice President, GE and President &
CEO, GE Renewable Energy
• Former Alstom Renewable Power
Executive Vice President
• 8% of total segment revenues
• 9% of industrial segment revenues
• 5% of industrial segment profit
• Headquarters: Paris, France
• Serving customers in 80+ countries
• Employees: approximately 21,000
Products & Services
GE Renewable Energy makes renewable power sources affordable, accessible and reliable for the benefit of people
everywhere. With one of the broadest technology portfolios in the industry, Renewable Energy creates value for
customers with solutions from onshore and offshore wind, hydro and its wind turbine blade manufacturing business.
With operations in over 40 countries around the world, Renewable Energy can deliver solutions to where its
customers need them most.
•
•
•
•
Onshore Wind – provides technology and services for the onshore wind power industry by providing wind turbine platforms and
hardware and software to optimize wind resources. Wind services help customers improve availability and value of their assets
over the lifetime of the fleet. Digital Wind Farm is a site level solution, creating a dynamic, connected and adaptable ecosystem that
improves our customers’ fleet operations.
Offshore Wind – offers its high-yield offshore wind turbine, Haliade 150-6MW, which is compatible with bottom fixed and floating
foundations. It uses the innovative pure torque design and the Advanced High Density direct-drive Permanent Magnet Generator.
Wind services support customers over the lifetime of their fleet.
Hydro – provides a full range of solutions, products and services to serve the hydropower industry from initial design to final
commissioning, from Low Head / Medium / High Head hydropower plants to pumped storage hydropower plants, small hydropower
plants.
LM Wind Power - designs and manufactures blades for onshore and offshore wind turbines. LM became part of GE after a $1.7
billion acquisition in April 2017 and adds value for GE, as well as external customers worldwide, through advanced rotor solutions,
improved blade efficiency, increased rotor swept-area, proven reliability and a global manufacturing footprint on or close to all major
markets for wind.
Competition & Regulation
Renewable energy is now mainstream and expected to be able to compete subsidy-free with other sources of power generation in time.
While many factors, including government incentives and specific market rules, affect how renewable energy can deliver outcomes for
customers in a given region, renewable energy is increasingly able to compete with fossil fuels in terms of levelized cost of electricity.
However, continued competitive pressure from other wind turbine producers as well as from other energy sources, such as solar
photovoltaic, reinforced by a general move to electricity auction mechanisms, increases price pressure and the need for innovation in
the wind market. As a result, we are investing to keep renewable energy competitive through wind turbine product improvements,
including larger rotors, taller towers and higher nameplate ratings that continue to drive down the cost of wind energy. As industry
models continue to evolve, our digital strategy and investments in technical innovation will position us to add value for customers
looking for clean, renewable energy.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | RENEWABLE ENERGY
Significant Trends & Developments
• Renewable energy has experienced a surge of development in the last decade. Renewable energy capacity additions account for
more than half of all power plant additions worldwide. In the U.S. and beyond, traditional utilities and large brands are increasingly
choosing renewable energy options - including onshore and offshore wind - based on cost as well as environmental benefits.
• Consequently, the renewable energy market is highly competitive, particularly in onshore wind, resulting in significant pricing
pressure.
•
•
•
Visible brands like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are increasingly contracting for output from wind and solar farms directly using
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). GE’s EFS business has enabled several deals of this nature that use wind turbines from GE
Renewable Energy’s Onshore Wind unit.
The onshore wind market continues to see megawatt (MW) growth as customer preference has shifted from 1.X models to larger,
more efficient units.
The market to “repower” existing wind turbines – i.e., upgrade units that have been in service for a number of years to increase
their efficiency and performance – is growing in the U.S. as the existing onshore wind turbine fleet is aging. Repowering allows
customers to increase the annual energy output of their installed base, provide more competitively priced energy and extend the
life of their assets.
• New Product Introductions (NPIs) continue to be a key lever as our customers show a willingness to invest in new technology that
decreases the levelized cost of energy. In September 2017, we introduced a new 4.8 MW turbine with 158 meter rotor diameter
designed to reach the onshore industry’s highest Annual Energy Production rate, reducing the cost of energy for customers with
low to medium wind speed sites.
•
In 2016, we introduced a new software applications suite for the Digital Wind Farm that can reduce maintenance costs by up to ten
percent and deliver one-to-three percent of additional revenue per site. The company announced in July 2017 that the 2,000 MW
Wind Catcher project in Oklahoma, which will be the largest wind farm in the U.S., will use Digital Wind Farm solutions to support
Asset Performance Management and Operations Optimization.
• While the uncertainty created by the U.S. tax reform debate resulted in certain orders being pushed to 2018, it had limited impact
on our fourth quarter of 2017 performance. The final U.S. tax reform legislation preserved the Production Tax Credit (PTC), a
positive outcome for the wind industry. However, while the tax equity market continues to function, the legislation has created some
near-term uncertainty around the amount of available tax equity financing as financial institutions fully evaluate the impacts of the
new tax law.
•
•
Pricing for our Onshore Wind business was down in 2017 due to the impact of auctions in many international markets and the
competitive environment across all renewable sources.
Looking ahead, with a high level of price pressure likely persisting in 2018, we are continuing to focus on taking cost out of our NPI
machines, including the 2.X, in-sourcing blade production and developing larger, more efficient turbines.
• We believe that North America will continue to be a solid market in the near term with two main dynamics at play. First, we expect a
ramp in 2019-2020 leading up to the expiration of the PTC at 100% value in 2020. Second, we expect Repower upgrades to
complement a steadily growing renewable energy market.
• Outside of North America, there continues to be solid growth in India, East Asia, Australia and newer markets in Latin America.
Europe continues to be stable; however, given our relatively smaller market position, we are investing to grow faster than the
market in that region.
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OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
2017
2016
$
4.8
$
1.9
1.0
2.0
0.6
$
$
5.4
10.3
$
$
5.2
1.5
0.8
1.0
0.5
3.8
9.0
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Segment Revenues
53%
42%
2017
86%
3%
11%
2016
89%
3%
8%
2017
2016
$
$
$
$
8.2 $
2.2
10.4 $
8.1 $
6.9
15.0 $
8.5
1.7
10.3
7.8
5.3
13.1
2017
2,825
2016
3,289
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SUB-SEGMENT REVENUES
Onshore Wind
Offshore Wind
Hydro
ORDERS AND BACKLOG
(Dollars in billions)
Orders
Equipment
Services
Total
Backlog
Equipment
Services
Total
UNIT SALES
Wind Turbines
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MD&A
SEGMENT OPERATIONS | RENEWABLE ENERGY
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
SEGMENT REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Equipment
Services
Total
SEGMENT PROFIT AND PROFIT MARGIN
(Dollars in billions)
Segment profit
Segment profit margin
COMMENTARY:
2017 – 2016
Segment revenues up $1.2 billion (14%);
Segment profit up $0.2 billion (26%):
2017
2016
2015
8.1
2.2
10.3
$
$
8.2
0.9
9.0
$
$
5.8
0.5
6.3
2017
2016
2015
0.7
$
7.1%
0.6
$
6.4%
0.4
6.9%
$
$
$
• The renewable energy market remains competitive, particularly in onshore wind. The onshore wind market continues to see
megawatt growth as customer preference has shifted from 1.X models to larger, more efficient units. However, there is significant
competitive pricing pressure driven by onshore turbines.
Services volume increased due to 975 more repower units at Onshore Wind. Equipment volume decreased due to 464 fewer wind
turbine shipments on a unit basis, including the nonrecurrence of certain orders in Europe and ASEAN, or 3% fewer megawatts
shipped than in the prior year. Revenues also increased due to the acquisition of LM Wind in April 2017 which contributed $0.3
billion of inorganic revenue growth in 2017, increased other income including a reduction in foreign exchange transactional losses,
and the effects of a weaker U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian real, partially offset by pricing pressure.
•
The increase in profit was due to positive variable cost productivity, material deflation and increased other income including a
reduction in foreign exchange transactional losses. These increases were partially offset by negative base cost productivity and
price pressure.
2016 – 2015
Segment revenues up $2.8 billion (44%);
Segment profit up $0.1 billion (34%):
•
•
The Alstom acquisition in November 2015 contributed $1.2 billion of inorganic revenue growth in 2016. Core equipment and
services revenues increased due to higher volume at Onshore Wind as a result of increased repowering projects, 420 more wind
turbines shipments and 32% more megawatts shipped than in the prior year. These increases were partially offset by decreased
other income including foreign exchange transactional losses, the effects of a stronger U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian real and
lower prices due to competitive pressure from other wind turbine producers and other energy sources.
The increase in profit was due to higher volume in Onshore Wind and Hydro due to the Alstom acquisition, material deflation, and
product cost-out actions. These increases were partially offset by increased NPI spending on 2 and 3 megawatt units, price
pressure and decreased other income including foreign exchange transactional losses.
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MD&A
SEGMENT OPERATIONS | OIL & GAS
OIL & GAS
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Leader: Lorenzo Simonelli
Headquarters & Operations
• Chairman, President & CEO Baker
Hughes, a GE company
• Over 20 years of service with General
Electric
• 14% of total segment revenues
• 15% of industrial segment revenues
• 1% of industrial segment profit
• Headquarters: London, UK and Houston, TX
• Serving customers in ~120 countries
• Employees: over 64,000
Products & Services
Oil & Gas is a fullstream oilfield technology provider that has a unique mix of integrated oilfield products, services
and digital solutions. We conduct business in more than 120 countries. We operate through our four business
segments: Oilfield Services, Oilfield Equipment, Turbomachinery & Processing Solutions and Digital Solutions.
•
•
•
•
Oilfield Services – provides equipment and services ranging from well evaluation to decommissioning. Products and services
include diamond and tri-cone drill bits, drilling services (including directional drilling technology, measurement while drilling and
logging while drilling), downhole completion tools and systems, wellbore intervention tools and services, wireline services,
drilling and completions fluids, oilfield and industrial chemicals, pressure pumping and artificial lift technologies (including
electrical submersible pumps).
Oilfield Equipment – provides a broad portfolio of products and services required to facilitate the safe and reliable flow of
hydrocarbons from the subsea wellhead to the surface. Products and services include pressure control equipment and
services, subsea production systems and services, drilling equipment and flexible pipeline systems. Oilfield Equipment
operation designs and manufactures onshore and offshore drilling and production systems and equipment for floating
production platforms and provides a full range of services related to onshore and offshore drilling activities.
Turbomachinery & Process Solutions – provides equipment and related services for mechanical-drive, compression and
power-generation applications across the oil and gas industry as well as products and services to serve the downstream
segments of the industry including refining, petrochemical, distributed gas, flow and process control and other industrial
applications. The Turbomachinery & Process Solutions portfolio includes drivers (aero-derivative gas turbines, heavy-duty gas
turbines and synchronous and induction electric motors), compressors (centrifugal and axial, direct drive high speed,
integrated, subsea compressors, turbo expanders and reciprocating), turn-key solutions (industrial modules and waste heat
recovery), pumps, valves and compressed natural gas (CNG) and small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions used
primarily for shale oil and gas field development.
Digital Solutions – provides equipment and services for a wide range of industries, including oil & gas, power generation,
aerospace, metals and transportation. The offerings include sensor-based measurement, non-destructive testing and
inspection, turbine, generator and plant controls and condition monitoring, as well as pipeline integrity solutions.
Competition & Regulation
Demand for oil and gas equipment and services is global and, as a result, is sensitive to the economic and political environment of each
country in which we do business. We are subject to the regulatory bodies of the countries in which we operate. Our products are
subject to regulation by U.S. and non-U.S. energy policies.
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Significant Trends & Developments
•
On July 3, 2017, we completed the transaction to create Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). Under the terms of the deal, we
combined our Oil & Gas business and Baker Hughes Incorporated (Baker Hughes) to create a new company in which GE holds an
ownership interest of approximately 62.5% and former Baker Hughes shareholders hold an ownership interest of approximately
37.5%. Effective July 3, 2017, the operations of Baker Hughes are reported in our Oil & Gas segment. The combined business is a
leading equipment, technology and services provider in the oil and gas industry.
•
Continuing market weakness including lower oil prices has led to reductions in customers’ forecasted capital expenditures and
lower convertible orders, creating industry challenges, the effects of which are uncertain. In addition, decreased U.S. rig count and
lower drilling activity versus prior peaks in the early 2000s has reduced the need for new wells, rigs, and replacement equipment.
• We are also impacted by volatility in foreign currency exchange rates mainly due to a high concentration of non-U.S. dollar
denominated business as well as long-term contracts denominated in multiple currencies.
•
•
•
•
•
In 2017, we experienced several indicators of improvement in activity. Demand for oil was higher than expected due to robust
consumption in North American and revisions to Chinese, Russian and European demand growth expectations.
In 2017, total rig count increased 27% to an average of 2,030 from an average of 1,598 in 2016. This increase was driven by an
increase in North American rig count from 642 in 2016 to 1,082 in 2017, primarily attributable to an increase in land rig count,
partially offset by a decrease in offshore rig count.
Oil prices reached a low early in 2016 due to the impending production increases in Iran after economic sanctions were lifted.
However, during the fourth quarter of 2017, OPEC announced extensions to agreed-upon production cuts, shifting Brent oil prices
higher towards the end of the year.
In North America, customer spending is highly driven by WTI oil prices, which fluctuated significantly throughout the year. Average
WTI oil prices increased to $50.80/Bbl in 2017 from $43.29/Bbl in 2016 and ranged from a low of $42.48/Bbl in June 2017 to a high
of $60.46/Bbl in December 2017.
Outside of North America, customer spending is influenced by Brent oil prices, which also fluctuated significantly throughout the
year. Average Brent oil prices increased to $54.12/Bbl in 2017 from $43.64/Bbl in 2016 and ranged from a low of $43.98/Bbl in
June 2017 to a high of $68.80/Bbl in December 2017.
• While we saw an increase in commodity prices during 2017, we have yet to see a sustained change in customer spending
behavior, and we expect final investment decisions to continue to remain fluid due to continued oil price volatility.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | OIL & GAS
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Segment Revenues
SUB-SEGMENT REVENUES
Turbomachinery & Process Solutions (TPS)
Oilfield Services (OFS)(a)
Oilfield Equipment (OFE)(b)
Digital Solutions
(a)
(b)
Previously referred to as Surface
Previously referred to as Subsea Systems & Drilling
ORDERS AND BACKLOG
(Dollars in billions)
Orders
Equipment
Services
Total(a)
(a)
Included $5.2 billion related to Baker Hughes in 2017
Backlog
Equipment
Services
Total
38 GE 2017 FORM 10-K
2017
2016
$
4.4
$
3.1
2.4
2.3
1.9
3.2
9.8
12.9
76%
2016
50%
6%
27%
17%
3.0
2.6
2.5
4.8
12.8
17.2
$
$
75%
2017
37%
35%
14%
14%
2017
2016
6.8 $
10.4
17.2 $
5.4 $
15.7
21.0 $
3.7
7.4
11.1
6.5
14.3
20.8
$
$
$
$
$
$
MD&A
SEGMENT OPERATIONS | OIL & GAS
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
SEGMENT REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Equipment(a)
Services(b)
Total
(a)
(b)
$5.1 billion, excluding $2.2 billion related to Baker Hughes* in 2017
$7.0 billion, excluding $3.1 billion related to Baker Hughes* in 2017
SEGMENT PROFIT AND PROFIT MARGIN
(Dollars in billions)
Segment profit(a)
Segment profit margin
(a)
(b)
$0.6 billion, excluding $(0.4) billion related to Baker Hughes* in 2017
4.8%, excluding (6.8)% related to Baker Hughes* in 2017
COMMENTARY:
2017 – 2016
Segment revenues up $4.3 billion (34%);
Segment profit down $1.2 billion (84%):
2017
2016
2015
7.2
10.0
17.2
$
$
6.0
6.9
12.9
$
$
8.3
8.1
16.5
2017
2016
2015
$
0.2
1.3%
$
1.4
10.8%
2.4
14.8%
$
$
$
•
•
The oil and gas market remained challenging in 2017. Despite some improvements in activity, there were no significant increases
in customer capital commitments, and oil prices remained volatile for the majority of the year. While oil prices stabilized towards the
end of 2017 and North American rig count increased, major equipment project awards continued to be pushed out in the Oilfield
Equipment and TPS businesses.
The Baker Hughes acquisition in July 2017 contributed $5.2 billion of inorganic revenue growth in 2017. Core equipment revenues
decreased due to lower volume primarily at Oilfield Equipment as a result of the market conditions and lower opening backlog.
Revenues further decreased due to lower oil prices, partially offset by the effects of a weaker U.S. dollar versus the euro and a
reduction in foreign exchange transactional losses.
The decrease in profit was primarily driven by negative variable cost productivity, restructuring and other charges, lower prices and
lower organic volume, partially offset by increased volume from Baker Hughes, deflation and increased other income including a
reduction in foreign exchange transactional losses.
2016 – 2015
Segment revenues down $3.6 billion (22%);
Segment profit down $1.0 billion (43%):
•
•
The oil and gas market continued to be challenging in 2016, primarily due to uncertainty and volatility in oil and gas prices. While
there were indications of positive trends, the industry continued to focus on cost rationalization and capital spending reductions to
align its cost structure with economics conditions.
Core equipment and services revenues decreased due to lower volume across most product lines, primarily in Oilfield Services and
Oilfield Equipment, driven by difficult market conditions resulting in lower capital spending across the oil and gas industry.
Revenues further decreased due to lower oil prices and the effects of a stronger U.S. dollar versus the euro. The Alstom acquisition
in November 2015 contributed $0.1 billion of inorganic revenue growth in 2016.
The decrease in profit was primarily driven by continuing market weakness resulting in lower core volume across all sub-segments
and lower oil prices, which, despite the effects of cost-out initiatives including restructuring actions, drove lower cost productivity.
These decreases were partially offset by material deflation.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | AVIATION
AVIATION
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Leader: David Joyce
• Vice Chairman, GE and President & CEO,
GE Aviation
• Over 30 years of service with General
Electric
Headquarters & Operations
• 22% of total segment revenues
• 24% of industrial segment revenues
• 45% of industrial segment profit
• Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH
• Serving customers in 120+ countries
• Employees: approximately 44,500
Products & Services
Aviation designs and produces commercial and military aircraft engines, integrated digital components, electric
power and mechanical aircraft systems. We also provide aftermarket services to support our products.
•
•
Commercial Engines – manufactures jet engines and turboprops for commercial airframes. Our commercial engines power
aircraft in all categories; regional, narrowbody and widebody. We also manufacture engines and components for business and
general aviation segments.
Commercial Services – provides maintenance, component repair and overhaul services (MRO), including sales of replacement
parts.
•
• Military – manufactures jet engines for military airframes. Our military engines power a wide variety of military aircraft including
fighters, bombers, tankers, helicopters and surveillance aircraft, as well as marine applications. We provide maintenance,
component repair and overhaul services, including sales of replacement parts.
Systems – provides components, systems and services for commercial and military segments. This includes avionics systems,
aviation electric power systems, flight efficiency and intelligent operation services, aircraft structures and Avio Aero.
Additive – provides a wide variety of products and services including additive machines from Concept Laser and Arcam EBM,
additive materials (including metal powders from AP&C), and additive engineering services through our consultancy brand
AddWorksTM. In November 2017, GE Additive also acquired software simulation company GeonX.
•
• We also produce and market engines through CFM International, a company jointly owned by GE and Snecma, a subsidiary of
SAFRAN of France, and Engine Alliance, LLC, a company jointly owned by GE and the Pratt & Whitney division of United
Technologies Corporation. New engines are also being designed and marketed in a joint venture with Honda Aero, Inc., a division
of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Competition & Regulation
The global businesses for aircraft jet engines, maintenance component repair and overhaul services (including parts sales) are highly
competitive. Both U.S. and non-U.S. markets are important to the growth and success of the business. Product development cycles are
long and product quality and efficiency are critical to success. Research and development expenditures are important in this business,
as are focused intellectual property strategies and protection of key aircraft engine design, manufacture, repair and product upgrade
technologies. Aircraft engine orders and systems tend to follow civil air travel and demand and military procurement cycles.
Our product, services and activities are subject to a number of regulators such as by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and other regulatory bodies.
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Significant Trends & Developments
•
Global passenger air travel continued to grow during the year. In 2017, revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) growth outpaced the
five-year average, increasing 7.6%* with strong growth both domestically and internationally and demand exceeding capacity. RPK
growth is expected to remain strong in 2018 although at a lower growth rate.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
In 2017, air freight volume rebounded, and freight ton kilometers (FTKs) grew 9.0%*, particularly in international markets with
demand exceeding capacity for the year.
Passenger load factors globally remained above 80%*.
Airline fuel costs are expected to rise in 2018 due to rising oil prices.
The installed base continues to grow with new product launches. In 2016, through our CFM joint venture, we successfully launched
the LEAP engine for application on the Airbus A320 NEO. Another variant of the engine, applied to the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
entered into in service in 2017. A third variant of the LEAP engine, for the COMAC C919, had its first flight in 2017. We are also
continuing development on the Advanced Turbo Prop program and the GE9X engine, incorporating the latest technologies for
application in the widebody aircraft space. In 2018, we will ship the first Passport engines, powering the Bombardier Global 7000
business jet.
During 2017, Aviation delivered 459 LEAP engines with cost reductions in line with production cost curve expectations. LEAP
reliability and performance specification continued to be on track. We expect to meet our ramp commitments in 2018 with a
production volume of more than 2,000 engines by 2020. This ramp is a significant undertaking, and we have made extensive
investments through our Supply Chain processes and plant infrastructure to manage the production ramp. In addition, we have
utilized a "Run at Rate" program to stress test the system and evaluate materials, manufacturability, training, process maturity,
production line readiness, logistics and vertical supply chain readiness.
The LEAP ramp experienced minor issues with limited interruption to airframe delivery in 2017. All issues have been addressed
within our Supply Chain and in certain cases, minor engine re-designs and field retrofits are underway.
Our digital industrial business is providing insights and operational value for our customers, allowing us to deliver more productivity
beyond our traditional services and assist our customers in solving challenging operational problems. Our digital initiatives,
including analytics on flight operations, technical operations, and advanced manufacturing, are enabling our customers, internal
operations and suppliers to reduce costs, cycle time and improve quality.
On January 2, 2018, GE purchased additional shares of Arcam, AB to bring GE’s total ownership to 96%. On January 11, 2018,
Arcam applied to the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange to commence delisting of the remaining shares. The last day of trading was
January 26, 2018, and GE announced the delisting on January 30, 2018.
• We expect an uptick in military shipments and continue to advance our next generation science and technology programs. 2018
will be a critical year for contract decisions on the next generation combat and helicopter engines.
* Based on the latest available information from the International Air Transport Association
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | AVIATION
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Segment Revenues
SUB-SEGMENT REVENUES
Commercial Engines & Services
Military
Systems & Other
ORDERS AND BACKLOG
(Dollars in billions)
Orders
Equipment
Services
Total
Backlog
Equipment
Services
Total
UNIT SALES
Commercial Engines
LEAP Engines(a)
Military Engines
Spares Rate(b)
2017
2016
$
10.8
$
10.6
6.2
5.6
1.2
3.6
16.6
27.4
$
$
4.5
5.1
1.6
4.5
15.7
26.3
61%
60%
2017
73%
14%
13%
2016
74%
13%
13%
2017
2016
10.6 $
18.9
29.5 $
32.8 $
137.7
170.4 $
10.0
16.3
26.3
33.3
121.3
154.5
$
$
$
$
$
$
2017
2016
V
2,630
2,747
(117)
459
617
77
571
$
23.5 $
18.9 $
382
46
4.6
LEAP engines are a subset of commercial engines
(a)
(b) Commercial externally shipped spares and spares used in time & material shop visits in millions of dollars per day
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MD&A
SEGMENT OPERATIONS | AVIATION
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
SEGMENT REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Equipment
Services
Total
SEGMENT PROFIT AND PROFIT MARGIN
(Dollars in billions)
Segment profit
Segment profit margin
COMMENTARY:
2017 – 2016
Segment revenues up $1.1 billion (4%);
Segment profit up $0.5 billion (9%):
2017
2016
2015
10.8
16.6
27.4
$
$
11.6
14.7
26.3
$
$
11.8
12.9
24.7
2017
2016
2015
$
6.6
24.3%
$
6.1
23.3%
5.5
22.3%
$
$
$
•
•
Global passenger air travel continued to grow with RPK growth outpacing the five-year average and demand exceeding capacity.
Air freight volume volume rebounded, particularly in international markets, with FTK demand also exceeding capacity for the year.
Services revenue increased primarily due to a higher commercial and military spares shipment rate, as well as higher prices.
Equipment revenues decreased due to lower legacy and GEnx Commercial engine shipments, partially offset by more LEAP and
Military engine shipments. Revenues also increased due to the acquisitions of Arcam AB and Concept Laser GmbH in the fourth
quarter of 2016 which contributed $0.2 billion of inorganic revenue growth in 2017.
The increase in profit was mainly due to higher cost productivity driven by structural cost reductions, as well as material deflation,
higher services volume and higher prices. These increases were partially offset by an unfavorable business mix driven by negative
LEAP margin impact.
2016 – 2015
Segment revenues up $1.6 billion (6%);
Segment profit up $0.6 billion (11%):
•
•
Global passenger air travel continued to grow, particularly in international markets including India and China, with RPKs demand
nearly reaching capacity. FTKs also increased despite continuing overcapacity in the market.
Services volume increased due to a higher commercial spares shipment rate, as well as higher pricing in response to higher
material and conversion costs. Equipment revenues decreased due to lower Military shipments, partially offset by higher
Commercial engine shipments driven by the introduction of the LEAP engines.
The increase in profit was mainly due to higher cost productivity driven by favorable SG&A and shop productivity and lower
engineering spend, as well as higher services volume and higher prices. These increases were partially offset by material inflation
and an unfavorable business mix driven by negative LEAP margin impact.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | HEALTHCARE
HEALTHCARE
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Leader: Kieran Murphy
• Senior Vice President, GE and President &
CEO, GE Healthcare
• 10 years of service with General Electric
Products & Services
Headquarters & Operations
• 15% of total segment revenues
• 16% of industrial segment revenues
• 23% of industrial segment profit
• Headquarters: Chicago, IL
• Serving customers in 140+ countries
• Employees: approximately 52,000
Healthcare provides essential healthcare technologies to developed and emerging markets and has expertise in
medical imaging, digital solutions, patient monitoring and diagnostics, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical
manufacturing technologies and performance improvement solutions that are the building blocks of precision health.
Products and services are sold worldwide primarily to hospitals, medical facilities, pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies, and to the life science research market.
•
•
•
Healthcare Systems – provides a wide range of technologies and services that include diagnostic imaging and clinical systems.
Diagnostic imaging systems such as X-ray, digital mammography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), surgical
and interventional imaging and molecular imaging technologies allow clinicians to see inside the human body more clearly. Clinical
systems such as ultrasound, electrocardiography (ECG), bone densitometry, patient monitoring, incubators and infant warmers,
respiratory care and anesthesia management enable clinicians to provide better care for patients every day - from wellness
screening to advanced diagnostics to life-saving treatment. Healthcare Systems also offers product services that include remote
diagnostic and repair services for medical equipment manufactured by GE and by others.
Life Sciences – delivers products, services and manufacturing solutions for drug discovery, the biopharmaceutical industry, and
cellular and gene therapy technologies, so that scientists and specialists can discover new ways to predict, diagnose and treat
disease. It also researches, manufactures and markets innovative imaging agents used during medical scanning procedures to
highlight organs, tissue and functions inside the human body, to aid physicians in the early detection, diagnosis and management
of disease through advanced in-vivo diagnostics.
Healthcare Digital – provides medical technologies, software, analytics, cloud solutions, implementation and services to drive
increased access, enhanced quality and more affordable healthcare around the world. Healthcare Digital’s expertise in artificial
intelligence and operational excellence combines digital and industrial, software and hardware, to deliver integrated digital
solutions that improve outcomes.
Competition & Regulation
Healthcare competes with a variety of U.S. and non-U.S. manufacturers and services providers. Customers require products and
services that allow them to provide better access to healthcare, improve the affordability of care and improve the quality of patient
outcomes. Technology and solution innovation to provide products that meet these customer requirements and competitive pricing are
among the key factors affecting competition for these products and services. New technologies and solutions could make our products
and services obsolete unless we continue to develop new and improved offerings.
Our products are subject to regulation by numerous government agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA),
as well as various laws and regulations that apply to claims submitted under Medicare, Medicaid or other government funded
healthcare programs.
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Significant Trends & Developments
•
In June 2017, Jeffrey R. Immelt, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), announced his retirement with John L. Flannery, former
President & CEO of GE Healthcare, succeeding Mr. Immelt as CEO effective August 1, 2017. Kieran Murphy, former President
& CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences, assumed the role of President & CEO of GE Healthcare effective June 12, 2017.
•
Healthcare global markets continued to expand, predominately in China and emerging markets, and our share of these key
markets grew from the prior year. The key drivers of this global growth were Ultrasound as well as Imaging across most modalities,
as additional hospitals and other healthcare facilities have been built, particularly in emerging markets, and as equipment is
replaced in existing facilities, primarily in developed markets.
• We continue to lead in technology innovation with greater focus on productivity-based technology, services and IT/cloud-based
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
solutions as healthcare providers seek greater productivity and better outcomes.
In 2017, we launched 26 new products in our Imaging and Clinical Care Solutions markets.
In Life Sciences, we launched new products in our contrast imaging and bioprocess portfolios and expanded our cell therapy
business through organic investments and acquisitions.
In Healthcare Digital, we have upgraded our core imaging software, while continuing to enhance our products with new advances
in analytics.
Emerging markets are expected to grow over the long-term with short-term volatility, driven by the long-term trend of expanding
access to healthcare in these markets.
The China market is expected to continue to be a source of growth in 2018 with strong fundamentals in the public market and an
expanding private market.
In the U.S., the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has contributed to accelerated customer consolidation and driven payment reforms,
causing our customers to look for more complete solutions and greater efficiency. However, while the market is strong, it continues
to face uncertainty regarding the future of the ACA. This uncertainty has contributed to slower demand for smaller Ultrasound and
Life Care Solutions purchases that are more subject to near-term decision making.
Underlying demand for biopharmaceuticals is expected to continue to expand with new product introductions complemented by
growing access to these treatments in emerging markets. These trends continue to support the underlying growth of our Life
Sciences franchise which has significant exposure to these end markets.
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2017
2016
$
8.6
$
8.5
3.6
4.5
0.9
0.9
9.8
18.3
54%
2016
70%
7%
23%
3.8
4.9
1.0
0.9
10.6
19.1
$
$
55%
2017
70%
6%
24%
2017
2016
12.4 $
8.1
20.4 $
6.5 $
11.6
18.1 $
11.4
7.8
19.2
5.6
11.2
16.8
$
$
$
$
$
$
MD&A
SEGMENT OPERATIONS | HEALTHCARE
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Segment Revenues
SUB-SEGMENT REVENUES
Healthcare Systems
Healthcare Digital
Life Sciences
ORDERS AND BACKLOG
(Dollars in billions)
Orders
Equipment
Services
Total
Backlog
Equipment
Services
Total
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
SEGMENT REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Equipment
Services
Total
SEGMENT PROFIT AND PROFIT MARGIN
(Dollars in billions)
Segment profit
Segment profit margin
COMMENTARY:
2017 – 2016
Segment revenues up $0.8 billion (5%);
Segment profit up $0.3 billion (9%):
2017
2016
2015
11.0
8.1
19.1
$
$
10.4
7.9
18.3
$
$
9.9
7.8
17.6
2017
2016
2015
$
3.4
18.0%
$
3.2
17.3%
2.9
16.3%
$
$
$
•
•
The Healthcare Systems global market continued to expand, predominately in emerging markets, including China, driven by
Ultrasound as well as Imaging across most modalities. In addition, Healthcare Systems launched 26 new products in 2017, and
Life Sciences continued to expand its business through product launches, organic investments and acquisitions.
Services and equipment revenues increased due to higher volume in Healthcare Systems attributable to growth in Imaging and
Ultrasound supported by new product launches and growth in developing regions such as China and emerging markets. Volume
also increased in Life Sciences, driven by Bioprocess and Contrast Imaging. This growth was partially offset by price pressure at
Healthcare Systems.
The increase in profit was primarily driven by strong volume growth and cost productivity due to cost reduction actions including
increasing digital automation, sourcing and logistic initiatives, design engineering and prior year restructuring actions. In addition,
profit further increased due to the recognition of small gains on the disposition of nonstrategic operations. These increases were
partially offset by price pressure at Healthcare Systems and investments in programs including Digital and new product offerings.
2016 – 2015
Segment revenues up $0.7 billion (4%);
Segment profit up $0.3 billion (10%):
•
•
The Healthcare Systems global market continued to expand, predominately in emerging markets, including China, driven by
Ultrasound as well as molecular imaging within Imaging. In addition, Life Sciences continued to expand its business through
bioprocess market growth and enterprise solutions.
Services and equipment revenues increased due to higher volume in Life Sciences, driven by Bioprocess growth. Healthcare
Systems volume also increased due to increases in Ultrasound and Imaging. Regionally, volume growth was driven by emerging
markets, including China. This growth was partially offset by price pressure at Healthcare Systems.
The increase in profit was primarily driven by strong volume growth and high cost productivity due to the effects of cost reduction
actions including sourcing and logistic initiatives, design engineering, plant transfers from high cost to low cost countries and
restructuring actions. These cost savings were partially offset by price pressure at Healthcare Systems and investments in
programs including Digital.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Leader: Rafael Santana
• Vice President, GE and President & CEO,
GE Transportation
• Over 15 years of service with General
Electric
Products & Services
Headquarters & Operations
• 3% of total segment revenues
• 4% of industrial segment revenues
• 6% of industrial segment profit
• Headquarters: Chicago, IL
• Serving customers in 60+ countries
• Employees: approximately 8,000
Transportation is a global technology leader and supplier to the railroad, mining, marine, stationary power and
drilling industries. Products and services offered by Transportation include:
•
•
•
Locomotives – provides freight and passenger locomotives as well as rail services to help solve rail challenges. We manufacture
high-horsepower, diesel-electric locomotives including the Evolution SeriesTM, which meets or exceeds the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 4 requirements for freight and passenger applications.
Services – develops partnerships that support advisory services, parts, integrated software solutions and data analytics. Our
comprehensive offerings include tailored service programs, high-quality parts for GE and other locomotive platforms, overhaul,
repair and upgrade services and wreck repair. Our portfolio provides the people, partnerships and leading software to optimize
operations and asset utilization.
Digital Solutions – offers a suite of software-enabled solutions to help our customers lower operational costs, increase
productivity and improve service quality and reliability.
• Mining – provides mining equipment and services. The portfolio includes drive systems for off-highway vehicles, mining
equipment, mining power and productivity.
• Marine, Stationary & Drilling – offers marine diesel engines and stationary power diesel engines and motors for land and offshore
drilling rigs.
Competition & Regulation
The competitive environment for locomotives and mining equipment and services consists of large global competitors. A number of
smaller competitors compete in a limited-size product range and geographic regions. North America will remain a focus of the industry
due to the EPA Tier 4 emissions standard that went into effect in 2015.
Significant Trends & Developments
•
Effective November 1, 2017, Jamie S. Miller, former President & CEO of GE Transportation, assumed the role of Chief Financial
Officer, succeeding Jeffrey S. Bornstein. Effective the same date, Rafael Santana, former President & CEO of GE in Latin America,
assumed the role of President & CEO of GE Transportation.
•
•
•
•
Rail carload volumes, especially in North America, began to improve in 2017 from the historical lows reached early in 2017. Parked
locomotives have remained historically high in 2017 but have begun to slowly decrease as carload volume has improved and
velocity has slowed.
Demand for natural resources began to recover in 2017, but commodity prices and mining sector activity remain well below levels
seen during most recent commodity supercycle.
Global locomotive deliveries were down from 749 units in 2016 to 433 units in 2017 due to excess supply of locomotive power in
the North American rail market.
Railroads, especially the Class 1s in North America, have begun to see some recovery in volume in both intermodal and
commodity carloads. We expect railroads will continue to seek capital-efficient opportunities to improve the efficiency of their assets
and network.
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OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Segment Revenues
SUB-SEGMENT REVENUES
Locomotives
Services
Mining
Other(a)
(a)
Includes Marine, Stationary, Drilling and Digital
ORDERS AND BACKLOG
(Dollars in billions)
Orders
Equipment
Services
Total
Backlog
Equipment
Services
Total
UNIT SALES
Locomotives
2017
2016
$
2.4
$
3.0
0.2
0.3
0.9
0.3
1.8
4.7
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.7
1.8
4.2
$
$
43%
37%
2017
31%
51%
10%
8%
2016
44%
42%
7%
7%
2017
2016
2.1 $
3.0
5.1 $
4.8 $
13.2
17.9 $
0.4
3.0
3.4
4.4
15.7
20.1
$
$
$
$
$
$
2017
433
2016
749
V
(316)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
SEGMENT REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Equipment
Services
Total
SEGMENT PROFIT AND PROFIT MARGIN
(Dollars in billions)
Segment profit
Segment profit margin
COMMENTARY:
2017 – 2016
Segment revenues down $0.5 billion (11%);
Segment profit down $0.2 billion (23%):
2017
2016
2015
1.7
2.5
4.2
$
$
2.3
2.4
4.7
$
$
3.2
2.7
5.9
2017
2016
2015
$
0.8
19.7%
$
1.1
22.6%
1.3
21.5%
$
$
$
•
•
The North American market continues to see overcapacity and spending budget cuts by the railroads limiting fleet expansion.
However, carload volume increased 4.8% during the year driven by an increase in coal. With improving carload volume, the
number of parked locomotives has decreased 18% from the prior year.
Equipment volume decreased primarily driven by lower locomotive shipments in North America due to continuing challenging
market conditions. Services revenues increased as railroads are running their locomotives longer, and the recently unparked
locomotives tend to be older units in higher need of servicing and replacements parts, driving an increase in services volume and
parts shipped.
The decrease in profit was driven by lower equipment volume, partially offset by favorable business mix from a higher proportion of
services volume including an increase in earnings in our long-term service contracts. Additionally, cost reduction actions including
restructuring, supply chain initiatives and work transfers to more cost-competitive locations continued during the year.
2016 – 2015
Segment revenues down $1.2 billion (21%);
Segment profit down $0.2 billion (16%):
•
•
The North American market continues to see overcapacity and spending budget cuts by the railroads limiting fleet expansion.
Carload volume decreased 4.5% driven by decreases in coal and petroleum. With declining carload volume, the number of parked
locomotives increased 50%.
Equipment volume decreased primarily driven by lower locomotive shipments in North America due to continued challenging
market conditions. Services revenues also decreased as the parked locomotives tend to be older units that would have been in
need of servicing and replacements parts if they had continued to run, driving a decrease in services volume and parts shipped. In
addition, revenues further decreased due to the disposition of the Signaling business in November 2015.
The decrease in profit was primarily driven by lower volume, partially offset by the effects of cost reduction actions including
material deflation, lower Tier 4 locomotive spend and restructuring actions.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | LIGHTING
LIGHTING
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Leaders: William Lacey & Maryrose Sylvester
Headquarters & Operations
• Vice President, GE and President & CEO,
GE Lighting
• Over 25 years of service with General
Electric
• Vice President, GE and President & CEO,
Current, powered by GE
• Over 30 years of service with General
Electric
• 2% of total segment revenues
• 2% of industrial segment revenues
• 1% of industrial segment profit
• GE Lighting HQ: East Cleveland, OH
• Current, powered by GE HQ: Boston, MA
• Serving customers in 108 countries
• Employees: approximately 7,500
Products & Services
Lighting includes the GE Lighting business, which is primarily focused on consumer lighting applications in the U.S.,
and Current, powered by GE (Current), which is focused on providing energy efficiency and productivity solutions
for commercial, industrial and municipal customers.
•
•
GE Lighting Ð focused on driving innovation and growth in light emitting diode (LED) and connected home technology. The
business offers LEDs in a variety of shapes, sizes, wattages and color temperatures. It is also investing in the growing smart home
category, building a suite of connected lighting products with simple connection points that offer new opportunities to do more at
home.
Current – delivers energy efficiency and productivity solutions for commercial, industrial and municipal customers. We combine
infrastructure technology like LED and solar with new sensor-enabled data networks and digital applications to help our customers
reduce energy costs, better predict spend and gain business productivity insights. We partner with a wide variety of digital
companies to help expand our application catalog, and we offer flexible financing solutions that help our customers achieve faster
payback periods and better long-term value.
Competition & Regulation
Lighting faces competition from businesses operating with global presence and with deep energy domain expertise. Our products and
services sold to end customers are often subject to a number of regulatory specification and performance standards under different
federal, state, foreign and energy industry standards. The potential combination of energy technologies like lighting and solar with
sensor-based data networks is unlocking new Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities for the commercial, industrial and municipal markets
in which Current operates and introducing new competitors.
Significant Trends & Developments
•
•
In the last decade, the lighting industry has seen a major technology pivot away from traditional lighting products, including
incandescent, halogen and specialty linear fluorescent lamps, to energy-saving LEDs primarily due to continued U.S. energy
efficiency regulations. We estimate half of all residential sockets in the U.S. will convert to LED by 2020. This shift aligns with our
LED focus.
The same LED transition is also happening in the commercial and industrial markets, coupled with an increasing trend toward
digitization in commercial, industrial and retail buildings, as well as growing investment in smart city technology and digital sensing
capabilities for utilities and municipalities. This change is being driven by multiple benefits, including cost reductions associated
with energy savings, space utilization, worker productivity and a longer LED replacement cycle once installed.
The commercial, industrial and municipal markets are largely nascent, with point solution companies gathering data on the edge or
developing specialized apps; no large-scale platform solution has yet emerged in the intelligent buildings and municipal space.
• We classified the substantial majority of our Lighting segment as held for sale in the fourth quarter of 2017. In connection with this
determination, we adjusted the carrying value of each business classified as held for sale to fair value, less cost to sell, resulting in
a pre-tax loss of $0.8 billion recorded at Corporate. In February 2018, we entered into an agreement to sell our GE Lighting
business in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Turkey and our Global Automotive Lighting business to a company controlled by a
former GE executive in the region. The proposed transaction is expected to close in mid-2018, subject to customary closing
conditions and local agreements.
•
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | LIGHTING
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES(a)
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Segment Revenues
SUB-SEGMENT REVENUES(a)
Current
GE Lighting
Appliances
ORDERS AND BACKLOG(a)
(Dollars in billions)
Orders(b)
Equipment
Services
Total
Backlog
Equipment
Services
Total
2017
2016
$
1.5
$
4.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.7
4.8
0.2
—
0.2
0.1
0.5
2.0
$
$
24%
14%
2017
54%
46%
—%
2016
22%
24%
54%
2017
2016
1.1 $
0.1
1.2 $
0.2 $
—
0.2 $
0.6
—
0.6
0.1
—
0.1
$
$
$
$
$
$
(a)
(b)
Lighting segment included Appliances through its disposition in the second quarter of 2016.
Lighting began reporting orders in the third quarter of 2016. Therefore, the 2016 amounts shown represent a partial year of activity.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
SEGMENT REVENUES(a)
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Equipment
Services
Total
SEGMENT PROFIT AND PROFIT MARGIN(a)
(Dollars in billions)
Segment profit
Segment profit margin
2017
2016
2015
1.9
0.1
2.0
$
$
4.6
0.2
4.8
$
$
8.3
0.4
8.8
2017
2016
2015
0.1
$
4.7%
0.2
$
4.1%
0.7
7.7%
$
$
$
(a)
Lighting segment included Appliances for the year ended December 31, 2015, and through its disposition in the second quarter of 2016.
COMMENTARY:
2017 – 2016
Segment revenues down $2.8 billion (59%);
Segment profit down $0.1 billion (53%):
•
•
The traditional lighting market continued to be challenging due to continued U.S. energy efficiency regulations and market shifts
away from traditional lighting products in favor of more energy-efficient, cost-saving options.
The main driver of the decrease in revenues was the Appliances disposition in June 2016. For the remaining Lighting business,
equipment revenues decreased due to lower traditional lighting product sales and LED price pressure, partially offset by LED and
solar growth in Current. In addition, revenues further decreased due to Lighting regional exits outside of North America.
The decrease in profit was due to lower volume driven by the Appliances disposition in June 2016. Excluding this disposition, profit
increased for the remaining Lighting business driven by savings from restructuring, regional exits and decreased investment and
controllable spending. These increases were partially offset by pressure in North America from declining traditional lighting product
sales being only partially offset by increasing LED sales.
2016 – 2015
Segment revenues down $3.9 billion (45%);
Segment profit down $0.5 billion (70%):
•
•
The main driver of the decrease in revenues was the Appliances disposition in June 2016. For the remaining Lighting business,
equipment revenues decreased due to lower traditional lighting product sales and LED price pressure, partially offset by LED and
solar growth in Current.
The decrease in profit was due to lower volume driven by the Appliances disposition in June 2016, increased investment in Current
to align with market shifts, and price pressure, partially offset by the cost savings effects of regional exits outside of North America.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | CAPITAL
CAPITAL
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Leader: Alec Burger
Headquarters & Operations
• Vice President, GE and President, GE
Capital
• Over 25 years of service with General
Electric
• 7% of segment revenues
• Headquarters: Norwalk, CT
• Employees: approximately 4,000
Products & Services
Capital is the financial services division of GE focused on customers and markets aligned with GE’s industrial businesses, whether in
developed economies or emerging markets. We provide financial products and services around the globe that are geared to utilize GE’s
industry specific expertise in aviation, energy, infrastructure, and healthcare to capitalize on market-specific opportunities. In addition,
we continue to operate our run-off insurance operations as part of our continuing operations. Products and services include:
•
•
•
Industrial Finance (IF) – provides exclusive equipment financing solutions globally for the healthcare and additive businesses. In
addition, its Working Capital Solutions business provides working capital services to GE to help optimize cash management.
Energy Financial Services (EFS) – a global energy investor that provides world class financial solutions and underwriting
capabilities for Power, Renewable Energy, and Oil & Gas to meet rising demand and sustainability imperatives.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) – offers commercial aircraft leasing, financing, services, and consulting with the industry’s
broadest range of business solutions.
Competition & Regulation
The businesses in which we engage are subject to competition from various types of financial institutions. Our insurance operations are
subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations. Our insurance operations are regulated by the insurance departments in the states in
which they are domiciled or licensed, with the Kansas Insurance Department being our primary state regulator.
With the rescission of its designation as a nonbank Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI) in June 2016, GE Capital’s
activities are no longer subject to the consolidated supervision of the Federal Reserve or subject to the enhanced prudential standards
set forth in the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and its implementing regulations, including minimum
regulatory capital and liquidity requirements, submission of annual resolution plans, the Volcker Rule and regulatory reporting
requirements.
As of March 30, 2017, GE Capital’s non-U.S. activities are no longer subject to consolidated supervision by the U.K.’s Prudential
Regulation Authority (PRA). This completes GE Capital’s global exit from consolidated supervision, having had its designation as a
nonbank SIFI removed in June 2016.
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Significant Trends & Developments
•
GE Capital paid common share dividends of $4.0 billion to GE during the year ended December 31, 2017.
•
•
•
•
In December of 2017, Rich Laxer, former Chairman and CEO of GE Capital, announced his retirement from GE effective March 31,
2018. Alec Burger assumed the role of President, GE Capital on January 2, 2018.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, we completed the previously reported review of premium deficiency assumptions related to our
run-off insurance operations (North America Life and Health (NALH)). With the completion of that review and NALH’s annual
premium deficiency test, we recorded an increase to future policy benefit reserves of $8.9 billion and impairments of $0.4 billion of
deferred acquisition costs and $0.2 billion of present value of future profits. This resulted in an after-tax charge of $6.2 billion to
earnings in the fourth quarter of 2017. Refer to our Critical Accounting Estimates and Notes 1 and 11 to the consolidated financial
statements for further information.
As a regulated insurance business, NALH is subject to a statutory accounting framework for establishing reserves that requires the
modification of certain assumptions to reflect moderately adverse conditions and other differences from the reserve calculation
under GAAP. Under that framework, we estimate that GE Capital will need to contribute approximately $15 billion of capital to
NALH over the next seven years. GE Capital plans to make a first capital contribution of approximately $3.5 billion in the first
quarter of 2018 and expects to make further contributions of approximately $2 billion per year from 2019 through 2024, subject to
ongoing monitoring by NALH’s primary regulator, the Kansas Insurance Department. GE Capital plans to fund the capital
contributions with its excess liquidity and other GE Capital portfolio actions and does not expect to make a common share dividend
distribution to GE for the foreseeable future. GE is required to maintain specified capital levels at these insurance subsidiaries
under capital maintenance agreements. Refer to our Financial Resources and Liquidity section for further information.
On January 16, 2018, we announced plans to take actions to make GE Capital smaller and more focused, including a substantial
reduction in the size of GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services and Industrial Finance businesses over the next 24 months. Those
actions resulted in goodwill and other asset impairment charges of $1.8 billion on an after-tax basis in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Refer to Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
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SEGMENT OPERATIONS | CAPITAL
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
2017
2016
$
4.4
$
1.5
1.4
0.8
1.0
4.7
9.1
$
6.4
1.4
1.7
0.4
1.0
4.5
$
10.9
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Segment Revenues
52%
41%
SUB-SEGMENT REVENUES
GECAS
Industrial Finance
Insurance and Other Financing
EFS(a)
(a)
EFS revenues reflect impairment charges recorded in 2017, primarily in the fourth quarter.
SUB-SEGMENT ASSETS
GECAS
Industrial Finance
Insurance and Other Financing
EFS
2017
56 %
17 %
33 %
(6)%
2017
26%
17%
50%
7%
2016
49%
11%
34%
6%
2016
25%
15%
53%
7%
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
SEGMENT REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
Revenues
Verticals
Other continuing
Total
SEGMENT PROFIT(a)
(Dollars in billions)
Profit
Verticals
Other continuing
Total
2017
2016
2015
9.0 $
—
9.1 $
10.2 $
0.7
10.9 $
10.4
0.4
10.8
2017
2016
2015
(6.2) $
(0.6)
(6.8) $
1.9 $
(3.1)
(1.3) $
1.7
(9.6)
(8.0)
$
$
$
$
(a)
Interest and other financial charges and income taxes are included in determining segment profit for the Capital segment.
COMMENTARY:
2017 – 2016
Capital revenues decreased $1.8 billion, or 17%, primarily due to higher impairments ($1.3 billion) and organic revenue declines ($0.5
billion).
Capital losses increased $5.5 billion, primarily due to the completion of our insurance premium deficiency review ($6.2 billion), EFS
strategic actions ($1.8 billion) and higher impairments ($0.4 billion), partially offset by lower headquarters and treasury operations
expenses associated with the GE Capital Exit Plan ($1.6 billion), higher tax benefits ($1.0 billion) including the effects of U.S. tax reform
and lower preferred dividend expenses associated with the January 2016 preferred equity exchange ($0.2 billion).
• Within Capital, Verticals net earnings decreased $8.1 billion, primarily due to the completion of our insurance premium
deficiency review ($6.2 billion), EFS strategic actions ($1.8 billion) and higher impairments ($0.4 billion), partially offset by
higher tax benefits ($0.2 billion).
•
Other Capital losses decreased $2.6 billion, or 82%, primarily associated with the GE Capital Exit Plan as follows:
•
•
•
•
Lower headquarters operation expenses of $0.8 billion.
Lower treasury operation expenses of $0.8 billion reflecting lower excess interest expense, including costs associated
with the February and May 2016 debt tenders and derivative activities that reduce or eliminate interest rate, currency
or market risk between financial assets and liabilities.
Higher tax benefits of $0.8 billion.
Lower preferred dividend expenses of $0.2 billion associated with the January 2016 preferred equity exchange.
2016 – 2015
Capital revenues increased $0.1 billion, or 1%, primarily due to lower impairments, higher gains and the effects of acquisitions, partially
offset by organic revenue declines, the effects of dispositions and the effects of currency exchange.
Capital net loss decreased by $6.7 billion, or 84%, primarily due to the absence of the 2015 charges associated with the GE Capital Exit
Plan.
• Within Capital, Verticals net earnings increased by $0.2 billion, or 14%, as a result of higher gains ($0.2 billion) and lower
impairments ($0.2 billion), partially offset by the effects of dispositions ($0.1 billion) and core decreases ($0.1 billion).
•
Other Capital net loss decreased by $6.5 billion, or 67%, primarily as a result of:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Lower tax expenses of $6.2 billion primarily related to the nonrecurrence of the 2015 charges for repatriation of
foreign earnings and write-off of deferred tax assets related to the GE Capital Exit Plan.
2016 tax benefits of $1.1 billion primarily related to increased tax efficiency of planned cash repatriations through
increased foreign tax credit utilization of $0.8 billion and an IRS tax settlement of $0.3 billion.
Lower impairment expenses of $0.8 billion resulting from the 2015 impairment of a coal-fired power plant in the U.S.
Higher treasury operation expenses of $1.3 billion reflecting excess interest expense, costs associated with the
February and May 2016 debt tenders and derivative activities that reduce or eliminate interest rate, currency or
market risk between financial assets and liabilities. We expect to continue to have excess interest costs in 2017. We
may engage in liability management actions, such as buying back debt, based on market and economic conditions.
Charges of $0.3 billion associated with the preferred equity exchange that was completed in January 2016.
Higher restructuring expenses of $0.2 billion.
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CORPORATE ITEMS AND ELIMINATIONS
GE CORPORATE ITEMS AND ELIMINATIONS
GE Corporate Items and Eliminations is a caption used in the Segment Operations – Summary of Operating Segment table to reconcile
the aggregated results of our segments to the consolidated results of the Company. As such, it includes corporate activities, including
certain GE Digital activities, and the elimination of inter-segment activities. Specifically, the GE Corporate Items and Eliminations
amounts related to revenues and earnings include the results of disposed businesses, certain amounts not included in industrial
operating segment results because they are excluded from measurement of their operating performance for internal and external
purposes and the elimination of inter-segment activities. In addition, the GE Corporate Items and Eliminations amounts related to
earnings include certain costs of our principal retirement plans, restructuring and other costs reported in Corporate, and the unallocated
portion of certain corporate costs (such as research and development spending and costs related to our Global Growth Organization).
REVENUES AND OPERATING PROFIT (COST)
(In millions)
Revenues
Gains (losses) on disposals(a)
Eliminations and other
Total Corporate Items and Eliminations
Operating profit (cost)
Gains (losses) on disposals(a)
Principal retirement plans(b)
Restructuring and other charges
Eliminations and other
Total Corporate Items and Eliminations
2017
2016
2015
$
$
$
$
552 $
(3,687)
(3,135) $
520 $
(2,236)
(4,561)
(1,593)
(7,871) $
3,444 $
(3,471)
(26) $
3,444 $
(2,044)
(3,578)
(2,048)
(4,226) $
1,497
(3,521)
(2,024)
1,497
(2,760)
(1,734)
(2,111)
(5,108)
(a)
(b)
Includes gains (losses) on disposed or held for sale businesses.
Included non-operating pension cost* of $2.3 billion, $2.1 billion and $2.8 billion in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which includes expected
return on plan assets, interest costs and non-cash amortization of actuarial gains and losses.
Operating corporate costs* exclude non-service-related pension costs of our principal pension plans, which comprise interest costs,
expected return on plan assets and amortization of actuarial gains/losses. Service cost, prior service cost and curtailment loss
components of our principal pension plans are included in operating corporate costs*. We believe that these components of pension
cost better reflect the ongoing service-related costs of providing pension benefits to our employees. Accordingly, we believe that our
measure of operating corporate costs* (see reconciliation below) provides management and investors with a useful measure of the
operational costs incurred outside of our businesses. We believe that this measure, considered along with the corresponding GAAP
measure, provides management and investors with additional information for comparison of our operating corporate costs* to the
operating corporate costs of other companies.
We also believe that adjusting operating corporate costs* to exclude the effects of items that are not closely associated with ongoing
corporate operations (see reconciliation below), such as earnings of previously divested businesses, gains and losses on disposed and
held for sale businesses, restructuring and other charges provides management and investors with a meaningful measure that
increases the period-to-period comparability of our ongoing corporate costs.
CORPORATE COSTS
(In millions)
Total Corporate Items and Eliminations (GAAP)
Less non-operating pension cost (Non-GAAP)
Total Corporate costs (operating) (Non-GAAP)
Less restructuring and other charges and gains (losses)
Adjusted Corporate costs (operating) (Non-GAAP)
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
58 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
2017
2016
$
$
$
(7,871) $
(2,278)
(5,592) $
(4,042)
(1,551) $
(4,226) $
(2,052)
(2,175) $
(134)
(2,040) $
2015
(5,108)
(2,764)
(2,344)
(237)
(2,107)
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CORPORATE ITEMS AND ELIMINATIONS
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY
Revenues and other income decreased $3.1 billion, primarily a result of:
•
•
$1.5 billion of lower net gains from disposed businesses which included a $3.1 billion gain from the sale of our Appliance business
to Haier in 2016 and a $0.4 billion gain from the sale of GE Asset Management to State Street Corporation in 2016, partially offset
by a $1.9 billion gain from the sale of our Water business to Suez in 2017.
$1.4 billion of held for sale losses in 2017. This included $0.8 billion related to the substantial majority of our Lighting segment and
$0.6 billion related to two businesses within our Aviation segment.
Operating costs increased by $3.6 billion, primarily as a result of:
•
•
•
•
•
$1.5 billion of lower net gains from disposed businesses which included a $3.1 billion gain from the sale of our Appliance business
to Haier in 2016 and a $0.4 billion gain from the sale of GE Asset Management to State Street Corporation in 2016, partially offset
by a $1.9 billion gain from the sale of our Water business to Suez in 2017.
$1.4 billion of held for sale losses in 2017. This included $0.8 billion related to the substantial majority of our Lighting segment and
$0.6 billion related to two businesses within our Aviation segment.
$1.0 billion of higher restructuring and other charges resulting from a charge of $1.2 billion for the impairment of Power Conversion
goodwill and a charge of $0.3 billion for the impairment of a power plant asset, partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 billion of Oil &
Gas related charges recorded at Corporate.
$0.2 billion of higher costs associated with our principal retirement plans including the effects of lower discount rates.
These increases were partially offset by $0.5 billion of lower costs resulting from restructuring and cost reduction actions.
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY
Revenues and other income increased $2.0 billion, primarily a result of:
•
$1.9 billion of higher net gains from disposed and held for sale businesses, which included a $3.1 billion gain from the sale of our
Appliances business to Haier and a $0.4 billion gain from the sale of GE Asset Management to State Street Corporation in 2016,
partially offset by a $0.1 billion impairment charge related to a potential sale of a non-strategic platform in our Aviation business in
2016. Gains on disposed or held for sale businesses in 2015 included a $0.6 billion gain from the sale of our Signaling business, a
$0.2 billion break-up fee paid by Electrolux AB due to the termination of the agreement to acquire our Appliances business, and
$0.5 billion in other income from a settlement related to the NBCU transaction.
Operating costs decreased $0.9 billion, primarily as a result of:
•
•
•
$1.9 billion of higher net gains from disposed and held for sale businesses, which included a $3.1 billion gain from the sale of our
Appliances business to Haier and a $0.4 billion gain from the sale of GE Asset Management to State Street Corporation in 2016,
partially offset by a $0.1 billion impairment charge related to a potential sale of a non-strategic platform in our Aviation business in
2016. Gains on disposed or held for sale businesses in 2015 included a $0.6 billion gain from the sale of our Signaling business, a
$0.2 billion break-up fee paid by Electrolux AB due to the termination of the agreement to acquire our Appliances business, and
$0.5 billion in other income from a settlement related to the NBCU transaction, and
$0.7 billion of lower costs associated with our principal retirement plans including the effects of higher discount rates.
These decreases were partially offset by $1.8 billion higher restructuring and other charges, which included $0.7 billion of higher
restructuring and other charges associated with the Alstom acquisition.
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CORPORATE ITEMS AND ELIMINATIONS
RESTRUCTURING
Restructuring actions are an essential component of our cost improvement efforts to both existing operations and those recently
acquired. Restructuring and other charges relate primarily to workforce reductions, facility exit costs associated with the consolidation of
sales, service and manufacturing facilities, the integration of recent acquisitions, including Alstom, the Baker Hughes transaction, and
other asset write-downs. We continue to closely monitor the economic environment and may undertake further restructuring actions to
more closely align our cost structure with earnings and cost reduction goals.
RESTRUCTURING & OTHER CHARGES
(In billions)
Workforce reductions
Plant closures & associated costs and other asset write-downs
Acquisition/disposition net charges
Goodwill impairment(a)
Other
Total(b)
(a)
(b)
2017
2016
1.1 $
1.3 $
1.9
0.9
1.2
0.2
5.3 $
1.3
0.7
—
0.3
3.6 $
$
$
2015
0.4
0.6
0.4
—
0.3
1.7
The goodwill impairment charge for Power Conversion is recorded in Other costs and expenses in the Statement of Earnings (Loss). See Note
8 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Subsequent to the Baker Hughes transaction, restructuring and other charges are included in the determination of segment profit for our Oil &
Gas segment.
For 2017, restructuring and other charges were $5.3 billion of which approximately $2.4 billion was reported in cost of products/
services, $1.6 billion was reported in selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A), and $1.2 billion was reported in other costs
and expenses. These activities were primarily at Power, Corporate and Oil & Gas. Cash expenditures for restructuring and other
charges were approximately $2.0 billion. Subsequent to the Baker Hughes transaction and beginning in the third quarter of 2017, $0.8
billion of restructuring and other charges was recorded in the Oil & Gas segment. This amounted to $0.7 billion net of noncontrolling
interest. Prior to the Baker Hughes transaction, $0.2 billion of restructuring and other charges related to Oil & Gas was recorded at
Corporate.
For 2016, restructuring & other charges were $3.6 billion of which approximately $2.3 billion was reported in cost of products/services
and $1.2 billion was reported in other costs and expenses (SG&A). These activities were primarily at Power, Oil and Gas and
Healthcare. Cash expenditures for restructuring were approximately $1.7 billion in 2016.
For 2015, restructuring and other charges were $1.7 billion of which approximately $1.0 billion was reported in cost of products/services
and $0.6 billion was reported in other costs and expenses (SG&A). These activities were primarily at Oil & Gas, Power and Corporate.
Cash expenditures for restructuring were approximately $1.0 billion in 2015.
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CORPORATE ITEMS AND ELIMINATIONS
COSTS AND GAINS NOT INCLUDED IN SEGMENT RESULTS
As discussed in the Segment Operations section within the MD&A, certain amounts are not included in industrial operating segment
results because they are excluded from measurement of their operating performance for internal and external purposes. The amount of
costs and gains (losses) not included in segment results follows.
COSTS
(In billions)
Power(a)
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas(b)
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting(a)
Total
GAINS (LOSSES)
(In billions)
Power(a)
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas(b)
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting(a)
Total
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
2017
2016
$
2.0 (f)
$
1.5 (f)
$
$
$
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
3.3
$
2017
1.9 (d)
$
—
—
(0.6) (e)
—
—
0.3
0.8
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.3
3.7
2016
—
—
—
(0.2)
—
—
$
$
(0.8) (e)
3.1 (c)
$
0.5
$
3.0
$
2015
0.5
0.2
0.5
—
0.3
0.1
0.1
1.7
2015
0.1
—
—
—
0.1
0.6
—
0.9
Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the Energy Connections business within the former Energy Connections & Lighting segment has been
combined with the Power segment and presented as one reporting segment called Power. As a result of this combination, our GE Lighting and
Current, powered by GE (Current) businesses are now reported as a separate segment called Lighting. The Lighting segment included the
Appliances business for the year ended December 31, 2015, and through its disposition in the second quarter of 2016.
Subsequent to the Baker Hughes transaction restructuring and other charges are included in the determination of segment profit for our Oil &
Gas segment.
Related to the sale of our Appliances business in the second quarter of 2016.
Related to the sale of our Water business in the third quarter of 2017.
Related to held for sale charges in our Lighting and Aviation businesses in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Included a charge of $1.2 billion for the impairment of Power Conversion goodwill in 2017 and $0.9 billion of Alstom-related restructuring and
other charges in 2016.
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OTHER CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
OTHER CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
INTEREST AND OTHER FINANCIAL CHARGES
Interest and other financial charges amounted to $4.9 billion, $5.0 billion and $3.5 billion in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
GE interest and other financial charges (exclusive of interest on assumed debt) amounted to $2.8 billion, $2.0 billion and $1.7 billion in
2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase in 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily due to higher interest and other financial
charges primarily as a result of monetization programs with GE Capital, as well as an increase in the average long-term debt balance,
partially offset by lower rates on long-term debt.
GE Capital interest and other financial charges (inclusive of interest on debt assumed by GE), was $3.1 billion, $3.8 billion and $2.3
billion in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Included in interest expense were an insignificant amount, $0.6 billion, and $0.2 billion of
debt extinguishment costs in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. GE Capital average borrowings were $103.8 billion, $145.0 billion and
$216.8 billion in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The GE Capital average composite effective interest rate (including interest
allocated to discontinued operations) was 3.1% in 2017, 3.0% in 2016 and 2.6% in 2015. Excluding the effect of debt extinguishment
costs, the GE Capital average composite effective interest rate (including interest allocated to discontinued operations) was 3.1% in
2017, 2.6% in 2016 and 2.6% in 2015. The rate increase from 2016 to 2017 was primarily attributable to higher benchmark interest
rates. See the Liquidity and Borrowings section within the MD&A for a discussion of liquidity, borrowings and interest rate risk
management.
It is our policy to allocate GE Capital interest expense that is either directly attributable or related to discontinued operations. The
allocation is based on a market based leverage ratio, taking into consideration the underlying characteristics of the assets for the
specific discontinued operations. Interest expense that is associated with debt that is not assumed by the buyer or required to be repaid
as a result of the disposal transaction is reflected in other continuing operations after the disposal occurs.
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
BENEFIT PLANS COST
(In billions)
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans
Principal retiree benefit plans
Total
PRINCIPAL PENSION PLANS(a)
Discount rates (December 31)
Expected rate of return
2017
2016
$
$
3.7 $
0.3
—
4.0 $
3.6 $
0.4
0.1
4.1 $
2017
3.64%
7.50%
2016
4.11%
7.50%
2015
4.5
0.4
0.2
5.0
2015
4.38%
7.50%
(a)
Our principal pension plans are the GE Pension Plan and the GE Supplementary Pension Plan.
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY
•
Postretirement benefit plan cost decreased $0.1 billion as lower service cost resulting from fewer active principal pension plan
participants and earnings from pension plan assets were essentially offset by the effects of lower discount rates and higher loss
amortization related to our principal pension plans.
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY
•
Postretirement benefit plans cost decreased $0.9 billion, primarily because of the effects of higher discount rates, lower service
cost resulting from fewer active principal pension plans participants and lower loss amortization related to our principal pension
plans.
• We updated our mortality assumptions at December 31, 2016 based on guidance issued by the Society of Actuaries to reflect
updated rates and methodology for future mortality improvements. The new mortality assumptions decreased our principal pension
plans obligations by $0.6 billion at year-end 2016.
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OTHER CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
Looking forward, our key assumptions affecting 2018 postretirement benefits cost are as follows:
•
•
Discount rate at 3.64% for our principal pension plans, reflecting current long-term interest rates.
Assumed long-term return on our principal pension plan assets of 6.75%, a decrease from 7.5% in 2017.
We expect 2018 postretirement benefit plans cost to be about the same as 2017.
PENSION COSTS
GAAP AND NON-GAAP PENSION COSTS
(In billions)
Principal pension plans cost (GAAP)
Operating pension cost (Non-GAAP)
$
2017
3.7 $
1.4
2016
3.6 $
1.6
2015
4.5
1.7
Our operating pension cost* for our principal pension plans includes only those components that relate to benefits earned by active
employees during the period (service cost, prior service cost amortization and curtailment loss). Non-operating pension cost* elements
such as interest cost, expected return on plan assets and non-cash amortization of actuarial gains and losses are excluded from this
measure.
In 2018, we will adopt ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement
Benefit Cost. See the Other Items - New Accounting Standards section within the MD&A for further information on pension cost
reporting.
FUNDED STATUS OF PLANS
The table below presents the funded status of our benefit plans. The funded status represents the fair value of plan assets less benefit
obligations.
FUNDED STATUS
(In billions)
GE Pension Plan
GE Supplementary Pension Plan
Other pension plans
Principal retiree benefit plans
$
2017
(17.9) $
(6.7)
(4.1)
(5.5)
2016
(19.1)
(6.5)
(5.5)
(5.7)
Our principal pension plans are the GE Pension Plan and the GE Supplementary Pension Plan.
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY
•
•
•
The GE Pension Plan deficit decreased in 2017 primarily due to investment performance, employer contributions and changes in
mortality and salary assumptions, partially offset by lower discount rates and the growth in pension liabilities.
The decrease in the deficit of our other pension plans was primarily attributable to investment performance and employer
contributions, partially offset by liability growth.
The decrease in the principal retiree benefit plans deficit was primarily attributable to employer contributions, partially offset by the
growth in retiree benefit liabilities.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) determines minimum pension funding requirements in the U.S. We made $1.7
billion and $0.3 billion contributions to the GE Pension Plan in 2017 and 2016, respectively. On an ERISA basis, our preliminary estimate
is that the GE Pension Plan was approximately 94% funded at January 1, 2018. The ERISA funded status is higher than the GAAP
funded status (74% funded) primarily because the ERISA prescribed interest rate is calculated using an average interest rate. As a result,
the ERISA interest rate is higher than the year-end GAAP discount rate. The higher ERISA interest rate lowers pension liabilities for
ERISA funding purposes. Our current plan is to fund approximately $6.0 billion of pension contributions to the GE Pension Plan in 2018.
Our projected 2018 contributions satisfy our minimum ERISA funding requirement of $1.5 billion and the remaining $4.5 billion will be a
voluntary contribution to the plan. We do not expect to make any contributions to the GE Pension Plan in 2019.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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OTHER CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
We expect to contribute approximately $0.6 billion to our other pension plans in 2018, as compared to $0.9 billion in 2017 and $0.8
billion in 2016. GE Capital is a member of certain GE Pension Plans. As a result of the GE Capital Exit Plan, GE Capital had additional
funding obligations for these pension plans. These obligations did not relate to the Verticals and were recognized as expense in GE
Capital's other continuing operations. The additional funding obligations recognized by GE Capital were $0.2 billion and $0.6 billion for
the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. See the Intercompany Transactions between GE and GE Capital section
within the MD&A for further information.
We also expect to contribute approximately $0.4 billion to our principal retiree benefit plans in 2018 similar to our actual contributions of
$0.4 billion in both 2017 and 2016.
The funded status of our postretirement benefit plans and future effects on operating results depend on economic conditions, interest
rates and investment performance. See the Critical Accounting Estimates section within the MD&A and Note 12 to the consolidated
financial statements for further information about our benefit plans and the effects of this activity on our financial statements.
INCOME TAXES
GE pays the income taxes it owes in every country in which it does business. Many factors impact our income tax expense and cash
tax payments. The most significant factor is that we conduct business in over 180 countries and the majority of our revenue is earned
outside the U.S., often in countries with lower tax rates than in the U.S. We reinvest most of our foreign earnings overseas to be able to
fund our active non-U.S. business operations. Our tax liability is also affected by U.S. and foreign tax incentives designed to encourage
certain investments, like research and development; and by acquisitions, dispositions and tax law changes. On December 22, 2017, the
U.S. enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“U.S. tax reform”) that lowers the statutory tax rate on our U.S. earnings, taxes historic foreign
earnings at a reduced rate of tax, creates a territorial tax system and enacts new taxes associated with global operations. Our
provisional estimate of the transition tax on historic foreign earnings and the effect on our deferred taxes is described below. Finally, our
tax returns are routinely audited, and settlements of issues raised in these audits sometimes affect our tax rates.
GE and GE Capital file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. This enables GE and GE Capital to use tax deductions and
credits of one member of the group to reduce the tax that otherwise would have been payable by another member of the group. The
effective tax rate reflects the benefit of these tax reductions in the consolidated return. GE makes cash payments to GE Capital for tax
reductions and GE Capital pays for tax increases at the time GE’s tax payments are due.
CONSOLIDATED
(Dollars in billions)
Effective tax rate (ETR)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Cash income taxes paid(a)
(a)
Includes taxes paid related to discontinued operations.
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY
2017
34.6%
(3.0)
2.4
$
2016
(5.1)%
(0.5)
7.5
$
2015
79.2%
6.5
2.5
$
•
•
•
•
•
The consolidated income tax rate for 2017 was 34.6%. This effective tax rate reflects a tax benefit on a consolidated pre-tax loss.
The effective tax rate included a charge of $3.3 billion associated with the provisional estimate of the impact of the transition tax on
historic foreign earnings ($1.2 billion) and the revaluation of deferred taxes ($2.2 billion) as a result of the enactment of U.S. tax
reform.
As discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, the impact of U.S. tax reform on the revaluation of deferred taxes
and the transition tax on historic earnings has been recorded on a provisional basis as the legislation provides for additional
guidance to be issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on several provisions including the computation of the transition tax.
Guidance during 2018 could impact the information required for, and the calculation of, the transition tax charge and could affect
decisions on timing of various U.S. and foreign items, which would further impact the final 2017 amounts included in the transition
charge and the revaluation of deferred taxes. In addition, analysis performed and conclusions reached as part of the tax return
filing process and additional guidance on accounting for U.S. tax reform could affect the provisional amount.
The consolidated tax rate excluding the effect of U.S. tax reform was 72.4%. This effective tax rate was also a tax benefit on a
consolidated pre-tax loss. The tax benefit excluding the impact of tax reform was larger than 35% because of the benefit from
lower-taxed international income compared to losses taxed at higher than the average rate and the benefit of the lower-taxed
disposition of the Water business.
The consolidated tax provision included $3.3 billion and $1.0 billion for GE (excluding GE Capital) for 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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OTHER CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY
•
•
•
•
The consolidated income tax rate for 2016 was (5.1)%. The effective tax rate was negative largely because of increased tax
benefits from global operations including benefits from the repatriation of GE non-U.S. earnings, benefits of integrating our existing
services business with Alstom’s services business and foreign tax credit planning at GE Capital to reduce the tax cost of
anticipated repatriations of foreign cash.
The decrease in the consolidated provision for income tax was attributable to the increased benefit from global operations and the
non-repeat of the 2015 charges associated with the GE Capital Exit Plan.
As discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2015 in conjunction with the GE Capital Exit Plan, we incurred
tax expense of $6.3 billion related to expected repatriation of foreign earnings and write-off of deferred tax assets.
The consolidated tax provision included $1.0 billion and $1.5 billion for GE (excluding GE Capital) for 2016 and 2015, respectively.
BENEFITS FROM GLOBAL OPERATIONS
Absent the effects of U.S. tax reform and the GE Capital Exit Plan, our consolidated income tax provision is reduced because of the
benefits of lower-taxed global operations. There is a benefit from global operations as non-U.S. income is subject to local country tax
rates that are significantly below the historic 35% U.S. statutory rate. Most of these earnings have been reinvested in active non-U.S.
business operations and as of December 31, 2017, we have not decided to repatriate these earnings to the U.S. As a result of U.S. tax
reform, substantially all of our prior unrepatriated tax earnings were subject to U.S. tax and accordingly we expect to have the ability to
repatriate those earnings without additional U.S. federal tax cost and any foreign withholding taxes on a repatriation to the U.S. would
potentially be partially offset by a U.S. foreign tax credit. We will update our analysis of investment of foreign earnings in 2018 as we
consider the impact of U.S. tax reform.
The rate of tax on our indefinitely reinvested non-U.S. earnings is below the historic 35% U.S. statutory tax rate because we have
significant business operations subject to tax in countries where the tax on that income is lower than the U.S. statutory rate and
because GE funds certain non-U.S. operations through foreign companies that are subject to low foreign taxes.
A substantial portion of the benefit related to business operations subject to tax in countries where the tax on that income is lower than
the U.S. statutory rate is derived from our GECAS aircraft leasing operations located in Ireland where the earnings are taxed at 12.5%,
from our Power operations located in Switzerland and Hungary where the earnings are taxed at between 9% and 18.6%, and our
Healthcare operations in Europe where tax deductions are allowed for certain intangible assets and earnings are taxed below the
historic U.S. statutory rate.
We expect our ability to benefit from non-U.S. income taxed at less than the U.S. rate to continue, subject to changes in U.S. or foreign
law. Because the U.S. tax rate has been reduced to 21% beginning in 2018 and because the U.S. has adopted a territorial tax system
as part of U.S. tax reform, the overall tax benefit from non-U.S. operations compared to the U.S. statutory rate will be reduced or
eliminated going forward.
As part of U.S. tax reform, the U.S. has enacted a tax on “base eroding” payments from the U.S. We are evaluating the impact of this
new provision on our operations and intend to undertake restructuring actions to avoid a significant impact from this provision. The U.S.
has also enacted a minimum tax on foreign earnings (“global intangible low-taxed income”). Because we have tangible assets outside
the U.S. and pay a rate of foreign tax above the minimum tax rate, we are not expecting a significant increase in tax liability from this
new U.S. minimum tax. Because aspects of the new law and the effect on our operations is uncertain and because aspects of the
accounting rules associated with the tax on global intangible low-taxed income have not been resolved, we have not made an accrual
for the deferred tax effects of this provision.
BENEFITS FROM LOWER-TAXED GLOBAL OPERATIONS
(In billions)
Benefit of lower foreign tax rate on indefinitely reinvested non-U.S. earnings
GE Capital Exit Plan
Benefit of audit resolutions
Other
Total
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY
2017
2016
0.8 $
0.9 $
—
—
2.8
—
0.1
1.1
3.6 $
2.1 $
2015
1.1
(6.1)
0.2
0.4
(4.4)
$
$
The amounts reported above exclude the impact of U.S. tax reform which is reported as a separate line in the reconciliation of the U.S.
federal statutory income tax rate to the actual tax rate in Note 13. Those impacts include $1.2 billion for the transition tax on historic
foreign earnings and $1.4 billion to write-off deferred tax assets associated with investments in foreign subisidiaries.
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OTHER CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
Included in "other" was an increase in the benefit from 2016 to 2017 from planning at GE Capital to reduce the tax cost of repatriations
of foreign cash and to repatriate high-taxed foreign earnings at GE, partially offset by a decrease in the benefit from repatriation of GE
non-U.S. earnings due to the non-repeat of the benefit of integrating our existing services business with Alstom’s services business.
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY
Our benefit from lower-taxed global operations increased in 2016 because of the nonrecurrence of the 2015 tax expense associated
with the GE Capital Exit Plan and because of benefits from the repatriation of GE non-U.S. earnings, benefits of integrating our existing
services business with Alstom’s services business and foreign tax credit planning at GE Capital to reduce the tax cost of anticipated
repatriations of foreign cash, all of which are included in “other” in the table above.
OTHER INFORMATION
Included in the total charge associated with U.S. tax reform for 2017 is a tax charge of $1.2 billion for the provisional estimate of the tax
charge associated with the transition tax on historic foreign earnings under tax reform. As described above, we expect to finalize this
amount as well as the impact of U.S. tax reform on deferred taxes during 2018. The provisional transition tax is computed on earnings
as measured for U.S. tax purposes, that were reduced by netting of historic tax losses and by partial U.S. tax credit for foreign taxes
paid on the historic earnings. The provisional tax charge is also reduced by $2.6 billion of U.S. tax accrued in prior years on foreign
earnings. We expect the transition tax liability to be offset by accelerated use of deductions and tax credits.
Included in 2015 is a tax expense of $6.1 billion related to the expected repatriation of foreign earnings and write-off of deferred tax
assets in conjunction with the GE Capital Exit Plan.
The tax benefit from non-U.S. income taxed at a local country rate rather than the U.S. statutory tax rate is reported in the caption “Tax
on global activities including exports” in the effective tax rate reconciliation in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements.
A more detailed analysis of differences between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the consolidated effective rate, as well as other
information about our income tax provisions, is provided in the Critical Accounting Estimates section within the MD&A and Note 13 to
the consolidated financial statements. The nature of business activities and associated income taxes differ for GE and for GE Capital;
therefore, a separate analysis of each is presented in the paragraphs that follow.
GE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE (EXCLUDING GE CAPITAL EARNINGS)
We believe that the GE effective tax rate and provision for income taxes are best analyzed in relation to GE earnings before income
taxes excluding the GE Capital net earnings from continuing operations, as GE tax expense does not include taxes on GE Capital
earnings. See the Supplemental Information section within the MD&A for further information on this calculation.
(Dollars in billions)
GE ETR, excluding GE Capital earnings*
GE provision for income taxes
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY
2017
84.8%
3.3
$
$
2016
8.7%
1.0
$
2015
13.8%
1.5
•
•
The GE provision for income taxes increased in 2017 because of the $3.7 billion charge for the provisional estimate of the
transition tax on historic foreign earnings ($2.9 billion) and effect of revaluing our deferred taxes ($0.8 billion).
Excluding the charge associated with U.S. tax reform, the GE tax provision decreased by $1.4 billion. The decrease was due
primarily to a decrease in pre-tax income, excluding non-deductible held-for-sale and impairment losses, which is taxed at above
the average tax rate ($1.6 billion).
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY
•
•
•
The GE provision for income taxes decreased in 2016 because of increased benefits from lower-taxed global operations ($0.3
billion), including benefits from the repatriation of GE non-U.S. earnings and benefits of integrating our existing services business
with Alstom’s services business.
The GE provision for income taxes also decreased due to increases in the benefit from deductible stock losses ($0.4 billion).
Partially offsetting these decreases was a lower benefit of audit resolutions ($0.1 billion) shown below.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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OTHER CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
Resolution of audit matters reduced the GE provision for income taxes by $0.1 billion, $0.2 billion and $0.3 billion in 2017, 2016 and
2015, respectively. The effects of such resolutions are included in the following captions in Note 13 to the consolidated financial
statements.
AUDIT RESOLUTIONS - EFFECT ON GE TAX RATE, EXCLUDING GE CAPITAL EARNINGS
Tax on global activities including exports
U.S. business credits
All other - net
Total
GE CAPITAL EFFECTIVE TAX RATE
(Dollars in billions)
GE Capital ETR
GE Capital provision (benefit) for income taxes
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY
2017
(0.8) %
—
(0.7)
(1.5) %
2016
(1.4) %
—
(0.4)
(1.8) %
2015
(1.5) %
(0.5)
(0.3)
(2.3) %
2017
2016
2015
$
49.9%
(6.3) $
70.3%
(1.4) $
(181.8)%
5.0
•
•
The increase in the tax benefit at GE Capital from a benefit of $1.4 billion in 2016 to a benefit of $6.3 billion is primarily due to the
increase in the pre-tax loss with a tax benefit above the average tax rate including the one-time charge to revalue insurance
reserves.
The GE Capital tax provision included a benefit of $0.4 billion for the provisional estimate of the transition tax on historic foreign
earnings ($1.8 billion benefit) partially offset by the effect of revaluing our deferred taxes ($1.4 billion charge).
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY
•
•
The decrease in the income tax expense for GE Capital from an expense of $5.0 billion to a benefit of $1.4 billion is primarily due to
the nonrecurrence of the $6.3 billion tax expense, discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, related to the GE
Capital Exit Plan.
The GE Capital tax expense also decreased in 2016 due to higher benefits from global operations including foreign tax credit
planning to reduce the tax cost of anticipated repatriations of foreign cash.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Discontinued operations primarily relate to our financial services businesses as a result of the GE Capital Exit Plan and were previously
reported in the Capital Segment. These discontinued operations primarily comprise residual assets and liabilities related to our exited
U.S. mortgage business (WMC), as discussed in MD&A Legal Proceedings and Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements, as
well as our mortgage portfolio in Poland, indemnification liabilities associated with the sale of our GE Capital businesses, and other
litigation and tax matters.
The mortgage portfolio in Poland comprises floating rate residential mortgages, of which approximately 85% are denominated in Swiss
Francs and the remainder in local currency. At December 31, 2017, the portfolio had a carrying value of $3.1 billion with a 1.3% 90-day
delinquency rate and an average loan to value ratio of 74%. The portfolio is recorded at fair value less cost to sell and includes a $0.3
billion impairment, which considered our best estimate of the effect of potential legislative relief to borrowers.
At December 31, 2017, we have provided specific indemnities to buyers of GE Capital’s assets that, in the aggregate, represent a
maximum potential claim of $2.6 billion. The majority of these indemnifications relate to the sale of businesses and assets under the GE
Capital Exit Plan. We have recorded related liabilities of $0.3 billion, which incorporates our evaluation of risk and the likelihood of
making payments under the indemnities. The recognized liabilities represent the estimated fair value of the indemnities when issued as
adjusted for any subsequent probable and estimable losses. Approximately 20% of these exposures are expected to expire within the
next five years, while substantially all indemnifications are expected to expire within the next ten years.
Also, in connection with the 2015 public offering and sale of Synchrony Financial, GE Capital indemnified Synchrony Financial and its
directors, officers, and employees against the liabilities of GECC's businesses other than historical liabilities of the businesses that are
part of Synchrony Financial's ongoing operations.
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OTHER CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION
Included within discontinued operations at December 31, 2017 are an estimated $1.5 billion of exposure related to tax audits and tax
litigation matters for which we have recorded a reserve of $0.5 billion. Additionally, ongoing lawsuits and other litigation matters
represent exposures of $1.3 billion for which we have recorded reserves of $0.1 billion.
See Notes 2 and 21 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information related to discontinued operations.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND EXPOSURES
Our global activities span all geographic regions and primarily encompass manufacturing for local and export markets, import and sale
of products produced in other regions, leasing of aircraft, sourcing for our plants domiciled in other global regions and provision of
financial services within these regional economies. Thus, when countries or regions experience currency and/or economic stress, we
often have increased exposure to certain risks, but also often have new opportunities that include, among other things, expansion of
industrial activities through purchases of companies or assets at reduced prices and lower U.S. debt financing costs.
Financial results of our non-U.S. activities reported in U.S. dollars are affected by currency exchange. We use a number of techniques
to manage the effects of currency exchange, including selective borrowings in local currencies and selective hedging of significant
cross-currency transactions. Such principal currencies are the euro, the pound sterling, the Brazilian real and the Chinese renminbi.
REVENUES
Revenues are classified according to the region to which products and services are sold. For purposes of this analysis, the U.S. is
presented separately from the remainder of the Americas.
GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES
(Dollars in billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Middle East and Africa
Total Non-U.S.
Total
2017
2016
2015
2017-2016
2016-2015
V%
$
46.3
$
53.6
$
53.2
(14) %
1 %
22.6
22.3
11.8
19.1
75.8
122.1
$
20.1
21.4
10.8
17.8
70.1
123.7
$
16.8
19.3
12.0
16.0
64.1
117.4
$
8 %
(1) %
9 %
5 %
Non-U.S. Revenues as a % of Consolidated Revenues
62%
57%
55%
NON-U.S. REVENUES AND EARNINGS
The increase in non-U.S. revenues in 2017 was primarily due to increases of 12% in Europe (primarily due to Baker Hughes), 10% in
Latin America, and 7% in the Middle East and Africa.
The increase in non-U.S. revenues in 2016 was primarily due to increases of 20% in Europe (primarily due to Alstom), as well as growth
in Asia of 11% and Middle East and Africa of 11%, partially offset by Latin America down 10%.
The effects of currency fluctuations on reported results were as follows:
•
•
Increased revenues by $0.6 billion in 2017, primarily driven by the euro ($0.4 billion), the Brazilian real ($0.3 billion), and the Indian
rupee ($0.1 billion), partially offset by decreases in revenue driven by the pound sterling ($0.2 billion).
Decreased revenues by $1.3 billion in 2016, primarily driven by the Brazilian real ($0.2 billion), pound sterling ($0.2 billion), euro
($0.1 billion) and the Chinese renminbi ($0.1 billion).
The effects of foreign currency fluctuations decreased earnings by an immaterial amount in 2017. The effects of foreign currency
fluctuations decreased earnings in 2016 by $0.3 billion.
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ASSETS
We classify certain assets that cannot meaningfully be associated with specific geographic areas as “Other Global” for this purpose.
TOTAL ASSETS (CONTINUING OPERATIONS)
December 31 (In billions)
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Europe
Asia
Americas
Other Global
Total Non-U.S.
Total
2017
188.4 $
119.9
23.9
21.3
18.6
183.6 $
372.0 $
2016
164.2
123.0
25.5
21.1
16.6
186.2
350.4
$
$
$
The increase in total assets included the effects of the Baker Hughes transaction. For major changes in our asset profile during 2017,
see the Statement of Financial Position section within MD&A.
VENEZUELA
We have experienced delays in collecting payments on our receivables from our primary customer in Venezuela, and while our
outstanding receivables are not disputed, we recorded a pre-tax impairment charge of $201 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 to
reflect the expected recoverable value of the trade receivables, financing receivables, contract assets and inventories related to our
operations in Venezuela to service this customer. As of December 31, 2017, our remaining net exposure to this customer was $32
million.
Also during 2017, GE recorded write-offs on other customer receivables of $62 million and an impairment of two buildings of $26
million.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Because GE and GE Capital share certain significant elements of their Statements of Financial Position, the following discussion
addresses significant captions in the consolidated statement. Within the following discussions, however, we distinguish between GE
and GE Capital activities in order to permit meaningful analysis of each individual consolidating statement.
MAJOR CHANGES IN OUR FINANCIAL POSITION DURING 2017
•
•
The Baker Hughes transaction increased total assets (excluding cash assumed as a result of the transaction) by $27.5
billion, primarily due to goodwill of $13.4 billion, property, plant and equipment of $4.9 billion, other intangible assets of $4.1 billion,
current receivables of $2.4 billion and inventories of $1.7 billion. See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements for further
information.
Cash and equivalents decreased $4.8 billion. As of the year ended December 31, 2017, GE Cash and equivalents excluding
BHGE was $11.2 billion and BHGE Cash and equivalents was $7.0 billion.
GE Cash and equivalents increased $7.7 billion due to the issuance of long-term debt of $12.5 billion (including $4.0 billion at
BHGE), GE Industrial CFOA* of $7.0 billion, net activity in loans from GE Capital of $5.9 billion, common dividends from GE Capital
of $4.0 billion, proceeds from business dispositions of $3.1 billion and commercial paper issuance of $1.5 billion, partially offset by
payments of common dividends to shareowners of $8.4 billion, business acquisitions of $6.1 billion (net of $4.1 billion cash
assumed as a result of the Baker Hughes transaction), maturity of long-term debt of $4.0 billion, net PP&E additions of $2.7 billion,
treasury stock net purchases of $2.6 billion, net settlements of derivative hedges of $1.1 billion and additions to internal-use
software of $0.5 billion.
GE Capital Cash and equivalents decreased $12.5 billion primarily due to net repayments of borrowings of $18.7 billion, net activity
in loans to GE of $5.9 billion and payments of dividends to shareowners of $4.3 billion, partially offset by maturities of liquidity
investments of $6.5 billion, cash collections from discontinued operations of $3.1 billion, net collections of financing receivables of
$2.9 billion and proceeds from borrowings assumed by the buyer in a business disposition of $1.8 billion.
See the Statement of Cash Flows section of the MD&A for further information.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Investment securities decreased $5.6 billion, primarily due to maturities of liquidity portfolio investments at GE Capital. See
Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Inventories decreased $2.1 billion (excluding the impact of the Baker Hughes transaction), primarily due to the classification
of businesses as held for sale, liquidations in excess of material inputs and inventory obsolescence write-offs. See Note 5 to the
consolidated financial statements for further information.
Goodwill increased $0.2 billion (excluding the impact of the Baker Hughes transaction), primarily due to the effects of
currency exchange of $1.9 billion, the acquisition of LM Wind Power in our Renewable Energy segment of $1.5 billion and the
acquisition of ServiceMax in Digital of $0.7 billion, partially offset by the classification of various businesses in our Lighting,
Aviation, Healthcare and Power segments as held for sale of $1.6 billion, the impairment of the Energy Financial Services business
goodwill in our Capital segment of $1.4 billion and an impairment of the Power Conversion business goodwill in our Power segment
of $1.2 billion. See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Contract assets increased $3.7 billion. Revenues in excess of billings increased $2.4 billion and $1.1 billion for our long-term
service and equipment agreements, respectively. The remaining increase in contract assets of $0.2 billion is primarily due to an
increase in deferred inventory costs partially offset by a decrease in nonrecurring engineering costs. See Note 9 to the
consolidated financial statements for further information.
Deferred income taxes increased $4.4 billion, primarily due to the increase in reserves for GE Capital's run-off insurance
operations and planning at GE Capital to reduce the tax cost of repatriations of foreign cash, partially offset by the impact of U.S.
tax reform. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Assets of businesses held for sale increased $2.5 billion, primarily due to the classification of various businesses in our
Lighting, Aviation, Healthcare and Power segments as held for sale in 2017, partially offset by the sale of our Water business. See
Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Assets of discontinued operations decreased $8.9 billion, primarily due to the disposition of businesses at GE Capital. See
Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
The Baker Hughes transaction increased total liabilities by $6.8 billion, primarily due to borrowings of $3.4 billion, accounts
payable of $1.1 billion, other GE current liabilities of $1.1 billion and non-current compensation and benefits of $0.7 billion. See
Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Borrowings decreased $5.0 billion (excluding the impact of the Baker Hughes transaction), primarily due to net repayment of
borrowings at GE Capital of $18.7 billion and maturity of long-term debt at GE of $4.0 billion, partially offset by the issuance of
long-term debt at GE of $12.5 billion (including $4.0 billion at BHGE) and the effects of currency exchange of $4.9 billion. See Note
10 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits increased $12.1 billion, primarily due to the
recognition of a premium deficiency arising from our annual test that assessed the adequacy of future policy benefit reserves. See
the Critical Accounting Estimate section of the MD&A and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Liabilities of discontinued operations decreased $3.5 billion, primarily due to the disposition of businesses at GE Capital. See
Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
Common stock held in treasury increased $1.9 billion, primarily due to treasury stock purchases of $3.8 billion (book basis),
partially offset by treasury stock issuances of $2.0 billion.
Noncontrolling interests increased $16.1 billion, primarily due to the recognition of an approximate 37.5% noncontrolling
interest attributable to BHGE's Class A shareholders in conjunction with the Baker Hughes transaction. See Note 8 to the
consolidated financial statements for further information.
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FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY AND BORROWINGS
We maintain a strong focus on liquidity. At both GE and GE Capital we manage our liquidity to help provide access to sufficient funding
to meet our business needs and financial obligations throughout business cycles.
Our liquidity and borrowing plans for GE and GE Capital are established within the context of our financial and strategic planning
processes. Our liquidity and funding plans consider the liquidity necessary to fund our operating commitments, which include purchase
obligations for inventory and equipment, payroll and general expenses (including pension funding). We also consider our capital
allocation and growth objectives, including paying dividends, repurchasing shares, funding debt maturities and insurance obligations,
investing in research and development and acquiring industrial businesses. We define our liquidity risk tolerance under stress based on
liquidity sources, and our liquidity position is targeted to meet our obligations under both normal and stressed conditions.
GE cash and equivalents were $18.2 billion at December 31, 2017, including $7.0 billion at BHGE. At GE, we rely primarily on free cash
flows from our operating businesses and for 2018, proceeds from announced dispositions and planned debt issuances. Cash
generation can be subject to variability based on many factors, including seasonality, receipt of down payments on large equipment
orders, timing of billings on long-term contracts, the effects of changes in end markets and our ability to execute dispositions. In 2018,
our focus is on strengthening our cash position, with a balanced capital allocation plan including organic investments that generate
strong returns, coupled with a competitive dividend payout ratio. We intend to maintain a disciplined financial policy targeting a strong
credit profile.
In 2018, GE expects to incur up to $6.0 billion of incremental long-term debt, primarily to fund the GE Pension Plan. This incremental
debt may consist of new unsecured term debt issued in the external debt markets or intercompany arrangements between GE and GE
Capital, utilizing GE Capital's excess unsecured term debt.
Our 2018 capital allocation plan also considers potential funding of Alstom redemption rights related to certain consolidated joint
ventures, which Alstom has expressed an intent to exercise. See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements for further
information.
GE has available a variety of liquidity management tools to fund its operations, including a commercial paper program, bank operating
lines and short-term intercompany loans from GE Capital which are typically repaid within the same quarter. At GE Capital, we mainly
rely on cash and short-term investments, cash generated from dispositions and cash flows from our businesses to fund our debt
maturities, including the current portion of long-term debt ($14.1 billion at December 31, 2017), and our operating and interest costs.
Based on asset and liability management actions we have taken, GE Capital does not plan to issue any incremental GE Capital senior
unsecured term debt until 2020. GE Capital expects to maintain an adequate liquidity position, primarily as a result of cash and short-
term investments, cash generated from dispositions and cash flows from our businesses. During this period, we expect to continue to
have excess interest costs as asset sales have outpaced our debt maturities. Additionally, as previously communicated, GE Capital
expects to fund approximately $15.0 billion to our insurance subsidiaries over the next seven years, including approximately $3.5 billion
in 2018, subject to ongoing monitoring by the Kansas Insurance Department. GE is required to maintain specified capital levels at these
insurance subsidiaries under capital maintenance agreements.
As of December 31, 2017, GE Capital maintained liquidity sources of $30.9 billion that consisted of cash and equivalents of $25.1
billion, high-quality investments of $5.0 billion and cash and equivalents of $0.8 billion classified within discontinued operations. We
also expect to generate incremental cash of approximately $15.0 billion from planned asset reduction actions over the next two years.
Additionally, while we maintain adequate liquidity levels, we may engage in liability management actions, such as buying back debt,
based on market and economic conditions in order to reduce our excess interest costs.
As part of GE’s previously formulated and communicated plan to incur new long-term debt primarily to fund acquisitions and to
refinance existing debt, we incurred $15.9 billion of incremental long-term debt in 2017 (excluding BHGE), comprising $8.6 billion
equivalent of euro debt issued in the external debt markets and $7.3 billion through intercompany loans from two transactions with GE
Capital in the first and third quarters of 2017. The $8.6 billion equivalent of externally-issued debt consists of €1,750 million of 0.375%
Notes due 2022, €2,000 million of 0.875% Notes due 2025, €2,250 million of 1.50% Notes due 2029 and €2,000 million of 2.125%
Notes due 2037. In lieu of issuing the $7.3 billion of debt externally in the capital markets, GE effected the transactions through GE
Capital, utilizing a portion of its excess unsecured debt resulting from the GE Capital Exit Plan. The loans from GE Capital were priced
at market terms and collectively have a weighted average interest rate and term of 3.5% and 15 years, respectively, and bear the right
of offset against amounts owed by GE Capital to GE under the assumed debt agreement, thereby reducing the intercompany payables
and receivables between GE and GE Capital by $7.3 billion.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, BHGE completed the issuance of $4.0 billion of new senior unsecured debt, consisting of $1,250
million of 2.773% Notes due 2022, $1,350 million of 3.337% Notes due 2027, and $1,350 million of 4.080% Notes due 2047.
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FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
In 2015, senior unsecured notes and commercial paper were assumed by GE upon its merger with GE Capital resulting in an
intercompany receivable and payable between GE and GE Capital. On the GE Statement of Financial Position, assumed debt is
presented within borrowings with an offsetting receivable from GE Capital and on the GE Capital Statement of Financial Position, this is
reflected as an intercompany payable to GE within borrowings. At December 31, 2017, the outstanding assumed debt was $47.1 billion
(see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information). The following table provides a reconciliation of total
short-term and long-term borrowings as reported on the respective GE and GE Capital Statements of Financial Position to borrowings
originally issued by GE and GE Capital.
December 31, 2017 (In billions)
Total short- and long-term borrowings
Debt assumed by GE from GE Capital
Intercompany loans with right of offset
Total intercompany payable (receivable) between GE and GE Capital
Total borrowings issued and outstanding
GE
GE Capital
Consolidated(a)
$
$
$
81.6 $
(47.1)
7.3
(39.8) $
41.7 $
55.4 $
47.1
(7.3)
39.8 $
95.2 $
134.6
—
—
—
134.6
(a)
Included $2.3 billion elimination of other intercompany borrowings between GE and GE Capital.
The following table illustrates the primary components of borrowings originally issued and outstanding by GE and GE Capital.
(In billions)
GE
Commercial paper
Senior notes
Intercompany loans from GE Capital(a)
Other GE borrowings
Total GE excluding BHGE
BHGE borrowings
Total borrowings issued by GE
$
$
$
December 31, 2017
GE Capital
December 31, 2017
3.0
21.0
7.3
3.2
34.5
7.2
41.7
Commercial paper
Senior and subordinated notes
Senior and subordinated notes assumed by GE
Intercompany loans to GE(a)
Other GE Capital borrowings
Total borrowings issued by GE Capital
$
$
5.0
46.4
47.1
(7.3)
3.9
95.2
(a)
The intercompany loans from GE Capital to GE bear the right of offset against amounts owed by GE Capital to GE under the assumed debt
agreement.
LIQUIDITY SOURCES
GE cash and equivalents were $18.2 billion at December 31, 2017, including $7.0 billion in BHGE. GE Capital maintained liquidity
sources of $30.9 billion that consisted of cash and equivalents of $25.1 billion, high-quality investments of $5.0 billion and cash and
equivalents of $0.8 billion classified as discontinued operations. Additionally, at December 31, 2017, GE has $5.3 billion of committed
364-day bilateral operating lines extended by nine banks, which had no outstanding balance at December 31, 2017, as well as $20.0
billion of committed unused credit lines extended by 36 banks in a syndicated credit facility agreement expiring in 2021. In January and
February 2018, GE entered into $15.0 billion of additional committed operating lines extended by six banks, expiring in 2019 and 2020.
GE Capital has the right to compel GE to borrow under certain of these credit lines and transfer the proceeds as loans to GE Capital.
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS
(In billions)
GE(a)
GE Capital(b)
December 31, 2017
$
18.2 U.S.
25.1 Non-U.S.(a)
December 31, 2017
$
13.7
29.6
(a)
(b)
At December 31, 2017, $4.1 billion of GE cash and equivalents was held in countries with currency controls that may restrict the transfer of
funds to the U.S. or limit our ability to transfer funds to the U.S. without incurring substantial costs. These funds are available to fund
operations and growth in these countries and we do not currently anticipate a need to transfer these funds to the U.S. Included in this amount
was $1.2 billion of BHGE cash and equivalents, which is subject to similar restrictions.
At December 31, 2017, GE Capital cash and equivalents of about $0.6 billion were primarily in insurance entities and was subject to regulatory
restrictions.
As a result of U.S. tax reform, approximately $10 billion of GE non-U.S. cash and equivalents at December 31, 2017 can be repatriated
without incremental U.S. federal income tax. Included in this amount was approximately $2 billion of BHGE cash and equivalents.
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COMMERCIAL PAPER
(In billions)
Average commercial paper borrowings during the fourth quarter of 2017
$
Maximum commercial paper borrowings outstanding during the fourth quarter of 2017
Ending commercial paper balance at December 31, 2017
GE
GE Capital
17.3 $
19.7
3.0
6.1
7.0
5.0
GE Capital’s commercial paper maturities have historically been funded principally through new commercial paper issuances, and GE’s
are substantially repaid within the respective quarter.
We securitize financial assets as an alternative source of funding. During 2017, we completed $1.7 billion of non-recourse issuances
and $0.2 billion of non-recourse borrowings matured. At December 31, 2017, consolidated non-recourse securitization borrowings were
$2.0 billion.
EXCHANGE RATE AND INTEREST RATE RISKS
Exchange rate and interest rate risks are managed with a variety of techniques, including match funding and selective use of
derivatives. We use derivatives to mitigate or eliminate certain financial and market risks because we conduct business in diverse
markets around the world and local funding is not always efficient. In addition, we use derivatives to adjust the debt we are issuing to
match the fixed or floating nature of the assets we are originating. We apply strict policies to manage each of these risks, including
prohibitions on speculative activities. Following is an analysis of the potential effects of changes in interest rates and currency exchange
rates using so-called “shock” tests that seek to model the effects of shifts in rates. Such tests are inherently limited based on the
assumptions used (described further below) and should not be viewed as a forecast; actual effects would depend on many variables,
including market factors and the composition of the Company’s assets and liabilities at that time.
•
•
It is our policy to minimize exposure to interest rate changes and their impact to interest and other financial charges. We fund our
financial investments using debt or a combination of debt and hedging instruments so that the interest rates of our borrowings
match the expected interest rate profile on our assets. To test the effectiveness of our hedging actions, we assumed that, on
January 1, 2017, interest rates decreased by 100 basis points across the yield curve (a “parallel shift” in that curve) and further
assumed that the decrease remained in place for the next 12 months. Based on the year-end 2017 portfolio and holding all other
assumptions constant, we estimated that our consolidated net earnings for the next 12 months, starting in January 2017, would
decline by less than $0.1 billion as a result of this parallel shift in the yield curve.
It is our policy to minimize currency exposures and to conduct operations either within functional currencies or using the protection
of hedge strategies. We analyzed year-end 2017 consolidated currency exposures, including derivatives designated and effective
as hedges, to identify assets and liabilities denominated in other than their relevant functional currencies. For such assets and
liabilities, we then evaluated the effects of a 10% shift in exchange rates between those currencies and the U.S. dollar, holding all
other assumptions constant. This analysis indicated that our 2017 consolidated net earnings would decline by less than $0.1 billion
as a result of such a shift in exchange rates. This analysis excludes any translation impact from changes in exchange rates on our
financial results and any offsetting effect from the forecasted future transactions that are economically hedged.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXPOSURE
As a result of our global operations, we generate and incur a significant portion of our revenues and expenses in currencies other than
the U.S. dollar. Such principal currencies are the euro, the pound sterling, the Brazilian real and the Chinese renminbi. The results of
operating entities reported in currencies other than U.S. dollar are translated to the U.S. dollar at the applicable exchange rate for
inclusion in the financial statements. We use a number of techniques to manage the effects of currency exchange, including selective
borrowings in local currencies and selective hedging of significant cross-currency transactions. The foreign currency effect arising from
operating activities outside of the U.S., including the remeasurement of derivatives, can result in significant transactional foreign
currency fluctuations at points in time, but will generally be offset as the underlying hedged item is recognized in earnings. The effects
of foreign currency fluctuations, excluding the earnings impact of the underlying hedged item, decreased net earnings for the year
ended December 31, 2017 by less than $0.1 billion.
As of December 31, 2017, we held the U.S. dollar equivalent of $0.6 billion of cash in Angolan kwanza. As there is no liquid derivatives
market for this currency, we have used Angolan kwanza to purchase $0.4 billion equivalent bonds issued by the central bank in Angola
(Banco Nacional de Angola) with various maturities through 2020 to mitigate the related currency devaluation exposure risk. The bonds
are denominated in Angolan kwanza as U.S. dollar equivalents, so that, upon payment of periodic interest and principal upon maturity,
payment is made in Angolan kwanza, equivalent to the respective U.S. dollars at the then-current exchange rate.
See Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about our risk exposures, our use of derivatives, and the
effects of this activity on our financial statements.
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DEBT AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS, GUARANTEES AND COVENANTS
CREDIT RATINGS
We have relied, and may continue to rely, on the short-term and long-term debt capital markets to fund, among other things, a
significant portion of our operations and significant acquisitions. The cost and availability of debt financing is influenced by our credit
ratings. Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P), and Fitch Ratings (Fitch) currently issue
ratings on GE and GE Capital short- and long-term debt.
On December 4, 2017, S&P lowered the credit ratings of GE and GE Capital short- and long-term unsecured debt to A-1 from A-1+ and
to A from AA-, respectively, with a Stable outlook. On November 28, 2017, Fitch lowered the credit ratings of GE and GE Capital short-
and long-term unsecured debt to F1 from F1+ and to A+ from AA-, respectively, with a Negative outlook. On November 16, 2017,
Moody’s lowered the credit ratings of GE and GE Capital long-term unsecured debt to A2 from A1, with a Stable outlook. The P-1 short-
term rating from Moody’s remained unchanged.
We are disclosing these updates and the ratings below to enhance understanding of our sources of liquidity and the effects of our
ratings on our costs of funds. Our ratings may be subject to a revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization,
and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. For a description of some of the potential consequences of a
reduction in our credit ratings, see “Risk Factors - Financial Risks - Funding access/costs - Failure to maintain our credit ratings, or
conditions in the financial and credit markets, could adversely affect our access to capital markets, funding costs and related margins,
liquidity and competitive position.”
The credit ratings of GE and GE Capital as of the date of this filing are set forth in the table below.
GE
Outlook
Short term
Long term
GE Capital
Outlook
Short term
Long term
Moody's
S&P
Fitch
Stable
P-1
A2
Stable
P-1
A2
Stable
A-1
A
Stable
A-1
A
Negative
F1
A+
Negative
F1
A+
PRINCIPAL DEBT AND DERIVATIVE CONDITIONS
Certain of our derivative instruments can be terminated if specified credit ratings are not maintained and certain debt and derivatives
agreements of other consolidated entities have provisions that are affected by these credit ratings.
Fair values of our derivatives can change significantly from period to period based on, among other factors, market movements and
changes in our positions. We manage counterparty credit risk (the risk that counterparties will default and not make payments to us
according to the terms of our standard master agreements) on an individual counterparty basis. Where we have agreed to netting of
derivative exposures with a counterparty, we offset our exposures with that counterparty and apply the value of collateral posted to us to
determine the net exposure. We actively monitor these net exposures against defined limits and take appropriate actions in response,
including requiring additional collateral.
Swap, forward and option contracts are executed under standard master agreements that typically contain mutual downgrade
provisions that provide the ability of the counterparty to require termination if the long-term credit ratings of the applicable GE entity
were to fall below A-/A3 or other ratings levels agreed upon with the counterparty. In certain of these master agreements, the
counterparty also has the ability to require termination if the short-term ratings of the applicable GE entity were to fall below A-1/P-1.
The net derivative liability after consideration of netting arrangements, outstanding interest payments and collateral posted by us under
these master agreements was estimated to be $0.3 billion at December 31, 2017.
See Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about our risk exposures, our use of derivatives, and the
effects of this activity on our financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS – OVERVIEW FROM 2015 THROUGH 2017
We evaluate our cash flows performance by reviewing our industrial (non-GE Capital) businesses and GE Capital businesses
separately. Cash from operating activities (CFOA) is the principal source of cash generation for our industrial businesses.
All other operating activities reflect cash sources and uses as well as non-cash adjustments to net earnings (loss) including those
related to taxes, pensions, contract assets, intangible amortization, restructuring and gains (losses) on principal business dispositions.
See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements for further information regarding All other operating activities and All other
investing activities for both GE and GE Capital, and All other financing activities for GE Capital.
GE CASH FLOWS
With respect to GE CFOA, we believe that it is useful to supplement our GE Statement of Cash Flows and to examine in a broader
context the business activities that provide and require cash.
The most significant source of cash in GE CFOA is customer-related activities, the largest of which is collecting cash resulting from
product or services sales. The most significant operating use of cash is to pay our suppliers, employees, tax authorities and others for a
wide range of material and services. Dividends from GE Capital represent the distribution of a portion of GE Capital retained earnings,
and are distinct from cash from continuing operations within the GE Capital businesses.
In the following discussion, Net earnings for cash flows represents the adding together of Net earnings (loss) attributable to the
Company, (Earnings) loss from discontinued operations and (Earnings) loss from continuing operations retained by GE Capital,
excluding GE Capital dividends paid to GE.
See the Intercompany Transactions between GE and GE Capital section within the MD&A and Notes 4 and 23 to the consolidated
financial statements for further information regarding certain transactions affecting our consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY:
GE cash from operating activities decreased $18.9 billion primarily due to the following:
•
•
GE Capital paid common dividends to GE totaling $4.0 billion in 2017 compared with $20.1 billion in 2016.
Cash generated from GE Industrial CFOA* amounted to $7.0 billion in 2017 and $9.9 billion in 2016, respectively, primarily due to
the following:
•
•
•
•
•
Net earnings for cash flows plus depreciation and deferred income taxes of $4.2 billion in 2017 compared with $14.1
billion in 2016. Net earnings for cash flows included pre-tax gains of $1.9 billion from the sale of Water in 2017 and $3.1
billion from the sale of Appliances and $0.4 billion from the sale of GEAM in 2016 which are not included in GE Industrial
CFOA* and are instead reflected as a component of total Proceeds from principal business dispositions within Cash from
(used for) investing activities. Net earnings for cash flows included non-cash pre-tax charges and impairments of $2.9
billion related to the classification of certain businesses in our Lighting and Aviation segments as held for sale, Power
Conversion goodwill and a power plant asset in 2017 which are reflected as adjustments to cash provided from operating
activities within All other operating activities. Net earnings for cash flows also included current tax expense of $2.8 billion
in 2017 compared with current tax benefit of $0.1 billion in 2016.
A decrease in cash generated from working capital of $1.2 billion in 2017 compared with 2016. This was primarily due to
an increase in cash used for accounts payable of $2.1 billion, mainly in our Power, Aviation and Renewable Energy
segments, a decrease in cash generated from current receivables of $0.6 billion, mainly in our Oil & Gas segment
(primarily due to the cessation of sales of current receivables to GE Capital in the fourth quarter of 2017), and a decrease
in progress collections of $0.6 billion, including the benefit from the timing of progress collections received in the fourth
quarter of 2017 of approximately $0.7 billion. The decreases in working capital were partially offset by an increase in cash
generated from inventories of $2.1 billion, mainly in our Renewable Energy, Power and Healthcare segments and in our
Appliances business, due to inventory build in the first half of 2016 which did not reoccur in 2017 as a result of the sale of
the business in the second quarter of 2016.
Cash used for contract assets was $4.0 billion in 2017 compared with $3.9 billion in 2016. Cash used for contract assets
in 2017 was primarily due to cumulative catch up adjustments driven by lower forecasted cost to complete the contracts
as well as increased forecasted revenue on our long-term service agreements and the timing of revenue recognized
relative to the timing of billings and collections on both our long-term service agreements and long-term equipment
contracts.
GE Pension Plan contributions of $1.7 billion in 2017 compared with $0.3 billion in 2016.
Higher taxes paid of $2.7 billion in 2017 compared with $2.6 billion in 2016.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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GE cash used for investing activities increased $6.3 billion primarily due to the following:
•
•
•
Business acquisition activities of $6.1 billion, primarily driven by the Baker Hughes transaction for $3.4 billion ($7.5 billion cash
consideration, less $4.1 billion of cash assumed), LM Wind Power for $1.7 billion (net of cash acquired) and ServiceMax for $0.9
billion (net of cash acquired) in 2017, compared with business acquisitions of $2.3 billion in 2016, which included two European
3-D printing companies in our Aviation segment for $1.1 billion (net of cash acquired).
Business disposition proceeds of $3.1 billion, primarily driven by the sale of our Water business for $2.9 billion (net of cash
transferred) in 2017, compared with proceeds of $5.4 billion, primarily driven by the sale of our Appliances business for $4.8 billion
and the sale of GEAM for $0.4 billion in 2016.
Net cash paid for settlements of derivative hedges of $1.1 billion in 2017.
GE cash from financing activities increased $32.0 billion primarily due to the following:
•
•
Net repurchases of GE treasury shares of $2.6 billion and $21.4 billion in 2017 and 2016, respectively.
A net increase in borrowings of $16.0 billion in 2017, mainly driven by the issuance of long-term debt of $12.5 billion, (including
$4.0 billion at BHGE) and long-term loans from GE Capital to GE of $7.3 billion, partially offset by maturity of long-term debt of $4.0
billion and the settlement of the remaining portion of a 2016 short-term loan from GE Capital to GE of $1.3 billion, compared with a
net increase in borrowings of $2.7 billion in 2016, including a short-term loan from GE Capital to GE of $1.3 billion.
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY - CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
GE cash from operating activities increased $13.6 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
GE Capital paid common dividends totaling $20.1 billion and $4.3 billion to GE in 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Cash generated from GE Industrial CFOA* amounted to $9.9 billion in 2016 and $12.1 billion in 2015, respectively, primarily due to
the following:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Net earnings for cash flows plus depreciation and deferred income taxes of $14.1 billion in 2016 compared with $10.3
billion in 2015. Net earnings for cash flows included pre-tax gains of $3.1 billion from the sale of Appliances and $0.4
billion from the sale of GE Asset Management in 2016 and $0.6 billion from the sale of Signaling in 2015 which are not
included in GE Industrial CFOA* and are instead reflected as a component of total Proceeds from principal business
dispositions within Cash from (used for) investing activities. Net earnings for cash flows included restructuring charges of
$3.6 billion and current tax benefit of $0.1 billion in 2016 compared with restructuring charges of $1.7 billion and current
tax expense of $3.3 billion in 2015. Net earnings for cash flows also included settlements related to the NBCU transaction
of $0.5 billion and an Electrolux break-up fee of $0.2 billion in 2015 which did not reoccur in 2016.
An improvement in working capital of $3.6 billion in 2016 compared with 2015. This was primarily due to an increase in
progress collections of $2.9 billion, mainly in our Power and Renewable Energy segments, and an improvement in
accounts payable of $1.4 billion, mainly in our Power segment, partially offset by an increase in inventory build of $1.1
billion, mainly in our Power segment.
Cash used for contract assets of $3.9 billion in 2016 compared with $1.9 billion in 2015, primarily due to cumulative catch
up adjustments driven by lower forecasted cost to complete the contracts as well as increased forecasted revenue and
the timing of revenue recognized relative to the timing of billings and collections on our long-term service agreements.
$1.0 billion increase in income tax payments, including $1.4 billion in taxes related to the 2016 sale of our Appliances
business to Haier.
Higher restructuring payments of $0.6 billion when compared to 2015.
$0.5 billion of 2016 incentive compensation payments due to long-term performance awards. No such payments were
made in 2015.
2016 GE Pension Trust funding of $0.3 billion representing net sale proceeds associated with the July 1, 2016 sale of
GEAM to State Street Corporation.
GE cash used for investing activities decreased $10.8 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
•
Higher proceeds from principal business dispositions of $3.6 billion, primarily driven by the sale of our Appliances business to Haier
for proceeds of $4.8 billion and the sale of GEAM for proceeds of $0.4 billion in 2016, compared to $1.7 billion of total proceeds
from principal business dispositions in 2015.
A decrease in business acquisition activity of $8.1 billion, primarily driven by the acquisition of Alstom for $10.1 billion in 2015.
These decreases were partially offset by the funding of joint ventures of $0.4 billion in 2016, principally related to our Aviation
business (reflected in All other investing activities).
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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GE cash used for financing activities increased $19.2 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
Net purchases of GE treasury shares of $21.4 billion, including $11.4 billion paid under ASR agreements compared to $1.1 billion
in 2015.
This increase in cash usage was partially offset by the following decreases:
•
•
A net increase in borrowings of $0.8 billion, primarily driven by a short-term loan from GE Capital to GE of $1.3 billion in
2016.
Lower dividends paid to shareowners of $0.8 billion due to lower shares outstanding in 2016 as a result of repurchases of
GE treasury shares.
GE CAPITAL CASH FLOWS
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY - CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
GE Capital cash from operating activities increased $3.9 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
Lower cash paid for income taxes and interest of $2.3 billion.
Net increase in cash collateral and settlements received from counterparties on derivative contracts of $1.2 billion and a general
increase in cash generated from earnings (loss) from continuing operations.
GE Capital cash from investing activities decreased $51.8 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
Net proceeds from the sales of our discontinued operations of $1.5 billion in 2017 compared to $59.9 billion in 2016.
• Maturities of $10.4 billion related to interest bearing time deposits in 2016.
•
•
•
Long-term loans from GE Capital to GE of $7.3 billion, partially offset by the settlement of the remaining portion of 2016 short-term
loan from GE Capital to GE of $1.3 billion in 2017, compared to the remaining portion of a short-term loan from GE Capital to GE of
$1.3 billion in 2016.
Net cash paid for derivative settlements of an insignificant amount in 2017 compared to net cash received from derivative
settlements of $0.4 billion in 2016.
These decreases were partially offset by the following increases:
•
•
•
Investment securities of $18.0 billion related to maturities of $6.5 billion in 2017 compared to purchases of investment
securities of $11.5 billion in 2016.
Higher collections of financing receivables of $4.2 billion in 2017.
A general reduction in funding related to discontinued operations.
GE Capital cash used for financing activities decreased $56.7 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
Lower net repayments of borrowings of $19.0 billion in 2017 compared to $58.8 billion in 2016.
GE Capital paid common dividends to GE totaling $4.0 billion in 2017 compared to $20.1 billion in 2016.
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY - CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
GE Capital cash used for operating activities increased $3.1 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
•
Higher cash paid for income taxes of $2.6 billion.
Higher cash paid for interest reflecting excess interest expense, and costs associated with the February and May 2016 debt
tenders.
These increases were partially offset by a net increase in cash collateral received from counterparties on derivative contracts of
$1.7 billion.
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GE Capital cash from investing activities decreased $12.2 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Net proceeds from the sales of our CLL, Consumer and Real Estate businesses of $59.9 billion compared to $79.6 billion in 2015.
Liquidity investments of $11.5 billion purchased in 2016.
Net cash received from derivative settlements of $0.4 billion compared to $4.4 billion in 2015.
An increase in net financing receivables of $1.5 billion, including $4.3 billion in additions, partially offset by $2.1 billion received
from the refinancing of our Receivables Facility and proceeds from the sale of receivables purchased from our Appliances business
of $0.8 billion in 2016.
A short-term loan from GE Capital to GE with remaining principal of $1.3 billion in 2016.
These decreases were partially offset by the following increases:
•
•
•
Investment and maturity of $20.8 billion related to high quality interest bearing deposits reflecting an investment of $10.4
billion in 2015 that matured in 2016.
Other investing activities of $3.9 billion, primarily due to a reduction in net additions to property, plant & equipment of $1.6
billion and an increase in aircraft deposits received of $1.5 billion.
The 2015 acquisition of Milestone Aviation Group resulting in net cash paid of $1.7 billion.
GE Capital cash used for financing activities increased $15.0 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
GE Capital paid common dividends to GE totaling $20.1 billion compared to $4.3 billion in 2015, partially offset by;
Lower net repayments of borrowings of $58.8 billion compared to $59.3 billion in 2015, reflecting $2.1 billion of repayments
resulting from the refinancing of our Receivables Facility in 2016.
GE CAPITAL DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS CASH FLOWS
2017 – 2016 COMMENTARY – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
GE Capital cash used for operating activities-discontinued operations decreased $5.3 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
Lower cash paid for income taxes and interest in 2017.
GE Capital cash used for investing activities-discontinued operations decreased $11.9 billion, primarily due to the following:
The sale of bank deposits for $16.5 billion in net cash paid in conjunction with the sale of GE Capital Bank’s U.S. online deposit
•
platform during 2016.
•
•
The sale of bank deposits and other investments for $1.1 billion in net cash paid related to our Consumer platform during 2016.
These decreases were partially offset by the following increases:
•
•
Reduction of funding from continuing operations (primarily our treasury operations).
Sale of bank deposits for $0.5 billion resulting in net cash paid related to our Consumer platform during 2017.
GE Capital cash from financing activities-discontinued operations increased $1.1 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
Debt issued of $1.8 billion in 2017 and $1.5 billion in 2016 by a discontinued business sold during the first quarter of 2017.
Lower repayments of borrowings and bank deposit activity of $0.7 billion in 2017.
2016 – 2015 COMMENTARY – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
GE Capital cash used for operating activities-discontinued operations increased $14.3 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
Lower cash generated as a result of certain dispositions in our CLL business of $9.9 billion and Consumer business of $5.9 billion
(primarily resulting from the 2015 split-off of Synchrony Financial), partially offset by our Real Estate business of $2.4 billion. In
connection with the GE Capital Exit Plan, we closed a vast majority of our Consumer business and substantially all of our CLL and
Real Estate business dispositions in 2015 and 2016.
Lower cash paid for interest, partially offset by higher cash paid for income taxes that are included in the above.
GE Capital cash used for investing activities-discontinued operations increased $11.4 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
The sale of bank deposits for $16.5 billion in net cash paid in conjunction with the sale of GE Capital Bank’s U.S. online deposit
platform during 2016.
•
•
The sale of bank deposits and other investments for $1.1 billion in net cash paid related to our Consumer platform during 2016.
These increases were partially offset by Other investing activities of $6.2 billion, primarily higher net cash received on investment
securities of $3.5 billion (including the sale of investment securities resulting from the split-off of Synchrony Financial) and cash
generated from 2015 collections of financing receivables and other investing assets prior to disposition of the underlying businesses.
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GE Capital cash from financing activities-discontinued operations increased $7.3 billion, primarily due to the following:
•
•
Lower repayments of borrowings of $9.3 billion as a result of certain dispositions in our Consumer (including the 2015 split-off of
Synchrony Financial), CLL and Real Estate businesses, partially offset by;
Other financing activities of $2.1 billion primarily newly issued debt of $1.5 billion in 2016.
INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN GE AND GE CAPITAL
Over the last decade, GE has made significant strides in transforming its portfolio and focusing on its industrial leadership in the power,
aviation and healthcare industries. GE has grown these infrastructure platforms with major portfolio transformation, investing in
adjacencies and pursuing opportunities that are closely related to these core competencies. GE will continue to focus on these
industries while leveraging evolving capabilities in digital, additive, and industrial research. GE will focus on strong end markets where
we have competitive advantages, where there is opportunity for digital disruption, and where we can earn premium returns.
GE Capital, the financial arm of GE, provides financial and intellectual capital to GE’s industrial businesses and its customers. GE
Capital enables GE orders by either providing direct financing for a GE transaction or by bringing market participants together that
result in industrial sales. On January 16, 2018, we announced plans to take actions to make GE Capital smaller and more focused,
including a substantial reduction in the size of GE Capital's Energy Financial Services and Industrial Finance businesses over the next
24 months. We will retain origination capabilities to support our industrial businesses, however, we will transition to more funding by the
capital markets, including export credit agencies and financial institutions. The transactions where GE and GE Capital are directly
involved are made on arm's length terms and are reported in the GE and GE Capital columns of our financial statements. These
transactions include, but are not limited to, the following:
•
•
•
•
•
GE Capital dividends to GE,
GE Capital working capital solutions to optimize GE cash management,
GE Capital enabled GE industrial orders, including related GE guarantees to GE Capital,
GE Capital financing of GE long-term receivables, and
Aircraft engines, power equipment, renewable energy equipment and healthcare equipment manufactured by GE that are
installed on GE Capital investments, including leased equipment.
In addition to the above transactions that primarily enable growth for the GE businesses, there are routine related party transactions,
which include, but are not limited to, the following:
•
•
•
•
•
Expenses related to parent-subsidiary pension plans,
Buildings and equipment leased between GE and GE Capital, including sale-leaseback transactions,
Information technology (IT) and other services sold to GE Capital by GE,
Settlements of tax liabilities, and
Various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs.
CASH FLOWS
GE Capital paid $4.0 billion, $20.1 billion and $4.3 billion of common dividends to GE in the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and
2015, respectively. GE did not receive a common share dividend distribution from GE Capital in the second half of 2017 and it does not
expect to for the foreseeable future.
In order to manage short-term liquidity and credit exposure, GE sells current receivables to GE Capital and other third parties in part to
fund the growth of our industrial businesses. During any given period, GE receives cash from the sale of receivables to GE Capital and
other third parties, and it therefore forgoes the future collections of cash on receivables sold, as GE Capital collects the cash from the
customer. GE also leverages GE Capital for its expertise in receivables collection services and sales of receivables to GE Capital are
made on arm’s length terms. These transactions can result in cash generation or cash use. The incremental amount of cash received
from sales of receivables in excess of the cash GE would have otherwise collected had these receivables not been sold represents the
cash generated or used in the period relating to this activity. The impact of current receivables sold to GE Capital, including current
receivables subsequently sold to third parties, decreased GE’s CFOA by $2.0 billion in 2017 and increased GE's CFOA by $2.1 billion in
both 2016 and 2015.
As of December 31, 2017, GE Capital had approximately $10.4 billion recorded on its balance sheet related to current receivables
purchased from GE. Of these amounts, approximately 40% had been sold by GE to GE Capital with recourse (i.e., the GE business
retains the risk of default). The evaluation of whether recourse transactions qualify for accounting derecognition is based, in part, upon
the legal jurisdiction of the sale; as such, the majority of recourse transactions outside the U.S. qualify for sale treatment. The effect on
GE CFOA of claims by GE Capital on receivables sold with recourse to GE has not been significant for the years ended December 31,
2017, 2016 and 2015.
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In December 2016, GE Capital entered into a Receivables Facility with members of a bank group, designed to provide extra liquidity to
GE. The Receivables Facility allows us to sell eligible current receivables on a non-recourse basis for cash and a deferred purchase
price to members of the bank group. The purchase commitment of the bank group increased from $3.0 billion to $3.8 billion in 2017.
See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
In certain circumstances, GE provides customers primarily within our Power, Renewable Energy and Aviation businesses with extended
payment terms for the purchase of new equipment, purchases of significant upgrades and for fixed billings within our long-term service
contracts. Similar to current receivables, GE may sell these long-term receivables to GE Capital to manage short-term liquidity and fund
growth. These transactions are made on arm's length terms and any fair value adjustments, primarily related to time value of money,
are recognized within the industrial business in the period these receivables are sold to GE Capital. GE Capital accretes interest and
factoring fee income over the life of the receivables. Factoring fee income is eliminated in our consolidated results. In addition, the long-
term portion of any remaining outstanding receivables as of the end of the period are reflected in All other assets within our
consolidated Statement of Financial Position. GE Capital had approximately $2.1 billion, $1.9 billion and $0.1 billion of financing
receivables related to GE long-term customer receivables outstanding, net of deferred income of approximately $0.3 billion, $0.3 billion
and an insignificant amount recorded in its balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The effect of cash
generated from the sale of these long-term receivables with GE Capital increased GE's CFOA by $0.3 billion, $1.6 billion and $0.1
billion in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
ENABLED ORDERS
Enabled orders represent the act of introducing, elevating and influencing customers and prospects that result in industrial sales,
potentially coupled with captive financing or incremental products or services. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016,
GE Capital enabled $14.4 billion and $13.4 billion of GE Industrial orders, respectively. 2017 orders are primarily with our Power ($5.9
billion), Renewable Energy ($4.6 billion), Healthcare ($1.9 billion) and Oil & Gas ($0.7 billion) businesses. Most of these enabled orders
were financed by third-parties including export credit agencies and financial institutions.
AVIATION
During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, GE Capital acquired 50 aircraft (list price totaling $6.6 billion) and 44 aircraft (list
price totaling $6.5 billion), respectively, from third parties that will be leased to others, which are powered by engines that were
manufactured by GE Aviation and affiliates. Additionally, GE Capital had $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion of net book value of engines,
originally manufactured by GE Aviation and affiliates and subsequently leased back to GE Aviation and affiliates at December 31, 2017
and 2016, respectively.
PENSIONS
GE Capital is a member of certain GE Pension Plans. As a result of the GE Capital Exit Plan, GE Capital will have additional funding
obligations for these pension plans. These obligations do not relate to the Verticals and are recognized as an expense in GE Capital’s
other continuing operations when they become probable and estimable. The additional funding obligations recognized by GE Capital
were $0.2 billion, $0.6 billion and $0.2 billion for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Certain of this additional funding is recorded as a contra expense for GE, and GE’s related future pension obligations will be paid by GE
Capital. For certain other pension plan funding obligations triggered by the GE Capital Exit Plan, GE agreed to assume the funding
obligation that would have been triggered by GE Capital at the date of exit from the plan in exchange for an assumption fee that GE
recorded as Other income. The total cash transferred to GE for the assumption of these GE Capital funding obligations were zero, $0.2
billion and $0.1 billion for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
On a consolidated basis, the additional required pension funding and any related assumption fees do not affect current period earnings.
Any additional required pension funding will be reflected as a reduction of the pension liability when paid.
GE GUARANTEE OF GE CAPITAL THIRD-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In certain instances, GE provides guarantees for GE Capital transactions with third parties primarily in connection with enabled orders.
In order to meet its underwriting criteria, GE Capital may obtain a direct guarantee from GE related to the performance of the third party.
GE guarantees can take many forms and may include, but not be limited to, direct performance or payment guarantees, return on
investment guarantees, asset value guarantees and loss pool arrangements. As of December 31, 2017, GE had outstanding
guarantees to GE Capital on $2.1 billion of funded exposure and $0.8 billion of unfunded commitments. The recorded contingent liability
for these guarantees was $0.2 billion as of December 31, 2017 and is based on individual transaction level defaults, losses and/or
returns.
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GE GUARANTEE OF CERTAIN GE CAPITAL DEBT
GE provides implicit and explicit support to GE Capital through commitments, capital contributions and operating support. As previously
discussed, GE debt assumed from GE Capital in connection with the merger of GE Capital into GE was $47.1 billion and GE
guaranteed $44.0 billion of GE Capital debt at December 31, 2017. See Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements for additional
information about the eliminations of intercompany transactions between GE and GE Capital.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
As defined by reporting regulations, our contractual obligations for estimated future payments as of December 31, 2017, follow.
Payments due by period
(In billions)
Total
2018
2019-2020
2021-2022
Borrowings (Note 10)
Interest on borrowings
Purchase obligations(a)(b)
Insurance liabilities (Note 11)(c)
Operating lease obligations (Note 25)
Other liabilities(d)
Contractual obligations of discontinued operations(e)
$
134.6 $
40.8
63.3
38.0
5.3
71.0
1.6
24.7 $
3.7
22.1
2.5
1.1
15.3
1.1
27.7 $
6.0
19.2
4.1
1.7
5.5
0.1
18.2 $
4.7
12.5
4.0
1.2
5.5
0.2
2023 and
thereafter
64.0
26.4
9.5
27.4
1.3
44.7
0.2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Included all take-or-pay arrangements, capital expenditures, contractual commitments to purchase equipment that will be leased to others,
software acquisition/license commitments, contractual minimum programming commitments and any contractually required cash payments for
acquisitions.
Excluded funding commitments entered into in the ordinary course of business. See Notes 19 and 21 to the consolidated financial statements
for further information on these commitments and other guarantees.
Included all contracts associated with our run-off insurance operations and represents the present value of future policy benefit and claim
reserves.
Included an estimate of future expected funding requirements related to our postretirement benefit plans and included liabilities for
unrecognized tax benefits. Because their future cash outflows are uncertain, the following non-current liabilities are excluded from the table
above: derivatives, deferred revenue and other sundry items. See Notes 12, 13 and 19 to the consolidated financial statements for further
information on certain of these items.
(e)
Included payments for other liabilities.
Alstom holds redemption rights with respect to its interest in certain joint ventures, that would require us to purchase all of their interest,
and Alstom has expressed an intent to exercise those redemption rights. None of the amounts related to Alstom's redemption rights are
included in the above table. See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Accounting estimates and assumptions discussed in this section are those that we consider to be the most critical to an understanding
of our financial statements because they involve significant judgments and uncertainties. Many of these estimates include determining
fair value. All of these estimates reflect our best judgment about current, and for some estimates future, economic and market
conditions and their potential effects based on information available as of the date of these financial statements. If these conditions
change from those expected, it is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates described below could change, which may
result in future impairments of investment securities, goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets, revisions to estimated profitability on
long-term product service agreements, incremental losses on financing receivables, increases in reserves for contingencies,
establishment of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets and increased tax liabilities, among other effects. Also see Note 1 to the
consolidated financial statements, which discusses our most significant accounting policies.
REVENUE RECOGNITION ON LONG-TERM PRODUCT SERVICES AGREEMENTS
We have long-term service agreements with our customers predominately within our Power, Aviation, Transportation and Oil
segments. These agreements require us to maintain the customers’ assets over the contract term. Contract terms are generally 5 to 25
years. However, contract modifications that extend or revise contracts are not uncommon.
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We recognize revenue as we perform under the arrangements based upon costs incurred at the estimated margin rate of the contract.
Revenue recognition on long-term product services agreements requires estimates of both customer payments expected to be received
over the contract term as well as the costs to perform required maintenance services.
Customers generally pay us based on the utilization of the asset (per hour of usage for example) or upon the occurrence of a major
event within the contract such as an overhaul. As a result, a significant estimate in determining expected revenues of a contract is
estimating how customers will utilize their assets over the term of the agreement. The estimate of utilization will impact both the amount
of customer payments we expect to receive and our estimate of costs to complete the agreement as asset utilization will influence the
timing and extent of overhauls and other service events over the life of the contract. We generally use a combination of both historical
utilization trends as well as forward-looking information such as market conditions and potential asset retirements in developing our
revenue estimates.
To develop our cost estimates, we consider the timing and extent of future maintenance and overhaul events, including the amount and
cost of labor, spare parts and other resources required to perform the services. In developing our cost estimates, we utilize a
combination of our historical cost experience and expected cost improvements. Cost improvements are only included in future cost
estimates after savings have been observed in actual results or proven effective through an extensive regulatory or engineering
approval process.
We routinely review estimates under product services agreements and regularly revise them to adjust for changes in outlook. These
revisions are based on objectively verifiable information that is available at the time of the review. Contract modifications to exercise
purchase options, add work scope or extend the contract term are generally accounted for as revisions to our future revenues and
expected costs estimates. Certain contract modifications that significantly change the nature, timing and extent of remaining cash flows
are effectively accounted for as a new contract.
The difference between the timing of our revenue recognition and cash received from our customers results in either a contract asset
(revenue in excess of billings) or a contract liability (billing in excess of revenue). As of December 31, 2017, and 2016, we are in a net
contract asset position of $15.2 billion and $12.8 billion, including contracts in liability position totaling $3.0 billion and $3.8 billion,
respectively.
We regularly assess customer credit risk inherent in the carrying amounts of receivables and contract assets and estimated earnings,
including the risk that contractual penalties may not be sufficient to offset our accumulated investment in the event of customer
termination. We gain insight into future utilization and cost trends, as well as credit risk, through our knowledge of the installed base of
equipment and the close interaction with our customers that comes with supplying critical services and parts over extended periods.
Revisions may affect a product services agreement’s total estimated profitability resulting in an adjustment of earnings; such
adjustments increased earnings by $2.1 billion, $2.2 billion and $1.4 billion in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We provide for
probable losses when they become evident.
See Notes 1 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
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ASSET IMPAIRMENT
Asset impairment assessment involves various estimates and assumptions as follows:
INVESTMENTS
We regularly review investment securities for impairment using both quantitative and qualitative criteria. For debt securities, if we do not
intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of our amortized
cost, we evaluate other qualitative criteria to determine whether a credit loss exists, such as the financial health of and specific
prospects for the issuer, including whether the issuer is in compliance with the terms and covenants of the security. Quantitative criteria
include determining whether there has been an adverse change in expected future cash flows. For equity securities, our criteria include
the length of time and magnitude of the amount that each security is in an unrealized loss position. Our other-than-temporary
impairment reviews involve our finance, risk and asset management functions as well as the portfolio management and research
capabilities of our internal and third-party asset managers. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, which discusses the
determination of fair value of investment securities.
See Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about actual and potential impairment losses.
LONG-LIVED ASSETS
We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts
may not be recoverable. Determining whether an impairment has occurred typically requires various estimates and assumptions,
including determining which undiscounted cash flows are directly related to the potentially impaired asset, the useful life over which
cash flows will occur, their amount, and the asset’s residual value, if any. In turn, measurement of an impairment loss requires a
determination of fair value, which is based on the best information available. We derive the required undiscounted cash flow estimates
from our historical experience and our internal business plans. To determine fair value, we use quoted market prices when available,
our internal cash flow estimates discounted at an appropriate discount rate and independent appraisals, as appropriate.
Our operating lease portfolio of commercial aircraft is a significant concentration of assets in Capital, and is particularly subject to
market fluctuations. Therefore, we test recoverability of each aircraft in our operating lease portfolio at least annually. Additionally, we
perform quarterly evaluations in circumstances such as when aircraft are re-leased, current lease terms have changed or a specific
lessee’s credit standing changes. We consider market conditions, such as global demand for commercial aircraft. Estimates of future
rentals and residual values are based on historical experience and information received routinely from independent appraisers.
Estimated cash flows from future leases are reduced for expected downtime between leases and for estimated costs required to
prepare aircraft to be redeployed. Fair value used to measure impairment is based on management's best estimates which are
benchmarked against third-party appraiser current market values for aircraft of similar type and age.
See Notes 7 and 21 to the consolidated financial statements for further information on impairment losses and our exposure to the
commercial aviation industry.
GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
We test goodwill for impairment annually in the third quarter of each year using data as of July 1. The impairment test consists of two
steps: in step one, the carrying value of the reporting unit is compared with its fair value; in step two, which is applied when the carrying
value is more than its fair value, the amount of goodwill impairment, if any, is derived by deducting the fair value of the reporting unit’s
assets and liabilities from the fair value of its equity, and comparing that amount with the carrying amount of goodwill. We determined
fair values for each of the reporting units using the market approach, when available and appropriate, or the income approach, or a
combination of both. We assess the valuation methodology based upon the relevance and availability of the data at the time we perform
the valuation. If multiple valuation methodologies are used, the results are weighted appropriately.
Valuations using the market approach are derived from metrics of publicly traded companies or historically completed transactions of
comparable businesses. The selection of comparable businesses is based on the markets in which the reporting units operate giving
consideration to risk profiles, size, geography, and diversity of products and services. A market approach is limited to reporting units for
which there are publicly traded companies that have the characteristics similar to our businesses.
Under the income approach, fair value is determined based on the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at an
appropriate risk-adjusted rate. We use our internal forecasts to estimate future cash flows and include an estimate of long-term future
growth rates based on our most recent views of the long-term outlook for each business. Actual results may differ from those assumed
in our forecasts. We derive our discount rates using a capital asset pricing model and analyzing published rates for industries relevant
to our reporting units to estimate the cost of equity financing. We use discount rates that are commensurate with the risks and
uncertainty inherent in the respective businesses and in our internally developed forecasts. Discount rates used in our reporting unit
valuations ranged from 9.0% to 18.0%.
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Estimating the fair value of reporting units requires the use of estimates and significant judgments that are based on a number of
factors including actual operating results. It is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates described above could change in
future periods.
During the third quarter of 2017, we performed our annual impairment test of goodwill for all of our reporting units. Based on the results
of our step one testing, the fair values of each of the GE reporting units exceeded their carrying values except for the Power Conversion
reporting unit, within our Power segment. Therefore, we performed the second step of the impairment test and recognized a non-cash
goodwill impairment loss of $947 million during the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, we performed an interim impairment test at our Power Conversion reporting unit and Energy Financial
Services reporting unit, within our Capital segment, which indicated that the carrying values for each of these reporting units were in
excess of its fair value. We therefore performed the second step of the impairment test, which resulted in non-cash impairment losses
of $217 million and $1,386 million at our Power Conversion and Energy Financial Services reporting units, respectively.
We review identified intangible assets with defined useful lives and subject to amortization for impairment whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Determining whether an impairment loss occurred
requires comparing the carrying amount to the sum of undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. We test
intangible assets with indefinite lives annually for impairment using a fair value method such as discounted cash flows.
See Notes 1 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
BUSINESSES AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Businesses and assets held for sale represent components that meet the accounting requirements to be classified as held for sale and
are presented as single asset and liability amounts in our financial statements with a valuation allowance, if necessary, to recognize the
net carrying amount at the lower of cost or fair value, less cost to sell. Financing receivables that no longer qualify to be presented as
held for investment must be classified as assets held for sale and recognized in our financial statements at the lower of cost or fair
value, less cost to sell, with that amount representing a new cost basis at the date of transfer.
The determination of fair value for businesses and assets held for sale involves significant judgments and assumptions. Development of
estimates of fair values in this circumstance is complex and is dependent upon, among other factors, the nature of the potential sales
transaction (for example, asset sale versus sale of legal entity), composition of assets and/or businesses in the disposal group, the
comparability of the disposal group to market transactions, negotiations with third party purchasers, etc. Such factors bear directly on
the range of potential fair values and the selection of the best estimates. Key assumptions are developed based on market observable
data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical
transaction.
We review all businesses and assets held for sale each reporting period to determine whether the existing carrying amounts are fully
recoverable in comparison to estimated fair values.
PENSION ASSUMPTIONS
Pension assumptions are significant inputs to the actuarial models that measure pension benefit obligations and related effects on
operations. Two assumptions – discount rate and expected return on assets – are important elements of plan expense and asset/
liability measurement. We evaluate these critical assumptions at least annually on a plan and country-specific basis. We periodically
evaluate other assumptions involving demographic factors such as retirement age, mortality and turnover, and update them to reflect
our experience and expectations for the future. Actual results in any given year will often differ from actuarial assumptions because of
economic and other factors.
Projected benefit obligations are measured as the present value of expected payments. We discount those cash payments using the
weighted average of market-observed yields for high-quality fixed-income securities with maturities that correspond to the payment of
benefits. Lower discount rates increase present values and subsequent-year pension expense; higher discount rates decrease present
values and subsequent-year pension expense.
Our discount rates for principal pension plans at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were 3.64%, 4.11% and 4.38%, respectively,
reflecting market interest rates.
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To determine the expected long-term rate of return on pension plan assets, we consider current and target asset allocations, as well as
historical and expected returns on various categories of plan assets. In developing future long-term return expectations for our principal
benefit plans’ assets, we formulate views on the future economic environment, both in the U.S. and abroad. We evaluate general
market trends and historical relationships among a number of key variables that impact asset class returns such as expected earnings
growth, inflation, valuations, yields and spreads, using both internal and external sources. We also take into account expected volatility
by asset class and diversification across classes to determine expected overall portfolio results given current and target allocations.
Assets in our principal pension plans earned 13.8% in 2017, and had average annual returns of 8.2%, 4.0% and 8.3% per year in the
5-, 10- and 25-year periods ended December 31, 2017, respectively. The average historical 10- and 25- year returns were significantly
affected by investment losses in 2008. Based on our analysis of future expectations of asset performance, past return results, and our
current and target asset allocations, including our previously announced $6.0 billion expected contribution to the GE Pension Plan in
2018, we have assumed a 6.75% long-term expected return on those assets for cost recognition in 2018 as compared to 7.5% in 2017,
2016 and 2015.
Changes in key assumptions for our principal pension plans would have the following effects.
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Discount rate – A 25 basis point increase in discount rate would decrease pension cost in the following year by $0.2 billion and
would decrease the pension benefit obligation at year-end by about $2.4 billion.
Expected return on assets – A 50 basis point decrease in the expected return on assets would increase pension cost in the
following year by $0.3 billion.
See Other Consolidated Information – Postretirement Benefit Plans section within the MD&A and Note 12 to the consolidated financial
statements for further information on our pension plans.
INCOME TAXES
Our annual tax rate is based on our income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available to us in the various jurisdictions
in which we operate. Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing
authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining our tax expense and in evaluating our tax positions, including evaluating
uncertainties. We review our tax positions quarterly and adjust the balances as new information becomes available. Our income tax
rate is significantly affected by the tax rate on our global operations. In addition to local country tax laws and regulations, this rate
depends on the extent earnings are indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. Historically U.S. taxes were due upon repatriation of foreign
earnings. Due to the enactment of U.S. tax reform, repatriations of foreign earnings will generally be free of U.S. federal income tax but
may incur withholding or state taxes. Indefinite reinvestment is determined by management’s judgment about and intentions concerning
the future operations of the Company. Most of these earnings have been reinvested in active non-U.S. business operations. At
December 31, 2017, we have not changed our indefinite reinvestment decision as a result of tax reform but will reassess this during the
course of 2018 as we consider the impact of U.S. tax reform.
Deferred income tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such
assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from
net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We evaluate the recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing
the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted
operating earnings and available tax planning strategies. These sources of income rely heavily on estimates. We use our historical
experience and our short- and long-range business forecasts to provide insight. Further, our global and diversified business portfolio
gives us the opportunity to employ various prudent and feasible tax planning strategies to facilitate the recoverability of future
deductions. Amounts recorded for deferred tax assets related to non-U.S. net operating losses, net of valuation allowances, were $3.7
billion and $3.1 billion at December 31, 2017 and 2016, including $0.3 billion and $0.3 billion at December 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively, of deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, associated with losses reported in discontinued operations, primarily
related to our Real Estate and Consumer businesses and our loss on the sale of GE Money Japan. Such year-end 2017 amounts are
expected to be fully recoverable within the applicable statutory expiration periods. To the extent we consider it more likely than not that
a deferred tax asset will not be recovered, a valuation allowance is established.
The impact of U.S. tax reform has been recorded on a provisional basis as the legislation provides for additional guidance to be issued
by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on several provisions including the computation of the transition tax on historic foreign earnings.
Guidance during 2018 could impact the information required for and the calculation of the transition tax charge and could affect
decisions on timing of various U.S. and foreign items which would further impact the final 2017 amounts included in the transition
charge and the revaluation of deferred taxes. In addition, analysis performed and conclusions reached as part of the tax return filing
process and additional guidance on accounting for U.S. tax reform could affect the provisional amount.
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Additionally, as part of U.S. tax reform, the U.S. has enacted a tax on “base eroding” payments from the U.S. We are evaluating the
impact of this new provision on our operations and intend to restructure ongoing operations to avoid a significant impact from this
provision. The U.S. has also enacted a minimum tax on foreign earnings (“global intangible low-taxed income”). Because we have
tangible assets outside the U.S. and pay a rate of foreign tax above the minimum tax rate, we are not expecting a significant increase in
tax liability from this new U.S. minimum tax. Because aspects of the new law and the effect on our operations is uncertain and because
aspects of the accounting rules associated with the tax on global intangible low-taxed income have not been resolved, we have not
made a provisional accrual for the deferred tax effects and consequently have not yet made an accounting policy election on the
deferred tax treatment of this tax.
See Other Consolidated Information – Income Taxes section within the MD&A and Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for
further information on income taxes.
DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING
We use derivatives to manage a variety of risks, including risks related to interest rates, foreign exchange and commodity prices.
Accounting for derivatives as hedges requires that, at inception and over the term of the arrangement, the hedged item and related
derivative meet the requirements for hedge accounting. The rules and interpretations related to derivatives accounting are complex.
Failure to apply this complex guidance correctly will result in all changes in the fair value of the derivative being reported in earnings,
without regard to the offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged item.
In evaluating whether a particular relationship qualifies for hedge accounting, we test effectiveness at inception and each reporting
period thereafter by determining whether changes in the fair value of the derivative offset, within a specified range, changes in the fair
value of the hedged item. If fair value changes fail this test, we discontinue applying hedge accounting to that relationship prospectively.
Fair values of both the derivative instrument and the hedged item are calculated using internal valuation models incorporating market-
based assumptions, subject to third-party confirmation, as applicable.
See Notes 1, 10 and 19 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about our use of derivatives.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value every reporting period include investments in debt and equity securities and derivatives.
Other assets and liabilities are subject to fair value measurements only in certain circumstances, including purchase accounting applied
to assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, impaired loans that have been reduced based on the fair value of the
underlying collateral, cost and equity method investments and long-lived assets that are written down to fair value when they are
impaired. Upon closing an acquisition, we estimate the fair values of assets and liabilities acquired and integrate the acquisition as soon
as practicable. The size, scope and complexity of an acquisition will affect the time it takes to obtain the necessary information to record
the acquired assets and liabilities at fair value. It may take up to one year to finalize the initial fair value estimates used in the
preliminary purchase accounting. Accordingly, it is reasonably likely that our initial estimates will be subsequently revised, which could
affect carrying amounts of goodwill, intangibles and potentially other assets and liabilities in our financial statements. Assets that are
written down to fair value, less cost to sell when impaired are not subsequently adjusted to fair value unless further impairment occurs.
A fair value measurement is determined as the price we would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities,
such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal
information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement
date. The determination of fair value often involves significant judgments about assumptions such as determining an appropriate
discount rate that factors in both risk and liquidity premiums, identifying the similarities and differences in market transactions, weighting
those differences accordingly and then making the appropriate adjustments to those market transactions to reflect the risks specific to
our asset being valued.
See Notes 1, 3, 8, 18 and 19 to the consolidated financial statements for further information on fair value measurements and related
matters.
OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES
Other loss contingencies are uncertain and unresolved matters that arise in the ordinary course of business and result from events or
actions by others that have the potential to result in a future loss. Such contingencies include, but are not limited to environmental
obligations, litigation, regulatory proceedings, product quality and losses resulting from other events and developments.
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When a loss is considered probable and reasonably estimable, we record a liability in the amount of our best estimate for the ultimate
loss. When there appears to be a range of possible costs with equal likelihood, liabilities are based on the low-end of such range.
However, the likelihood of a loss with respect to a particular contingency is often difficult to predict and determining a meaningful
estimate of the loss or a range of loss may not be practicable based on the information available and the potential effect of future
events and decisions by third parties that will determine the ultimate resolution of the contingency. Moreover, it is not uncommon for
such matters to be resolved over many years, during which time relevant developments and new information must be continuously
evaluated to determine both the likelihood of potential loss and whether it is possible to reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.
When a loss is probable but a reasonable estimate cannot be made, disclosure is provided.
Disclosure also is provided when it is reasonably possible that a loss will be incurred or when it is reasonably possible that the amount
of a loss will exceed the recorded provision. We regularly review all contingencies to determine whether the likelihood of loss has
changed and to assess whether a reasonable estimate of the loss or range of loss can be made. As discussed above, development of a
meaningful estimate of loss or a range of potential loss is complex when the outcome is directly dependent on negotiations with or
decisions by third parties, such as regulatory agencies, the court system and other interested parties. Such factors bear directly on
whether it is possible to reasonably estimate a range of potential loss and boundaries of high and low estimates.
See Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT CONTRACT LIABILITIES
Insurance and investment contract liabilities amounted to $38.1 billion and $26.1 billion at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
These primarily comprise a liability for future policy benefits for those claims not yet incurred and claim reserves for claims that have
been incurred or are estimated to have been incurred but not yet reported.
Future policy benefit reserves amounted to $30.6 billion and $18.7 billion primarily comprising $16.5 billion and $7.6 billion related to
long-term care insurance contracts and $9.4 billion and $9.3 billion related to structured settlement annuities and other life and disability
insurance products at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Long-term care insurance provides defined benefit levels of
protection against the cost of long-term care services provided in the insured’s home, in assisted living or nursing home facilities.
Structured settlement annuities typically provide fixed monthly or annual annuity payments through death of the policyholder (with some
specifying a minimum duration of payments) while traditional life and disability insurance triggers a payment in the event of death or
disability of the policyholder.
Future policy benefit reserves represent the present value of future policy benefits less the present value of future net premiums and
were first established based on actuarial assumptions at the time the policies were issued or acquired plus a margin for adverse
deviation. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, interest rates, health care experience (including type and cost of care),
morbidity, mortality, the length of time a policy will remain in force and anticipated future premium increases from future in-force rate
actions. Assumptions are locked-in throughout the life of a contract unless a premium deficiency develops. Our annual premium
deficiency testing assesses the adequacy of future policy benefit reserves, net of capitalized acquisition costs, using current
assumptions. The results of historic premium deficiency testing were mostly driven by changes in assumptions, results from line of
business experience studies and the impact from changes in estimated reinvestment rates on investment securities. We have not
originated new policies since 2006.
During 2017, in response to elevated claim experience for a portion of our long-term care insurance contracts that was most
pronounced for policyholders with higher attained ages, we initiated a comprehensive review of premium deficiency assumptions across
all insurance products, which included reconstructing our future claim cost assumptions for long-term care contracts utilizing trends
observed in our emerging experience for older claimant ages and later duration policies. Certain of our long-term care policyholders
only recently started to reach the prime claim paying period and our new claim cost assumptions considered the emerging credibility of
this claim data. In addition to the adverse impact from the revised future claim cost assumptions over a long-term horizon, our premium
deficiency assumptions considered mortality, length of time a policy will remain in force and both near-term and longer-term investment
return expectations. Future investment yields estimated in 2017 were lower than in previous premium deficiency tests, primarily due to
the effect of near term yields on approximately $15 billion of future expected capital contributions. The test indicated a premium
deficiency resulting in the unlocking of reserves and resetting of actuarial assumptions to current assumptions. This resulted in a $9.5
billion charge to earnings, which included a $0.4 billion impairment of deferred acquisition costs, a $0.2 billion impairment of present
value of future profits, and an $8.9 billion increase in future policy benefit reserves. We commenced integrating these new assumptions
into our systems and processes embedded in our framework of internal controls over financial reporting and expect to continue the
integration in 2018.
We cede our insurance risk to third party reinsurers for a portion of our insurance contracts. As we are not relieved from primary
obligation to policyholders or cedents, we record receivables that are estimated in a manner consistent with the future policy benefit
reserves and claim reserves. Reserves ceded to reinsurers, net of allowance, were $2.5 billion and $2.0 billion at December 31, 2017
and 2016, respectively and are included in the caption “Other GE Capital receivables” on our consolidated Statement of Financial
Position. In connection with our premium deficiency test in 2017, additions to reinsurance recoverables of $2.4 billion were largely offset
by an allowance for losses of $2.2 billion based upon our assessment of collectability that would otherwise have reduced the earnings
impact of the premium deficiency. The vast majority of our remaining net reinsurance recoverables are secured by assets held in a trust
for which we are the beneficiary.
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A comprehensive review of premium deficiency assumptions is a complex process and depends on a number of factors, many of which
are interdependent and require evaluation individually and in the aggregate across all insurance products. The vast majority of our run-
off insurance operations comprises reinsurance from multiple ceding insurance entities with underlying treaties having unique terms
and conditions. Premium deficiency testing relies on claim and policy information provided by these ceding entities and considers each
of the unique treaties. In order to utilize that information for purposes of completing experience studies covering all key assumptions,
we perform detailed procedures to conform and validate the data received, including periodic evaluation of the operating environment at
ceding entities. Our long-term care business includes coverage where credible claim experience for higher attained ages is still
emerging and to the extent that future experience deviates from current expectations, new projections of claim costs extending over the
expected life of the policies may be required. Significant uncertainties exist in making current projections for these long-duration
insurance contracts that include consideration of a wide range of possible outcomes as well as actuarial peer reviews before a final
determination can be made.
In response to the premium deficiency, our future policy benefit reserves at December 31, 2017 were unlocked and updated to reflect
our most recent assumptions. The primary assumptions used in the premium deficiency tests include:
Morbidity. Morbidity assumptions used in estimating future policy benefit reserves are based on estimates of expected incidences of
disability and claim costs, and include consideration of antiselection and estimates of expected future morbidity improvement. Historical
premium deficiency assumptions considered the risk of antiselection by including issue age adjustments to morbidity based on an
actuarial assumption that long-term care policies issued to younger individuals have exhibited lower expected incidences and claim
costs than those issued to older policyholders. Recent claim experience and the development of reconstructed claim cost curves
indicated minimal issue age adjustments impacting claim cost projections and accordingly, in 2017 issue age adjustments were no
longer assumed in developing morbidity assumptions.
Mortality. Mortality assumptions used in estimating future policy benefit reserves are based on published mortality tables as adjusted for
the results of our experience studies and estimates of expected future mortality improvement. For life insurance products, higher
mortality increases our future policy benefit reserves, while for annuity and long-term care insurance contracts, higher mortality
decreases our future policy benefit reserves.
Discount rate. Interest rate assumptions used in estimating future policy benefit reserves are based on expected investment yields, net
of related investment expenses. In estimating future yields, we consider the actual yields on our current investment securities held by
our run-off insurance operations, the future rates at which we expect to reinvest any proceeds from investment security maturities, and
the average long-term yield we expect from the proceeds of estimated future capital contributions into our run-off insurance operations.
Such contribution may comprise cash that will be used to purchase investment securities or other qualifying investments from GE
Capital’s portfolio. The adverse impact on our statutory reserves arising from our revised assumptions, including the collectability of
reinsurance recoverables, is expected to require GE Capital to contribute approximately $15 billion additional capital to its run-off
insurance operations in 2018-2024, subject to ongoing monitoring by the Kansas Insurance Department. GE is required to maintain
specified capital levels at these insurance subsidiaries under a capital maintenance agreement. The cash component of the capital
contribution will be invested at the current market yields at the time of contribution, which has the impact of lowering the average long-
term investment yield used to calculate the discount rate and, as such, further adversely impacted the estimated premium deficiency.
Our discount rate assumptions for purposes of performing premium deficiency assessments ranged from 2.6% - 6.0% in 2017 with a
weighted-average rate of 5.7% across different tenors and 5.3% - 6.7% in 2016 with a weighted-average rate of 6.2%.
Future long-term care premium rate increases. We consider recent experience with rate increases in establishing our current
expectations. As a reinsurer, we rely upon the primary insurers that underwrite the underlying policies to propose rate increases to the
relevant state insurance regulator as we have no ability to institute premium rate increases on the policyholders themselves.
We perform premium deficiency testing at least annually. The results of this test are sensitive to the assumptions described above. Any
future adverse changes in our assumptions could result in an increase to future policy benefit reserves. For example, a hypothetical five
percent increase in future claim costs, holding all other assumptions constant, would result in a $1.5 billion increase to our future policy
benefit reserves. Similarly, a hypothetical 25 basis point decline in expected investment yield, holding all other assumptions constant,
would result in a $1.0 billion increase in future policy benefit reserves. Any favorable changes to these assumptions could result in
additional margin in our premium deficiency test and higher income over the remaining duration of the portfolio, including higher
investment income.
Claim reserves amounted to $5.1 billion and $4.6 billion of which $3.6 billion and $3.1 billion relates to long-term care insurance
contracts as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Claim reserves are established when a claim is incurred or is estimated to
have been incurred and represents our best estimate of the ultimate obligations for future claim payments and claim adjustment
expenses. Key inputs include actual known facts about the claims, such as the benefits available and cause of disability of the claimant,
as well as assumptions derived from our actual historical experience and expected future changes in experience factors. Claim
reserves are evaluated periodically for potential changes in loss estimates with the support of qualified actuaries and any changes are
recorded in the period in which they are determined.
See Notes 1 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ASU NO. 2018-02, INCOME STATEMENT - REPORTING COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (TOPIC 220):
RECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN TAX EFFECTS FROM ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-02, Income
Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income. The ASU provides that the stranded tax effects from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the balance of other
comprehensive earnings may be reclassified to retained earnings. The ASU is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2018,
with an election to adopt early. We are evaluating the effect of the standard on our consolidated financial statements.
ASU NO. 2017-07, COMPENSATION-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (TOPIC 715): IMPROVING THE PRESENTATION OF
NET PERIODIC PENSION COST AND NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic
715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. The ASU is effective for
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and requires the service cost component of the net periodic costs for pension and
postretirement plans to be presented in the same line item in the statement of earnings as other employee related compensation costs,
with the non-service related costs in a separate line outside of operating income. This change to the income statement will be reflected
on a retrospective basis when adopted. In addition, the ASU specifies that only the service cost component is eligible for inventory
capitalization following the date of adoption, which is not expected to have a material effect to our financial statements.
ASU NO. 2016-18, STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS: RESTRICTED CASH
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash. The new standard requires the
changes in the total of cash and restricted cash to be presented in the statement of cash flows. In addition, when cash and restricted
cash are presented on separate lines on the balance sheet, an entity is required to reconcile the totals in the statement of cash flows to
the related line items in the balance sheet. We had $0.7 billion of restricted cash reported within the Other Assets line of our Statement
of Financial Position for the year ended December 31, 2017.
ASU NO. 2016-16, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES: INTRA-ENTITY TRANSFERS OF ASSETS OTHER THAN
INVENTORY
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Accounting for Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Asset Transfers of Assets Other than
Inventory. The ASU eliminates the deferral of the tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers other than inventory. As a result, the tax
expense from the intercompany sale of assets, other than inventory, and associated changes to deferred taxes will be recognized when
the sale occurs even though the pre-tax effects of the transaction have not been recognized. The new standard is effective for annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those annual periods. The effect of the adoption of the standard
will depend on the nature and amount of future transactions but is currently expected as an increase to retained earnings of
approximately $0.6 billion. Future earnings will be reduced in total by this amount. The effect of the change on future transactions will
depend on the nature of those transactions as it will affect the timing of recognition of both tax expense and tax benefits, with no
change in associated cash flows.
ASU NO. 2016-15, STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS: CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN CASH RECEIPTS AND CASH
PAYMENTS
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash
Payments. The new standard requires that cash receipts from payments on a transferor’s beneficial interests in securitized trade
receivables should be classified as cash inflows from investing activities. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2017 and will be adopted on a retrospective basis. Note 4 to the Financial Statements describes the deferred purchase
price (DPP) created by the Receivables Facility. We currently report cash receipts from the purchasing entities to reduce their DPP
obligation to the Company as cash inflows from operating activities in the consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
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ASU NO. 2016-02, LEASES
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires
a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will
be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition. Similarly, lessors will be
required to classify leases as sales-type, finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of income recognition.
Classification for both lessees and lessors will be based on an assessment of whether risks and rewards as well as substantive control
have been transferred through a lease contract. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required
for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with
certain practical expedients available. While we continue to evaluate the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting, we
anticipate that the adoption of the ASU may materially affect our Statement of Financial Position.
ASU NO. 2014-09, REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
BACKGROUND
In May 2014, the FASB issued a new comprehensive set of revenue recognition principles (ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers) that supersedes most existing U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance (including ASC 605-35, Revenue Recognition
- Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts). The new standard will become effective for annual reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2017. We will adopt the standard on January 1, 2018, will apply it retrospectively to all periods presented and will
elect the practical expedient for contract modifications.
CHANGE IN TIMING AND PRESENTATION, NO IMPACT TO CASH OR ECONOMICS
The new standard requires companies to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be
recognized at a point in time or over time based on when control of goods and services transfer to a customer. As a result, we expect
significant changes in the presentation of our financial statements, including: (1) timing of revenue recognition, and (2) changes in
classification between revenue and costs. The new standard will have no cash impact and, as such, does not affect the economics of
our underlying customer contracts. The effect of applying the new guidance to our existing book of contracts will result in lower reported
earnings in 2018 (and comparative periods previously reported) and in the early years after adoption. However, we expect to
experience an increase in reported earnings, on that existing book of contracts, as they mature. The new standard will provide for a
better alignment of cash and earnings for the affected long-term customer contracts and we expect that it will enhance comparability
across industry peers.
SPECIFIC EFFECT ON GE BUSINESSES
Power and Aviation Service Agreements - For our long-term product service agreements, primarily in our Power and Aviation
businesses, we expect to continue to recognize revenue based on costs incurred plus an estimated margin rate (over time model).
However, the new standard provides prescriptive guidance tied to several factors for determining what constitutes the proper scope of a
customer contract for accounting purposes. These factors include optional purchases, contract modifications, and termination clauses.
For example, under the new standard contract modifications will be accounted for prospectively by recognizing the financial effect of the
modification over the remaining life of the contract. Under existing accounting guidance revisions to estimated margin rates resulting
from modifications were reflected as cumulative effect adjustments to earnings in the current period.
Aviation Commercial Engines - Consistent with industry peers, the financial presentation of our Aviation Commercial engines
business will be significantly affected as they will be accounted for as of a point in time, which is a change from our current long-term
contract accounting process. Our current process applies contract-specific estimated margin rates, which include the effect of estimated
cost improvements, to costs incurred. This change is required because our commercial engine contracts do not transfer control to the
customer during the manufacturing process. Each install and spare engine will be accounted for as a separate performance obligation,
reflecting the actual price and manufacturing costs of such engines. We expect that the most significant effect of this change will be
reflected when we have new engine launches, where the cost of earlier production units is higher than the cost of later production units
because of cost improvements.
All Other Large Equipment - For the remainder of our equipment businesses, the new revenue standard requires emphasis on
transfer of control rather than risks and rewards, which may accelerate timing of revenue recognition versus our current practices. For
example, in our Renewable Energy business we wait for risk of loss to be assumed by the customer before recognizing revenue, which
generally occurs later than when control is transferred.
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CURRENT RANGE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECT
We will adopt the new standard as of January 1, 2018. When we report our 2018 results, the comparative results for 2017 and 2016 will
be updated to reflect the application of the requirements of the new standard to these periods. Based on our assessment and best
estimates to date, we expect a non-cash charge to our January 1, 2016 retained earnings balance of approximately $4.2 billion. We
estimate that the charge will comprise approximately $1.0 billion related to commercial aircraft engines and $3.3 billion related primarily
to our services businesses (predominately in Power and Aviation). Beyond those effects, we expect application of the new guidance will
result in increases and decreases in revenue within our segments, which will largely offset overall and will be immaterial at a total
company level. We estimate that our 2016 and 2017 restated earnings per share will be lower by approximately $0.13 and $0.16
(before any impact from U.S. tax reform), respectively, driven primarily by the required changes in accounting for long-term product
service arrangements as described above. These estimates may be refined as we finalize the implementation effort required to adopt
the standard. Upon adoption in 2018, our books and records will only reflect the results as required under the new standard limiting our
ability to estimate the effect of the standard on our earnings. Given the inherent difficulty in this ongoing estimation of the effect of the
standard on any future periods, we do not plan to continue to assess the effect on 2018.
To summarize, we will adopt the new standard in 2018, at which time we will update prior periods to be presented on a consistent basis.
As discussed above, we anticipate a dilutive effect of the new standard in the year of adoption consistent with the effect to the restated
2016 and 2017 results and the effect will be less dilutive for years after initial adoption. However, this expectation is based on many
variables, including underlying business performance, which are subject to change, making the effect of the standard on future periods
difficult to estimate. Importantly, application of the new guidance has no effect on the cash we expect to receive nor the economics of
these contracts. Rather, it will simply more closely align revenue with cash, which we believe will be helpful to our investors.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Our barite mining operations, in support of our drilling fluids products and services business, are subject to regulation by the federal
Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. There are no mine safety violations or
other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104
of Regulation S-K to report for the current period.
IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 2012
Under Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, enacted in 2012, GE is required to disclose in its periodic reports if it or any
of its affiliates knowingly engaged in business activities relating to Iran, even if those activities are conducted in accordance with
authorizations subsequently issued by the U.S. Government. Reportable activities include investments that significantly enhance Iran’s
ability to develop petroleum resources valued at $20 million or more in the aggregate during a twelve-month period. Reporting is also
required for transactions related to Iran’s domestic production of refined petroleum products or Iran’s ability to import refined petroleum
products valued at $5 million or more in the aggregate during a twelve-month period.
In January 2016, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License H authorizing
U.S.-owned or controlled foreign entities to engage in transactions with Iran if these entities meet the requirements of the general
license. Pursuant to this authorization, a non-U.S. affiliate of GE’s Oil & Gas business received seven purchase orders during the fourth
quarter of 2017 for the sale of goods pursuant to General License H that could potentially enhance Iran’s ability to develop petroleum
resources. The purchase orders cover the sale of valves and parts for industrial machinery and equipment used in gas plants,
petrochemical plants and gas production projects in Iran. These purchase orders are valued at less than €0.1 million ($0.1 million), less
than €0.1 million ($0.1 million), less than €0.1 million ($0.1 million), €0.3 million ($0.3 million), €0.7 million ($0.8 million), €0.1 million
($0.1 million) and €0.8 million ($1.0 million). This non-U.S. affiliate also received a cancellation of a previously reported contract for the
sale of spare parts for gas turbines. This purchase order cancellation reduces previously reported contract values by €12.3 million
($12.9 million). This non-U.S. affiliate attributed €6.8 million ($8.2 million) in gross revenues and €1.4 million ($1.7 million) in net profits
against previously reported transactions during the quarter ending December 31, 2017.
A second non-U.S. affiliate of GE’s Oil & Gas business received three purchase orders during the fourth quarter of 2017 for the sale of
spares parts to support the development of offshore petroleum resources. The three purchase orders are individually valued at less
than €0.1 million ($0.1 million), less than €0.1 million ($0.1 million), and less than €0.1 million ($0.1 million) each. This non-U.S. affiliate
did not recognize any revenue or profit during the quarter ending December 31, 2017.
A third non-U.S. affiliate of GE’s Oil & Gas business received a purchase order pursuant to General License H valued at €0.2 million
($0.2 million) during the fourth quarter of 2017. The non-U.S. affiliate also received a purchase order in the third quarter of 2017 valued
at €0.3 million ($0.3 million). Both purchase orders cover the sale of films to be used in inspection of pipelines in Iran. This non-U.S.
affiliate did not recognize any revenue or profit during the quarter ending December 31, 2017.
A non-U.S. affiliate of GE's Power business incurred costs of €1.0 million ($1.2 million) during the fourth quarter of 2017 associated with
previously reported transactions. This non-U.S. affiliate did not recognize any revenue associated with these transactions during the
quarter ending December 31, 2017.
All of these non-U.S. affiliates intend to continue the activities described above, as permitted by all applicable laws and regulations.
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For additional information on business activities related to Iran, please refer to the Other Items section within MD&A in our Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Our operations, like operations of other companies engaged in similar businesses, involve the use, disposal and cleanup of substances
regulated under environmental protection laws. We are involved in a number of remediation actions to clean up hazardous wastes as
required by federal and state laws. Such statutes require that responsible parties fund remediation actions regardless of fault, legality of
original disposal or ownership of a disposal site. Expenditures for site remediation actions amounted to approximately $0.2 billion, $0.2
billion, and $0.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. We presently expect that such
remediation actions will require average annual expenditures of about $0.2 billion in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
As previously reported, in 2000, GE and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into a consent decree relating to PCB
cleanup of the Housatonic River in Massachusetts. Following EPA’s release in September 2015 of an intended final remediation
decision, GE and EPA engaged in mediation and the first step of the dispute resolution process contemplated by the consent decree. In
October 2016, the EPA issued its final decision pursuant to the consent decree, which GE and several other interested parties appealed
to EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). The EAB issued its decision on January 26, 2018, affirming parts of EPA’s decision and
granting relief to GE on certain significant elements of its challenge. The EAB remanded the decision back to EPA to address those
elements and reissue a revised final remedy. The revised final remedy may be appealed to the EAB and ultimately the United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The full remedy will not be implemented until any appeals of the revised decision are resolved. As
of December 31, 2017, and based on its assessment of current facts and circumstances and its defenses, GE believes that it has
recorded adequate reserves to cover future obligations associated with an expected final remedy.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
We conduct research and development (R&D) activities to continually enhance our existing products and services, develop new product
and services to meet our customers’ changing needs and requirements, and address new market opportunities.
Research and development expenses are classified in cost of goods and services sold in the Statement of Earnings (Loss). In addition,
research and development funding from customers, principally the U.S. government, is recorded as an offset to such costs. We also
enter into research and development arrangements with unrelated investors, which are generally formed through partnerships and
consolidated within GE’s financial statements. Research and development funded through consolidated partnerships is classified within
net earnings/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.
(In millions)
Aviation
Healthcare
Power
Oil & Gas
Renewable Energy
Corporate(a)
All Other(b)
Total
GE funded
2016
2017
Customer funded(c)
Partner funded
2015
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
2017
Total R&D
2016
2015
$
916 $ 1,097 $ 1,111 $
990
885
418
299
1,129
165
905
945
287
213
1,099
235
890
834
371
100
587
355
$ 4,803 $ 4,782 $ 4,249 $
586 $
26
18
41
3
65
—
739 $
498 $
32
4
—
7
83
—
625 $
813 $
14
20
—
8
86
—
941 $
— $
—
17
42
—
—
—
59 $
— $
—
45
28
—
—
—
73 $
107 $ 1,502 $ 1,595 $ 2,031
905
962
382
108
672
355
226 $ 5,600 $ 5,480 $ 5,416
1,016
920
501
302
1,194
165
938
994
315
220
1,183
235
—
108
10
—
—
—
(a)
(b)
(c)
Includes Global Research Center and Digital.
Includes Transportation and Lighting.
Principally U.S Government funded.
OTHER
We own, or hold licenses to use, numerous patents. New patents are continuously being obtained through our research and
development activities as existing patents expire. Patented inventions are used both within the Company and are licensed to others.
GE is a trademark and service mark of General Electric Company.
Because of the diversity of our products and services, as well as the wide geographic dispersion of our production facilities, we use
numerous sources for the wide variety of raw materials needed for our operations. We have not been adversely affected by our inability
to obtain raw materials.
Sales of goods and services to agencies of the U.S. Government as a percentage of GE revenues follow.
Total sales to U.S. Government agencies
Aviation segment defense-related sales
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4%
3%
2016
3%
3%
2015
4%
3%
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MEASURES THAT SUPPLEMENT U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES MEASURES (NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES)
We sometimes use information derived from consolidated financial information but not presented in our financial statements prepared in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Certain of these data are considered “non-GAAP financial
measures” under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Specifically, we have referred, in various sections of this report, to:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Industrial segment organic revenues
Industrial segment organic operating profit
Operating and non-operating pension costs
GE Industrial structural costs and GE Industrial structural costs, excluding acquisitions and dispositions
GE pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations, excluding GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations and the
corresponding effective tax rates, and the reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to GE effective tax rate,
excluding GE Capital earnings
GE Industrial operating earnings and GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations and EPS
GE Industrial operating + Verticals earnings and EPS
GE Industrial operating profit and operating profit margin (excluding certain items)
Average GE shareowners’ equity, excluding effects of discontinued operations
Average GE Capital shareowner's equity, excluding effects of discontinued operations
GE Industrial return on total capital (GE Industrial ROTC)
GE Industrial cash flows from operating activities (GE Industrial CFOA), adjusted GE Industrial CFOA and GE Industrial free cash
flow (FCF)
2018 operating framework including 2018 Adjusted EPS and GE Industrial FCF
The reasons we use these non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP financial
measures follow.
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INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT ORGANIC REVENUES (NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions)
Industrial segment revenues (GAAP)
Adjustments:
Acquisitions
Business dispositions (other than dispositions of businesses acquired for investment)
Currency exchange rates
Industrial segment organic revenues (Non-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions)
Industrial segment revenues (GAAP)
Adjustments:
Acquisitions
Business dispositions (other than dispositions of businesses acquired for investment)
Currency exchange rates
Industrial segment organic revenues (Non-GAAP)
Adjustment: Plus Alstom November and December(a)
Industrial segment organic revenues including Alstom results for November and December of
both 2015 and 2016 (Non-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions)
Industrial segment revenues (GAAP)
Adjustments:
Acquisitions
Business dispositions (other than dispositions of businesses acquired for investment)
Currency exchange rates
Industrial segment organic revenues (Non-GAAP)
2017
2016
$
116,157 $
112,814
6,059
89
578
109,430 $
2016
37
3,481
—
109,296
2015
112,814 $
108,609
13,207
1,256
(808)
99,159 $
3,202 $
1,961
6,838
—
99,810
1,812
102,361 $
101,622
2015
2014
108,609 $
109,574
2,204
108
(4,791)
111,088 $
46
1,224
—
108,304
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
V%
3 %
— %
V%
4 %
(1)%
1 %
V%
(1)%
3 %
(a)
Alstom was acquired in November 2015. This adjustment results in the inclusion of Alstom revenues from November and December of both 2015
and 2016 in the adjusted organic revenue growth* measure as described below.
Organic revenue growth measures revenue* growth excluding the effects of acquisitions, business dispositions and currency exchange
rates. We believe that this measure provides management and investors with a more complete understanding of underlying operating
results and trends of established, ongoing operations by excluding the effect of acquisitions, dispositions and currency exchange, which
activities are subject to volatility and can obscure underlying trends. We also believe that presenting organic revenue growth*
separately for our industrial businesses provides management and investors with useful information about the trends of our industrial
businesses and enables a more direct comparison to other non-financial businesses and companies. Management recognizes that the
term "organic revenue growth" may be interpreted differently by other companies and under different circumstances. Although this may
have an effect on comparability of absolute percentage growth from company to company, we believe that these measures are useful in
assessing trends of the respective businesses or companies and may therefore be a useful tool in assessing period-to-period
performance trends.
When comparing revenue growth between periods excluding the effects of acquisitions, business dispositions and currency exchange
rates, those effects are different when comparing results for different periods. Revenues from acquisitions are considered inorganic
from the date we complete an acquisition through the end of the fourth quarter following the acquisition and are therefore reflected as
an adjustment to reported revenue to derive organic revenue for the period following the acquisition. In subsequent periods, the
revenues from the acquisition become organic as these revenues are included for all periods presented. Additionally, when comparing
the calculation of Industrial segment organic revenues* with 2017 in the first table, there is no adjustment to the 2016 GAAP revenues
for currency exchange rates while in the calculation of 2016 organic revenues* compared to 2015 in the second table there is an
adjustment to 2016 reported revenues of $(808) million for currency exchange rates. This is the case because in the comparison of
2017 to 2016 we are adjusting the 2017 reported revenues to exclude the effect of currency exchange rates to provide a more direct
comparison to the 2016 results. That is, we are adjusting 2017 reported revenues to eliminate the effects of changes in foreign currency
had on 2017 revenues. Additionally, when comparing 2016 to 2015, we adjust the 2016 revenue amount for the effects of currency
exchange to enable a more direct comparison to 2015.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT ORGANIC OPERATING PROFIT (NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions)
Industrial segment profit (GAAP)
Adjustments:
Acquisitions
Business dispositions (other than dispositions of businesses acquired for investment)
Currency exchange rates
Industrial segment organic operating profit (Non-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions)
Industrial segment profit (GAAP)
Adjustments:
Acquisitions
Business dispositions (other than dispositions of businesses acquired for investment)
Currency exchange rates
Industrial segment organic operating profit (Non-GAAP)
2017
14,740 $
(388)
84
(4)
15,048 $
2016
17,598 $
739
181
(33)
16,712 $
2016
17,598
(7)
286
—
17,319
2015
17,966
(151)
649
—
17,469
$
$
$
$
V%
(16)%
(13)%
V%
(2)%
(4)%
Industrial segment organic operating profit growth* measures industrial segment profit excluding the effects of acquisitions, business
dispositions and currency exchange rates. We believe that this measure provides management and investors with a more complete
understanding of underlying operating results and trends of established, ongoing operations by excluding the effect of acquisitions,
dispositions and currency exchange, which activities are subject to volatility and can obscure underlying trends. We also believe that
presenting industrial segment organic operating profit growth* separately for our industrial businesses provides management and
investors with useful information about the trends of our industrial businesses and enables a more direct comparison to other non-
financial businesses and companies. Management recognizes that the term "industrial segment organic operating profit growth" may be
interpreted differently by other companies and under different circumstances. Although this may have an effect on comparability of
absolute percentage growth from company to company, we believe that these measures are useful in assessing trends of the
respective businesses or companies and may therefore be a useful tool in assessing period-to-period performance trends.
When comparing operating profit growth* between periods excluding the effects of acquisitions, business dispositions and currency
exchange rates, those effects are different when comparing results for different periods. Operating profit* from acquisitions are
considered inorganic from the date we complete an acquisition through the end of the fourth quarter following the acquisition and are
therefore reflected as an adjustment to reported operating profit* to derive organic operating profit* for the period following the
acquisition. In subsequent periods, the operating profit* from the acquisition become organic as these operating profits* are included for
all periods presented. Additionally, when comparing the calculation of Industrial segment organic operating profit* with 2017 in the first
table, there is no adjustment to the 2016 GAAP operating profit* for currency exchange rates while in the calculation of 2016 organic
operating profit* compared to 2015 in the second table there is an adjustment to 2016 reported operating profit* of $(33) million for
currency exchange rates. This is the case because in the comparison of 2017 to 2016 we are adjusting the 2017 reported operating
profit* to exclude the effect of currency exchange rates to provide a more direct comparison to the 2016 results. That is, we are
adjusting 2017 reported operating profit* to eliminate the effects of changes in foreign currency had on 2017 operating profit.*
Additionally, when comparing 2016 to 2015, we adjust the 2016 operating profit* amount for the effects of currency exchange to enable
a more direct comparison to 2015.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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OPERATING AND NON-OPERATING PENSION COSTS (NON-GAAP)
(In millions)
Total principal pension plans cost (GAAP)
Operating pension cost (Non-GAAP)
Service cost for benefits earned
Prior service cost amortization
Curtailment loss
Operating pension cost (Non-GAAP)
Non-operating pension cost (Non-GAAP)
Expected return on plan assets
Interest cost on benefit obligations
Net actuarial loss amortization
Non-operating pension cost (Non-GAAP)
2017
2016
3,687 $
3,623 $
1,055 $
290
64
1,409 $
(3,390) $
2,856
2,812
2,278 $
1,237 $
303
31
1,571 $
(3,336) $
2,939
2,449
2,052 $
2015
4,498
1,424
205
105
1,734
(3,302)
2,778
3,288
2,764
$
$
$
$
$
We have provided the operating and non-operating components of cost for our principal pension plans*. Operating pension cost*
comprises the service cost of benefits earned, prior service cost amortization and curtailment loss for our principal pension plans. Non-
operating pension cost* comprises the expected return on plan assets, interest cost on benefit obligations and net actuarial loss
amortization for our principal pension plans. We believe that the operating components of pension cost better reflect the ongoing
service-related cost of providing pension benefits to our employees. We believe that the operating and non-operating components of
cost for our principal pension plans*, considered along with the corresponding GAAP measure, provide management and investors with
additional information for comparison of our pension plan cost and operating results with the pension plan cost and operating results of
other companies.
GE INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURAL COSTS AND GE INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURAL COSTS, EXCLUDING ACQUISITIONS AND
DISPOSITIONS (NON-GAAP)
(In millions)
GE Industrial costs excluding interest and financial charges (GAAP)
Less: Segment variable costs
Less: Corporate revenue excluding GE-GE Capital elimination
Less: Corporate gains on disposals
Less: Corporate restructuring and other charges
Less: Corporate non-operating pension cost (pre-tax)
Less: Corporate noncontrolling interests
Less: Oil & Gas restructuring and other charges
GE Industrial structural costs (Non-GAAP)
Less: Acquisitions and dispositions structural costs
GE Industrial structural costs, excluding acquisitions and dispositions (Non-GAAP)
2017
2016
108,320 $
77,749
(1,225)
(1,945)
5,986
2,278
(1)
769
24,707 $
1,679
23,028 $
101,834
72,252
2,113
(3,444)
3,578
2,052
(7)
—
25,291
568
24,723
$
$
$
We believe Industrial structural costs* are a meaningful measure as they are broader than selling, general and administrative costs and
represent the total structural costs in the industrial segments and Corporate that generally do not vary with volume.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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GE PRE-TAX EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS, EXCLUDING GE CAPITAL EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM
CONTINUING OPERATIONS AND THE CORRESPONDING EFFECTIVE TAX RATES (NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions)
GE earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (GAAP)
Less: GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Total
GE provision for income taxes (GAAP)
GE effective tax rate, excluding GE Capital earnings (Non-GAAP)
2017
2016
2015
$
$
$
(2,922)
(6,765)
3,843
3,259
84.8 %
$
$
$
9,815
(1,251)
11,066
967
8.7 %
$
$
$
3,252
(7,672)
10,924
1,506
13.8 %
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. FEDERAL STATUTORY INCOME TAX RATE TO GE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE,
EXCLUDING GE CAPITAL EARNINGS (NON-GAAP)
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate
Reduction in rate resulting from:
Tax on global activities including exports
U.S. business credits
Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts enactment
All other – net
GE effective tax rate, excluding GE Capital earnings (Non-GAAP)
2017
35.0 %
(54.0)
(2.4)
96.7
9.5
49.8
84.8 %
2016
35.0 %
(18.5)
(0.8)
—
(7.0)
(26.3)
8.7 %
2015
35.0 %
(15.8)
(1.2)
—
(4.2)
(21.2)
13.8 %
We believe that the GE effective tax rate, excluding GE Capital earnings*, is best analyzed in relation to GE earnings before income
taxes excluding the GE Capital net earnings from continuing operations, as GE tax expense does not include taxes on GE Capital
earnings. Management believes that in addition to the Consolidated and GE Capital tax rates shown in Note 13 to the consolidated
financial statements, this supplemental measure provides investors with useful information as it presents the GE effective tax rate that
can be used in comparing the GE results to other non-financial services businesses.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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GE INDUSTRIAL OPERATING EARNINGS AND GE CAPITAL EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AND EPS
(NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions; except per share amounts)
2017
2016
Consolidated earnings from continuing operations attributable to GE common shareowners
(GAAP)
Non-operating pension cost (pre-tax)
Tax effect on non-operating pension cost(a)
Less: non-operating pension cost (net of tax)
Operating earnings (Non-GAAP)
Adjustment: GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations
attributable to GE common shareowners
Industrial operating earnings (Non-GAAP)
Earnings (loss) per share (EPS) - diluted(b)
Consolidated EPS from continuing operations
attributable to GE common shareowners (GAAP)
Adjustment: non-operating pension cost (net of tax)
Operating EPS (Non-GAAP)
GE Capital EPS from continuing operations
attributable to GE common shareowners (GAAP)
GE Industrial operating EPS (Non-GAAP)
$
$
$
$
$
(5,907) $
2,278
(797)
1,482
(4,425) $
(6,765)
2,339 $
(0.68) $
0.17
(0.51)
(0.78)
0.27 $
9,128 $
2,052
(718)
1,334
10,462 $
(1,251)
11,713 $
1.00 $
0.15
1.14
(0.14)
1.28 $
2015
1,663
2,764
(967)
1,797
3,460
(7,983)
11,443
0.17
0.18
0.35
(0.80)
1.14
(a)
(b)
The tax effect of non-operating pension cost* was calculated using a 35% U.S. federal statutory tax rate, based on its applicability to such
cost.
Earnings-per-share amounts are computed independently. As a result, the sum of per-share amounts may not equal the total.
Operating earnings* excludes non-service-related pension costs of our principal pension plans comprising interest cost, expected return
on plan assets and amortization of actuarial gains/losses. The service cost, prior service cost and curtailment loss components of our
principal pension plans are included in operating earnings. We believe that these components of pension cost better reflect the ongoing
service-related costs of providing pension benefits to our employees. As such, we believe that our measure of operating earnings
provides management and investors with a useful measure of the operational results of our business. Other components of GAAP
pension cost are mainly driven by capital allocation decisions and market performance, and we manage these separately from the
operational performance of our businesses. Neither GAAP nor operating pension costs* are necessarily indicative of the current or
future cash flow requirements related to our pension plans. We also believe that this measure, considered along with the corresponding
GAAP measure, provides management and investors with additional information for comparison of our operating results to the
operating results of other companies. We believe that presenting operating earnings* separately for our industrial businesses also
provides management and investors with useful information about the relative size of our industrial and financial services businesses in
relation to the total company.
GE INDUSTRIAL OPERATING + VERTICALS EARNINGS AND EPS (NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions; except per share amounts)
GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable
to GE common shareowners (GAAP)
Adjustment: GE Capital other continuing earnings (loss) (Other Capital)
Verticals earnings(a)
GE Industrial operating earnings (Non-GAAP)
Verticals earnings(a)
GE Industrial operating earnings + Verticals earnings (Non-GAAP)
Adjustment: Non-operating pension cost and other Capital
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
attributable to GE common shareowners (GAAP)
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted(b)
GE Industrial operating EPS (Non-GAAP)
Verticals EPS
GE Industrial operating + Verticals EPS (Non-GAAP)
Adjustment: Non-operating pension cost* and other Capital
EPS from continuing operations (GAAP)
2017
2016
2015
(6,765) $
(1,251) $
(557)
(6,208)
2,339 $
(6,208)
(3,869) $
(2,039)
(5,907)
0.27 $
(0.71)
(0.45) $
(0.23)
(0.68) $
(3,143)
1,892
11,713 $
1,892
13,605 $
(4,477)
9,128
1.28 $
0.21
1.49 $
(0.49)
1.00 $
(7,983)
(9,649)
1,666
11,443
1,666
13,109
(11,446)
1,663
1.14
0.17
1.31
(1.14)
0.17
$
$
$
$
$
$
(a)
(b)
Verticals include GECAS, Energy Financial Services, Industrial Finance and run-off insurance operations, including allocated corporate costs
of $100 million, $100 million, $133 million and $233 million after tax for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014,
respectively.
Earnings-per-share amounts are computed independently. As a result, the sum of per-share amounts may not equal the total.
We believe that presenting GE Industrial operating + Verticals earnings-per-share amounts* provides management and investors with a
useful measure to evaluate the performance of the businesses after the disposition of most of our financial services business.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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GE INDUSTRIAL OPERATING PROFIT AND OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN (EXCLUDING CERTAIN ITEMS) (NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions)
Revenues
GE total revenues and other income
Less: GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations
GE revenues and other income excluding GE
Capital earnings (loss) (Industrial revenues) (GAAP)
Less: gains, net
Adjusted GE Industrial revenues (Non-GAAP)
Costs
GE total costs and expenses
Less: GE interest and other financial charges
GE Industrial costs excluding interest and other
financial charges (GAAP)
Less adjustments for:
Non-operating pension cost (pre-tax)
Restructuring and other charges
Oil & Gas restructuring
Held for sale curtailment charges
Noncontrolling interests and 2015 GE Capital
preferred stock dividends
Adjusted GE Industrial costs (Non-GAAP)
GE Industrial profit (GAAP)
GE Industrial margins (GAAP)
GE Industrial operating profit (Non-GAAP)
GE Industrial operating profit margins (Non-GAAP)
2017
2016
2015
108,150
(6,765)
$
113,676
(1,251)
$
100,700
(7,672)
114,915
$
114,927
$
108,371
552
114,363
111,072
2,753
$
$
3,444
111,483
103,860
2,026
$
$
1,497
106,874
97,447
1,706
108,320
$
101,834
$
95,741
2,278
4,561
679
33
274
100,494
6,595
5.7%
13,868
12.1%
$
$
$
2,052
3,578
—
—
279
95,925
13,093
11.4%
15,558
14.0%
$
$
$
2,764
1,734
—
—
229
91,015
12,630
11.7%
15,859
14.8%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
We have presented our Industrial operating profit* and operating profit margin* excluding gains, non-operating pension cost (pre-tax),
restructuring and other, noncontrolling interests and GE Capital preferred stock dividends. We believe that Industrial operating profit*
and operating profit margin* adjusted for these items are meaningful measures because they increase the comparability of period-to-
period results.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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AVERAGE GE SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY, EXCLUDING EFFECTS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (NON-GAAP)(a)
(In millions)
Average GE Shareowners’ equity(a) (GAAP)
Less the effects of the average net investment
in discontinued operations
Average GE shareowners’ equity, excluding
effects of discontinued operations(b) (Non-GAAP)
(a)
(b)
On an annual basis, calculated using a five-point average.
Used for computing GE Industrial return on total capital (ROTC).
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
$
72,976 $
86,412 $ 111,140 $ 131,914 $ 124,501
4,860
2,854
27,910
45,455
44,948
$
68,116 $
83,558 $
83,230 $
86,459 $
79,553
Our GE Industrial ROTC* calculation excludes earnings (losses) of discontinued operations from the numerator because GAAP
requires us to display those earnings (losses) in the Statement of Earnings (Loss). Those earnings (losses) from discontinued
operations include an allocation of interest expense either directly attributable or related to discontinued operations. Net investment in
discontinued operations is calculated as assets of discontinued operations less liabilities of discontinued operations, including an
allocation of GE Capital debt. Our calculation of average GE shareowners’ equity may not be directly comparable to similarly titled
measures reported by other companies. We believe that it is a clearer way to measure the ongoing trend in return on total capital for the
continuing operations of our businesses given the extent that discontinued operations have affected our reported results. We believe
that this results in a more relevant measure for management and investors to evaluate performance of our continuing operations, on a
consistent basis, and to evaluate and compare the performance of our continuing operations with the ongoing operations of other
businesses and companies.
Definitions indicating how the above-named ratios are calculated using average GE shareowners’ equity, excluding effects of
discontinued operations*, can be found in the Other Items and Measures section within the MD&A.
AVERAGE GE CAPITAL SHAREOWNER'S EQUITY, EXCLUDING EFFECTS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (NON-GAAP)(a)
(In millions)
Average GE Capital Shareowner's equity(a) (GAAP)
Less the effects of the average net investment
in discontinued operations
Average GE Capital shareowner's equity, excluding
effects of discontinued operations(b) (Non-GAAP)
(a)
(b)
On an annual basis, calculated using a five-point average.
Used for computing GE Industrial return on total capital (ROTC).
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
$
20,509 $
34,382 $
67,930 $
85,370 $
83,358
4,883
2,955
28,028
45,589
45,023
$
15,626 $
31,427 $
39,902 $
39,781 $
38,335
Our GE Industrial ROTC* calculation excludes earnings (losses) of discontinued operations from the numerator because GAAP
requires us to display those earnings (losses) in the Statement of Earnings (Loss). Our calculation of average GE Capital shareowner's
equity may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We believe that it is a clearer way to
measure the ongoing trend in return on total capital for the continuing operations of our businesses given the extent that discontinued
operations have affected our reported results. We believe that this results in a more relevant measure for management and investors to
evaluate performance of our continuing operations, on a consistent basis, and to evaluate and compare the performance of our
continuing operations with the ongoing operations of other businesses and companies.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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GE INDUSTRIAL RETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL (GE INDUSTRIAL ROTC) (NON-GAAP)
(Dollars in millions)
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations (GAAP)
Less: GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Plus: GE after-tax interest
GE Adjusted Industrial return (Non-GAAP)
Average GE shareowners' equity, excluding effects
of discontinued operations(a)
Less: average GE Capital shareowner's equity,
excluding effects of discontinued operations(a)
Average GE Industrial shareowners' equity, excluding
effects of discontinued operations
Plus: average debt(a)
Plus: other, net(b)
Adjusted GE Industrial capital (Non-GAAP)
GE Industrial ROTC (Non-GAAP)
$
$
$
$
(5,748)
(6,331)
2,037
2,620
68,116
15,626
52,490
32,184
11,084
95,758
$
$
$
$
9,494
(606)
1,499
11,599
83,558
31,427
52,131
21,491
1,924
75,546
$
$
$
$
1,700
(7,718)
1,262
10,680
83,230
39,902
43,328
18,411
1,486
63,225
$
$
$
$
9,490
1,537
1,026
8,979
86,459
39,781
46,678
15,724
1,743
64,145
$
$
$
$
7,881
716
865
8,030
79,553
38,335
41,218
13,652
1,367
56,237
2.7 %
15.4 %
16.9 %
14.0 %
14.3 %
(a)
(b)
On an annual basis, calculated using a five-point average.
Includes average noncontrolling interests, calculated using a five-point average partially offset by the estimated value of assets held by GE to
support GE Capital.
Our GE Industrial ROTC* calculation excludes earnings (losses) of discontinued operations from the numerator. We believe that this is
a clearer way to measure the ongoing trend in return on GE Industrial capital for the continuing operations of the business to the extent
that discontinued operations have affected our reported results. Our GE Industrial shareowners’ equity, excluding effects of
discontinued operations* used in the denominator is adjusted for debt, redeemable noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests.
We believe that these adjustments provide a more meaningful denominator in measuring the return on our industrial businesses. GE
Industrial ROTC* was 2.7% in 2017 versus 15.4% in 2016 and 16.9% in 2015. In 2017, a 77.4% decrease in the adjusted GE Industrial
return was combined with a 26.8% increase in the adjusted GE Industrial capital. This increase in capital was principally driven by
increased debt and increases in minority interest due to our acquisition of Baker Hughes. Our calculation of the adjusted return on GE
Industrial capital* may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We believe that the
adjustments described above result in a more relevant measure for management and investors to evaluate performance of our
Industrial continuing operations, on a consistent basis, and to evaluate and compare the performance of our GE Industrial continuing
operations with the continuing operations of other businesses and companies.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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GE INDUSTRIAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (GE INDUSTRIAL CFOA), ADJUSTED GE INDUSTRIAL CFOA
AND GE INDUSTRIAL FREE CASH FLOW (FCF)
(In millions)
Cash from GE's operating activities (continuing operations),
as reported (GAAP)
Adjustment: dividends from GE Capital
GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP)
Less: deal-related taxes
Less: GE Pension Plan funding
Less: Oil & Gas CFOA
Add: BHGE Class B shareholder dividend
Adjusted GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP)
Adjustment: GE additions to property, plant and equipment
Adjustment: GE additions to internal-use software
Adjustment: Oil & Gas additions to property, plant and equipment
Adjustment: Oil & Gas additions to internal-use software
GE Industrial FCF (Non-GAAP)
2017
2016
2015
$
$
$
$
11,040 $
4,016
7,024 $
(229)
(1,717)
(477)
251
9,698 $
(4,132)
(518)
488
34
5,569 $
29,960 $
20,095
9,865 $
(1,398)
(347)
—
—
11,610 $
(3,758)
(740)
—
—
7,112 $
16,354
4,300
12,054
(184)
—
—
—
12,238
(3,785)
(755)
—
—
7,698
We define GE Industrial CFOA* as GE’s cash from operating activities (continuing operations) less the amount of dividends received by
GE from GE Capital. This reflects the effects of intercompany transactions, which include, but are not limited to, the following: GE
Capital working capital solutions to optimize GE cash management; GE Capital enabled GE industrial orders; GE Capital financing of
GE long-term receivables; aircraft engines, power equipment, renewable energy equipment and healthcare equipment manufactured by
GE that are installed on GE Capital investments, including leased equipment expenses related to parent-subsidiary pension plans;
buildings and equipment leased between GE and GE Capital, including sale leaseback transactions; information technology (IT) and
other services sold to GE Capital by GE; and various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs.
We believe that investors may find it useful to compare GE’s operating cash flows without the effect of GE Capital dividends, since
these dividends are not representative of the operating cash flows of our industrial businesses and can vary from period to period
based upon the results of the financial services businesses. We also believe that investors may find it useful to compare GE Industrial
CFOA* and GE CFOA excluding the effects of taxes paid related to the 2017 Baker Hughes transaction, the sales of the Water,
Appliances, Signaling and NBCU LLC businesses, contributions to our GE Pension Plan and the effects of Oil & Gas CFOA and
including the effects of dividends received from BHGE. Management recognizes that these measures may not be comparable to cash
flow results of companies which contain both industrial and financial services businesses, but believes that this comparison is aided by
the provision of additional information about the amounts of dividends paid by our financial services business and the separate
presentation in our financial statements of the GE Capital cash flows. We believe that our measure of GE Industrial CFOA* and
Adjusted GE Industrial CFOA* provides management and investors with useful measures to compare the capacity of our industrial
operations to generate operating cash flow with the operating cash flow of other non-financial businesses and companies and as such
provides useful measures to supplement the reported GAAP CFOA measure.
We define GE Industrial free cash flow* as Adjusted GE Industrial CFOA* less GE additions to property, plant and equipment and
additions to internal-use software, excluding Oil & Gas additions to property, plant and equipment and additions to internal-use
software. We believe that GE Industrial free cash flow* is a useful financial metric to assess our ability to pursue opportunities to
enhance our growth and we believe that our measure of GE Industrial free cash flow* provides investors with useful information about
the company’s actual performance against performance targets. Management recognizes that the term free cash flow may be
interpreted differently by other companies and under different circumstances. Although this may have an effect on comparability of
absolute percentage growth from company to company, we believe that these measures are useful in assessing trends of the
respective businesses or companies and may therefore be a useful tool in assessing period-to-period performance trends.
*Non-GAAP FInancial Measure
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2018 OPERATING FRAMEWORK INCLUDING 2018 ADJUSTED EPS AND GE INDUSTRIAL FCF (NON-GAAP)
2018 Adjusted EPS Target*
$1.00-1.07
Items not included in non-GAAP metric:
1) Non-operating pension cost*. This amount is affected by, among other things, the timing of voluntary funding and associated
asset allocation.
2) Gains and restructuring net income/(loss). This amount is affected by, among other things:
• The timing and magnitude of gains associated with dispositions; and
• The timing and magnitude of the costs associated with restructuring activities.
Note: The company cannot provide an equivalent GAAP guidance range without unreasonable effort because of the uncertainty of the
amount and timing of events affecting earnings as we execute on the restructuring actions and business portfolio changes we have
announced since John Flannery became CEO. Although we have attempted to estimate the amount of gains and restructuring charges
for the purpose of explaining the probable significance of this component, as described under number 2, this calculation involves a
number of unknown variables, resulting in a GAAP range that we believe is too large and variable to be meaningful.
2018 OPERATING FRAMEWORK GE INDUSTRIAL FREE CASH FLOW
(In billions)
GE CFOA
Adjustment: dividends from GE Capital
GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP)
Less: GE Pension Plan funding and deal taxes
Less: Oil & Gas CFOA
Add: BHGE Class B shareholder dividend
Adjusted GE Industrial CFOA (Non-GAAP)
Adjustment: GE additions to property, plant and equipment and internal-use software
Adjustment: Oil & Gas additions to property, plant and equipment and internal-use software
GE Industrial FCF (Non-GAAP)
2018F
~$3-4
~ -
~$3-4
~(6)
~1
~1
~$9-10
~(4)
~1
~$6-7
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
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OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
General Electric Company and Consolidated Affiliates
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Revenues and other income
$
122,092
$
123,693
$
117,386
$
117,184
$
113,245
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the
Company
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes,
attributable to the Company
Net earnings (loss) attributable to the Company
Dividends declared(a)
Return on average GE shareowners’ equity
Per common share
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations – diluted
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations – diluted
Net earnings (loss) – diluted
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations – basic
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations – basic
Net earnings (loss) – basic
Dividends declared
Cash and equivalents
Total assets
Long-term borrowings
Common shares outstanding – average (in thousands)
GE funded research and development
Total employees
GE data
Short-term borrowings(c)
Long-term borrowings(c)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
Noncontrolling interests
GE shareowners’ equity
Total capital invested
GE Industrial return on total capital(b)*
Borrowings as a percentage of total capital invested(b)
GE Capital data
GE Capital shareowner's equity
Total borrowings(d)
Ratio of debt to equity at GE Capital
(5,471)
(315)
(5,786)
7,741
9,784
(952)
8,831
9,054
1,681
(7,807)
(6,126)
9,161
9,535
5,698
15,233
8,948
7,618
5,439
13,057
8,060
(8.7)%
10.9%
1.6%
10.8%
9.5%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(0.68)
(0.04)
(0.72)
(0.68)
(0.04)
(0.72)
0.84
43,299
377,945
108,575
8,687,492
4,803
313,000
14,548
67,040
3,399
17,506
64,263
166,755
2.7 %
48.9 %
13,493
95,197
7.06:1
$
$
$
$
1.00
(0.10)
0.89
1.01
(0.11)
0.90
0.93
48,129
365,183
105,080
9,025,479
4,782
295,000
20,482
58,810
3,025
1,378
75,828
159,523
15.4%
49.7%
24,677
117,303
4.75:1
$
$
$
$
0.17
(0.78)
(0.61)
0.17
(0.78)
(0.62)
0.92
70,483
493,071
144,659
9,944,179
4,249
333,000
19,792
83,309
2,972
1,378
98,274
205,725
16.9%
50.1%
46,227
180,178
3.90:1
$
$
$
$
0.94
0.56
1.50
0.95
0.57
1.51
0.89
70,025
653,931
185,832
10,044,995
4,233
305,000
3,872
12,421
98
825
128,159
145,375
14.0%
11.2%
87,499
245,252
2.80:1
0.74
0.53
1.27
0.74
0.53
1.28
0.79
79,175
662,202
216,640
10,222,198
4,643
307,000
1,841
11,484
176
835
130,566
144,903
14.3%
9.2%
82,694
283,820
3.43:1
Transactions between GE and GE Capital have been eliminated from the consolidated information.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Included $436 million, $656 million and $18 million of preferred stock dividends in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Indicated terms are defined in the Other Terms used by GE section within the MD&A.
Excluding assumed debt of GE Capital, GE total borrowings were $41,744 million, $20,512 million and $18,397 million at December 31, 2017,
2016 and 2015, respectively. The short-term portion of GE borrowings excluding assumed debt of GE Capital was $6,237 million, $8,786
million and $2,150 million at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Included $39,844 million, $58,780 million and $84,704 million of GE Capital debt assumed by GE and maintained as intercompany payable to
GE at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measure
104 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
Period
(Shares in thousands)
2017
October
November
December
Total
Total number
of shares
purchased
Average
price paid
per share
1,764 $
2,547
1,431
5,741 $
22.27
18.94
17.67
19.65
Total number
of shares
purchased
as part of
our share
repurchase
program(a)
1,764
2,547
1,431
5,741
Approximate
dollar value
of shares that
may yet be
purchased
under our
share
repurchase
program(a)
$20.9 billion
(a)
Shares were repurchased through the GE Share Repurchase Program that we announced on April 10, 2015 (the Program). Under the
program, we are authorized to repurchase up to $50.0 billion of our common stock through 2018 and, as of December 31, 2017, we had
repurchased a total of approximately $29.1 billion under the Program. The Program is flexible and shares will be acquired with a combination
of borrowings and free cash flow from the public markets and other sources, including GE Stock Direct, a stock purchase plan that is available
to the public.
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RISK FACTORS
RISK FACTORS
The following discussion of risk factors contains "forward-looking statements," as discussed in the Forward-Looking Statements section.
These risk factors may be important to understanding any statement in this Form 10-K report or elsewhere. The risks described below
should not be considered a complete list of potential risks that we may face. The following information should be read in conjunction
with the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) section and the consolidated
financial statements and related notes. We also incorporate the risks described in Baker Hughes, a GE company’s Form 10-K report
and other SEC filings. The risks we describe in this Form 10-K report or in our other SEC filings could have a material adverse effect on
our business, reputation, financial position and results of operations.
Our businesses routinely encounter and address risks, some of which will cause our future results to be different - sometimes materially
different - than we presently anticipate. Below, we describe certain important strategic, operational, financial, and legal and compliance
risks. Our reactions to material future developments as well as our competitors' reactions to those developments will affect our future
results.
STRATEGIC RISKS
Strategic risk relates to the Company's future business plans and strategies, including the risks associated with: the global macro-
environment in which we operate; dispositions, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring activity; intellectual property; and other risks,
including the demand for our products and services, competitive threats, the success of investments in our Digital and Additive
businesses, technology and other product and service innovations.
Global macro-environment - Our growth is subject to global economic and political risks.
We operate in virtually every part of the world and serve customers in over 180 countries. In 2017, 62% of our revenue was attributable
to activities outside the United States. Our operations and the execution of our business plans and strategies are subject to the effects
of global competition and geopolitical risks. They are also affected by local and regional economic environments, including interest
rates, monetary policy, inflation, recession, currency volatility, currency controls or other limitations on the ability to expatriate cash and
actual or anticipated default on sovereign debt. For example, changes in local economic conditions or fluctuations in exchange rates
may affect product demand or the profitability of our non-U.S. operating units, and the impact on the Company could be significant
given the extent of our activities outside the U.S. Political changes and trends such as populism, protectionism, economic nationalism
and sentiment toward multinational companies and resulting changes to trade, tax or other laws and policies may be disruptive, and can
interfere with our global operating model, our supply chain, our customer relationships and competitive position. We also do business in
many emerging markets jurisdictions, such as Egypt, Angola, Nigeria and Venezuela, where economic, political and legal risks are
heightened. While some global economic risks can be hedged using derivatives or other financial instruments and some are insurable,
such attempts to mitigate these risks are costly and not always successful, and our ability to engage in such mitigation may decrease or
become even more costly as a result of more volatile market conditions.
Business portfolio - The success of our business depends on achieving our strategic objectives, including through
dispositions, acquisitions and business integrations and joint ventures.
As previously announced, management has identified over $20 billion of assets to be exited in the next year or two and continues to
review strategic portfolio options. As we seek to sell certain assets or businesses, we may encounter difficulty in finding buyers or
executing alternative exit strategies on acceptable terms, which could delay or prevent the accomplishment of our strategic and
financial objectives. We may dispose of assets or businesses at a price or on terms that are less favorable than we had anticipated, or
with the exclusion of assets that must be divested or run off separately. We may also face limitations in the form of regulatory or
governmental approvals that prevent certain prospective purchasers from completing transactions with us, or arising from our debt or
other contractual obligations that limit our ability to complete certain asset or business dispositions. The effect of these dispositions over
time may reduce the Company’s cash flow and earnings capacity and result in a less diversified portfolio of businesses, and executing
on the dispositions can divert senior management time and resources from other pursuits. Dispositions may also involve continued
financial involvement in the divested business, such as through continuing equity ownership, transition service agreements, guarantees,
indemnities or other current or contingent financial obligations. Under these arrangements, performance by the divested businesses or
other conditions outside our control could materially affect our future financial results.
With respect to acquisitions, joint ventures and business integrations, we may not achieve expected returns and other benefits as a
result of integration and collaboration challenges related to personnel, IT systems or other factors. For example, our anticipated returns
from mergers and acquisitions such as the Alstom acquisition in 2015 or the combination of our Oil & Gas business with Baker Hughes
that we completed in July 2017 include cost and growth synergy benefits over a multi-year period that we may not fully realize. As a
result of these and other acquisitions over time, we have recorded significant goodwill and other intangible assets on our balance sheet,
and if we are not able to realize the value of these assets we may be required to incur charges relating to the impairment of these
assets. We also participate in a number of joint ventures with other companies or government enterprises in various markets around the
world, including joint ventures where we may have a lesser degree of control over the business operations, which may expose us to
additional operational, financial, legal or compliance risks.
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RISK FACTORS
Restructuring - We may not realize expected benefits from our cost reduction and restructuring efforts, and these efforts may
have adverse effects on our operations, employee retention and results.
We are undertaking extensive restructuring actions that include workforce reductions, global facility consolidations and other cost
reduction initiatives, both in connection with existing and recently acquired operations. These actions are a central component of our
efforts to improve operational and financial performance. If we do not successfully manage our restructuring activities, expected
efficiencies and benefits might be delayed or not realized, and our operations and business could be disrupted. Risks associated with
these actions include unforeseen delays in implementation of workforce reductions, additional unexpected costs, adverse effects on
employee morale, loss of key employees or other retention issues, inability to attract and hire talented professionals or the failure to
meet operational targets due to the loss of employees or work stoppages, any of which may impair our ability to achieve anticipated
cost reductions or may otherwise harm our business and have an adverse effect on our competitive position or financial performance.
Competitive environment - We are dependent on the maintenance of existing product lines and service relationships, market
acceptance of new product and service introductions and innovations for revenue and earnings growth.
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive in terms of pricing, product and service quality, product development and
introduction time, customer service, financing terms and shifts in market demands, and competitors are increasingly offering services
for our installed base. Our businesses are also subject to technological change and require us to continually attract and retain skilled
talent. Our long-term operating results and competitive position depend substantially upon our ability to continually develop, introduce,
and market new and innovative products and services, to modify existing products and services, to customize products and services, to
increase our productivity as we perform on long-term service agreements, to anticipate and respond to market and technological
changes driven by trends such as increased digitization or automation, or by developments such as climate change that present both
risks and opportunities for our businesses. A failure to be adequately market-based, or to accurately forecast customer demand and
industry trends, may adversely affect our delivery of products, services and outcomes in line with our projected financial performance or
cost estimates, and ultimately may result in excess costs, build-up of inventory that becomes obsolete, lower profit margins and an
erosion of our competitive position. For example, increased use of alternative energy sources due to greater cost competitiveness of
such sources, or changes in technology or consumer preferences, could adversely affect the demand for our products and related
services that are used in power generation or other applications that use oil or natural gas as energy sources, and as a result could
have a material adverse effect on the performance of our businesses or our consolidated results. The introduction of innovative and
disruptive technologies in the markets in which we operate can also pose risks in the form new competitors, substitutions of existing
products, services or solutions, niche players, new business models and competitors that are faster to market with new products or
services than we are. We invest substantial amounts in research and development efforts to pursue advancement in a wide range of
technologies, products and services. These efforts divert resources from other potential investments in our businesses, and our efforts
may not lead to the development of new technologies or products on a timely basis or meet the needs of our customers as fully as
competitive offerings.
Intellectual property - Our intellectual property portfolio may not prevent competitors from independently developing
products and services similar to or duplicative to ours, and the value of our intellectual property may be negatively impacted
by external dependencies.
Our patents and other intellectual property may not prevent competitors from independently developing or selling products and services
similar to or duplicative of ours, and there can be no assurance that the resources invested by us to protect our intellectual property will
be sufficient or that our intellectual property portfolio will adequately deter misappropriation or improper use of our technology. In the
context of the Company’s recent performance and potential portfolio actions, the value of the GE brand may be negatively impacted,
and we may offer multiple long-term and concurrent trademark licenses of the GE brand in connection with dispositions that may
negatively impact the overall value of the brand in the future. As a result of increased numbers of employee exits due to restructuring
activities or otherwise, we also face heightened risks related to the loss or unauthorized use of the Company’s intellectual property or
other protected data. We could also face competition in some countries where we have not invested in an intellectual property portfolio.
If we are not able to protect our intellectual property, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may be diminished, and our
business may be adversely affected. We also face attempts to gain unauthorized access to our IT systems or products for the purpose
of improperly acquiring our trade secrets or confidential business information. The theft or unauthorized use or publication of our trade
secrets and other confidential business information as a result of such an incident could adversely affect our competitive position and
the value of our investment in research and development. In addition, we may be the target of enforcement of patents by third parties,
including aggressive and opportunistic enforcement claims by non-practicing entities. Regardless of the merit of such claims,
responding to infringement claims can be expensive and time-consuming. If GE is found to infringe any third-party rights, we could be
required to pay substantial damages or we could be enjoined from offering some of our products and services. The value of, or our
ability to use, our intellectual property may also be negatively impacted by dependencies on third parties, such as our ability to obtain or
renew on reasonable terms licenses that we need in the future, or our ability to secure or retain ownership or rights to use data in
certain software analytics or services offerings.
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OPERATIONAL RISKS
Operational risk relates to risks arising from systems, processes, people and external events that affect the operation of our
businesses. It includes risks related to product and service life cycle and execution; product safety and performance; information
management and data protection and security, including cybersecurity; and supply chain and business disruption.
Operational execution - We may face operational challenges that could have a material adverse effect on our business,
reputation, financial position and results of operations.
The Company’s financial results depend on the successful execution of our businesses’ operating plans across all steps of the product
and service development, production, marketing, sales, servicing and cash collections lifecycle. Organizational changes, including as a
result of restructuring actions that lead to employee attrition or declining labor relations, could adversely affect our ability to manage
operational challenges. Operational failures could result in quality problems or potential product, labor safety or environmental risks,
which could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial position and results of operations. In addition, an
increasing portion of our business involves large projects where we take on the full scope of engineering, procurement, construction or
other services. These types of projects can pose unique risks related to their scale, complexity and duration. Performance issues can
arise due to inadequate technical expertise, developments at project sites, safety issues, subcontractors, consortium partners and
compliance with government regulations, and can lead to cost overruns, contractual penalties and other adverse consequences. As
such projects become a more significant part of our business model, the risk will become greater that operational, quality or other
issues at particular projects could adversely affect GE’s business, reputation or results of operations.
Product safety - Our products and services are highly sophisticated and specialized, and a major product failure or similar
event could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial position and results of operations.
We produce highly sophisticated products and provide specialized services for both our and third-party products that incorporate or use
complex or leading-edge technology, including both hardware and software. Many of our products and services involve complex
industrial machinery or infrastructure projects, such as commercial jet engines, offshore oil and gas drilling or nuclear power generation,
and accordingly the impact of a catastrophic product failure or similar event could be significant. While we have built operational
processes to ensure that our product design, manufacture, performance and servicing meet rigorous quality standards, there can be no
assurance that we or our customers or other third parties will not experience operational process or product failures and other
problems, including through manufacturing or design defects, process or other failures of contractors or third-party suppliers, cyber-
attacks or other intentional acts, that could result in potential product, safety, regulatory or environmental risks.
Cybersecurity - Increased cybersecurity requirements, vulnerabilities, threats and more sophisticated and targeted computer
crime could pose a risk to our systems, networks, products, solutions, services and data.
Increased global cybersecurity vulnerabilities, threats, computer viruses and more sophisticated and targeted cyber-related attacks, as
well as cybersecurity failures resulting from human error and technological errors, pose a risk to the security of GE's and its customers',
partners', suppliers' and third-party service providers' products, systems and networks and the confidentiality, availability and integrity of
GE's and its customers' data. As the perpetrators of such attacks become more capable, and as critical infrastructure is increasingly
becoming digitized, the risks in this area continue to grow. While we attempt to mitigate these risks by employing a number of
measures, including employee training, monitoring and testing, and maintenance of protective systems and contingency plans, we
remain potentially vulnerable to additional known or unknown threats, and there is no assurance that the impact from such threats will
not be material. In addition to existing risks, the adoption of new technologies may also increase our exposure to cybersecurity
breaches and failures. We also may have access to sensitive, confidential or personal data or information in certain of our businesses
that is subject to privacy and security laws, regulations or customer-imposed controls. Despite our use of reasonable and appropriate
controls to protect our systems and sensitive, confidential or personal data or information, we may be vulnerable to material security
breaches, theft, misplaced, lost or corrupted data, programming errors, employee errors and/or malfeasance (including
misappropriation by departing employees) that could potentially lead to the compromising of sensitive, confidential or personal data or
information, improper use of our systems, software solutions or networks, unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or
destruction of information, defective products, production downtimes and operational disruptions. Data privacy and protection laws are
evolving and present increasing compliance challenges, which increase our costs, affect our competitiveness and can expose us to
substantial fines or other penalties. In addition, a cyber-related attack could result in other negative consequences, including damage to
our reputation or competitiveness, remediation or increased protection costs, litigation or regulatory action.
Supply chain - Significant raw material shortages, supplier capacity constraints, supplier production disruptions, supplier
quality and sourcing issues or price increases could increase our operating costs and adversely impact the competitive
positions of our products.
Our reliance on third-party suppliers, contract manufacturers and service providers, and commodity markets to secure raw materials,
parts, components and sub-systems used in our products exposes us to volatility in the prices and availability of these materials, parts,
components, systems and services. Some of these suppliers or their sub-suppliers are limited- or sole-source suppliers. A disruption in
deliveries from our third-party suppliers, contract manufacturers or service providers, capacity constraints, production disruptions, price
increases, or decreased availability of raw materials or commodities, including as a result of catastrophic events, could have an adverse
effect on our ability to meet our commitments to customers or increase our operating costs. Quality, capability and sourcing issues
experienced by third-party providers can also adversely affect our costs, margin rates and the quality and effectiveness of our products
and services and result in liability and reputational harm.
108 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
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FINANCIAL RISKS
Financial risk relates to our ability to meet financial obligations and mitigate exposure to broad market risks, including volatility in foreign
currency exchange rates and interest rates and commodity prices; funding and liquidity risk, including risk related to our credit ratings
and our availability and cost of funding; and credit risk. Liquidity risk refers to the potential inability to meet contractual or contingent
financial obligations (whether on- or off-balance sheet) as they arise, and could potentially impact an institution's financial condition or
overall safety and soundness. Credit risk is the risk of financial loss arising from a customer or counterparty failure to meet its
contractual obligations, and we face credit risk arising from both our industrial businesses and from GE Capital.
Funding & liquidity - Failure to maintain our credit ratings, or conditions in the financial and credit markets, could adversely
affect our access to capital markets, funding costs and related margins, liquidity, capital allocation plans and competitive
position.
We rely on cash from operations and proceeds from planned dispositions, as well as access to the short- and long-term debt markets,
to fund our operations, maintain liquidity and meet our financial obligations and capital allocation priorities. In particular, we rely on
significant short-term borrowings in the commercial paper market to fund our operations on an intra-quarter basis. If we do not meet our
cash flow objectives, whether through improved cash performance in our businesses or as a result of planned dispositions, our financial
condition could be adversely affected. Our access to the debt markets, and to the commercial paper markets as a tier-1 issuer in
particular, depends on our credit ratings. For additional discussion about our current credit ratings, refer to the Financial Resources and
Liquidity - Debt and Derivative Instruments, Guarantees and Covenants - Credit Ratings section. There can be no assurance that we will
be able to maintain our credit ratings. Failure to do so could adversely affect our cost of funds and related margins, liquidity, competitive
position and, potentially, access to capital markets. For example, a downgrade of our credit ratings causing a loss of tier-1 commercial
paper issuer status would reduce our borrowing capacity in the commercial paper markets, and such a downgrade could require us to
draw on operating credit lines or take other actions that increase our cost of funds to replace intra-quarter funding and liquidity. A
significant increase in our cost of capital could require changes to our capital allocation plan. In addition, under various debt and
derivative instruments, guarantees and covenants, we could be required to post additional capital or collateral in the event of a ratings
downgrade, which would increase the impact of a ratings downgrade on our liquidity and capital position.
External conditions in the financial and credit markets may also limit the availability of funding at particular times or increase the cost of
funding, which could adversely affect our business, financial position and results of operations. Factors that may affect the availability of
funding or cause an increase in our funding costs include disruptions in the commercial paper market, and potential market impacts
arising in the United States, Europe or China from developments in sovereign debt situations, currency movements or other potential
market disruptions. If GE or GE Capital's cost of funding were to increase, it may adversely affect our competitive position and result in
lower net interest margins, earnings and cash flows as well as lower returns on shareowners' equity and invested capital.
Economy/counterparties - A deterioration in conditions in the global economy, the major industries we serve or the financial
markets, or in the soundness of financial institutions, governments or customers we deal with, may adversely affect our
business and results of operations.
The business and operating results of our industrial businesses have been, and will continue to be, affected by worldwide economic
conditions, including conditions in the air and rail transportation, power generation, oil and gas, renewables, healthcare and other major
industries we serve. Existing or potential customers may delay or cancel plans to purchase our products and services, including large
infrastructure projects, and may not be able to fulfill their obligations to us in a timely fashion as a result of business deterioration, cash
flow shortages, low oil prices or difficulty obtaining financing due to geopolitical disruptions, changes in law or other unexpected
challenges affecting the strength of the global economy. The airline industry, for example, is highly cyclical, and the level of demand for
air travel is correlated to the strength of the U.S. and international economies. An extended disruption of regional or international travel
that results in the loss of business and leisure traffic could have a material adverse effect on our airline customers and the viability of
their business. Service contract cancellations or customer dynamics such as early aircraft retirements, reduced demand in our Power
business as a result of increased market penetration by renewables, reduced demand in the U.S. wind energy market from the
elimination of production tax credits for new wind projects or declines in orders, project commencement delays and pricing pressures at
Baker Hughes, a GE company from low oil prices could affect our ability to fully recover our contract costs and estimated earnings.
Further, our vendors may experience similar conditions, which may impact their ability to fulfill their obligations to us. We may also face
greater challenges collecting on receivables with customers that are sovereign governments or located in emerging markets. If there is
significant deterioration in the global economy, our results of operations, financial position and cash flows could be materially adversely
affected.
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RISK FACTORS
GE Capital - A smaller GE Capital continues to have exposure to credit and other risks and, in the event of future adverse
developments, may not be able to meet its business and financial objectives without taking further actions at GE Capital or
capital contributions by GE.
To fund the statutory capital contributions that it expects to make to its run-off insurance operations over the next several years, as well
as to meet its other obligations, GE Capital plans to rely on its existing liquidity and generate additional cash through sales or other
portfolio actions, including reducing the size of its Energy Financial Services and Industrial Finance businesses. However, as GE
Capital’s excess liquidity from past disposition proceeds runs off, and as future earnings are reduced as a result of business or other
asset sales, the risk will increase that future adverse developments could cause liquidity or funding stress for GE Capital. For example,
it is possible that future requirements for capital contributions to the insurance operations will be greater than currently estimated, or
that contingent liabilities from GE Capital’s continuing or discontinued operations (including the WMC matters described in the legal
proceedings risk factor below) will need to be recognized in the future and will become payable, which would increase the likelihood of
GE Capital facing liquidity or funding stress in meeting those and its other obligations. If GE Capital is unable to increase its capital
levels over time, it may also face credit ratings downgrades that increase its interest costs or limit its ability to access to external funding
in the future. Moreover, GE Capital has exposure to many different industries and counterparties, including sovereign governments, and
routinely executes transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks,
investment banks and other institutional clients. Many of these transactions expose GE Capital to credit risk in the event of default of its
counterparty or client. If conditions in the financial markets deteriorate, they may adversely affect the business and results of operations
of GE Capital, as well as the soundness of financial institutions, governments and other counterparties we deal with. In addition, GE
Capital's credit risk may be increased when the value of collateral held cannot be realized through sale or is liquidated at prices
insufficient to recover the full amount of the loan or derivative exposure due to it. There can be no assurance that future liabilities,
losses or impairments to the carrying value of financial assets would not materially and adversely affect GE Capital's business, financial
position, results of operations and capacity to provide financing to support orders from GE's industrial businesses, or that factors
causing sufficiently severe stress at GE Capital would not require GE to make capital contributions to GE Capital in the future.
Social costs - Sustained increases in pension and healthcare benefits costs may reduce our profitability.
Our results of operations may be positively or negatively affected by the amount of income or expense we record for our defined benefit
pension plans. GAAP requires that we calculate income or expense for the plans using actuarial valuations. These valuations reflect
assumptions about financial market and other economic conditions, which may change based on changes in key economic indicators.
The most significant year-end assumptions we use to estimate pension expense for 2018 are the discount rate and the expected long-
term rate of return on the plan assets. In addition, we are required to make an annual measurement of plan assets and liabilities, which
may result in a significant reduction or increase to equity. At the end of 2017, the GE Pension Plan was underfunded, on a GAAP basis,
by $17.9 billion, and the GE Supplementary Pension Plan, an unfunded plan, had a projected benefit obligation of $6.7 billion. Although
GAAP expense and pension funding contributions are not directly related, key economic factors that affect GAAP expense would also
likely affect the amount of cash we would contribute to pension plans as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(ERISA). Failure to achieve expected returns on plan assets driven by various factors, which could include a continued environment of
low interest rates or sustained market volatility, could also result in an increase to the amount of cash we would be required to
contribute to pension plans. In addition, there may be upward pressure on the cost of providing healthcare benefits to current
employees and retirees. Although we have actively sought to control increases in these costs, there can be no assurance that we will
succeed in limiting cost increases, and continued upward pressure could reduce our profitability. For a discussion regarding how our
financial statements can be affected by our pension and healthcare benefit obligations, see the Other Consolidated Information –
Postretirement Benefit Plans section and Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements. See also the Critical Accounting Estimates –
Pension Assumptions section for a discussion regarding how our financial statements can be affected by our pension plan accounting
policies.
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LEGAL & COMPLIANCE RISKS
Legal and compliance risk relates to risks arising from the government and regulatory environment and action and from legal
proceedings and compliance with integrity policies and procedures, including those relating to financial reporting, environmental health
and safety. Government and regulatory risk includes the risk that the government or regulatory actions will impose additional cost on us
or require us to make adverse changes to our business models or practices.
Regulatory - We are subject to a wide variety of laws, regulations and government policies that may change in significant
ways.
Our businesses are subject to regulation under a wide variety of U.S. federal and state and non-U.S. laws, regulations and policies.
There can be no assurance that laws, regulations and policies will not be changed in ways that will require us to modify our business
models and objectives or affect our returns on investments by restricting existing activities and products, subjecting them to escalating
costs or prohibiting them outright. In particular, legislative, regulatory or other areas of significance for our businesses that U.S. and
non-U.S. governments have focused and continue to focus on include competition law, improper payments, data privacy and
sovereignty, foreign exchange intervention in response to currency volatility, currency controls that could restrict the movement of
liquidity from particular jurisdictions, trade controls or tariffs on imports and exports in the U.S. or other countries, complex economic
sanctions and the enactment of U.S. tax reform and potential further changes to tax laws may have an effect on GE's, GE Capital's or
other regulated subsidiaries' structure, operations, sales, liquidity, capital requirements, effective tax rate and performance. For
example, legislative or regulatory measures by states or non-U.S. governments in response to the recent U.S. federal tax reform or
otherwise, or rules and interpretations under the new tax laws, could increase our costs or tax rate. In addition, efforts by public and
private sectors to control the growth of healthcare costs may lead to lower reimbursements and increased utilization controls related to
the use of our products by healthcare providers. Regulation or government scrutiny may impact the requirements for marketing our
products and slow our ability to introduce new products, resulting in an adverse impact on our business. Furthermore, we have been,
and expect to continue, participating in U.S. and international governmental programs, which require us to comply with strict
governmental regulations. Inability to comply with these regulations could adversely affect our status in these projects and could have
collateral consequences such as limiting our ability to participate in other projects involving multilateral development banks and
adversely affect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
Legal proceedings - We are subject to legal proceedings, investigations and legal compliance risks, including trailing
liabilities from businesses that we dispose of or that are inactive.
We are subject to a variety of legal proceedings and legal compliance risks in virtually every part of the world, including the matters
described in the Legal Proceedings and Environmental Matters sections. We, our representatives, and the industries in which we
operate are subject to continuing scrutiny by regulators, other governmental authorities and private sector entities or individuals in the
U.S., the European Union and other jurisdictions, which may, in certain circumstances, lead to enforcement actions, adverse changes
to our business practices, fines and penalties, required remedial actions such as contaminated site clean-up or the assertion of private
litigation claims, such as class actions based on alleged securities law violations or breaches of fiduciary duties, and damages that
could be material. For example, in connection with our acquisition of Alstom's Thermal, Renewables and Grid businesses in November
2015, we are subject to legacy legal proceedings and legal compliance risks that relate to claimed anti-competitive conduct or improper
payments by Alstom in the pre-acquisition period. In addition, our discontinued U.S. mortgage business, WMC, is a defendant in civil
litigation arising out of its origination and sale of mortgages from 2005 through 2007, and (as discussed in the Legal Proceedings
section) we believe that the U.S Department of Justice is likely to assert that WMC and GE Capital violated the Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) in connection with WMC's origination and sale of subprime mortgage loans
in 2006 and 2007.
We have established reserves for these and other legal matters when and as appropriate; however, the estimation of legal reserves or
possible losses involves significant judgment and may not reflect the full range of uncertainties and unpredictable outcomes inherent in
litigation and investigations, and the actual losses arising from particular matters may exceed our current estimates and adversely affect
our results of operations. While we believe that we have adopted appropriate risk management and compliance programs, the global
and diverse nature of our operations and the current enforcement environment mean that legal and compliance risks will continue to
exist with respect to our continuing and discontinued operations, and we may also be subject to material trailing legal liabilities from
businesses that we dispose of or that are inactive. We also expect that additional legal proceedings and other contingencies, the
outcome of which cannot be predicted with certainty, will arise from time to time. Moreover, we are increasingly selling products and
services in growth markets where claims arising from a catastrophic product failure, alleged violations of law or other incidents involving
our products and services may be adjudicated within legal systems that are less developed and less reliable than those of the U.S. or
other more developed markets, and this can create additional uncertainty about the outcome of proceedings before courts or other
governmental bodies in such markets. See the Legal Proceedings section and Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements for
further information about legal proceedings and other loss contingencies.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
WMC. There are five lawsuits in which our discontinued U.S. mortgage business, WMC, is a party. The adverse parties in these cases
are securitization trustees or parties claiming to act on their behalf. The complaints and counterclaims in these actions generally assert
claims for breach of contract, indemnification, and/or declaratory judgment, and seek specific performance (repurchase) and/or
monetary damages. Beginning in the fourth quarter 2013, WMC entered into settlements that reduced its exposure on claims asserted
in certain securitizations, and the claim amounts reported herein reflect the effect of these settlements.
At September 30, 2017, five WMC cases were pending in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Four of these
cases were initiated in 2012, and one was initiated in the third quarter 2013. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (Deutsche Bank)
is the adverse party in four cases, and TMI Trust Company (TMI), as successor to Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, is the
adverse party in one case. The Deutsche Bank complaints assert claims on approximately $4,300 million of mortgage loans and seek
to recover damages in excess of approximately $1,800 million. In September 2016, WMC and Deutsche Bank agreed to settle all
claims arising out of the four securitizations at issue in the Connecticut lawsuits, subject to judicial approvals. In October 2016,
Deutsche Bank filed petitions for instruction in California state court seeking judicial instructions that Deutsche Bank’s entry into the
settlement agreements was a reasonable exercise of its discretion and approving the distribution of settlement proceeds pursuant to the
terms of each trust’s governing documents. No bondholder in any of these securitizations has objected to the proposed settlements. On
July 17, 2017, the court entered a judgment and order granting Deutsche Bank’s petitions. The period to file an appeal expired October
9, 2017, and the underlying lawsuits were dismissed by stipulation on October 13, 2017. The TMI complaint asserts claims on
approximately $800 million of mortgage loans, and alleges losses on these loans in excess of $425 million. Trial in this case
commenced on January 16, 2018. The parties have concluded their presentation of evidence, and the court scheduled closing
arguments for June 12, 2018.
Four cases are pending against WMC in New York State Supreme Court, all of which were initiated by securitization trustees or
securities administrators. These cases involve, in the aggregate, claims involving approximately $4,559 million of mortgage loans. One
of these lawsuits was initiated by Deutsche Bank in the second quarter 2013 and names as defendants WMC and Barclays Bank PLC.
It involves claims against WMC on approximately $1,000 million of mortgage loans and does not specify the amount of damages
sought. In September 2016, WMC and Deutsche Bank agreed to settle all claims arising out of the two securitizations at issue in this
lawsuit, subject to judicial approvals. In October 2016, Deutsche Bank filed petitions for instruction in California state court seeking
judicial instructions that Deutsche Bank’s entry into the settlement agreements was a reasonable exercise of its discretion and
approving the distribution of settlement proceeds pursuant to the terms of each trust’s governing documents. Bondholders in these two
securitizations filed objections to the proposed settlements and are taking discovery in connection with their objections. The court has
scheduled the next hearing on these objections for March 29, 2018. The second case, in which the plaintiff is The Bank of New York
Mellon (BNY), was initiated in the fourth quarter 2012 and names as defendants WMC, J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corporation
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. BNY asserts claims on approximately $1,300 million of mortgage loans, and seeks to recover
damages in excess of $650 million. In the second quarter, WMC and J.P. Morgan reached an agreement with the securitization trustee
to settle this case, subject to court approval, and the trustee filed an action in Minnesota state court seeking such approval on July 11,
2017. The court held an initial hearing in this matter on September 11, 2017, at which no bondholder objected to the settlement, and
entered an order approving the settlement on October 4, 2017. The parties filed a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice in New York
State Supreme Court on January 22, 2018. The third case was initiated by BNY in November 2013 and names as defendants WMC,
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. In this case, BNY asserts claims on approximately
$1,300 million of mortgage loans, and seeks to recover damages in excess of $600 million. On September 18, 2015, the court granted
defendants’ motion to dismiss this case on statute of limitations grounds, and the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal on October 21, 2015.
On May 11, 2017, the intermediate appellate court affirmed the dismissal of WMC, and the plaintiff is seeking leave to appeal this
decision to the New York Court of Appeals. The fourth case was filed in October 2014 and names as defendants WMC, J.P. Morgan
Mortgage Acquisition Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The plaintiff, BNY, asserts claims on approximately $959 million of
mortgage loans and seeks to recover damages in excess of $475 million. On September 7, 2016, the court granted WMC’s motion to
dismiss this case on statute of limitations grounds, and an appeal from this decision is pending in the intermediate appellate court. In
the fourth quarter of 2017, JPMorgan and WMC reached a settlement with the trustee in each of these two cases, subject to court
approval, and the trustees have filed actions in Minnesota state court seeking such approval. Both cases have been stayed pending the
final outcome of these court proceedings.
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At September 30, 2017, one case was pending against WMC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The case was initiated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in the fourth quarter 2012. In the second quarter 2013,
Deutsche Bank, in its role as securitization trustee, intervened as a plaintiff and filed a complaint relating to approximately $1,300
million of loans and alleging losses in excess of approximately $100 million. In December 2013, the District Court issued an order
denying WMC’s motion to dismiss but, on its own motion, ordered re-briefing on several issues raised by WMC’s motion to dismiss in
February 2015. On July 10, 2015, the District Court entered an order dismissing the lawsuit as time-barred under the applicable statute
of limitations. Deutsche Bank filed a notice of appeal from this order of dismissal on August 13, 2015, and the United States Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral argument on June 10, 2016. In September 2016, WMC and Deutsche Bank agreed to settle
all claims arising out of the securitization at issue in this lawsuit, subject to judicial approval. In October 2016, Deutsche Bank filed a
petition for instruction in California state court seeking judicial instructions that Deutsche Bank’s entry into the settlement agreement
was a reasonable exercise of its discretion and approving the distribution of settlement proceeds pursuant to the terms of the trust’s
governing documents. No bondholder in this securitization has objected to the proposed settlement. On July 17, 2017, the court entered
a judgment and order granting Deutsche Bank’s petition. The period to file an appeal expired October 9, 2017, and the underlying
lawsuit was dismissed on October 16, 2017.
The amounts of the claims at issue in these pending cases (discussed above) reflect the purchase price or unpaid principal balances of
the mortgage loans at issue at the time of purchase and do not give effect to pay downs, accrued interest or fees, or potential
recoveries based upon the underlying collateral. All of the mortgage loans involved in these lawsuits are included in WMC’s reported
claims at December 31, 2017. See Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements for further information.
On January 23, 2017, the ResCap Liquidating Trust, as successor to Residential Funding Company, LLC (RFC), filed a lawsuit seeking
unspecified damages against WMC in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota arising from alleged breaches in
representations and warranties made by WMC in connection with the sale of approximately $840 million in loans to RFC over a period
of time preceding RFC’s filing for bankruptcy protection in May 2012. On September 27, 2017, the parties entered into a settlement
agreement, and the lawsuit was dismissed October 8, 2017.
In December 2015, we learned that, as part of continuing industry-wide investigation of subprime mortgages, the Civil Division of the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating potential violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
Act of 1989 (FIRREA) by WMC and its affiliates arising out of the origination, purchase or sale of residential mortgage loans between
January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007. The Justice Department subsequently issued subpoenas to WMC and GE Capital, and we
are cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation, including providing documents and witnesses for interviews. Based on
developments in the course of this investigation and the outcomes of FIRREA investigations involving other financial institutions, we
believe DOJ is likely to assert that WMC and GE Capital violated FIRREA in connection with WMC’s origination and sale of subprime
mortgage loans in 2006 and 2007 which were then used as collateral for residential mortgage-backed securities. WMC and GE Capital
will explore whether an acceptable settlement of this matter can be reached. In the event that an acceptable settlement cannot be
reached, DOJ may initiate legal proceedings against WMC and GE Capital. WMC and GE Capital believe they would have defenses to
any such lawsuit.
Alstom legacy matters. In connection with our acquisition of Alstom’s Thermal, Renewables and Grid businesses in November 2015,
we are subject to legacy legal proceedings and legal compliance risks that relate to claimed anti-competitive conduct or improper
payments by Alstom in the pre-acquisition period, including the previously reported matters described below. See Note 21 to the
consolidated financial statements for further information.
In September 2013, the Israeli Antitrust Authority issued a decision whereby Alstom, Siemens AG and ABB Ltd. were held liable for an
alleged anti-competitive arrangement in the gas-insulated switchgears market in Israel. While there was no fine in connection with that
decision, claimants brought civil actions in 2013 seeking damages of approximately $950 million and $600 million, respectively, related
to the alleged conduct underlying the decision that are pending before the Central District Court in Israel. In December 2016, all parties
agreed in principle to participate in a formal mediation with the goal of reaching a global settlement of the two civil actions.
In connection with alleged improper payments by Alstom relating to contracts won in 2006 and 2008 for work on a state-owned power
plant in o tanj, Slovenia, the power plant owner in January 2017 filed an arbitration claim for damages of approximately $430 million
before the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration in Vienna, Austria. In February 2017, a government investigation in
Slovenia of the same underlying conduct proceeded to an investigative phase overseen by a judge of the Celje District Court.
EC merger notification objections. In July 2017, the European Commission (EC) issued a statement of objections with its preliminary
conclusion that GE provided incorrect or misleading information about its research and development activities regarding high-power
offshore wind turbines during the EC’s review of GE’s planned acquisition of LM Wind. If the EC concludes that GE’s alleged violation of
the merger notification rules was intentional or negligent, it could impose a fine of up to 1% of GE’s annual revenues. We are
cooperating with the EC’s investigation.
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Shareholder lawsuits. From November 1, 2017 to December 18, 2017, three putative class actions under the federal securities laws
were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York naming as defendants GE, Jeffrey R. Immelt, Jeffrey S.
Bornstein, John L. Flannery and Jamie S. Miller. Two of the complaints allege that the defendants made false and misleading
statements regarding GE’s expected financial performance which caused economic loss to shareowners who acquired GE stock
between July 21, 2017 and October 20, 2017. The third complaint includes additional allegations that future policy benefit reserves for
GE Capital’s run-off insurance operations were understated and claims economic loss to shareowners who acquired GE stock between
December 15, 2016 and November 10, 2017. These actions were consolidated into a single action (the Arkansas Teacher Retirement
System (ATRS) case) on January 19, 2018. On February 16, 2018, another putative class action (the Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters
Pension Fund (CBTPF) case) was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The CBTPF case names the
same defendants and makes the same types of allegations as those in the ATRS case. It also includes allegations regarding GE’s
disclosure on its January 24, 2018 earnings call of the SEC investigation described below, and it claims economic loss to shareowners
who acquired GE stock between February 26, 2013 and January 24, 2018. We anticipate that the CBTPF case will be combined with
the ATRS case. The lead plaintiffs in the ATRS case have been ordered to file an amended consolidated complaint in March 2018.
On February 15, 2018, a GE shareholder filed a derivative lawsuit (the Gammel case) in New York state court against Jeffrey R. Immelt,
John L. Flannery, other current and former members of GE’s Board of Directors and GE (as nominal defendant) for alleged breaches of
fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment from July 21, 2017 to the present. The allegations relate to substantially the same facts as those
underlying the securities class actions described above, as well as the oversight of past GE practices regarding the use of its corporate
aircraft. The plaintiff seeks unspecified damages and for GE to take steps to improve its corporate governance and internal procedures.
These cases are at an early stage; we believe we have defenses to the claims and will respond accordingly.
SEC investigation. In late November 2017, staff of the Boston office of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) notified us
that they are conducting an investigation of GE’s revenue recognition practices and internal controls over financial reporting related to
long-term service agreements. Following our investor update on January 16, 2018 about the increase in future policy benefit reserves
for GE Capital’s run-off insurance operations, as discussed in the Critical Accounting Estimates section, the SEC staff expanded the
scope of its investigation to encompass the reserve increase and the process leading to the reserve increase. We are providing
documents and other information requested by the SEC staff, and we are cooperating with their ongoing investigation.
GE Retirement Savings Plan class actions. On September 27, 2017, three individual plaintiffs filed a putative class action lawsuit in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California with claims regarding the oversight of GE’s 401(k) plan (the GE RSP). From
October 30 to November 15, 2017, three similar class action suits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts actions were consolidated, and we anticipate that the California action will also be consolidated, resulting in a
single action. Together, the complaints name as defendants GE, GE Asset Management, current and former GE and GE Asset
Management employees who served on fiduciary bodies responsible for overseeing the GE RSP during the class period and current
and former members of GE's Board of Directors. Like similar lawsuits that have been brought against other companies in recent years,
these actions allege that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA) in their oversight of the GE RSP, principally by retaining five proprietary funds that plaintiffs allege were underperforming as
investment options for plan participants and charging higher management fees than some alternative funds. The plaintiffs, purporting to
act on behalf of GE RSP participants and beneficiaries from October 30, 2011 through the date of any judgment, seek damages of $700
million, but we believe we have defenses to the claims and will respond accordingly.
Environmental matters. As previously reported, in 2000, GE and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into a consent
decree relating to PCB cleanup of the Housatonic River in Massachusetts. Following EPA’s release in September 2015 of an intended
final remediation decision, GE and EPA engaged in mediation and the first step of the dispute resolution process contemplated by the
consent decree. In October 2016, the EPA issued its final decision pursuant to the consent decree, which GE and several other
interested parties appealed to EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). The EAB issued its decision on January 26, 2018, affirming
parts of EPA’s decision and granting relief to GE on certain significant elements of its challenge. The EAB remanded the decision back
to EPA to address those elements and reissue a revised final remedy. The revised final remedy may be appealed to the EAB and
ultimately the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The full remedy will not be implemented until any appeals of the
revised decision are resolved. As of December 31, 2017, and based on its assessment of current facts and circumstances and its
defenses, GE believes that it has recorded adequate reserves to cover future obligations associated with an expected final remedy.
The Company is reporting the following matter in compliance with SEC requirements to disclose environmental proceedings where the
government is a party and that potentially involve monetary sanctions of $100,000 or greater. In January 2018, Kern County California
issued an administrative enforcement order with a proposed penalty of $130,000 for alleged violations of process safety management
regulations at a manufacturing facility in Taft, California that is indirectly owned by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
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REPORTS
MANAGEMENT AND AUDITOR’S REPORTS
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
We believe that great companies are built on a foundation of reliable financial information and compliance with the spirit and letter of the
law. For General Electric Company, that foundation includes rigorous management oversight of, and an unyielding dedication to,
controllership. The financial disclosures in this report are one product of our commitment to high-quality financial reporting. In addition,
we make every effort to adopt appropriate accounting policies, we devote our full resources to ensuring that those policies are applied
properly and consistently and we do our best to fairly present our financial results in a manner that is complete and understandable.
Members of our corporate leadership team review each of our businesses routinely on matters that range from overall strategy and
financial performance to staffing and compliance. Our business leaders monitor financial and operating systems, enabling us to identify
potential opportunities and concerns at an early stage and positioning us to respond rapidly. Our Board of Directors oversees
management’s business conduct, and our Audit Committee, which consists entirely of independent directors, oversees our internal
control over financial reporting. We continually examine our governance practices in an effort to enhance investor trust and improve the
Board’s overall effectiveness. The Board and its committees annually conduct a performance self-evaluation and recommend
improvements. Our lead director chaired four meetings of our independent directors this year, helping us sharpen our full Board
meetings to better cover significant topics. Compensation policies for our executives are aligned with the long-term interests of GE
investors.
We strive to maintain a dynamic system of internal controls and procedures—including internal control over financial reporting—
designed to ensure reliable financial recordkeeping, transparent financial reporting and disclosure, and protection of physical and
intellectual property. We recruit, develop and retain a world-class financial team. Our internal audit function, including members of our
Corporate Audit Staff, conducts thousands of financial, compliance and process improvement audits each year. Our Audit Committee
oversees the scope and evaluates the overall results of these audits, and in 2017, members of that Committee attended GE Corporate
Audit Staff and Controllership Council meetings. Our global integrity policies—“The Spirit & The Letter”—require compliance with law
and policy, and pertain to such vital issues as upholding financial integrity and avoiding conflicts of interest. These integrity policies are
available in 36 languages, and are provided to all of our employees, holding each of them accountable for compliance. Our strong
compliance culture reinforces these efforts by requiring employees to raise any compliance concerns and by prohibiting retribution for
doing so. To facilitate open and candid communication, we have designated ombudspersons throughout the Company to act as
independent resources for reporting integrity or compliance concerns. We hold our directors, consultants, agents and independent
contractors to the same integrity standards.
We are keenly aware of the importance of full and open presentation of our financial position and operating results, and rely for this
purpose on our disclosure controls and procedures, including our Disclosure Committee, which comprises senior executives with
detailed knowledge of our businesses and the related needs of our investors. We ask this committee to review our compliance with
accounting and disclosure requirements, to evaluate the fairness of our financial and non-financial disclosures, and to report their
findings to us. In 2017, we further ensured strong disclosure by holding approximately 130 analyst and investor meetings with GE
leadership present.
We welcome the strong oversight of our financial reporting activities by our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP,
engaged by and reporting directly to the Audit Committee. U.S. legislation requires management to report on internal control over
financial reporting and for auditors to render an opinion on such controls. Our report and the KPMG LLP report for 2017 follow.
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REPORTS
MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. With
our participation, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting was conducted as of December 31,
2017, based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control Ð Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
December 31, 2017.
Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an audit report on our internal control over financial reporting. Their report
follows.
/s/ John L. Flannery
John L. Flannery
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
February 23, 2018
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS
/s/ Jamie S. Miller
Jamie S. Miller
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and
internal control over financial reporting and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31,
2017.
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2017,
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareowners
of General Electric Company:
Opinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying statement of financial position of General Electric Company (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016,
the related consolidated statements of earnings (loss), comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of
December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting,
and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and an opinion
on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether
effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated
financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a
test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk
that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our
audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures
of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material
effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation
of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Accompanying Supplemental Information
The accompanying consolidating information appearing on pages 121, 125, and 127 (“supplemental information”) has been subjected to audit
procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The supplemental information is the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the
consolidated financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness
and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material
respects, in relation to the consolidated financial statements as a whole.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 1909
Boston, Massachusetts
February 23, 2018
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Property, Plant and Equipment
Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Contract Assets
Borrowings
Investment Contracts, Insurance Liabilities and Insurance Annuity Benefits
Postretirement Benefit Plans
Income Taxes
Shareowners’ Equity
Other Stock-related Information
Earnings Per Share Information
Other Income
Fair Value Measurements
Financial Instruments
Variable Interest Entities
Commitments, Guarantees, Product Warranties and Other Loss Contingencies
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (LOSS)
For the years ended December 31 (In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
Revenues and other income
Sales of goods
Sales of services
Other income (Note 17)
GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations
GE Capital revenues from services
Total revenues and other income
Costs and expenses (Note 25)
Cost of goods sold
Cost of services sold
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Interest and other financial charges
Investment contracts, insurance losses and
insurance annuity benefits
Other costs and expenses
Total costs and expenses
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes
Benefit (provision) for income taxes (Note 13)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,
net of taxes (Note 2)
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to the Company
Preferred stock dividends
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common shareowners
Amounts attributable to GE common shareowners
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests, continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable
to the Company
Preferred stock dividends
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable
to GE common shareowners
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common shareowners
Per-share amounts (Note 16)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Net earnings (loss)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Dividends declared per common share
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See accompanying notes.
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General Electric Company
and consolidated affiliates
2017
2016
2015
75,641 $
37,551
1,625
—
7,276
122,092
64,328
27,606
18,280
4,869
12,168
3,632
130,883
(8,791)
3,043
(5,748)
(309)
(6,056)
(270)
(5,786)
(436)
(6,222) $
75,414 $
34,976
4,005
—
9,297
123,693
62,440
25,043
18,377
5,025
2,797
982
114,663
9,030
464
9,494
(954)
8,540
(291)
8,831
(656)
8,176 $
74,510
31,298
2,227
—
9,350
117,386
59,905
22,788
17,831
3,463
2,605
2,608
109,200
8,186
(6,485)
1,700
(7,495)
(5,795)
332
(6,126)
(18)
(6,145)
(5,748) $
9,494 $
1,700
(277)
(5,471)
(436)
(5,907)
(309)
6
(290)
9,784
(656)
9,128
(954)
(1)
(6,222) $
8,176 $
(0.68) $
(0.68) $
(0.72) $
(0.72) $
0.84 $
1.00 $
1.01 $
0.89 $
0.90 $
0.93 $
19
1,681
(18)
1,663
(7,495)
312
(6,145)
0.17
0.17
(0.61)
(0.62)
0.92
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (LOSS) (CONTINUED)
For the years ended December 31
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
Revenues and other income
GE(a)
Financial Services (GE Capital)
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
Sales of goods
Sales of services
Other income (Note 17)
GE Capital earnings (loss) from continuing operations
GE Capital revenues from services
Total revenues and other income
$
$
75,718 $
37,761
1,436
(6,765)
—
108,150
75,580 $
35,255
4,092
(1,251)
—
113,676
74,565
31,641
2,165
(7,672)
—
100,700
130 $
—
—
—
8,940
9,070
115 $
—
—
—
10,790
10,905
Costs and expenses (Note 25)
Cost of goods sold
Cost of services sold
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Interest and other financial charges
Investment contracts, insurance losses and
insurance annuity benefits
Other costs and expenses
Total costs and expenses
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes
Benefit (provision) for income taxes (Note 13)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,
net of taxes (Note 2)
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to the Company
Preferred stock dividends
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common shareowners $
64,433
25,619
17,103
2,753
—
1,165
111,072
62,628
23,084
16,123
2,026
—
—
103,860
(2,922)
(3,259)
(6,181)
9,815
(967)
8,849
59,970
20,858
14,914
1,706
—
—
97,447
3,252
(1,506)
1,746
102
2,196
1,676
3,145
12,213
2,371
21,703
(12,633)
6,302
(6,331)
93
2,238
2,947
3,790
2,861
1,013
12,942
(2,037)
1,431
(606)
(315)
(952)
(7,807)
(312)
(954)
(6,496)
(274)
(6,222)
—
(6,222) $
7,896
(279)
8,176
—
8,176 $
(6,061)
83
(6,145)
—
(6,145) $
(6,643)
4
(6,647)
(436)
(7,083) $
(1,560)
(12)
(1,548)
(656)
(2,204) $
79
—
—
—
10,722
10,801
69
2,273
3,512
2,301
2,737
2,647
13,539
(2,739)
(4,979)
(7,718)
(7,485)
(15,202)
248
(15,450)
(330)
(15,780)
Amounts attributable to GE common shareowners:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests, continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable
to the Company
Preferred stock dividends
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable
to GE common shareowners
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations
$
(6,181) $
8,849 $
1,746
$
(6,331) $
(606) $
(7,718)
(274)
(279)
83
(3)
(5,907)
—
(5,907)
(315)
9,128
—
9,128
(952)
1,663
—
1,663
(7,807)
(6,328)
(436)
(6,765)
(312)
(10)
(595)
(656)
(1,251)
(954)
(64)
(7,654)
(330)
(7,983)
(7,485)
—
—
—
6
(1)
312
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common shareowners $
(6,222) $
8,176 $
(6,145) $
(7,083) $
(2,204) $
(15,780)
(a)
Represents the adding together of all affiliated companies except GE Capital, which is presented on a one-line basis. See Note 1.
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
In the consolidating data on this page, “GE” means the basis of consolidation as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements; “GE
Capital” means GE Capital Global Holdings, LLC (GECGH) and its predecessor General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) and all of their affiliates
and associated companies. Separate information is shown for “GE” and “Financial Services (GE Capital).” Transactions between GE and GE Capital
have been eliminated from the “General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates” columns on the prior page.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 121
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to the Company
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Investment securities
Currency translation adjustments
Cash flow hedges
Benefit plans
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Less other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company
Comprehensive income (loss)
Less comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company
Amounts presented net of taxes.
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See accompanying notes.
2017
2016
(6,056) $
(270)
(5,786) $
(775) $
2,198
51
2,782
4,255
53
8,540 $
(291)
8,831 $
203 $
(1,311)
93
(1,068)
(2,083)
(14)
4,202 $
(2,069) $
(1,801) $
(217)
(1,584) $
6,457 $
(305)
6,762 $
2015
(5,795)
332
(6,126)
(553)
(3,137)
99
5,165
1,575
(69)
1,644
(4,220)
263
(4,483)
$
$
$
$
$
$
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
December 31 (In millions, except share amounts)
Assets
Cash and equivalents
Investment securities (Note 3)
Current receivables (Note 4)
Inventories (Note 5)
Financing receivables – net (Note 6)
Other GE Capital receivables
Property, plant and equipment – net (Note 7)
Receivable from GE Capital (debt assumption)
Investment in GE Capital
Goodwill (Note 8)
Other intangible assets – net (Note 8)
Contract assets (Note 9)
All other assets
Deferred income taxes (Note 13)
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2)
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 2)
Total assets(a)
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings (Note 10)
Accounts payable, principally trade accounts
Progress collections and price adjustments accrued
Dividends payable
Other GE current liabilities
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (Note 10)
Long-term borrowings (Note 10)
Investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits (Note 11)
Non-current compensation and benefits
All other liabilities
Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note 2)
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 2)
Total liabilities(a)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 14)
Preferred stock (5,939,874 and 5,944,250 shares outstanding at December 31, 2017 and
December 31, 2016, respectively)
Common stock (8,680,571,000 and 8,742,614,000 shares outstanding
at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – net attributable to GE(b)
Investment securities
Currency translation adjustments
Cash flow hedges
Benefit plans
Other capital
Retained earnings
Less common stock held in treasury
Total GE shareowners’ equity
Noncontrolling interests(c) (Note 14)
Total equity (Note 14)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
General Electric Company
and consolidated affiliates
2017
2016
43,299 $
38,696
24,438
21,923
10,336
6,301
53,874
—
—
83,968
20,273
28,861
29,612
6,207
4,243
5,912
377,945 $
24,036 $
15,153
18,462
1,052
18,697
1,980
108,575
38,136
41,630
22,795
1,339
706
292,561
3,399
6
702
(102)
(4,653)
62
(9,702)
37,171
125,682
(84,902)
64,263
17,723
81,986
377,945 $
48,129
44,313
24,076
22,354
12,242
5,944
50,518
—
—
70,438
16,436
25,162
27,176
1,833
1,745
14,815
365,183
30,714
14,435
16,760
2,107
17,564
417
105,080
26,086
43,780
22,912
656
4,158
284,668
3,025
6
702
674
(6,816)
12
(12,469)
37,224
139,532
(83,038)
75,828
1,663
77,491
365,183
$
$
$
$
(a)
(b)
(c)
Our consolidated assets at December 31, 2017 included total assets of $6,200 million of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only
be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs. These assets included current receivables and net financing receivables of $1,720 million and
investment securities of $918 million within continuing operations and assets of discontinued operations of $300 million. Our consolidated
liabilities at December 31, 2017 included liabilities of certain VIEs for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to GE. These liabilities
included non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (CSEs) of $685 million within continuing operations. See Note 20.
The sum of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) attributable to the Company was $(14,396) million and $(18,598) million
at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Included AOCI attributable to noncontrolling interests of $(226) million and $(278) million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
respectively.
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See accompanying notes.
124 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
December 31 (In millions, except share amounts)
Assets
Cash and equivalents
Investment securities (Note 3)
Current receivables (Note 4)
Inventories (Note 5)
Financing receivables – net (Note 6)
Other GE Capital receivables
Property, plant and equipment – net (Note 7)
Receivable from GE Capital (debt assumption)(b)
Investment in GE Capital
Goodwill (Note 8)
Other intangible assets – net (Note 8)
Contract assets (Note 9)
All other assets
Deferred income taxes (Note 13)
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2)
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 2)
Total assets
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings(b) (Note 10)
Accounts payable, principally trade accounts
Progress collections and price adjustments accrued
Dividends payable
Other GE current liabilities
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (Note 10)
Long-term borrowings(b) (Note 10)
Investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits (Note 11)
Non-current compensation and benefits
All other liabilities
Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note 2)
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 2)
Total liabilities
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 14)
Preferred stock (5,939,874 and 5,944,250 shares outstanding at December 31, 2017
and December 31, 2016, respectively)
Common stock (8,680,571,000 and 8,742,614,000 shares outstanding
at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – net attributable to GE
Investment securities
Currency translation adjustments
Cash flow hedges
Benefit plans
Other capital
Retained earnings
Less common stock held in treasury
Total GE shareowners’ equity
Noncontrolling interests (Note 14)
Total equity (Note 14)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
GE(a)
2017
Financial Services (GE Capital)
2016
2017
2016
$
$
$
$
18,211 $
569
14,867
21,848
—
—
23,963
39,844
13,493
82,985
20,014
28,861
14,035
5,204
3,877
—
287,770 $
14,548 $
21,634
18,566
1,052
18,697
—
67,040
—
40,820
18,884
1,339
23
202,602
3,399
6
702
(102)
(4,653)
62
(9,702)
37,171
125,682
(84,902)
64,263
17,506
81,769
287,770 $
$
$
$
10,525
137
12,715
22,263
—
—
19,103
58,780
24,677
68,070
16,131
25,162
12,007
6,666
1,629
9
277,874
20,482
20,876
16,838
2,107
17,564
—
58,810
—
42,770
17,506
656
35
197,644
3,025
6
702
674
(6,816)
12
(12,469)
37,224
139,532
(83,038)
75,828
1,378
77,205
277,874
$
25,088 $
38,231
—
75
21,967
16,945
30,595
—
—
984
259
—
15,662
999
—
5,912
156,716 $
19,602 $
1,853
—
—
—
1,980
73,614
38,587
801
5,886
—
683
143,007
—
6
—
(99)
(225)
54
(524)
12,806
1,476
—
13,493
217
13,709
156,716 $
37,604
44,180
—
91
26,041
15,576
32,225
—
—
2,368
305
—
14,608
(4,833)
—
14,806
182,970
23,443
1,605
—
—
—
417
93,443
26,546
1,001
7,430
—
4,123
158,008
—
6
—
656
(740)
43
(622)
12,669
12,664
—
24,677
285
24,962
182,970
(a)
(b)
Represents the adding together of all affiliated companies except GE Capital, which is presented on a one-line basis. See Note 1.
In 2015, senior unsecured notes and commercial paper were assumed by GE upon its merger with GE Capital, resulting in an intercompany
receivable and payable between GE and GE Capital. See Note 10 for further information.
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
In the consolidating data on this page, “GE” means the basis of consolidation as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements; “GE
Capital” means GE Capital Global Holdings, LLC (GECGH) and its predecessor General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) and all of their affiliates
and associated companies. Separate information is shown for “GE” and “Financial Services (GE Capital).” Transactions between GE and GE Capital
have been eliminated from the “General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates” columns on the prior page.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 125
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
Cash flows – operating activities
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to the Company
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings attributable to the
Company to cash provided from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment
(Earnings) loss from continuing operations retained by GE Capital
Deferred income taxes
Decrease (increase) in GE current receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
Increase (decrease) in GE progress collections
All other operating activities
Cash from (used for) operating activities – continuing operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities – discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities
Cash flows – investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Dispositions of property, plant and equipment
Additions to internal-use software
Net decrease (increase) in GE Capital financing receivables
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
Proceeds from principal business dispositions
Net cash from (payments for) principal businesses purchased
All other investing activities
Cash from (used for) investing activities – continuing operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities – discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities
Cash flows – financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in borrowings (maturities of 90 days or less)
Newly issued debt (maturities longer than 90 days)
Repayments and other reductions (maturities longer than 90 days)
Net dispositions (purchases) of GE shares for treasury
Dividends paid to shareowners
All other financing activities
Cash from (used for) financing activities – continuing operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities – discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and equivalents at end of year
Less cash and equivalents of discontinued operations at end of year
Cash and equivalents of continuing operations at end of year
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information
Cash paid during the year for interest
Cash recovered (paid) during the year for income taxes
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See accompanying notes.
126 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
General Electric Company
and consolidated affiliates
2017
2016
2015
$
(6,056) $
(270)
(5,786)
309
8,540 $
(291)
8,831
954
5,139
—
(4,845)
1,551
747
(335)
1,322
13,291
11,394
(968)
10,426
(7,371)
5,746
(549)
805
1,464
3,228
(6,087)
6,704
3,940
(1,618)
2,322
1,794
14,876
(25,622)
(2,550)
(8,650)
(903)
(21,055)
1,909
(19,146)
891
(5,507)
49,558
44,051
752
4,997
—
814
1,514
(1,389)
1,198
1,836
(12,655)
6,099
(6,343)
(244)
(7,199)
4,424
(749)
200
59,890
5,357
(2,271)
2,960
62,613
(13,412)
49,202
(1,135)
1,492
(58,768)
(21,429)
(8,806)
(1,274)
(89,920)
789
(89,131)
(1,146)
(41,319)
90,879
49,558
1,429
$
$
43,299 $
48,129 $
(5,049) $
(2,436)
(5,779) $
(7,469)
(5,795)
332
(6,126)
7,495
4,847
—
383
(52)
(314)
(541)
(996)
7,160
11,856
8,034
19,891
(7,309)
3,020
(778)
1,043
79,615
2,283
(12,027)
(4,235)
61,613
(2,125)
59,488
(24,459)
13,951
(47,038)
(1,099)
(9,295)
(1,605)
(69,547)
(6,507)
(76,054)
(3,464)
(138)
91,017
90,879
20,395
70,483
(8,764)
(2,486)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
Cash flows – operating activities
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to the Company
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings attributable to the
Company to cash provided from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment
(Earnings) loss from continuing operations retained by GE Capital(b)
Deferred income taxes
Decrease (increase) in GE current receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
Increase (decrease) in GE progress collections
All other operating activities
Cash from (used for) operating activities – continuing operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities – discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities
Cash flows – investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Dispositions of property, plant and equipment
Additions to internal-use software
Net decrease (increase) in GE Capital financing receivables
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
Proceeds from principal business dispositions
Net cash from (payments for) principal businesses purchased
All other investing activities
Cash from (used for) investing activities – continuing operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities – discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities
Cash flows – financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in borrowings (maturities of 90 days or less)
Newly issued debt (maturities longer than 90 days)
Repayments and other reductions (maturities longer than 90 days)
Net dispositions (purchases) of GE shares for treasury
Dividends paid to shareowners
All other financing activities
Cash from (used for) financing activities – continuing operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities – discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and equivalents at end of year
Less cash and equivalents of discontinued operations at end of year
GE(a)
Financial Services (GE Capital)
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
$
(6,496) $
(274)
(6,222)
315
7,896 $
(279)
8,176
952
(6,061) $
83
(6,145)
7,807
(6,643) $
4
(6,647)
312
(1,560) $ (15,202)
248
(15,450)
7,485
(12)
(1,548)
954
2,857
10,781
449
297
764
(370)
1,349
822
11,040
(1)
11,039
(4,132)
1,401
(518)
—
—
3,106
(6,087)
(2,097)
(8,328)
1
(8,327)
1,680
20,264
(5,981)
(2,550)
(8,355)
(528)
4,530
—
4,530
444
7,686
10,525
18,211
—
2,597
21,345
1,107
929
(1,337)
1,716
1,913
(7,438)
29,960
(90)
29,870
(3,758)
1,080
(740)
—
—
5,357
(2,271)
(1,652)
(1,984)
90
(1,894)
1,595
5,307
(4,156)
(21,429)
(8,474)
(273)
(27,430)
—
(27,430)
(392)
153
10,372
10,525
—
2,473
12,284
(1,800)
666
(282)
276
(1,010)
2,083
16,354
(12)
16,342
(3,785)
939
(755)
—
—
1,725
(10,350)
(553)
(12,779)
12
(12,767)
603
3,560
(2,190)
(1,099)
(9,289)
203
(8,211)
—
(8,211)
(908)
(5,544)
15,916
10,372
—
2,277
—
(5,294)
—
(2)
(75)
—
11,802
2,374
(968)
1,407
(3,680)
4,579
(31)
2,897
1,464
—
—
3,052
8,282
(1,618)
6,664
2,384
—
(293)
—
(10)
17
—
(3,054)
(1,552)
(6,253)
(7,805)
(3,769)
3,637
(8)
(1,279)
59,890
—
—
1,647
60,118
(13,501)
46,617
2,436
—
2,183
—
(14)
(189)
—
5,087
1,537
8,046
9,583
(4,237)
2,526
(23)
226
79,615
532
(1,677)
(4,667)
72,295
(2,137)
70,158
69
(1,655)
(24,834)
1,909
(21,007)
—
(4,311)
(280)
(23,619)
1,909
(21,710)
447
(13,193)
39,033
25,840
752
1,174
(58,285)
—
(20,427)
(1,127)
(80,320)
789
(79,531)
(754)
(41,473)
80,506
39,033
1,429
10,391
(44,848)
—
(4,620)
(1,362)
(65,273)
(6,507)
(71,780)
(2,556)
5,406
75,100
80,506
20,395
Cash and equivalents of continuing operations at end of year
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information
Cash paid during the year for interest
Cash recovered (paid) during the year for income taxes
$
$
18,211 $
10,525 $
10,372
$
25,088 $
37,604 $
60,111
(2,256) $
(2,700)
(1,753) $
(2,612)
(1,327) $
(1,636)
(2,793) $
264
(4,982) $
(4,857)
(8,047)
(850)
(a)
(b)
Represents the adding together of all affiliated companies except GE Capital, which is presented on a one-line basis.
Represents GE Capital earnings/loss from continuing operations attributable to the Company, net of GE Capital dividends paid to GE.
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
In the consolidating data on this page, “GE” means the basis of consolidation as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements; “GE
Capital” means GE Capital Global Holdings, LLC (GECGH) and its predecessor General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) and all of their affiliates
and associated companies. Separate information is shown for “GE” and “Financial Services (GE Capital).” Transactions between GE and GE Capital
have been eliminated from the “Consolidated” columns and are discussed in Note 23.
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PRESENTATION & POLICIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
CONSOLIDATION
Our financial statements consolidate all of our affiliates – entities in which we have a controlling financial interest, most often because
we hold a majority voting interest. To determine if we hold a controlling financial interest in an entity, we first evaluate if we are required
to apply the variable interest entity (VIE) model to the entity; otherwise, the entity is evaluated under the voting interest model.
Where we hold current or potential rights that give us the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s
economic performance, combined with a variable interest that gives us the right to receive potentially significant benefits or the
obligation to absorb potentially significant losses, we have a controlling financial interest in that VIE. Rights held by others to remove
the party with power over the VIE are not considered unless one party can exercise those rights unilaterally. When changes occur to the
design of an entity, we reconsider whether it is subject to the VIE model. We continuously evaluate whether we have a controlling
financial interest in a VIE.
We hold a controlling financial interest in other entities where we currently hold, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting rights
or where we exercise control through substantive participating rights or as a general partner. Where we are a general partner, we
consider substantive removal rights held by other partners in determining if we hold a controlling financial interest. We reevaluate
whether we have a controlling financial interest in these entities when our voting or substantive participating rights change.
Associated companies are unconsolidated VIEs and other entities in which we do not have a controlling financial interest, but over
which we have significant influence, most often because we hold a voting interest of 20% to 50%. Associated companies are accounted
for as equity method investments. Our share of the results of associated companies are presented on a one-line basis. Investments in,
and advances to, associated companies are presented on a one-line basis in the caption “All other assets” in our Statement of Financial
Position, net of allowance for losses, which represents our best estimate of probable losses inherent in such assets.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
We have reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year’s presentation. Certain columns and rows may not add
due to the use of rounded numbers. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying numbers in millions.
Upon closing an acquisition, we consolidate the acquired business as soon as practicable. The size, scope and complexity of an
acquisition can affect the time necessary to adjust the acquired company’s accounting policies, procedures, and books and records to
our standards. Accordingly, it is possible that changes will be necessary to the carrying amounts and presentation of assets and
liabilities in our financial statements as the acquired company is fully assimilated.
Financial data and related measurements are presented in the following categories:
GE. This represents the adding together of all affiliates except GE Capital, whose continuing operations are presented on a one-line
basis, giving effect to the elimination of transactions among such affiliates.
GE Capital. This refers to GE Capital Global Holdings, LLC (GECGH), or its predecessor General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC),
and is the adding together of all affiliates of GE Capital giving effect to the elimination of transactions among such affiliates.
Consolidated. This represents the adding together of GE and GE Capital, giving effect to the elimination of transactions between GE
and GE Capital.
Operating Segments. These comprise our eight businesses, focused on the broad markets they serve: Power, Renewable Energy, Oil
& Gas, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation, Lighting and Capital.
Unless otherwise indicated, information in these notes to consolidated financial statements relates to continuing operations. Certain of
our operations have been presented as discontinued. See Note 2.
The effects of translating to U.S. dollars the financial statements of non-U.S. affiliates whose functional currency is other than the U.S.
dollar are included in shareowners’ equity. Asset and liability accounts are translated at year-end exchange rates, while revenues and
expenses are translated at average rates for the respective periods.
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PRESENTATION & POLICIES
Preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires us to make estimates
based on assumptions about current, and for some estimates future, economic and market conditions which affect reported amounts
and related disclosures in our financial statements. Although our current estimates contemplate current conditions and how we expect
them to change in the future, as appropriate, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could be worse than anticipated in those
estimates, which could materially affect our results of operations and financial position. Among other effects, such changes could result
in future impairments of investment securities, goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets, revisions to estimated profitability on long-
term product service agreements, incremental losses on financing receivables, establishment of valuation allowances on deferred tax
assets, incremental fair value marks on businesses and assets held for sale carried at lower of cost or market less cost to sell,
increased tax liabilities and insurance reserves.
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES
Our financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP.
SALES OF GOODS AND SERVICES
We record all sales of goods and services only when a firm sales agreement is in place, delivery has occurred or services have been
rendered and collectability of the fixed or determinable sales price is reasonably assured.
Arrangements for the sale of goods and services sometimes include multiple components. Most of our multiple component
arrangements involve the sale of goods and services in the Healthcare segment. Our arrangements with multiple components usually
involve an upfront deliverable of large machinery or equipment and future service deliverables such as installation, commissioning,
training or the future delivery of ancillary products. In most cases, the relative values of the undelivered components are not significant
to the overall arrangement and are typically delivered within three to six months after the core product has been delivered. In such
agreements, selling price is determined for each component and any difference between the total of the separate selling prices and
total contract consideration (i.e., discount) is allocated pro rata across each of the components in the arrangement. The value assigned
to each component is objectively determined and obtained primarily from sources such as the separate selling price for that or a similar
item or from competitor prices for similar items. If such evidence is not available, we use our best estimate of selling price, which is
established consistent with the pricing strategy of the business and considers product configuration, geography, customer type, and
other market specific factors.
Except for goods sold under long-term agreements, we recognize sales of goods under the provisions of U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 104, Revenue Recognition. In arrangements where we sell products that provide
the customer with a right of return, we use our accumulated experience to estimate and provide for such returns when we record the
sale. In situations where arrangements include customer acceptance provisions based on seller or customer-specified objective criteria,
we recognize revenue when we have reliably demonstrated that all specified acceptance criteria have been met or when formal
acceptance occurs, respectively. In arrangements where we provide goods for trial and evaluation purposes, we only recognize
revenue after customer acceptance occurs. Unless otherwise noted, we do not provide for anticipated losses before we record sales.
We recognize revenue on agreements for sales of goods and services under power generation unit and uprate contracts, nuclear fuel
assemblies, larger oil drilling equipment projects, aeroderivative unit contracts, military development contracts, locomotive production
contracts, and long-term construction projects, using long-term construction and production contract accounting. We estimate total long-
term contract revenue net of price concessions as well as total contract costs. For goods sold under power generation unit and uprate
contracts, nuclear fuel assemblies, aeroderivative unit contracts, military development contracts and locomotive production contracts,
we recognize sales as we complete major contract-specified deliverables, most often when customers receive title to the goods or
accept the services as performed. For larger oil drilling equipment projects and long-term construction projects, we recognize sales
based on our progress toward contract completion measured by actual costs incurred in relation to our estimate of total expected costs.
We measure long-term contract revenues by applying our contract-specific estimated margin rates to incurred costs. We routinely
update our estimates of future costs for agreements in process and report any cumulative effects of such adjustments in current
operations. We provide for any loss that we expect to incur on these agreements when that loss is probable.
We recognize revenue upon delivery for sales of aircraft engines and military propulsion equipment. Delivery of commercial aircraft
engines and non-U.S. military equipment occurs on shipment; delivery of military propulsion equipment sold to the U.S. government or
agencies thereof occurs upon receipt of a Material Inspection and Receiving Report, DD Form 250 or Memorandum of Shipment.
Commercial aircraft engines are complex equipment manufactured to customer order under a variety of sometimes complex, long-term
agreements. We measure sales of commercial aircraft engines by applying our contract-specific estimated margin rates to incurred
costs. We routinely update our estimates of future revenues and costs for commercial aircraft engine agreements in process and report
any cumulative effects of such adjustments in current operations. Significant components of our revenue and cost estimates include
price concessions and performance-related guarantees as well as material, labor and overhead costs. We measure revenue for military
propulsion equipment and spare parts not subject to long-term product services agreements based on the specific contract on a
specifically measured output basis. We provide for any loss that we expect to incur on these agreements when that loss is probable;
consistent with industry practice, for commercial aircraft engines, we make such provision only if such losses are not recoverable from
future highly probable sales of spare parts and services for those engines.
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PRESENTATION & POLICIES
We sell product services under long-term product maintenance or extended warranty agreements in our Aviation, Power, Oil & Gas and
Transportation segments, where costs of performing services are incurred on other than a straight-line basis. We also sell similar long-
term product services in our Healthcare and Renewable Energy segments, where such costs generally are expected to be incurred on
a straight-line basis. For the Aviation, Power, Oil & Gas and Transportation agreements, we recognize related sales based on the extent
of our progress toward completion measured by actual costs incurred in relation to total expected costs. We routinely update our
estimates of future costs for agreements in process and report any cumulative effects of such adjustments in current operations. For the
Healthcare and Renewable Energy agreements, we recognize revenues on a straight-line basis and expense related costs as incurred.
We provide for any loss that we expect to incur on any of these agreements when that loss is probable.
GE CAPITAL REVENUES FROM SERVICES (EARNED INCOME)
We use the interest method to recognize income on loans. Interest on loans includes origination, commitment and other non-refundable
fees related to funding (recorded in earned income on the interest method). We stop accruing interest at the earlier of the time at which
collection of an account becomes doubtful or the account becomes 90 days past due. Previously recognized interest income that was
accrued but not collected from the borrower is reversed, unless the terms of the loan agreement permit capitalization of accrued interest
to the principal balance. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied to reduce the principal balance of the loan.
We resume accruing interest on nonaccrual, non-restructured loans only when (a) payments are brought current according to the loan’s
original terms and (b) future payments are reasonably assured. When we agree to restructured terms with the borrower, we resume
accruing interest only when it is reasonably assured that we will recover full contractual payments, and such loans pass underwriting
reviews equivalent to those applied to new loans.
We recognize financing lease income on the interest method to produce a level yield on funds not yet recovered. Estimated
unguaranteed residual values are based upon management's best estimates of the value of the leased asset at the end of the lease
term. We use various sources of data in determining these estimates, including information obtained from third parties, which is
adjusted for the attributes of the specific asset under lease. Guarantees of residual values by unrelated third parties are included within
minimum lease payments. Significant assumptions we use in estimating residual values include estimated net cash flows over the
remaining lease term, anticipated results of future remarketing, and estimated future component part and scrap metal prices,
discounted at an appropriate rate.
We recognize operating lease income on a straight-line basis over the terms of underlying leases.
BUSINESSES AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Businesses and assets held for sale represent components that meet accounting requirements to be classified as held for sale and are
presented as single asset and liability amounts in our financial statements with a valuation allowance, if necessary, to recognize the net
carrying amount at the lower of cost or fair value, less cost to sell. Financing receivables that no longer qualify to be presented as held
for investment must be classified as assets held for sale and recognized in our financial statements at the lower of cost or fair value,
less cost to sell, with that amount representing a new cost basis at the date of transfer.
The determination of fair value for businesses and assets held for sale involves significant judgments and assumptions. Development of
estimates of fair values in this circumstance is complex and is dependent upon, among other factors, the nature of the potential sales
transaction (for example, asset sale versus sale of legal entity), composition of assets and/or businesses in the disposal group, the
comparability of the disposal group to market transactions and negotiations with third party purchasers. Such factors bear directly on
the range of potential fair values and the selection of the best estimates. Key assumptions were developed based on market observable
data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical
transaction.
We review all businesses and assets held for sale each reporting period to determine whether the existing carrying amounts are fully
recoverable in comparison to estimated fair values, less cost to sell.
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
The cost of GE manufacturing plant and equipment is generally depreciated on a straight-line basis over its estimated economic life.
The cost of GE Capital equipment leased to others on operating leases is depreciated on a straight-line basis to estimated residual
value over the lease term or over the estimated economic life of the equipment.
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PRESENTATION & POLICIES
LOSSES ON FINANCING RECEIVABLES
Our financing receivables portfolio consists of a variety of loans and leases, including both larger-balance, non-homogeneous loans and
leases and smaller-balance homogeneous loans and leases. We routinely evaluate our entire portfolio for potential specific credit or
collection issues that might indicate an impairment.
Losses on financing receivables are recognized when they are incurred, which requires us to make our best estimate of probable
losses inherent in the portfolio. The method for calculating the best estimate of losses depends on the size, type and risk characteristics
of the related financing receivable. Such an estimate requires consideration of historical loss experience, adjusted for current
conditions, and judgments about the probable effects of relevant observable data, including present economic conditions such as
delinquency rates, financial health of specific customers and market sectors, collateral values, and the present and expected future
levels of interest rates. The underlying assumptions, estimates and assessments we use to provide for losses are updated periodically
to reflect our view of current conditions. Changes in such estimates can significantly affect the allowance and provision for losses. It is
possible that we will experience credit losses that are different from our current estimates. Write-offs are deducted from the allowance
for losses when we judge the principal to be uncollectible and subsequent recoveries are added to the allowance at the time cash is
received on a written-off account.
PARTIAL SALES OF BUSINESS INTERESTS
Gains or losses on sales of affiliate shares where we retain a controlling financial interest are recorded in equity. Gains or losses on
sales that result in our loss of a controlling financial interest are recorded in earnings along with remeasurement gains or losses on any
investments in the entity that we retained.
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS
Debt securities and money market instruments with original maturities of three months or less are included in cash equivalents unless
designated as available-for-sale and classified as investment securities.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
We report investments in debt and marketable equity securities, and certain other equity securities, at fair value. See Note 18 for further
information on fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities are included in shareowners’ equity,
net of applicable taxes and other adjustments.
We regularly review investment securities for impairment using both quantitative and qualitative criteria. For debt securities, if we do not
intend to sell the security or it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of our amortized
cost, we evaluate other qualitative criteria to determine whether we do not expect to recover the amortized cost basis of the security,
such as the financial health of and specific prospects for the issuer, including whether the issuer is in compliance with the terms and
covenants of the security. We also evaluate quantitative criteria including determining whether there has been an adverse change in
expected future cash flows. If we do not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security, we consider the security to be
other-than-temporarily impaired (OTTI), and we record the difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its recoverable
amount in earnings and the difference between the security’s recoverable amount and fair value in other comprehensive income. If we
intend to sell the security or it is more likely than not we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis,
the security is also considered OTTI and we recognize the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair
value in earnings. For equity securities, we consider the length of time and magnitude of the amount that each security is in an
unrealized loss position. If we do not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security, we consider the security to be
OTTI, and we record the difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value in earnings.
Realized gains and losses are accounted for on the specific identification method. Unrealized gains and losses on investment securities
classified as trading are included in earnings.
INVENTORIES
All inventories are stated at the lower of cost or realizable values. Cost for a portion of GE U.S. inventories is determined on a last-in,
first-out (LIFO) basis. Cost of other GE inventories is determined on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. LIFO was used for approximately
32% and 34% of GE inventories in 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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PRESENTATION & POLICIES
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
We do not amortize goodwill, but test it at least annually for impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is the operating
segment, or one level below that operating segment (the component level) if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly
reviewed by segment management. However, components are aggregated as a single reporting unit if they have similar economic
characteristics. We recognize an impairment charge if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value and the carrying
amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill. We use a market approach, when available and
appropriate, or the income approach, or a combination of both to establish fair values. When a portion of a reporting unit is disposed,
goodwill is allocated to the gain or loss on disposition based on the relative fair values of the business or businesses disposed and the
portion of the reporting unit that will be retained.
We amortize the cost of other intangibles over their estimated useful lives unless such lives are deemed indefinite. The cost of
intangible assets is generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated economic life, except that individually
significant customer-related intangible assets are amortized in relation to total related sales. Amortizable intangible assets are reviewed
for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. In
these circumstances, they are tested for impairment based on undiscounted cash flows and, if impaired, written down to fair value
based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested annually for impairment and
written down to fair value as required.
INVESTMENT CONTRACTS, INSURANCE LIABILITIES AND INSURANCE ANNUITY BENEFITS
Our run-off insurance operations include providing insurance and reinsurance for life and health risks and providing certain annuity
products. Primary product types include long-term care, structured settlement annuities, life and disability insurance contracts and
investment contracts. Insurance contracts are contracts with significant mortality and/or morbidity risks, while investment contracts are
contracts without such risks.
For traditional long-duration insurance contracts, we report premiums as revenue when due. Premiums received on non-traditional
long-duration insurance contracts and investment contracts (including annuities without significant mortality risk) are not reported as
revenues but rather as deposit liabilities. We recognize revenues for charges and assessments on these contracts, mostly for mortality,
contract initiation, administration and surrender. Amounts credited to policyholder accounts are charged to expense.
Liabilities for traditional long-duration insurance contracts includes both future policy benefit reserves and claims reserves. Future policy
benefit reserves represent the present value of future policy benefits less the present value of future net premiums and were first
established based on actuarial assumptions at the time the policies were issued or acquired plus a margin for adverse deviation. These
assumptions include, but are not limited to, interest rates, health care experience (including type and cost of care), morbidity, mortality,
the length of time a policy will remain in force and anticipated future premium increases from future in-force rate actions. Assumptions
are locked-in throughout the life of a contract unless a premium deficiency develops at which time we change these assumptions to
reflect our most recent assumptions. Our annual premium deficiency testing assesses the adequacy of future policy benefit reserves,
net of capitalized acquisition costs, using our most recent assumptions. Liabilities for investment contracts equal the account value, that
is, the amount that accrues to the benefit of the contract or policyholder including credited interest and assessments through the
financial statement date.
Liabilities for unpaid claims and estimated claim settlement expenses represent our best estimate of the ultimate obligations for
reported and incurred-but-not-reported claims and the related estimated claim settlement expenses. Liabilities for unpaid claims and
estimated claim settlement expenses are evaluated periodically for potential changes in loss estimates with the support of qualified
actuaries and any changes are recorded in the period in which they are determined. Key inputs include actual known facts about the
claims, such as the benefits available and cause of disability of the claimant, as well as assumptions derived from our actual historical
experience and expected future changes in experience factors.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following sections describe the valuation methodologies we use to measure financial and non-financial instruments accounted for
at fair value including certain assets within our pension plans and retiree benefit plans.
For financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, fair value is the price we would receive to sell an asset or
pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with a market participant at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets
for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the
absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that
occurs at the measurement date.
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Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions.
Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are
not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 – Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.
We maintain policies and procedures to value instruments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, we have risk
management teams that review valuation, including independent price validation for certain instruments. With regard to Level 3
valuations (including instruments valued by third parties), we perform a variety of procedures to assess the reasonableness of the
valuations. Such reviews include an evaluation of instruments whose fair value change exceeds predefined thresholds (and/or does not
change) and consider the current interest rate, currency and credit environment, as well as other published data, such as rating agency
market reports and current appraisals. This detailed review may include the use of a third-party valuation firm.
RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following sections describe the valuation methodologies we use to measure different financial instruments at fair value on a
recurring basis.
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. When available, we use quoted market prices to determine the fair value of investment
securities, and they are included in Level 1. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly traded equity securities.
For large numbers of investment securities for which market prices are observable for identical or similar investment securities but not
readily accessible for each of those investments individually (that is, it is difficult to obtain pricing information for each individual
investment security at the measurement date), we obtain pricing information from an independent pricing vendor. The pricing vendor
uses various pricing models for each asset class that are consistent with what other market participants would use. The inputs and
assumptions to the model of the pricing vendor are derived from market observable sources including: benchmark yields, reported
trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market-related data. Since many fixed
income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing vendor uses available information as applicable such as
benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. The pricing vendor considers available market
observable inputs in determining the evaluation for a security. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather
determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and primarily comprise our portfolio of
corporate fixed income, and government, mortgage and asset-backed securities. In infrequent circumstances, our pricing vendors may
provide us with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances we classify the investment
securities in Level 3.
Annually, we conduct reviews of our primary pricing vendor to validate that the inputs used in that vendor’s pricing process are deemed
to be market observable as defined in the standard. While we are not provided access to proprietary models of the vendor, our reviews
have included on-site walk-throughs of the pricing process, methodologies and control procedures for each asset class and level for
which prices are provided. Our reviews also include an examination of the underlying inputs and assumptions for a sample of individual
securities across asset classes, credit rating levels and various durations. In addition, the pricing vendor has an established challenge
process in place for all security valuations, which facilitates identification and resolution of potentially erroneous prices. We believe that
the prices received from our pricing vendor are representative of prices that would be received to sell the assets at the measurement
date (exit prices) and are classified appropriately in the hierarchy.
We use non-binding broker quotes and other third-party pricing services as our primary basis for valuation when there is limited, or no,
relevant market activity for a specific instrument or for other instruments that share similar characteristics. We have not adjusted the
prices we have obtained. Investment securities priced using non-binding broker quotes and other third-party pricing services are
included in Level 3. As is the case with our primary pricing vendor, third-party brokers and other third-party pricing services do not
provide access to their proprietary valuation models, inputs and assumptions. Accordingly, we conduct reviews of vendors, as
applicable, similar to the reviews performed of our primary pricing vendor. In addition, we conduct internal reviews of pricing for all such
investment securities quarterly to ensure reasonableness of valuations used in our financial statements. These reviews are designed to
identify prices that appear stale, those that have changed significantly from prior valuations, and other anomalies that may indicate that
a price may not be accurate. Based on the information available, we believe that the fair values provided by the brokers and other third-
party pricing services are representative of prices that would be received to sell the assets at the measurement date (exit prices).
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PRESENTATION & POLICIES
Derivatives. We use closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the-counter
markets.
The majority of our derivatives are valued using internal models. The models maximize the use of market observable inputs including
interest rate curves and both forward and spot prices for currencies and commodities. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level
2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts.
Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent equity derivatives and interest rate products that contain
embedded optionality or prepayment features.
NONRECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis,
but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances. These assets can include loans and long-lived assets that have
been reduced to fair value when they are held for sale, impaired loans that have been reduced based on the fair value of the underlying
collateral, cost and equity method investments and long-lived assets that are written down to fair value when they are impaired and the
remeasurement of retained investments in formerly consolidated subsidiaries upon a change in control that results in deconsolidation of
a subsidiary, if we sell a controlling interest and retain a noncontrolling stake in the entity. Assets that are written down to fair value
when impaired and retained investments are not subsequently adjusted to fair value unless further impairment occurs.
The following sections describe the valuation methodologies we use to measure financial and non-financial instruments accounted for
at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for certain assets within our pension plans and retiree benefit plans at each reporting period,
as applicable.
Financing Receivables and Loans Held for Sale. When available, we use observable market data, including pricing on recent closed
market transactions, to value loans that are included in Level 2. When this data is unobservable, we use valuation methodologies using
current market interest rate data adjusted for inherent credit risk, and such loans are included in Level 3. When appropriate, loans may
be valued using collateral values (see Long-lived Assets below).
Cost and Equity Method Investments. Cost and equity method investments are valued using market observable data such as quoted
prices when available. When market observable data is unavailable, investments are valued using a discounted cash flow model,
comparative market multiples or a combination of both approaches as appropriate and other third-party pricing sources. These
investments are generally included in Level 3.
Investments in private equity, real estate and collective funds held within our pension plans, are generally valued using the net asset
value (NAV) per share as a practical expedient for fair value provided certain criteria are met. The NAVs are determined based on the
fair values of the underlying investments in the funds. On January 1, 2016, we adopted guidance whereby investments that are
measured at fair value using the NAV practical expedient are no longer classified in the fair value hierarchy.
Long-lived Assets. Fair values of long-lived assets, including aircraft, are primarily derived internally and are based on observed sales
transactions for similar assets. In other instances, for example, collateral types for which we do not have comparable observed sales
transaction data, collateral values are developed internally and corroborated by external appraisal information. Adjustments to third-
party valuations may be performed in circumstances where market comparables are not specific to the attributes of the specific
collateral or appraisal information may not be reflective of current market conditions due to the passage of time and the occurrence of
market events since receipt of the information.
Retained Investments in Formerly Consolidated Subsidiaries. Upon a change in control that results in deconsolidation of a
subsidiary, the fair value measurement of our retained noncontrolling stake is valued using market observable data such as quoted
prices when available, or if not available, an income approach, a market approach, or a combination of both approaches as appropriate.
In applying these methodologies, we rely on a number of factors, including actual operating results, future business plans, economic
projections, market observable pricing multiples of similar businesses and comparable transactions, and possible control premium.
These investments are generally included in Level 1 or Level 3, as appropriate, determined at the time of the transaction.
134 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRESENTATION & POLICIES
ACCOUNTING CHANGES
On January 1, 2018, we will adopt Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and the
related amendments, which will supersede most existing U.S. GAAP revenue guidance. We will adopt the new ASU on a retrospective
basis, resulting in a consistent basis of presentation within our consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
The new ASU will have a material effect on our historically reported consolidated financial statements as well as our existing processes
to recognize revenue. Upon adoption, we will record a $4.2 billion non-cash charge to our January 1, 2016 retained earnings to reflect
the change in timing in the recognition of revenue and certain costs primarily within our Power and Aviation businesses.
The new ASU also requires incremental disclosures, including the amount of revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations
for existing customer contracts. While the remaining performance obligation disclosure is similar, in concept, to our reported backlog,
the new ASU definition excludes revenue from contracts that provide the customer with the right to cancel or terminate for convenience,
even if our historical experience indicates the likelihood of cancellation or termination is remote. As a result, we anticipate the remaining
performance obligation disclosure will be significantly lower than our historically reported backlog.
On September 30, 2016, we adopted ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which was
intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions including the accounting for
income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows.
We adopted the standard on a prospective basis with the effect of adoption reflected for the interim periods after the year beginning
January 1, 2016 as required by the standard. The primary effects of adoption were the recognition of excess tax benefits in our
provision for income taxes rather than paid-in capital and the reclassification of cash flows related to excess tax benefits from financing
activities to operating activities for the periods beginning January 1, 2016. We will continue to estimate the number of awards that are
expected to vest in our determination of the related periodic compensation cost.
As a result of the adoption, our provision for income taxes decreased by $97 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, for
the excess tax benefits related to share-based payments in its provision for income taxes. Application of the cash flow presentation
requirements from January 1, 2016, resulted in an increase to cash from operating activities and a decrease to cash from financing
activities of $137 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
On January 1, 2016, we adopted ASU 2015-16, Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments, which eliminated the
requirement for an acquirer in a business combination to account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. See Note 8 for
further discussion of the purchase accounting effects of recent acquisitions.
On January 1, 2016, we adopted ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance
costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability, similar to
the presentation of debt premiums and discounts. ASU 2015-03 applies retrospectively and does not change the recognition and
measurement requirements for debt issuance costs. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 resulted in the reclassification of $674 million of
unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Company's borrowings from all other assets to short-term and long-term borrowings
within our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015.
On January 1, 2016, we adopted ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. The ASU amended the consolidation
guidance for VIEs and general partners' investment in limited partnerships and modified the evaluation of whether limited partnerships
and similar legal entities are VIEs or voting interest entities.
Upon adoption, we deconsolidated three investment funds managed by GE Asset Management (GEAM) that had been accounted for
under the guidance prior to the issuance of ASU 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable
Interest Entities, by virtue of the deferral provided by ASU 2010-10, Amendments for Certain Investment Funds. We concluded that
GEAM’s management contracts were no longer variable interests in the three investment funds and therefore continued consolidation
was not appropriate. We deconsolidated net assets and noncontrolling interests of $123 million, respectively.
In addition, many of the limited partnerships in which Energy Financial Services invests became VIEs because the limited partners have
no participating rights or substantive removal rights over the general partners. The general partners continue to control these limited
partnerships, however, our disclosed exposure to unconsolidated VIEs in Note 20 increased by $6,110 million as a result.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 135
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HELD FOR SALE & DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
NOTE 2. BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE
On November 13, 2017, the Company announced its intention to exit approximately $20 billion of assets over the next one to two years.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, in connection with this announcement, GE has classified various businesses with assets of $1,676 million
and liabilities of $791 million as held for sale. These businesses span across our Lighting, Aviation, Healthcare and Power segments
and resulted in a pre-tax loss on the planned disposals of $1,425 million ($1,337 million after-tax) in the fourth quarter of 2017. We
expect to complete the sale of these businesses within the next twelve months.
On September 25, 2017, we signed an agreement to sell our Industrial Solutions business within our Power segment with assets of
$2,201 million and liabilities of $548 million, to ABB for approximately $2,600 million. The transaction is targeted to close in mid-2018.
On March 8, 2017, we signed an agreement to sell our Water business within our Power segment to Suez Environnement S.A. (Suez).
On September 30, 2017, we completed the sale for consideration of $3,062 million, net of obligations assumed and cash transferred,
(including $122 million from sale of receivables originated in our Water business and sold from GE Capital to Suez) and recognized a
pre-tax gain of $1,943 million in 2017 in the caption “Other income” in our consolidated Statement of Earnings (Loss) ($1,920 million
after-tax).
FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE
December 31 (In millions)
Assets
Current receivables(a)
Inventories
Property, plant, and equipment – net
Goodwill
Other intangible assets – net
Contract assets
Valuation allowance on disposal group classified as held for sale(b)
Other
Assets of businesses held for sale
Liabilities
Accounts payable
Progress collections and price adjustments accrued
Other current liabilities
Non-current compensation and benefits
Other
Liabilities of businesses held for sale
2017
2016
$
$
$
$
703 $
1,039
931
1,619
403
858
(1,378)
67
4,243 $
602 $
38
450
162
87
1,339 $
366
211
632
212
123
125
—
76
1,745
190
141
133
82
110
656
(a)
(b)
Included transactions in our industrial businesses that were made on arm's length terms with GE Capital, including GE current receivables
sold to GE Capital of $366 million and $117 million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. These intercompany
balances included within our held for sale businesses are reported in the GE and GE Capital columns of our financial statements, but are
eliminated in deriving our consolidated financial statements.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, we adjusted the carrying value to fair value less cost to sell for certain held for sale businesses, which
resulted in a pre-tax valuation allowance of $1,378 million recorded in the caption “Other income” in our consolidated Statement of Earnings
(Loss).
136 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HELD FOR SALE & DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Discontinued operations primarily relate to our financial services businesses as a result of the GE Capital Exit Plan (our plan
announced in 2015 to reduce the size of our financial services businesses) and were previously reported in the Capital segment. These
discontinued operations primarily comprise residual assets and liabilities related to our exited U.S. mortgage business (WMC), our
mortgage portfolio in Poland, and indemnification liabilities associated with the sale of our GE Capital businesses. Results of
operations, financial position and cash flows for these businesses are separately reported as discontinued operations for all periods
presented. See Note 21 for further information about indemnifications and further discussion on WMC.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
(In millions)
Operations
Total revenues and other income (loss)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
Benefit (provision) for income taxes(a)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Disposals
Gain (loss) on disposals before income taxes
Benefit (provision) for income taxes(a)
Gain (loss) on disposals, net of taxes
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(b)(c)
2017
2016
2015
182 $
(731) $
295
(437) $
306 $
(178)
128 $
(309) $
2,968 $
23,003
(162) $
460
298 $
(750) $
(502)
(1,252) $
(954) $
887
(791)
96
(6,612)
(979)
(7,591)
(7,495)
$
$
$
$
$
$
(a)
(b)
(c)
GE Capital’s total tax benefit (provision) for discontinued operations and disposals included current tax benefit (provision) of $(299) million,
$945 million and $(6,834) million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, including current U.S. Federal tax
benefit (provision) of $(402) million, $1,224 million and $(6,245) million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively,
and deferred tax benefit (provision) of $416 million, $(988) million and $5,073 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.
The sum of GE industrial earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes, and GE Capital earnings (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of taxes, after adjusting for earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests related to discontinued operations, is reported
within GE industrial earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes, on the consolidated Statement of Earnings (Loss).
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the Company before income taxes was $(432) million, $(911) million, and $(6,083)
million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively.
December 31 (In millions)
Assets
Cash and equivalents
Investment securities
Deferred income taxes
Financing receivables held for sale
Other assets
Assets of discontinued operations
Liabilities
Accounts payable
Borrowings
Other liabilities
Liabilities of discontinued operations
2017
2016
752 $
647
951
3,215
347
5,912 $
51 $
1
654
706 $
1,429
2,626
487
8,547
1,727
14,815
164
2,076
1,918
4,158
$
$
$
$
GE 2017 FORM 10-K 137
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
NOTE 3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Substantially all of our investment securities are classified as available-for-sale and comprise mainly investment-grade debt securities
supporting obligations to annuitants and policyholders in our run-off insurance operations. We do not have any securities classified as
held-to-maturity.
December 31 (In millions)
Debt
U.S. corporate
Non-U.S. corporate
State and municipal
Mortgage and asset-backed
Government and agencies
Equity (b)
Total
2017
2016
Amortized
cost
Gross
unrealized
gains
Gross
unrealized
losses
Estimated
fair value (a)
Amortized
cost
Gross
unrealized
gains
Gross
unrealized
losses
Estimated
fair value (a)
$
$
20,104 $
5,455
3,775 $
86
3,775
2,820
1,927
166
34,246 $
534
81
75
12
4,564 $
(35) $
(13)
(40)
(23)
(2)
—
(114) $
23,843
$
5,528
4,269
2,878
2,000
178
38,696
$
20,049 $
11,917
3,916
2,787
1,842
154
40,665 $
3,081 $
98
412
111
160
55
3,917 $
(85) $
(27)
(92)
(37)
(26)
(1)
(269) $
23,046
11,987
4,236
2,861
1,976
208
44,313
(a)
(b)
Included $569 million and $137 million of investment securities held by GE at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, of
which $141 million and $86 million are equity securities.
Estimated fair values included $98 million and $17 million of trading securities at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Net unrealized gains (losses) recorded to earnings related to these securities were $29 million and $(2) million for the years ended December
31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Investments with a fair value of $4,413 million and $4,406 million were classified within Level 3 (significant inputs to the valuation model
are unobservable) at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The remaining investments are substantially all classified within Level
2 (determined based on significant observable inputs). During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no significant
transfers into or out of Level 3.
ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE AND GROSS UNREALIZED LOSSES OF AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE INVESTMENT SECURITIES
(In millions)
December 31, 2017
Debt
U.S. corporate
Non-U.S. corporate
State and municipal
Mortgage and asset-backed
Government and agencies
Equity
Total
December 31, 2016
Debt
U.S. corporate
Non-U.S. corporate
State and municipal
Mortgage and asset-backed
Government and agencies
Equity
Total
In loss position for
Less than 12 months
12 months or more
Estimated
fair value
Gross
unrealized
losses
Estimated
fair value
Gross
unrealized
losses
$
$
$
$
502 $
1,169
48
979
395
—
3,093 $
1,692 $
5,352
674
822
549
9
9,098 $
(6) $
(4)
(1)
(11)
(2)
—
(23) $
(55) $
(26)
(27)
(21)
(26)
(1)
(157) $
605 $
3,685
272
318
69
—
4,949 $
359 $
14
158
132
—
—
663 $
(30)
(10)
(39)
(12)
—
—
(91)
(30)
(1)
(64)
(16)
—
—
(111)
Unrealized losses are not indicative of the amount of credit loss that would be recognized and at December 31, 2017 are primarily due
to increases in market yields subsequent to our purchase of the securities. We presently do not intend to sell the vast majority of our
debt securities that are in unrealized loss positions and believe that it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the vast
majority of these securities before anticipated recovery of our amortized cost. The methodologies and significant inputs used to
measure the amount of credit loss for our investment securities during 2017 have not changed.
138 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INVESTMENT SECURITIES AND CURRENT RECEIVABLES
The pre-tax, other-than-temporary impairments on investment securities recognized in earnings were $8 million, $31 million and $64
million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
CONTRACTUAL MATURITIES OF INVESTMENT IN AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE DEBT SECURITIES
(EXCLUDING MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES)
(In millions)
Due
Within one year
After one year through five years
After five years through ten years
After ten years
Amortized
cost
Estimated
fair value
$
5,647 $
3,297
5,611
16,792
5,648
3,454
6,156
20,483
We expect actual maturities to differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.
Although we generally do not have the intent to sell any specific securities at the end of the period, in the ordinary course of managing
our investment securities portfolio, we may sell securities prior to their maturities for a variety of reasons, including diversification, credit
quality, yield and liquidity requirements and the funding of claims and obligations to policyholders. Gross realized gains on available-for-
sale investment securities were $244 million, $61 million and $128 million, and gross realized losses were $(24) million, $(55) million
and $(87) million for the years ended 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Proceeds from investment securities sales and early redemptions by issuers totaled $3,241 million, $1,718 million, and $5,746 million
for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. In 2017 and 2016, investment securities sales were principally
of Government and agencies, Mortgage and asset-backed and U.S. corporate securities.
NOTE 4. CURRENT RECEIVABLES
December 31 (In millions)
Power
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting
Corporate and eliminations
Less Allowance for losses
Total
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Consolidated(a)(b)
2017
9,735 $
1,666
5,952
3,738
3,725
287
105
304
25,511
(1,073)
24,438 $
2016
10,055
1,903
4,259
3,542
3,996
377
349
454
24,935
(858)
24,076
$
$
$
$
GE(c)(d)
2017
4,664 $
940
5,830
1,875
2,052
183
36
342
15,922
(1,055)
14,867 $
2016
5,134
1,293
2,478
1,731
2,068
186
173
499
13,562
(847)
12,715
Included GE industrial customer receivables sold to a GE Capital affiliate and recorded on GE Capital's balance sheet of $10,370 million and
$12,304 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The consolidated total included a deferred purchase price receivable of $388
million and $483 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to our Receivables Facility.
In order to manage short-term liquidity and credit exposure, the Company sells additional current receivables to third parties outside the
Receivables Facility, substantially all of which are serviced by the Company. The outstanding balance of these current receivables was $2,541
million and $3,821 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Of these balances, $1,621 million and $2,504 million was sold by GE
to GE Capital prior to the sale to third parties at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, our maximum
exposure to loss under the limited recourse arrangements is $90 million and $215 million, respectively.
GE current receivables of $312 million and $299 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, arose from sales, principally of Aviation
goods and services, on open account to various agencies of the U.S. government. As a percentage of GE revenues, approximately 4% of GE
sales of goods and services were to the U.S. government in 2017, compared with 3% in 2016 and 4% in 2015.
GE current receivables balances at December 31, 2017 and 2016, before allowance for losses, included $10,671 million and $8,927 million,
respectively, from sales of goods and services to customers. The remainder of the balances primarily relates to supplier advances, revenue
sharing programs and other non-income based tax receivables.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CURRENT RECEIVABLES AND INVENTORIES AND FINANCING RECEIVABLES
RECEIVABLES FACILITY
The Company has a $3,750 million revolving Receivables Facility under which receivables are sold directly to third-party purchasers.
The third-party purchasers have no recourse to other assets of the Company in the event of non-payment by the debtors. Where the
purchasing entity is a bank multi-seller commercial paper conduit, assets transferred by other parties to that entity form a majority of the
entity’s assets. Upon sale of the receivables, we receive proceeds of cash and a deferred purchase price (DPP). The DPP is an interest
in specified assets of the purchasers (the receivables sold by GE Capital) that entitles GE Capital to the residual cash flows of those
specified assets.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, GE Industrial sold current receivables of $20,863 million to GE Capital, which GE Capital
sold immediately to third parties under the Receivables Facility. GE Capital continues to service the current receivables for the
purchasers. The Company received total cash collections of $20,216 million on previously sold current receivables owed to the
purchasing entities. The purchasing entities reinvested $17,884 million of those collections and paid $2,462 million to purchase newly
originated current receivables from the Company. In addition, they paid $553 million to reduce the DPP obligation to the Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a loss of $122 million on sales of current receivables to the third-
party purchasers.
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, GE Capital, under the Receivables Facility, serviced $3,222 million and $2,575 million of transferred
receivables that remain outstanding, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the purchasers paid GE Capital servicing
fees of $29 million.
Given the short-term nature of the underlying receivables, discount rates and prepayments are not factors in determining the value of
the DPP. Collections on the DPP are presented within Cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated column in the Statement
of Cash Flows. As the performance of the transferred current receivables is similar to the performance of our other current receivables,
delinquencies are not expected to be significant.
NOTE 5. INVENTORIES
December 31 (In millions)
Raw materials and work in process
Finished goods
Unbilled shipments
Revaluation to LIFO
Total inventories
2017
11,757 $
9,169
481
21,407
516
21,923 $
2016
12,636
8,798
536
21,971
383
22,354
$
$
NOTE 6. GE CAPITAL FINANCING RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOSSES ON
FINANCING RECEIVABLES
FINANCING RECEIVABLES – NET
December 31 (In millions)
Loans, net of deferred income
Investment in financing leases, net of deferred income
Allowance for losses(a)
Financing receivables – net
(a)
Solely represents general reserves.
140 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
2017
17,404 $
4,614
22,018
(51)
21,967 $
2016
21,101
4,998
26,099
(58)
26,041
$
$
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCING RECEIVABLES
NET INVESTMENT IN FINANCING LEASES
December 31 (In millions)
Total financing leases
Direct financing leases(a)
Leveraged leases(b)
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
Total minimum lease payments receivable
$
Less principal and interest on third-party non-recourse debt
Net rentals receivable
Estimated unguaranteed residual value of leased assets
Less deferred income
Investment in financing leases, net of deferred income(c)
$
4,637 $
(638)
3,999
1,590
(975)
4,614 $
5,466
$
(1,053)
4,412
1,985
(1,400)
4,998
$
2,952 $
—
2,952
743
(614)
3,081 $
3,274
$
—
3,274
927
(909)
3,292
$
1,685 $
(638)
1,047
847
(361)
1,533 $
2,191
(1,053)
1,138
1,058
(491)
1,706
(a)
(b)
(c)
Included $22 million and $30 million of initial direct costs on direct financing leases at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Included pre-tax income of $78 million and $74 million and income tax of $30 million and $28 million during 2017 and 2016, respectively. Net
investment credits recognized on leveraged leases during 2017 and 2016 were insignificant.
See Note 13 for deferred tax amounts related to financing leases.
CONTRACTUAL MATURITIES
(In millions)
Due in
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 and later
Total
Total
loans
Net rentals
receivable
$
$
10,366 $
2,987
1,364
1,158
570
959
17,404 $
932
805
637
503
327
795
3,999
We expect actual maturities to differ from contractual maturities, primarily as a result of prepayments.
We manage our financing receivables portfolio using delinquency and nonaccrual data as key performance indicators. At December 31,
2017, $550 million (2.5%), $140 million (0.6%) and $252 million (1.1%) of financing receivables were over 30 days past due, over 90
days past due and on nonaccrual, respectively. Of the $252 million of nonaccrual financing receivables at December 31, 2017, the vast
majority are secured by collateral and $223 million are currently paying in accordance with the contractual terms. At December 31,
2016, $811 million (3.1%), $407 million (1.6%) and $322 million (1.2%) of financing receivables were over 30 days past due, over 90
days past due and on nonaccrual, respectively.
The recorded investment in impaired loans at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $286 million and $262 million,
respectively. The method used to measure impairment for these loans is primarily based on collateral value. At December 31, 2017,
troubled debt restructurings included in impaired loans were $132 million.
The GE Capital financing receivable portfolio includes $890 million and $322 million of loans that are guaranteed by GE, of which $239
million and an insignificant amount of these loans are on nonaccrual at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These impaired
loans are measured based on market and collateral value at a consolidated level, however are not impaired loans at GE Capital
because of the GE guarantee. In addition to the allowance for loan losses recorded at GE Capital, additional allowance for loan losses
of $161 million and an insignificant amount is recorded at GE and on a consolidated level for guaranteed loans at December 31, 2017
and 2016, respectively.
Due to the strategic shift to make GE Capital smaller and more focused, we classified $2,231 million of Energy Financial Services
financing receivables as held for sale at December 31, 2017, as we no longer intend to hold these financing receivables for the
foreseeable future. As a result, we recognized a pre-tax provision for losses on financing receivables of $137 million and write-offs of
$156 million to reduce the carrying value of the financing receivables to the lower of cost or fair value, less cost to sell.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 141
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PROPERTY, PLANT EQUIPMENT AND ACQUISITIONS INTANGIBLE ASSETS
&
&
NOTE 7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
December 31 (Dollars in millions)
GE
Land and improvements
Buildings, structures and related equipment
Machinery and equipment
Leasehold costs and manufacturing plant under construction
GE Capital(b)
Land and improvements, buildings, structures and related equipment
Equipment leased to others
Aircraft(c)
All other
Eliminations
Total
Depreciable
lives-new
(in years)
8
8-40
4-20
1-10
Original Cost
Net Carrying Value
2017
2016
2017
2016
(a) $
1,175 $
11,486
26,702
3,862
43,225
932
9,699
24,599
3,407
38,637
$
1,154 $
6,913
12,734
3,162
23,963
915
5,180
10,181
2,827
19,103
1-39 (a) $
171 $
238
$
45 $
68
15-20
4-35
46,296
718
47,185
(802)
47,360
587
48,185
(925)
$ 89,608 $ 85,897
30,067
483
30,595
(684)
31,786
371
32,225
(809)
$ 53,874 $ 50,518
(a)
(b)
(c)
Depreciable lives exclude land.
Included $1,414 million and $1,457 million of original cost of assets leased to GE with accumulated amortization of $193 million and $147
million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The GECAS business of GE Capital recognized impairment losses of $145 million and $99 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively. These
losses are recorded in the caption “Cost of services sold” in the Statement of Earnings (Loss) to reflect adjustments to fair value based on
management’s best estimates, which are benchmarked against third-party appraiser current market values for aircraft of similar type and age.
Consolidated depreciation and amortization related to property, plant and equipment was $5,139 million, $4,997 million and $4,847
million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Amortization of GE Capital equipment leased to others was $2,190 million, $2,231 million
and $2,266 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Noncancellable future rentals due from customers for equipment on operating leases at December 31, 2017, are as follows:
(In millions)
Due in
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 and later
Total
$
$
3,298
2,902
2,597
2,204
1,815
5,590
18,407
NOTE 8. ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
ACQUISITIONS
On April 20, 2017, we acquired LM Wind Power, the Danish maker of rotor blades for approximately $1,700 million. The preliminary
purchase price allocation resulted in goodwill of approximately $1,490 million and amortizable intangible assets of approximately $200
million. The allocation of the purchase price will be finalized upon completion of post-closing procedures.
On January 10, 2017, we acquired the remaining 96% of ServiceMax, a leader in cloud-based field service management solutions, for
$867 million, net of cash acquired of $91 million. Upon gaining control, we fair valued the business including our previously held 4%
equity interest. The preliminary purchase price allocation resulted in goodwill of approximately $670 million and amortizable intangible
assets of approximately $280 million. The allocation of the purchase price will be finalized upon completion of post-closing procedures.
On September 14, 2016, we acquired the remaining 74% of the software developer Meridium Inc. for cash proceeds of $369 million.
Upon gaining control, we fair valued the business including our previously held 26% equity interest. The purchase price allocation
resulted in goodwill of approximately $360 million and amortizable intangible assets of approximately $150 million.
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ACQUISITIONS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS
On May 10, 2016, we announced the pending acquisition of the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) business from Doosan
Engineering & Construction for $250 million. On August 16, 2016, we closed on 80% of the HRSG business for approximately $220
million. On May 23, 2017, we closed an additional 15% of the remaining HRSG business for approximately $35 million. The business is
included in our Power Segment. The agreement to purchase the remaining 5% of the HRSG business was terminated on October 13,
2017. The purchase price allocation resulted in goodwill of approximately $160 million and amortizable intangible assets of
approximately $36 million.
In the fourth quarter of 2016, we acquired two European 3-D printing companies in our Aviation segment. On November 17, 2016, we
acquired an additional 61.9% of the shares of Arcam AB, a Swedish company specializing in electron beam melting systems, for $422
million to bring our total ownership stake to 76.2%. Upon gaining control, we fair valued the business including our previously held
14.3% equity interest. The purchase price allocation resulted in goodwill of $523 million and amortizable intangible assets of $96
million. On December 8, 2016, we acquired 75% of Concept Laser GmbH, a German company specializing in powder-bed based laser
metal printing, for $573 million. GE holds a call option on the 25% noncontrolling interest that is exercisable for a one-year period
beginning on the third anniversary of the acquisition date. The non-controlling interest holds a put option that is exercisable for a one-
year period beginning on the fifth anniversary of the closing date. The purchase price allocation resulted in goodwill of $674 million and
amortizable intangible assets of $163 million.
On November 2, 2015, we acquired the Thermal, Renewables and Grid businesses from Alstom. The purchase price was €9,200 million
($10,124 million), net of cash acquired of approximately €1,600 million ($1,765 million). The purchase price allocation resulted in
goodwill of approximately of $17,300 million and amortizable intangible assets of approximately $4,400 million. In connection with the
Alstom acquisition, on February 25, 2016, GE sold certain of Alstom's gas-turbine assets and its Power Systems Manufacturing
subsidiary to Ansaldo Energia SpA (Ansaldo) for approximately €120 million. The purchase price will be paid by Ansaldo over a period
of five years.
BAKER HUGHES
On July 3, 2017, GE completed the previously announced combination of GE’s Oil & Gas business (GE Oil & Gas) with Baker Hughes
Incorporated (Baker Hughes). As part of the transaction, GE contributed GE Oil & Gas and $7,498 million in cash in exchange for an
ownership interest of approximately 62.5% in the new combined company. The operating assets of the new combined company are
held through a partnership named Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC (BHGE LLC). GE holds an economic interest of approximately
62.5% in this partnership, and Baker Hughes’ former shareholders hold an ownership interest of approximately 37.5% through a newly
NYSE listed corporation, Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), which controls the partnership. In turn, GE holds a controlling, voting
interest of approximately 62.5% in BHGE through Class B Common Stock, which grants voting rights but no economic rights. Baker
Hughes’ former shareholders received one share of BHGE Class A Common Stock and a special one-time cash dividend of $17.50 per
share at closing. Total consideration was $24,798 million, including the $7,498 million cash contribution.
The Baker Hughes acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination, using the acquisition method. The net assets of
Baker Hughes’ contributed businesses were recorded at their estimated fair value, and GE Oil & Gas continues at its historical or
carryover basis. We recorded noncontrolling interest of $16,462 million for the approximate 37.5% ownership interest in the combined
company held by BHGE’s Class A shareholders. The noncontrolling interest is recorded at fair value for the portion attributable to Baker
Hughes and at our historical cost for the portion attributable to GE Oil & Gas. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest associated
with the acquired net assets was determined by the publicly traded share price of Baker Hughes at the close of the transaction. The
impact of recognizing the noncontrolling interest in GE Oil & Gas resulted in a decrease to additional paid in capital of $126 million.
Previously we disclosed that the impact of recognizing the noncontrolling interest was an increase to additional paid in capital of $1,131
million. During the fourth quarter of 2017, a correction for currency translation adjustments of $930 million and certain tax basis
differences resulted in the decrease of $1,257 million to additional paid in capital. In the first quarter of 2018, the calculation of paid in
capital will be updated to reflect the impact of adoption of ASU 2014-09, Revenues from Contracts with Customers.
The tables below present the fair value of the consideration exchanged and the preliminary allocation of purchase price to the major
classes of assets and liabilities of the acquired Baker Hughes business and the associated fair value of preexisting noncontrolling
interest related to the acquired net assets of Baker Hughes. The estimated values are not yet final and are subject to change, and the
changes could be significant. We will finalize the amounts recognized as soon as possible as we obtain the information necessary to
complete the analysis, but no later than one year from the acquisition date.
PURCHASE PRICE
(In millions)
Cash consideration
Fair value of the Class A Shares in BHGE issued to Baker Hughes shareholders
Total consideration for Baker Hughes
July 3, 2017
7,498
17,300
24,798
$
$
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACQUISITIONS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS
PRELIMINARY IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED
(In millions)
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Property, plant, and equipment - net
Other intangible assets - net
All other assets
Accounts payable
Borrowings
Deferred taxes(a)
All other liabilities
Total identifiable net assets
Fair value of existing noncontrolling interest
Goodwill
Total allocated purchase price
July 3, 2017
4,133
2,383
1,695
4,868
4,123
1,544
(1,106)
(3,370)
(464)
(2,288)
11,518
(76)
13,356
24,798
$
$
(a)
Includes an increase of approximately $1,051 million primarily related to fair value adjustments to identifiable assets and liabilities (excluding
goodwill) partially offset by a tax asset of approximately $572 million associated with the recognition of foreign tax credits.
The estimated fair value of intangible assets and related useful lives in the preliminary purchase price allocation included:
(In millions)
Trademarks - Baker Hughes
Customer-related
Patents and technology
Trademarks - Other
Capitalized software
In-process research and development
Favorable lease contracts
Total
Estimated fair value
Estimated useful life (in years)
2,100
1,260
550
70
90
45
8
4,123
Indefinite life
15
10
10
3-7
Indefinite life
10
$
$
The above goodwill represents future economic benefits expected to be recognized from combining the operations of GE Oil & Gas and
Baker Hughes, including expected future synergies and operating efficiencies. Goodwill resulting from the acquisition has been
allocated to our Oil & Gas reporting units, of which $67 million is deductible for tax purposes.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company made measurement period adjustments to reflect facts and circumstances in existence
as of the acquisition date. These adjustments resulted in a decrease in goodwill of approximately $851 million mostly due to the step-up
to fair value of property, plant and equipment of $682 million and a tax asset recorded through purchase accounting of $572 million
associated with the recognition of foreign tax credits. The decrease in goodwill was offset by a reduction of intangible assets of $367
million and by tax adjustments associated with the fair value step up of property, plant and equipment. As a result of the increase in
property, plant and equipment and the reduction of intangible assets during the fourth quarter of 2017, we recorded a net cumulative
increase to depreciation and amortization expense of $63 million. In addition, we reclassified certain balances to conform to our
presentation.
INCOME TAXES
BHGE LLC, will be treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, accordingly, will not incur any material
current or deferred U.S. federal income taxes. BHGE LLC’s foreign subsidiaries, however, are expected to incur current and deferred
foreign income taxes.
At closing, GE and BHGE, entered into a Tax Matters Agreement. The Tax Matters Agreement governs the administration and allocation
between the parties of tax liabilities and benefits arising prior to, as a result of, and subsequent to the transaction. GE will be
responsible for certain taxes related to the formation of the transaction undertaken by GE and Baker Hughes and their respective
subsidiaries. We have assumed approximately $33 million of tax obligations of Baker Hughes related to the formation of the transaction.
The Tax Matters Agreement will also provide for the sharing of certain tax benefits arising from the transaction. GE will be entitled to
100% of these tax benefits to the extent that GE has borne certain taxes related to the formation of the transaction. Thereafter, these
tax benefits will be shared by GE and BHGE in accordance with their ownership of the partnership, which will initially be approximately
62.5% and approximately 37.5%, respectively.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACQUISITIONS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS
ACQUISITION COSTS
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, acquisition costs of $373 million were expensed as incurred and were reported
as selling, general and administrative expenses.
UNAUDITED ACTUAL AND PRO FORMA INFORMATION
Our consolidated "Revenues and other income", and "Earnings (loss) from continuing operations" from July 3, 2017 through December
31, 2017 included $5,203 million and $(709) million, respectively, related to the Baker Hughes business.
The following unaudited pro forma information has been presented as if the Baker Hughes transaction occurred on January 1, 2016.
This information has been prepared by combining the historical results of the Company and historical results of Baker Hughes. The
unaudited pro forma combined financial data for all periods presented were adjusted to give effect to proforma events that 1) are
directly attributable to the aforementioned transaction, 2) factually supportable, and 3) expected to have a continuing impact on the
consolidated results of operations.
The unaudited combined pro forma results do not include any incremental cost savings that may result from the integration. The
adjustments are based on information available to the Company at this time. Accordingly, the adjustments are subject to change and
the impact of such changes may be material. The unaudited combined pro forma information is for informational purposes only.
The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of what the combined company’s results actually would have been had the
acquisition been completed as of the beginning of the periods as indicated. In addition, the unaudited pro forma information does not
purport to project the future results of the combined company.
(In millions)
Revenues and other income
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
$
2017
126,755 $
(5,817)
2016
133,526
6,379
Significant adjustments to the pro forma information above include recognition of nonrecurring direct incremental acquisition costs in the
twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 and exclusion of those costs from all other periods presented; the amortization
associated with an estimate of the acquired intangible assets; and the depreciation associated with an estimate of the fair value step-up
of property, plant and equipment. A nonrecurring contractually obligated termination fee of $3,500 million ($3,301 million net of related
costs incurred) received by Baker Hughes due to an inability to obtain antitrust related approvals from a prior merger agreement is
recognized in the twelve months ended December 31, 2016.
GOODWILL
CHANGES IN GOODWILL BALANCES
2017
2016
(In millions)
Power
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting
Capital
Corporate
Total
Balance at
January 1
Acquisitions
$
26,403 $
37 $
2,507
10,363
9,455
17,424
899
281
2,368
739
1,503
13,364
25
60
—
—
—
727
Dispositions,
currency
exchange
and other
Balance at
December 31
Balance at
January 1
Acquisitions
Dispositions,
currency
exchange
and other
Balance at
December 31
(1,171) $
83
216
529
(178)
3
(281)
(1,384)
(3)
25,269
$
4,093
23,943
10,008
17,306
902
—
984
1,463
22,963 $
2,580
10,594
8,567
17,353
851
214
2,370
34
65,526 $
4,131 $
(46)
—
1,045
191
41
63
(692) $
(27)
(231)
(158)
(120)
6
5
—
487
5,911 $
(1)
218
(1,000) $
26,403
2,507
10,363
9,455
17,424
899
281
2,368
739
70,438
$
70,438 $
15,716 $
(2,186) $
83,968
$
Goodwill balances increased by $13,530 million in 2017, primarily as a result of the Baker Hughes transaction, the LM Wind Power and
ServiceMax acquisitions and the currency effect of a weaker U.S. dollar, partially offset by the reclassification of various businesses to
Assets of businesses held for sale and impairment of our Energy Financial Services and Power Conversion goodwill.
Goodwill balances increased $4,912 million in 2016, primarily as a result of the Alstom acquisition purchase accounting adjustments
and other acquisitions, partially offset by currency exchange effects of the stronger U.S. dollar against other major currencies.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACQUISITIONS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS
We test goodwill for impairment annually in the third quarter of each year using data as of July 1 of that year. The impairment test
consists of two steps: in step one, the carrying value of the reporting unit is compared with its fair value; in step two, which is applied
when the carrying value is more than its fair value, the amount of goodwill impairment, if any, is derived by deducting the fair value of
the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities from the fair value of its equity, and comparing that amount with the carrying amount of
goodwill. We determined fair values for each of the reporting units using the market approach, when available and appropriate, or the
income approach, or a combination of both. We assess the valuation methodology based upon the relevance and availability of the data
at the time we perform the valuation. If multiple valuation methodologies are used, the results are weighted appropriately.
Valuations using the market approach are derived from metrics of publicly traded companies or historically completed transactions of
comparable businesses. The selection of comparable businesses is based on the markets in which the reporting units operate giving
consideration to risk profiles, size, geography, and diversity of products and services. A market approach is limited to reporting units for
which there are publicly traded companies that have the characteristics similar to our businesses.
Under the income approach, fair value is determined based on the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at an
appropriate risk-adjusted rate. We use our internal forecasts to estimate future cash flows and include an estimate of long-term future
growth rates based on our most recent views of the long-term outlook for each business. Actual results may differ from those assumed
in our forecasts. We derive our discount rates using a capital asset pricing model and analyzing published rates for industries relevant
to our reporting units to estimate the cost of equity financing. We use discount rates that are commensurate with the risks and
uncertainty inherent in the respective businesses and in our internally developed forecasts. Discount rates used in our reporting unit
valuations ranged from 9.0% to 18.0%.
During the third quarter of 2017, we performed our annual impairment test of goodwill for all our reporting units. Based on the results of
our step one testing, the fair values of each of the GE reporting units exceeded their carrying values except for our Power Conversion
reporting unit, within our Power operating segment. The primary factors contributing to a reduction in fair value of this reporting unit
were extended downturns in certain of its customer segments, most notably the marine and oil and gas markets, increased pricing and
cost pressures in low margin renewable markets, and the delayed introduction of new technologies and products. Therefore, we
performed a step two analysis. As a result of this analysis, we recognized a non-cash goodwill impairment loss of $947 million during
the third quarter to write down the carrying values of Power Conversion’s goodwill to its implied fair value. Due to the impairment taken
in the third quarter, we performed an interim impairment test of our Power Conversion reporting unit in the fourth quarter of 2017, which
indicated that its carrying value was greater than its fair value. Therefore, we performed a step two analysis which resulted in the
impairment of the remaining reporting unit goodwill. The primary factors contributing to the further decline in the fair value of the Power
Conversion reporting unit in the fourth quarter were increased competition leading to loss and cancellation of orders in the renewables
customer segment and further downturn in oil and gas. In addition, Power Conversion reached an agreement to sell its low voltage
motors business, which decreased the fair value of the remaining Power Conversion reporting unit. As a result, we recognized an
additional non-cash impairment loss of $217 million during the fourth quarter. The total impairment loss of $1,164 million of the Power
Conversion goodwill was recorded on the Statement of Earnings (Loss) to Other costs and expenses. After the impairment loss, there is
no goodwill in our Power Conversion reporting unit.
In addition, we identified one reporting unit for which the fair value was not substantially in excess of its carrying value. The Grid
Solutions reporting unit within our Power operating segment was formed as a result of the Alstom acquisition in November 2015. Since
fair value equaled carrying value at the time of acquisition, this caused the fair value of this reporting unit not to be significantly in
excess of its carrying value. In the current annual impairment test, the fair value of Grid Solutions continued to be not substantially in
excess of carrying value. Therefore, we performed an interim impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2017 which resulted in the fair
value being in excess of its carrying value by approximately 8%. While the goodwill of this reporting unit is not currently impaired, there
could be an impairment in the future as a result of changes in certain assumptions. For example, the fair value could be adversely
affected and result in an impairment of goodwill if expected synergies of the acquisition with Alstom are not realized or if the reporting
unit was not able to execute on customer opportunities, the estimated cash flows are discounted at a higher risk-adjusted rate or market
multiples decrease. The goodwill associated with our Grid Solutions reporting unit was $4,542 million, representing approximately 5% of
our total goodwill at December 31, 2017.
Due to the overall decline in the Power market, we performed an interim step-one analysis of our Power Generation reporting unit within
our Power segment, which indicated that its fair value has declined since our last impairment test; however, was still significantly in
excess of its carrying value. We will continue to monitor the Power markets and the impact it may have on this reporting unit.
146 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACQUISITIONS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Due to the strategic shift to make our Capital segment smaller and more focused, we determined we had an impairment trigger at our
Energy Financial Services reporting unit in the fourth quarter of 2017 and performed a step-one analysis which indicated that its
carrying value was in excess of its fair value. The primary factor contributing to a reduction in fair value of this reporting unit is the
change in strategy of long-term growth to a partial exit of earning assets and restrictions on ability to originate new volume. This results
in lower forecasted future cash flows and long-term growth assumptions. Based upon the results of the step-one analysis, we
performed the second step of the impairment test, which indicated that the implied fair value of goodwill was zero. Therefore, we
recorded a non-cash impairment loss on the Statement of Earnings (Loss) to Other costs and expenses of $1,386 million during the
fourth quarter to fully impair the goodwill at our Energy Financial Services reporting unit.
While the fair values of our Oil & Gas reporting units are in excess of their carrying values, the Oilfield Equipment and Oilfield Services
reporting unit continued to experience declines in orders, project commencement delays and pricing pressures, which reduced its fair
value in the annual impairment test. We will continue to monitor the oil & gas industry and the impact it may have on this reporting unit.
In addition, because of the Baker Hughes acquisition and related integration activities, the composition of our historical reporting units
for the Oil & Gas operating segment may change. In the event that any of our reporting units change substantially, we will be required to
re-test the reporting units as of the date of the reorganization, re-allocate goodwill based on the relative fair values of the new reporting
units, and record any required impairment. Finally, the operating and reporting segments and associated reporting units for BHGE, as
reported in their standalone financial statements, are different than GE’s, as BHGE is a subsidiary and performs its reporting unit
assessment one level below its operating segments.
As of December 31, 2017, we believe no other goodwill impairment exists, apart from the impairment charges discussed above, and
that the remaining goodwill is recoverable for all of our reporting units; however, there can be no assurances that additional goodwill will
not be impaired in future periods.
Estimating the fair value of reporting units requires the use of estimates and significant judgments that are based on a number of
factors including actual operating results. It is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates described above could change in
future periods.
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET
December 31 (In millions)
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Indefinite-lived intangible assets(a)
Total
2017
18,056 $
2,217
20,273 $
2016
16,336
100
16,436
$
$
(a)
Indefinite-lived intangible assets principally comprise trademarks and in-process research and development.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS SUBJECT TO AMORTIZATION
December 31 (In millions)
Customer-related
Patents and technology
Capitalized software
Trademarks
Lease valuations
Present value of future profits(a)
All other
Total
Gross
carrying
amount
10,614 $
10,271
8,064
1,280
170
—
218
30,618 $
$
$
2017
Accumulated
amortization
(3,095) $
(3,899)
(4,974)
(421)
(80)
—
(92)
$
Net
7,521
6,372
3,089
859
89
—
125
(12,561) $
18,056
$
Gross
carrying
amount
9,172 $
8,695
7,652
1,165
143
684
273
27,783 $
2016
Accumulated
amortization
(2,408) $
(3,327)
(4,538)
(307)
(59)
(684)
(124)
(11,446) $
Net
6,764
5,368
3,114
859
84
—
149
16,336
(a)
See Note 11 for discussion on the present value of future profits in our run-off insurance operations.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACQUISITIONS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS
GE amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization was $2,154 million, $2,011 million and $1,514 million in
2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. GE Capital amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization was $66
million, $131 million and $148 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Estimated GE Consolidated annual pre-tax amortization for
intangible assets over the next five calendar years follows.
ESTIMATED 5 YEAR CONSOLIDATED AMORTIZATION
(In millions)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Estimated annual pre-tax amortization
$
2,274 $
2,148 $
2,039 $
1,878 $
1,713
During 2017, we recorded additions to intangible assets subject to amortization of $3,765 million. The components of finite-lived
intangible assets acquired during 2017 and their respective weighted-average amortizable periods follow.
COMPONENTS OF FINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS ACQUIRED DURING 2017
(In millions)
Customer-related
Patents and technology
Capitalized software
Trademarks
Lease valuations
All other
Gross
carrying value
Weighted-average
amortizable period
(in years)
$
1,451
1,214
982
91
8
19
14.9
10.7
5.4
8.6
10.0
8.6
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONTRACT ASSETS
NOTE 9. CONTRACT ASSETS
December 31, 2017 (In millions)
Power
Aviation
Oil & Gas
Renewable
Energy
Transportation
Other(a)
Total
GE
Revenue in excess of billings
Long-term product service agreements(b)(f)
$
Long-term equipment contract revenue(c)
7,439 $
3,777
5,265 $
1,833
Total revenue in excess of billings
Deferred inventory costs(d)
Nonrecurring engineering costs(e)
Customer advances and other
11,215
1,565
7
—
Contract assets
$
12,786 $
7,098
528
1,720
1,266 $
997
2,263
338
—
1 $
254
255
1,042
—
1,186 $
69
1,254
46
87
— $
25
25
319
—
1,098
10,445 $
—
2,602 $
—
1,297 $
—
1,388 $
—
344 $
15,157
6,954
22,111
3,839
1,814
1,097
28,861
December 31, 2016 (In millions)
Power
Aviation
Oil & Gas
Renewable
Energy
Transportation
Other(a)
Total
GE
Revenue in excess of billings
Long-term product service agreements(b)
Long-term equipment contract revenue(c)
$
Total revenue in excess of billings
Deferred inventory costs(d)
Nonrecurring engineering costs(e)
Customer advances and other
Contract assets
6,595 $
3,062
9,657
1,168
18
10
4,861 $
1,673
6,534
650
2,083
993
10,261 $
508 $
709
1,217
217
—
—
1,433 $
1 $
315
316
923
—
—
1,239 $
787 $
55
843
40
85
1
969 $
— $
45
45
350
—
13
408 $
12,752
5,859
18,611
3,349
2,185
1,018
25,162
$
10,852 $
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Primarily includes our Healthcare segment
Long-term product service agreement balances are presented net of related billings in excess of revenues of $3,037 million and $3,750 million
at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Reflects revenues earned in excess of billings on our long-term contracts to construct technically complex equipment (such as gas power
systems or commercial aircraft engines).
Represents cost deferral for shipped goods (such as components for wind turbine assembly within our Renewable Energy segment) and labor
and overhead costs on time and material service contracts (primarily originating in Power and Aviation) and other costs for which the criteria
for revenue recognition has not yet been met.
Includes costs incurred prior to production (e.g., requisition engineering) for long-term equipment production contracts, primarily within our
Aviation segment, which are allocated ratably to each unit produced.
The assets of legacy GE Oil & Gas were contributed to BHGE upon formation. The contributed assets included certain small-scale liquefied
natural gas (LNG) contracts that were historically reported in our Power segment; therefore, on January 1, 2017, $236 million was transferred
to Oil & Gas and additional $239 million was transferred to Oil & Gas on July 3, 2017 at the completion of the transaction.
Contract assets increased $3,699 million in 2017, which was primarily driven by a change in estimated profitability of $2,131 million
within our long-term product service agreements within Power ($1,301 million), Transportation ($361 million), Aviation ($250 million) and
Oil & Gas ($219 million). In addition, our long-term equipment contracts increased $1,095 million, primarily within Power ($715 million)
and Oil & Gas ($288 million), and deferred inventory costs increased $490 million within Power ($397 million) and Oil & Gas ($121
million) due to the timing of revenue recognized for work performed relative to the timing of billings and collections.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BORROWINGS
NOTE 10. BORROWINGS
December 31 (Dollars in millions)
Short-term borrowings
GE
Commercial paper
Current portion of long-term borrowings(e)
Other
Total GE short-term borrowings(b)
GE Capital
Commercial paper
Current portion of long-term borrowings(c)
Intercompany payable to GE(d)
Other
Total GE Capital short-term borrowings
Eliminations(d)
Total short-term borrowings
Long-term borrowings
GE
Senior notes(e)
Subordinated notes
Subordinated debentures(g)
Other
Total GE long-term borrowings(b)
GE Capital
Senior notes
Subordinated notes
Intercompany payable to GE(f)
Other(c)
Total GE Capital long-term borrowings
Eliminations(f)
Total long-term borrowings
Non-recourse borrowings of
consolidated securitization entities(h)
Total borrowings
2017
2016
Amount Average Rate(a)
Amount Average Rate(a)
0.60%
3.16
0.59
1.64
3,000
9,452
2,095
14,548
5,013
5,781
8,310
497
19,602
(10,114)
24,036
1.35% $
3.01
1.45
1.26
$
$
$
$
1,500
17,109
1,874
20,482
5,002
6,517
11,696
229
23,443
(13,212)
30,714
Amount Average Rate(a)
Amount Average Rate(a)
62,724
2,913
—
1,403
67,040
40,754
208
31,533
1,118
73,614
(32,079)
108,575
1,980
134,591
3.15% $
3.28
$
3.11
$
$
$
$
2.77%
54,396
2,768
719
928
58,810
44,131
236
47,084
1,992
93,443
(47,173)
105,080
417
136,210
3.35%
3.73
6.12
2.45
2.23%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Maturities
2019-2055
2021-2037
2019-2039
2018-2021
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Based on year-end balances and year-end local currency effective interest rates, including the effects from hedging.
Excluding assumed debt of GE Capital, the total amount of GE borrowings was $41,744 million and $20,512 million at December 31, 2017 and
December 31, 2016, respectively.
Included $1,466 million and $2,665 million of funding secured by aircraft and other collateral at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
respectively, of which $458 million and $1,419 million is non-recourse to GE Capital at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016,
respectively.
Included a reduction of zero and $1,329 million of short-term intercompany loans from GE Capital to GE at December 31, 2017 and December
31, 2016, which bear the right of offset against amounts owed under the assumed debt agreement. Excluding intercompany loans, total short-
term assumed debt was $8,310 million and $13,024 million at December 31,2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The remaining short-
term intercompany loan balance was paid in January 2017.
Total borrowings included $7,225 million of borrowings issued by BHGE, which primarily included current portion of long-term borrowings and
senior notes of $639 million and $6,206 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017.
Included a reduction of $7,271 million and zero for long-term intercompany loans from GE Capital to GE at December 31, 2017 and December
31, 2016, respectively, which bear the right of offset against amounts owed under the assumed debt agreement. Excluding intercompany
loans, total long-term assumed debt was $38,804 million and $47,084 million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
The $7,271 million of intercompany loans collectively have a weighted average interest rate of 3.5% and a term of approximately 15 years.
Comprises subordinated debentures which constitute the sole assets of the trusts that have issued trust preferred securities and where GE
owns 100% of the common securities of the trusts. Obligations associated with these trusts are unconditionally guaranteed by GE.
Included $621 million and $320 million of current portion of long-term borrowings at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
See Note 19 for further information.
150 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BORROWINGS
During the second quarter of 2017, GE completed issuances of €8,000 million senior unsecured debt, composed of €1,750 million of
0.375% Notes due 2022, €2,000 million of 0.875% Notes due 2025, €2,250 million of 1.50% Notes due 2029 and €2,000 million of
2.125% Notes due 2037.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, BHGE completed the issuance of $3,950 million of new senior unsecured debt, composed of $1,250
million of 2.773% Notes due 2022, $1,350 million of 3.337% Notes due 2027, and $1,350 million of 4.080% Notes due 2047.
On April 10, 2015, GE provided a full and unconditional guarantee on the payment of the principal and interest on all tradable senior
and subordinated outstanding long-term debt securities and all commercial paper issued or guaranteed by GE Capital. At December 31,
2017, the guarantee applies to $43,978 million of GE Capital debt.
See Note 19 for further information about borrowings and associated swaps.
Liquidity is affected by debt maturities and our ability to repay or refinance such debt. Long-term debt maturities over the next five
years follow.
(In millions)
GE excluding assumed debt(a)
GE Capital debt assumed by GE
GE Capital other debt
2018
2019
2020
2021
$
$
1,142
8,310
5,781(b)
127 $
888 $
591 $
3,774
4,462
6,208
11,476
4,713
2,211
2022
6,351
1,942
2,338
(a)
Includes maturities of BHGE borrowings of $738 million, $47 million, $14 million, $538 million and $1,255 million in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
and 2022, respectively. Excluding BHGE borrowings, GE maturities will be $404 million, $80 million, $875 million, $53 million and $5,095
million in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.
(b)
Fixed and floating rate notes of $447 million contain put options with exercise dates in 2018, and which have final maturity beyond 2022.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 151
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INVESTMENT CONTRACTS & INSURANCE
NOTE 11. INVESTMENT CONTRACTS, INSURANCE LIABILITIES AND INSURANCE ANNUITY
BENEFITS
Investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits comprise mainly obligations to annuitants and insureds in our
run-off insurance operations.
December 31 (In millions)
Future policy benefit reserves
Long-term care insurance contracts
Structured settlement annuities with life contingencies and other contracts
Shadow adjustments(a)
Investment contracts
Claim reserves(b)
Unearned premiums and other
Eliminations
Total
2017
2016
$
$
16,522 $
9,448
4,582
30,552
2,569
5,094
372
38,587
(451)
38,136 $
7,629
9,267
1,845
18,741
2,813
4,606
386
26,546
(460)
26,086
(a)
(b)
To the extent that unrealized gains on specific investment securities supporting our insurance contracts would result in a premium deficiency
should those gains be realized, an increase in future policy benefit reserves is recorded, with an after-tax reduction of net unrealized gains
recognized through Other comprehensive income.
Included $3,590 million and $3,129 million related to long-term care insurance contracts and $364 million and $362 million related to short-
duration contracts, net of eliminations, at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
During 2017, in response to elevated claim experience for a portion of our long-term care insurance contracts that was most
pronounced for policyholders with higher attained ages, we initiated a comprehensive review of premium deficiency assumptions across
all insurance products, which included reconstructing our future claim cost assumptions for long-term care contracts utilizing trends
observed in our emerging experience for older claimant ages and later duration policies. Certain of our long-term care policyholders
only recently started to reach the prime claim paying period and our new claim cost assumptions considered the emerging credibility of
this claim data. In addition to the adverse impact from the increased expected future claim cost assumptions over a long-term horizon,
our premium deficiency assumptions considered mortality, length of time a policy will remain in force and both near-term and longer-
term investment return expectations. Future investment yields estimated in 2017 were lower than in previous premium deficiency tests,
primarily due to the effect of near term yields on approximately $15 billion of future expected capital contributions. The indicated
premium deficiency resulted in a $9,481 million charge to earnings, which included a $398 million impairment of deferred acquisition
costs, a $216 million impairment of present value of future profits, and an $8,867 million increase in future policy benefit reserves.
In response to the premium deficiency, our future policy benefit reserves at December 31, 2017 were unlocked and updated to reflect
our most recent assumptions, including discount rates ranging from 2.6% - 6.0% with a weighted-average rate of 5.7% across different
tenors. Any future adverse changes in our assumptions could result in an increase to future policy benefit reserves. Any favorable
changes to these assumptions could result in additional margin in our premium deficiency test and higher income over the remaining
duration of the portfolio, including higher investment income.
Claim reserve activity included incurred claims of $2,020 million, $1,989 million and $1,761 million of which $135 million, $123 million
and $(24) million related to the recognition of adjustments to prior year claim reserves arising from our periodic reserve evaluation in the
years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Paid claims were $1,670 million, $1,671 million and $1,679 million in the
years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The vast majority of paid claims relate to prior year insured events
primarily as a result of the length of time long-term care policyholders remain on claim.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INVESTMENT CONTRACTS & INSURANCE
When insurance companies cede insurance risk to third parties, such as reinsurers, they are not relieved of their primary obligation to
policyholders and cedents. When losses on ceded risks give rise to claims for recovery, we establish allowances for probable losses on
such receivables from reinsurers as required. Reinsurance recoverables, net are included in the caption “Other GE Capital receivables”
on our consolidated Statement of Financial Position, and amounted to $2,458 million and included $733 million related to ceded claim
reserves at December 31, 2017. Reinsurance recoverables amounted to $2,038 million and included $594 million related to ceded
claim reserves at December 31, 2016. In accordance with our premium deficiency test in 2017, additions to reinsurance recoverables of
$2,399 million were largely offset by an allowance for losses of $2,185 million based upon our assessment of collectability. The vast
majority of our remaining net reinsurance recoverables are secured by assets held in a trust for which we are the beneficiary.
We recognize reinsurance recoveries as a reduction of the consolidated Statement of Earnings (Loss) caption “Investment contracts,
insurance losses and insurance annuity benefits.” Reinsurance recoveries were $454 million, $370 million and $351 million in 2017,
2016 and 2015, respectively.
Our run-off insurance subsidiaries are required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with statutory accounting
practices that differ in certain respects from GAAP. Statutory accounting practices are set forth by the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners as well as state laws, regulation and general administrative rules. The premium deficiency described above was
recorded on a GAAP basis. For statutory accounting purposes, the Kansas Insurance Department approved our request for a permitted
accounting practice to recognize the reserve increase over a seven-year period. As a result, GE Capital expects to contribute capital to
its insurance subsidiaries of approximately $3,500 million in 2018 and an additional $11,500 million through 2024 subject to ongoing
monitoring by the Kansas Insurance Department. GE is required to maintain specified capital levels at these insurance subsidiaries
under capital maintenance agreements.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
NOTE 12. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
PENSION BENEFITS
We sponsor a number of pension plans, including our two principal pension plans for certain U.S. employees as well as other affiliate
pension plans. We use a December 31 measurement date for these plans.
Our principal pension plans are the GE Pension Plan and the GE Supplementary Pension Plan. The GE Pension Plan is a defined
benefit plan that covers approximately 240,000 retirees and beneficiaries, approximately 150,000 vested former employees and
approximately 49,000 active employees. This plan is closed to new participants. The GE Supplementary Pension Plan is an unfunded
plan that provides supplementary benefits to higher-level, longer-service employees. The GE Supplementary Pension Plan annuity
benefit is closed to new participants and has been replaced by an installment benefit.
We also administer other pension plans, including legacy plans that were part of acquisitions. Other pension plans in 2017 included 51
U.S. and non-U.S. pension plans with assets or obligations greater than $50 million. These other pension plans cover approximately
63,000 retirees and beneficiaries, approximately 76,000 vested former employees and approximately 40,000 active employees.
On our balance sheet, we measure our plan assets at fair value and the obligations at the present value of the estimated payments to
plan participants. Participants earn benefits based on their service and pay. Those estimated future payment amounts are determined
based on assumptions. Differences between our actual results and what we assumed are recorded in a separate component of equity
each period. These differences are amortized into earnings over the remaining average future service of active employees or the
expected life of participants, as applicable, who participate in the plan.
THE COST OF OUR PLANS
The amount we report in our earnings as pension cost consists of the following components:
•
•
•
•
Service cost – the cost of benefits earned by active employees who participate in the plan.
Prior service cost (credit) amortization – the cost of changes to our benefits plans (plan amendments) related to prior service
performed.
Expected return on plan assets – the return we expect to earn on plan investments used to pay future benefits.
Interest cost – the accrual of interest on the pension obligations due to the passage of time.
• Net actuarial loss (gain) amortization – differences between our estimates, (for example, discount rate, expected return on
plan assets) and our actual experience which are initially recorded in equity and amortized into earnings.
• Curtailment loss (gain) – earnings effects of amounts previously deferred which have been accelerated because of an event
that shortens future service or eliminates benefits (for example, a sale of a business).
Pension cost components follow.
COST OF PENSION PLANS
(In millions)
Service cost for benefits earned
Prior service cost (credit) amortization
Expected return on plan assets
Interest cost on benefit obligations
Net actuarial loss amortization
Curtailment loss (gain)
Pension cost
Total
2017
2016
2015
Principal pension plans
2017
2016
2015
$ 1,629 $ 1,699 $ 1,840
205
(4,183)
3,333
3,577
99
$ 4,021 $ 3,997 $ 4,871
304
(4,370)
3,609
2,705
50
285
(4,639)
3,462
3,241
43
$ 1,055 $ 1,237 $ 1,424
205
(3,302)
2,778
3,288
105
$ 3,687 $ 3,623 $ 4,498
303
(3,336)
2,939
2,449
31
290
(3,390)
2,856
2,812
64
Other pension plans
2017
2016
$
$
574 $
(5)
(1,249)
606
429
(21)
334 $
462 $
1
(1,034)
670
256
19
374 $
2015
416
—
(881)
555
289
(6)
373
ASSUMPTIONS USED IN PENSION CALCULATIONS
Accounting requirements necessitate the use of assumptions to reflect the uncertainties and the length of time over which the pension
obligations will be paid. The actual amount of future benefit payments will depend upon when participants retire, the amount of their benefit
at retirement and how long they live. To reflect the obligations in today’s dollars, we discount the future payments using a rate that matches
the time frame over which the payments will be made. We also need to assume a long-term rate of return that will be earned on investments
used to fund these payments.
The assumptions used to measure our pension benefit obligations follow.
154 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
ASSUMPTIONS USED TO MEASURE PENSION BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS
December 31
Discount rate
Compensation increases
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans (weighted average)
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
3.64%
3.55
4.11%
3.80
4.38%
3.80
2.45%
3.12
2.58%
3.48
3.33%
3.32
The discount rate used to measure the pension obligations at the end of the year is also used to measure pension cost in the following
year. The assumptions used to measure pension cost follow.
ASSUMPTIONS USED TO MEASURE PENSION COST
December 31
Discount rate
Expected return on assets
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans (weighted average)
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
4.11%
7.50
4.38%
7.50
4.02%
7.50
2.58%
6.75
3.33%
6.36
3.53%
6.95
We evaluate these assumptions annually. We evaluate other assumptions periodically, such as retirement age, mortality and turnover, and
update them as necessary to reflect our actual experience and expectations for the future.
We determine the discount rate using the weighted-average yields on high-quality fixed-income securities that have maturities
consistent with the timing of benefit payments. Lower discount rates increase the size of the benefit obligation and pension expense in
the following year; higher discount rates reduce the size of the benefit obligation and subsequent-year pension expense.
The expected return on plan assets is the estimated long-term rate of return that will be earned on the investments used to fund the
pension obligations. To determine this rate, we consider the current and target composition of plan investments, our historical returns
earned, and our expectations about the future. Based on our analysis, we have assumed a 6.75% long-term expected return on GE
Pension Plan assets for cost recognition in 2018. This is a reduction from the 7.50% we assumed in 2017, 2016 and 2015.
The compensation assumption is used to estimate the annual rate at which pay of plan participants will grow. If the rate of growth
assumed increases, the size of the pension obligations will increase, as will the amount recorded in shareowners’ equity and amortized
to earnings in subsequent periods.
Further information about our pension assumptions, including a sensitivity analysis of certain assumptions for our principal pension
plans, can be found in the Critical Accounting Estimates – Pension Assumptions within MD&A.
FUNDED STATUS
December 31 (In millions)
Projected benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets
Underfunded
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans
2017
2016
2017
$
$
74,985 $
50,361
24,624 $
71,501
45,893
25,608
$
$
25,303 $
21,224
4,079 $
2016
22,543
17,091
5,452
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
PROJECTED BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS (PBO)
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Service cost for benefits earned
Interest cost on benefit obligations
Participant contributions
Plan amendments
Actuarial loss (gain)
Benefits paid
Acquisitions (dispositions) / other - net
Exchange rate adjustments
Balance at December 31
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans
2017
2016
2017
2016
$
71,501
$
68,722
$
1,055
2,856
91
—
3,300 (a)
(3,818)
—
—
1,237
2,939
115
—
1,874 (b)
(3,386)
—
—
22,543 $
574
606
42
—
(181)
(977)
1,321
1,375
$
74,985 (c) $
71,501 (c)
$
25,303
$
21,618
462
670
43
(54)
2,993 (a)
(842)
(98)
(2,249)
22,543
(a)
(b)
(c)
Principally associated with discount rate changes.
Principally associated with discount rate and mortality assumption changes.
The PBO for the GE Supplementary Pension Plan, which is an unfunded plan, was $6,682 million and $6,531 million at year-end 2017 and
2016, respectively.
THE COMPOSITION OF OUR PLAN ASSETS
The fair value of our pension plans' investments is presented below. The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value
of these assets are described in Note 1 and have been applied consistently.
December 31 (In millions)
Global equity
Debt securities
Fixed income and cash investment funds
U.S. corporate(a)
Other debt securities(b)
Real estate
Private equities & other investments
Total
Investments measured at net asset value (NAV)
Global equity
Debt securities
Real estate
Private equities & other investments
Total plan assets at fair value
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans
2017
2016
2017
2016
$
9,192 $
15,504
$
6,323 $
5,746
1,200
6,597
5,225
2,125
581
24,920
13,790
4,107
1,258
6,286
1,062
5,252
5,066
1,857
258
28,999
5,655
3,835
1,387
6,017
6,242
393
599
222
481
14,260
1,871
1,247
1,598
2,248
5,281
319
577
153
346
12,422
1,257
768
1,296
1,348
$
50,361 $
45,893
$
21,224 $
17,091
(a)
(b)
Primarily represented investment-grade bonds of U.S. issuers from diverse industries.
Primarily represented investments in residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, non-U.S. corporate and government bonds and
U.S. government, federal agency, state and municipal debt.
GE Pension Plan. Investments with a fair value of $2,891 million and $2,504 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively, were classified
within Level 3. The remaining investments were substantially all considered Level 1 and 2. Assets that were measured at fair value
using NAV as practical expedient were excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
Other Pension Plans. Investments with a fair value of $154 million and $135 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively, were classified
within Level 3. The remaining investments were substantially all considered Level 1 and 2. Assets that were measured at fair value
using NAV as practical expedient were excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
156 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
FAIR VALUE OF PLAN ASSETS
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Actual gain on plan assets
Employer contributions
Participant contributions
Benefits paid
Acquisitions (dispositions) / other - net
Exchange rate adjustments
Balance at December 31
ASSET ALLOCATION
December 31
Global equity
Debt securities (including cash equivalents)
Real estate
Private equities & other investments
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans
2017
2016
2017
2016
$
$
45,893 $
6,217
1,978
91
(3,818)
—
—
50,361 $
45,720
$
2,892
552
115
(3,386)
—
—
45,893
17,091 $
1,977
870
42
(977)
1,221
1,000
21,224 $
$
17,368
1,743
795
43
(842)
(81)
(1,935)
17,091
Principal pension plans
2017
Target
allocation
2017
Actual
allocation
Other pension plans
(weighted average)
2017
Target
allocation
2017
Actual
allocation
33.5 - 53.5%
15.0 - 58.5
5.0 - 15.0
6.5 - 16.5
46%
34
7
13
37%
36
10
17
39%
40
9
12
Plan fiduciaries of the GE Pension Plan set investment policies and strategies for the GE Pension Trust and oversee its investment
allocation, which includes selecting investment managers and setting long-term strategic targets. The primary strategic investment
objectives are balancing investment risk and return and monitoring the plan’s liquidity position in order to meet the near-term benefit
payment and other cash needs. Target allocation percentages are established at an asset class level by plan fiduciaries. Target
allocation ranges are guidelines, not limitations, and occasionally plan fiduciaries will approve allocations above or below a target
range.
According to statute, the aggregate holdings of all qualifying employer securities (e.g., GE common stock) and qualifying employer real
property may not exceed 10% of the fair value of trust assets at the time of purchase. GE securities represented 1.0% and 2.1% of the
GE Pension Trust assets at year end 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The GE Pension Plan has a broadly diversified portfolio of investments in equities, fixed income, private equities and real estate; these
investments are both U.S. and non-U.S. in nature. As of December 31, 2017, no sector concentration of assets exceeded 15% of total
GE Pension Plan assets.
AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY
Amounts included in shareowners’ equity that will be amortized in future reporting periods follow.
December 31 (In millions)
Prior service cost (credit)
Net actuarial loss
Total
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans
2017
2016
2017
$
$
784 $
14,326
15,110 $
1,138
16,664
17,802
$
$
(100) $
3,712
3,612 $
2016
(88)
4,800
4,712
In 2018, we estimate for our principal pension plans that we will amortize $145 million of prior service cost and $3,805 million of net
actuarial loss from shareowners’ equity into pension cost. For the other pension plans, the estimated prior service credits and net
actuarial loss to be amortized in 2018 will be $10 million and $310 million, respectively. Comparable amounts in 2017 respectively, were
$290 million and $2,812 million for our principal pension plans and $5 million and $429 million for the other pension plans.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
OUR FUNDING POLICY
Our policy for funding the GE Pension Plan is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet minimum funding requirements under employee
benefit and tax laws. We may decide to contribute additional amounts beyond this level. We made contributions of $1,717 million and
$330 million to the GE Pension Plan in 2017 and 2016, respectively. We expect to contribute approximately $6,000 million to the GE
Pension Plan in 2018. Our projected 2018 contributions satisfy our minimum ERISA funding requirement of $1,500 million and the
remaining $4,500 million will be a voluntary contribution to the plan.
We expect to pay approximately $264 million for benefit payments under our GE Supplementary Pension Plan and administrative
expenses of our principal pension plans and expect to contribute approximately $570 million to other pension plans in 2018. In 2017,
comparative amounts were $261 million and $870 million, respectively.
ESTIMATED FUTURE BENEFIT PAYMENTS
(In millions)
Principal pension plans
Other pension plans
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
$
3,600 $
975
3,685 $
995
3,775 $
1,005
3,850 $
1,020
3,910 $
1,045
2023 -
2027
20,510
5,520
RETIREE HEALTH AND LIFE BENEFITS
We sponsor a number of postretirement health and life insurance benefit plans (retiree benefit plans).
Principal Retiree Benefit Plans provide health and life insurance benefits to eligible participants and these participants share in the
cost of healthcare benefits. Principal retiree benefit plans cover approximately 184,000 retirees and dependents. Principal retiree
benefit plans are discussed below. We use a December 31 measurement date for our plans.
COST OF PRINCIPAL RETIREE BENEFIT PLANS
(In millions)
Service cost for benefits earned
Prior service credit amortization
Expected return on plan assets
Interest cost on benefit obligations
Net actuarial gain amortization
Curtailment loss (gain)(a)
Benefit plans cost
(a)
In 2015, gain principally resulting from life insurance amendment.
ASSUMPTIONS USED IN BENEFIT CALCULATIONS
2017
2016
$
$
94 $
(171)
(36)
224
(80)
4
35 $
123 $
(164)
(43)
249
(50)
—
115 $
2015
145
(8)
(48)
335
(25)
(225)
174
The accounting assumptions in the table below are those that are significant to the measurement of our benefit obligations.
ASSUMPTIONS USED TO MEASURE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS
December 31
Discount rate
Compensation increases
Initial healthcare trend rate(a)
2017
3.43%
3.55
6.00
2016
3.75%
3.80
6.00
2015
3.93%
3.80
6.00
(a)
For 2017, ultimately declining to 5% for 2030 and thereafter.
The healthcare trend assumptions apply to our pre-65 retiree medical plans. Our post-65 retiree plan has a fixed subsidy and therefore
is not subject to healthcare inflation.
The discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation at the end of the year is also used to measure benefit cost in the following
year. The assumptions used to measure benefit cost follow.
158 GE 2017 FORM 10-K
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
ASSUMPTIONS USED TO MEASURE BENEFIT COST
December 31
Discount rate(a)
Expected return on assets
2017
3.75%
7.00
2016
3.93%
7.00
(a)
Weighted average discount rates of 3.86% and 3.92% were used for determination of costs in 2016 and 2015, respectively.
FUNDED STATUS
December 31 (In millions)
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
Underfunded
ACCUMULATED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Service cost for benefits earned
Interest cost on benefit obligations
Participant contributions
Plan amendments
Actuarial gain(a)
Benefits paid
Acquisitions (dispositions) / other - net
Balance at December 31(b)
2017
6,006 $
518
5,488 $
2017
6,289 $
94
224
54
(8)
(94)
(580)
27
6,006 $
$
$
$
$
2015
3.89%
7.00
2016
6,289
575
5,714
2016
6,757
123
249
51
(7)
(291)
(603)
10
6,289
(a)
(b)
In 2016, primarily associated with lower costs from new healthcare supplier contracts.
The benefit obligation for retiree health plans was $4,084 million and $4,366 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
THE COMPOSITION OF OUR PLAN ASSETS
The fair value of principal retiree benefit plans’ investments is presented below. The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure
the fair value of the assets are consistently applied and described in Note 1.
December 31 (In millions)
Global equity
Debt securities
Fixed income and cash investment funds
U.S. corporate
Other debt securities
Private equities & other investments
Total
Investments measured at net asset value (NAV)
Global equity
Debt securities
Private equities & other investments
Total plan assets at fair value
2017
$
— $
16
19
66
21
122
321
28
47
$
518 $
2016
289
30
38
82
3
442
50
—
83
575
There were no Level 3 investments held in 2017 and 2016. These investments were all considered Level 1 and 2. Principal retiree
benefit plan assets that were measured at fair value using NAV as practical expedient were excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
GE 2017 FORM 10-K 159
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
FAIR VALUE OF PLAN ASSETS
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Actual gain on plan assets
Employer contributions
Participant contributions
Benefits paid
Balance at December 31
ASSET ALLOCATION
December 31
Global equity
Debt securities (including cash equivalents)
Private equities & other investments
AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY
Amounts included in shareowners’ equity that will be amortized in future reporting periods follow.
December 31 (In millions)
Prior service credit
Net actuarial gain
Total
2017
575 $
82
387
54
(580)
518 $
2016
695
22
410
51
(603)
575
2017
Target
allocation
54 - 74%
16 - 55
0 - 12
2017
Actual
allocation
62%
25
13
2017
2016
(2,814) $
(732)
(3,546) $
(2,975)
(682)
(3,657)
$
$
$
$
The estimated prior service credit and net actuarial gain to be amortized in 2018 will be $230 million and $80 million, respectively.
Comparable amounts amortized in 2017 were $171 million of prior service credit and $80 million of net actuarial gain.
OUR FUNDING POLICY
We fund retiree health benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis and the retiree life insurance trust at our discretion. We expect to contribute
approximately $445 million in 2018 to fund such benefits. In 2017, we contributed $387 million for these plans.
ESTIMATED FUTURE BENEFIT PAYMENTS
(In millions)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
$
585 $
555 $
525 $
500 $
485 $
2023 -
2027
2,090
160 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
2017 COST OF POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In millions)
Cost of postretirement benefit plans
Changes in other comprehensive income
Prior service cost (credit) – current year
Net actuarial loss (gain) – current year
Reclassification out of AOCI:
Net curtailment gain (loss)
Prior service credit (cost) amortization
Net actuarial gain (loss) amortization
Total changes in other comprehensive income
Cost of postretirement benefit plans and
changes in other comprehensive income
Total
postretirement
benefit plans
Principal
pension
plans
Other
pension
plans
Principal
retiree
benefit
plans
$
4,056 $
3,687 $
334 $
35
(8)
(310)
(88)
(114)
(3,161)
(3,681)
—
474
(64)
(290)
(2,812)
(2,692)
—
(656)
(20)
5
(429)
(1,100)
$
375 $
995 $
(766) $
(8)
(128)
(4)
171
80
111
146
2016 COST OF POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In millions)
Cost of postretirement benefit plans
Changes in other comprehensive income
Prior service cost (credit) – current year
Net actuarial loss (gain) – current year
Reclassification out of AOCI:
Net curtailment gain (loss)
Prior service credit (cost) amortization
Net actuarial gain (loss) amortization
Total changes in other comprehensive income
Cost of postretirement benefit plans and
changes in other comprehensive income
Total
postretirement
benefit plans
Principal
pension
plans
Other
pension
plans
Principal
retiree
benefit
plans
$
4,112 $
3,623 $
374 $
115
(61)
4,038
(50)
(140)
(2,655)
1,132
—
2,317
(31)
(303)
(2,449)
(466)
(54)
1,989
(19)
(1)
(256)
1,659
$
5,244 $
3,157 $
2,033 $
(7)
(268)
—
164
50
(61)
54
2015 COST OF POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In millions)
Cost of postretirement benefit plans
Changes in other comprehensive income
Prior service cost (credit) – current year
Net actuarial loss (gain) – current year
Reclassification out of AOCI:
Net curtailment gain (loss)
Prior service credit (cost) amortization
Net actuarial gain (loss) amortization
Total changes in other comprehensive income
Cost of postretirement benefit plans and
changes in other comprehensive income
Total
postretirement
benefit plans
Principal
pension
plans
Other
pension
plans
Principal
retiree
benefit
plans
$
5,045 $
4,498 $
373 $
174
(2,401)
(1,604)
76
(197)
(3,552)
(7,678)
902
(1,022)
(105)
(205)
(3,288)
(3,718)
(12)
(164)
6
—
(289)
(459)
(3,291)
(418)
175
8
25
(3,501)
$
(2,633) $
780 $
(86) $
(3,327)
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 161
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 13. INCOME TAXES
GE and GE Capital file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. This enables GE and GE Capital to use tax deductions and
credits of one member of the group to reduce the tax that otherwise would have been payable by another member of the group. The
effective tax rate reflects the benefit of these tax reductions in the consolidated return. GE makes cash payments to GE Capital for tax
reductions and GE Capital pays for tax increases at the time GE’s tax payments are due.
Our businesses are subject to regulation under a wide variety of U.S. federal, state and foreign tax laws, regulations and policies.
Changes to these laws or regulations may affect our tax liability, return on investments and business operations.
U.S. TAX REFORM
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“U.S. tax reform”) that lowers the statutory tax rate on U.S.
earnings, taxes historic foreign earnings at a reduced rate of tax, establishes a territorial tax system and enacts new taxes associated
with global operations.
The impact of U.S. tax reform has been recorded on a provisional basis as the legislation provides for additional guidance to be issued
by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on several provisions including the computation of the transition tax. Guidance during 2018
could impact the information required for and the calculation of the transition tax charge and could affect decisions that affect the tax on
various U.S. and foreign items which would further impact the final amounts included in the transition charge and impact the revaluation
of deferred taxes. In addition, analysis performed and conclusions reached as part of the tax return filing process and additional
guidance on accounting for U.S. tax reform could affect the provisional amount.
Additionally, as part of tax reform, the U.S. has enacted a minimum tax on foreign earnings (“global intangible low-taxed income”).
Because aspects of the new law and effect on our operations is uncertain and aspects of the accounting rules associated with this
provision have not been resolved, we have not made a provisional accrual for the deferred tax aspects of this provision and
consequently have not made an accounting policy election on the deferred tax treatment of this tax.
As a result of enactment of U.S. tax reform, we have recorded tax expense of $3,325 million in 2017 to reflect our provisional estimate
of both the transition tax on historic foreign earnings ($1,155 million including $2,925 million at GE and $(1,770) million at GE Capital)
and the revaluation of deferred taxes ($2,170 million including $793 million at GE and $1,377 million at GE Capital).
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
(In millions)
GE
Current tax expense (benefit)
Deferred tax expense (benefit) from temporary differences
$
GE Capital
Current tax expense (benefit)
Deferred tax expense (benefit) from temporary differences
Consolidated
Current tax expense (benefit)
Deferred tax expense (benefit) from temporary differences
Total
CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(In millions)
U.S. earnings
Non-U.S. earnings
Total
162 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
2017
2016
$
$
(17,234) $
8,443
(8,791) $
2,145 $
6,885
9,030 $
2017
2016
2015
2,810 $
449
3,259
(1,008)
(5,294)
(6,302)
1,802
(4,845)
(140) $
1,107
967
(1,138)
(293)
(1,431)
(1,278)
814
(464) $
$
(3,043) $
3,307
(1,800)
1,506
2,796
2,183
4,979
6,103
383
6,485
2015
(309)
8,495
8,186
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INCOME TAXES
CONSOLIDATED (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
(In millions)
U.S. Federal
Current
Deferred
Non - U.S.
Current
Deferred
Other
Total
2017
2016
2015
$
(823) $
(4,261)
2,286
(470)
225
$
(3,043) $
(2,646) $
(754)
1,730
1,239
(33)
(464) $
1,549
492
4,867
(121)
(301)
6,485
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. FEDERAL STATUTORY INCOME TAX RATE TO ACTUAL INCOME TAX RATE
Consolidated
GE
GE Capital
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate
35.0% 35.0 % 35.0%
35.0 % 35.0% 35.0%
35.0%
35.0%
35.0 %
Increase (reduction) in rate resulting from
inclusion of after-tax earnings of GE Capital in
before-tax earnings of GE
Tax on global activities including exports
U.S. business credits(a)
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enactment
All other – net(b)
—
41.2
5.7
—
(23.7)
(4.5)
(37.8)
—
(9.5)
(0.4)
(11.9)
(40.1)
—
54.1
(4.7)
—
(5.2)
44.2
(81.0)
4.5
82.6
71.0
3.1
(127.2)
(12.4)
(20.8)
(52.8)
(0.9)
—
(4.1)
—
(7.9)
(14.4)
(146.5)
(25.1)
11.3
—
12.2
3.2
3.1
(3.6)
14.9
—
4.9
15.7
—
14.7
35.3
—
(224.5)
9.2
—
(1.5)
(216.8)
Actual income tax rate
34.6% (5.1)% 79.2% (111.5)%
9.9% 46.3%
49.9%
70.3% (181.8)%
(a)
(b)
U.S. general business credits, primarily the credit for energy produced from renewable sources and the credit for research performed in the
U.S.
Includes, for each period, the expense or (benefit) for “Other” taxes reported above in the consolidated (benefit) provision for income taxes,
net of 35.0% federal effect.
Included in 2017 "All other-net" in the "Reconciliation of U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the actual income tax rate" above is
(14.7)%, (27.6)% and (3.8)% in consolidated, GE and GE Capital, respectively, related to losses on planned dispositions and asset
impairments. Also included in 2017 is 7.3% and 22.0% in consolidated and GE, respectively, related to the disposition of the Water
business. Included is (7.7)% and (7.1)% in consolidated and GE, respectively, related to deductible stock losses in 2016 and (4.2)%
and (10.6)% in consolidated and GE, respectively, related to deductible stock losses in 2015.
As a result of the GE Capital Exit Plan, GE Capital recognized a tax expense of $6,327 million in continuing operations during 2015.
This primarily consisted of $3,548 million of tax expense related to the repatriation of excess foreign cash and the write-off of deferred
tax assets of $2,779 million that will no longer be supported under this plan. The write-off of deferred tax assets largely related to our
Treasury operations in Ireland where it was no longer apparent that the tax benefits would be realized upon implementation of the GE
Capital Exit Plan. These charges, which increased the 2015 Consolidated effective tax rate by 77.3 percentage points, are reported in
the lines “Tax on global activities including exports”, and “All other-net” in the "Reconciliation of U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to
actual income tax rate.”
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 163
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INCOME TAXES
UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS
Annually, we file over 5,000 income tax returns in over 290 global taxing jurisdictions. We are under examination or engaged in tax
litigation in many of these jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently auditing our consolidated U.S. income tax
returns for 2012-2013 and has begun the audit for 2014-2015. In addition, certain other U.S. tax deficiency issues and refund claims for
previous years are still unresolved. It is reasonably possible that a portion of the unresolved items could be resolved during the next 12
months, which could result in a decrease in our balance of “unrecognized tax benefits” – that is, the aggregate tax effect of differences
between tax return positions and the benefits recognized in our financial statements. The IRS had disallowed the tax loss on our 2003
disposition of ERC Life Reinsurance Corporation. We contested the disallowance of this loss. In August 2016, the government
approved a final settlement of the case and the balance of unrecognized tax benefits and associated interest was adjusted to reflect the
agreed settlement. During 2015, the IRS completed the audit of our consolidated U.S. income tax returns for 2010-2011, except for
certain issues that were completed in 2016. We believe that there are no other jurisdictions in which the outcome of unresolved issues
or claims is likely to be material to our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. We further believe that we have made
adequate provision for all income tax uncertainties. Resolution of audit matters, including the IRS audit of our consolidated U.S. income
tax returns for 2010-2011 and the resolution of the ERC Life Reinsurance Corporation case, reduced our 2016 consolidated income tax
rate by 5.3 percentage points. Resolution of audit matters, including the IRS audit of our consolidated U.S. income tax returns for
2010-2011, reduced our 2015 consolidated income tax rate by 4.4 percentage points.
The balance of unrecognized tax benefits, the amount of related interest and penalties we have provided and what we believe to be the
range of reasonably possible changes in the next 12 months were:
UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS
December 31 (In millions)
Unrecognized tax benefits
Portion that, if recognized, would reduce tax expense and effective tax rate(a)
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits
Accrued penalties on unrecognized tax benefits
Reasonably possible reduction to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits
in succeeding 12 months
Portion that, if recognized, would reduce tax expense and effective tax rate(a)
(a)
Some portion of such reduction may be reported as discontinued operations.
UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RECONCILIATION
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Additions for tax positions of the current year
Additions for tax positions of prior years(a)
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Settlements with tax authorities
Expiration of the statute of limitations
Balance at December 31
2017
5,449 $
3,626
810
158
0-1,100
0-900
2017
4,692 $
260
791
(113)
(57)
(124)
5,449 $
$
$
$
2016
4,692
2,886
615
118
0-600
0-500
2016
6,778
248
521
(2,016)
(823)
(16)
4,692
(a)
For 2017, the amount shown as “additions for tax positions of prior years” included $326 million related to uncertain tax liabilities acquired in
the Baker Hughes transaction.
We classify interest on tax deficiencies as interest expense; we classify income tax penalties as provision for income taxes. For the
years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, $143 million, $(105) million and $48 million of interest expense (income),
respectively, and $7 million, $(4) million and $(4) million of tax expense (income) related to penalties, respectively, were recognized in
the Statement of Earnings (Loss).
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
Deferred income tax balances reflect the effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and
their tax bases, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, and are stated at enacted tax rates (including the U.S.
tax rate of 21% beginning in 2018 as a result of U.S. tax reform) expected to be in effect when taxes are paid or recovered. Deferred
income tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. We evaluate the
recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources,
including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings and available tax planning strategies. To the extent
we consider it more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be recovered, a valuation allowance is established.
164 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INCOME TAXES
Deferred taxes, as needed, are provided for earnings of non-U.S. affiliates and associated companies when we plan to remit those
earnings. We have not provided U.S. deferred taxes on cumulative earnings of non-U.S. affiliates and associated companies that have
been reinvested indefinitely. Most of our earnings have been reinvested in active non-U.S. business operations and as of December 31,
2017, we have not decided to repatriate these earnings to the U.S. As a result of U.S. tax reform, substantially all of our prior
unrepatriated tax earnings were subject to U.S. tax and accordingly we expect to have the ability to repatriate those earnings without
additional U.S. federal tax cost and any foreign withholding taxes on a repatriation to the U.S. would potentially be partially offset by a
U.S. foreign tax credit. We will update our analysis of investment of foreign earnings in 2018 as we consider the impact of U.S. tax
reform.
Aggregated deferred income tax amounts are summarized below.
December 31 (In millions)
Assets
GE
GE Capital
Liabilities
GE
GE Capital
Eliminations
Net deferred income tax asset (liability)
COMPONENTS OF THE NET DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSET (LIABILITY)
December 31 (In millions)
GE
Principal pension plans
Other non-current compensation and benefits
Provision for expenses
Retiree insurance plans
Non-U.S. loss carryforwards(a)
U.S. credit carryforwards(b)
Contract assets
Intangible assets
Depreciation
Other – net
GE Capital
Operating leases
Financing leases
Energy investments
Intangible assets
U.S. credit carryforwards(b)
Insurance company loss reserves
Non-U.S. loss carryforwards(a)
Other – net
Eliminations
Net deferred income tax asset (liability)
2017
2016
15,586 $
6,176
21,762
(10,382)
(5,177)
4
(15,555)
6,207 $
21,106
5,093
26,199
(14,440)
(9,926)
—
(24,366)
1,833
2017
2016
3,911 $
2,780
2,499
1,152
2,078
1,932
(5,051)
(2,033)
(1,022)
(1,042)
5,204
(2,689)
(877)
(754)
(25)
1,632
1,373
1,271
1,068
999
4
6,207 $
8,963
4,230
2,633
2,000
1,444
67
(6,677)
(2,962)
(1,755)
(1,277)
6,666
(3,582)
(1,632)
(1,410)
(125)
1,092
(819)
1,323
320
(4,833)
—
1,833
$
$
$
$
(a)
(b)
Net of valuation allowances of $4,251 million and $2,450 million for GE and $448 million and $391 million for GE Capital, for 2017 and 2016,
respectively. Of the net deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2017 of $3,349 million, $11 million relates to net operating loss carryforwards
that expire in various years ending from December 31, 2018 through December 31, 2020; $342 million relates to net operating losses that
expire in various years ending from December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2037 and $2,996 million relates to net operating loss
carryforwards that may be carried forward indefinitely.
Of the net deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2017 of $3,564 million for U.S. credit carryforwards, $1,194 million expires in the year ending
December 31, 2027, $67 million expires in the years ending December 31, 2030 through 2032 and $2,303 million expires in various years
ending from December 31, 2033 through December 31, 2037.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 165
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
NOTE 14. SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY
(In millions)
Preferred stock issued
Common stock issued
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance at January 1
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Investment securities - net of deferred taxes of $(335), $84, $(270)(a)
Currency translation adjustments (CTA) - net of deferred taxes of $(537), $719, $1,348
Cash flow hedges - net of deferred taxes of $31, $(41), $(21)
Benefit plans - net of deferred taxes of $32, $(1,016), $1,506
Total
Reclassifications from other comprehensive income
Investment securities - net of deferred taxes of $(81), $30, $(36)(b)
Currency translation gains (losses) on dispositions - net of deferred taxes of $(543), $241, $(1,489)(b)
Cash flow hedges - net of deferred taxes of $(28), $37, $86(c)
Benefit plans - net of deferred taxes of $1,111, $966, $1,260(d)
Total(e)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Less other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Other comprehensive income (loss), net, attributable to GE
Balance at December 31
Other capital
Balance at January 1
Gains (losses) on treasury stock dispositions and other(f)(g)
Balance at December 31
Retained earnings
Balance at January 1
Net earnings (loss) attributable to the Company
Dividends and other transactions with shareowners
Redemption value adjustment on redeemable noncontrolling interests(h)
Balance at December 31
Common stock held in treasury
Balance at January 1
Purchases(i)(j)
Dispositions
Balance at December 31
Total equity
GE shareowners' equity balance
Noncontrolling interests balance
Total equity balance at December 31
2017
2016
6 $
702 $
6 $
702 $
2015
6
702
(18,598) $
(16,529) $
(18,172)
(627)
866
171
550
960 $
(149)
1,332
(120)
2,232
3,295 $
4,255
53
4,202 $
(14,396) $
37,224 $
(53)
37,171 $
139,532 $
(5,786)
(7,741)
(322)
125,682 $
(83,038) $
(3,849)
1,985
(84,902) $
64,263 $
17,723
81,986 $
170
(1,606)
(234)
(2,946)
(4,616) $
34
294
327
1,878
2,533 $
(2,083)
(14)
(2,069) $
(18,598) $
37,613 $
(389)
37,224 $
140,020 $
8,831
(9,054)
(266)
139,532 $
(63,539) $
(22,073)
2,574
(83,038) $
75,828 $
1,663
77,491 $
(486)
(4,932)
(732)
2,768
(3,382)
(67)
1,794
831
2,397
4,955
1,575
(69)
1,644
(16,529)
32,889
4,724
37,613
155,333
(6,126)
(9,161)
(25)
140,020
(42,593)
(23,762)
2,816
(63,539)
98,274
1,864
100,138
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
Included adjustments of $(1,259) million, $(57) million and $611 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, to deferred acquisition costs,
present value of future profits, and investment contracts, insurance liabilities and annuity benefits in our run-off insurance operations to reflect
the effects that would have been recognized had the related unrealized investment securities holding gains and losses been realized. See
Note 11 for further information.
Recorded in total revenues and other income and income taxes in benefit (provision) for income taxes in the Statement of Earnings (Loss).
Currency translation gains (losses) on dispositions included $483 million, $211 million and $1,730 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively,
in earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes.
Cash flow hedges primarily includes impact of foreign exchange contracts and gains (losses) on interest rate derivatives, primarily recorded in
GE Capital revenue from services, interest and other financial charges and other costs and expenses. See Note 19 for further information.
Primarily includes amortization of actuarial gains (losses), amortization of prior service cost and curtailment gain (loss). These components are
included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 12 for further information.
Included $784 million after-tax reclassification of AOCI to additional paid in capital as a result of recognition of noncontrolling interest in GE Oil
& Gas as part of the Baker Hughes transaction in 2017.
Included $4,949 million related to issuance of new preferred stock in exchange for existing GE Capital preferred stock in 2015.
Included $(126) million decrease in additional paid in capital in 2017 as a result of the Baker Hughes transaction. See Note 8 for further
information.
Amount of redemption value adjustment on redeemable noncontrolling interest shown net of deferred taxes.
Included $(20,383) million related to the split-off of Synchrony Financial from GE, where GE shares were exchanged for shares of Synchrony
Financial in 2015.
Included $(11,370) million of GE shares purchased under accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreements in 2016.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
SHARES OF GE PREFERRED STOCK
On January 20, 2016, we issued $5,694 million of GE Series D preferred stock following an exchange offer for existing GE series A, B
and C. The Series D preferred stock bear a fixed interest rate of 5.00% through January 21, 2021 and floating rate equal to three-month
LIBOR plus 3.33% thereafter. The Series D preferred stock are callable on January 21, 2021. Following the exchange offer, $250 million
of GE Series A, B and C preferred stock still remain outstanding with an initial average fixed dividend rate of 4.07%. The total carrying
value of GE preferred stock at December 31, 2017 was $5,424 million and will increase to $5,944 million through periodic accretion.
Dividends on GE preferred stock are payable semi-annually, in June and December and accretion is recorded on a quarterly basis.
Dividends on GE preferred stock totaled $436 million, including cash dividends of $295 million, $656 million, including cash dividends of
$332 million and $18 million, including cash dividends of $8 million, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.
In conjunction with the exchange of the GE Capital preferred stock into GE preferred stock and the exchange of Series A, B and C
preferred stock into Series D preferred stock, GE Capital issued preferred stock to GE for which the amount and terms mirror the GE
preferred stock held by external investors ($5,424 million carrying value at December 31, 2017).
GE has 50.0 million authorized shares of preferred stock ($1.00 par value). 5,939,874, 5,944,250 and 5,944,250 shares are outstanding
as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
SHARES OF GE COMMON STOCK
On April 10, 2015, we announced a new repurchase program of up to $50.0 billion in common stock, excluding the Synchrony Financial
exchange we completed in 2015. Under our share purchase programs, on a book basis, we repurchased shares of 129.0 million, 725.8
million and 109.8 million for a total of $3,783 million, $22,005 million and $3,320 million for the years ended 2017, 2016, and 2015,
respectively.
During 2016, we repurchased $11,370 million of our common stock under accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreements.
On November 17, 2015, we completed the split-off of Synchrony Financial through which we acquired 671,366,809 shares of GE
common stock from our shareholders in exchange for 705,270,833 shares of Synchrony Financial stock we held.
GE’s authorized common stock consists of 13,200,000,000 shares having a par value of $0.06 each.
Common shares issued and outstanding are summarized in the following table.
December 31 (In thousands)
Issued
In treasury
Outstanding
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
2017
2016
2015
11,693,841
(3,013,270)
8,680,571
11,693,841
(2,951,227)
8,742,614
11,693,841
(2,314,553)
9,379,288
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated affiliates includes common shares in consolidated affiliates and preferred stock issued
by our affiliates.
Prior to the fourth quarter of 2015, the preferred stock issued by GECC was classified as noncontrolling interests in our consolidated
Statement of Financial Position, with dividends presented as noncontrolling interest in our consolidated Statement of Earnings (Loss).
This preferred stock was converted to a corresponding series of preferred stock issued by GE and on January 20, 2016, a substantial
majority of those shares were exchanged into GE Series D preferred stock. Effective with these changes, the preferred stock issued by
GE is reflected in our shareowners’ equity and dividends are presented as a reduction of net earnings attributable to GE in the
Statement of Earnings (Loss) (under the caption “Preferred stock dividends”).
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
CHANGES TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Net earnings (loss)
GECC preferred stock(a)
GECC preferred stock dividend
Dividends
Dispositions
Synchrony Financial(b)
Other (including AOCI)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)
Balance at December 31
2017
2016
$
$
1,663 $
(17)
—
—
(222)
(92)
—
16,390
17,723 $
1,864 $
(46)
—
—
(72)
(232)
—
150
1,663 $
2015
8,674
377
(4,949)
(311)
(43)
189
(2,840)
767
1,864
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
In 2015, included $(4,949) million related to the issuance of GE preferred stock in exchange for existing GECC preferred stock. GE preferred
stock is reflected in shareowners’ equity in the consolidated Statement of Financial Position.
Related to the split-off of Synchrony Financial from GE in 2015, where GE shares were exchanged for shares of Synchrony Financial; related
to the Synchrony Financial IPO in 2014.
In 2017, included $16,462 million related to the Baker Hughes transaction. See Note 8 for further information.
In 2016, included $155 million related to Arcam AB acquisition in our Aviation segment.
In 2016, included $(123) million for deconsolidation of investment funds managed by GE Asset Management (GEAM) upon the adoption of
ASU 2015-2, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis.
In 2015, included $695 million related to the Alstom acquisition.
Includes research & development partner funding arrangements, acquisitions and eliminations.
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Redeemable noncontrolling interest presented in our Statement of Financial Position includes common shares issued by our affiliates
that are redeemable at the option of the holder of those interests.
As part of the Alstom acquisition, in 2015, we formed three joint ventures in grid technology, renewable energy, and global nuclear and
French steam power. Noncontrolling interests in these joint ventures hold certain redemption rights. Our retained earnings will be
adjusted for subsequent changes in the redemption value of the noncontrolling interest in these entities to the extent that the
redemption value exceeds the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest.
Alstom holds redemption rights with respect to its interest in the grid technology and renewable energy joint ventures, which, if
exercised, would require us to purchase all of their interest during September 2018 or September 2019. Alstom also holds similar
redemption rights for the global nuclear and French steam power joint venture that are exercisable during the first quarter of 2021 or the
first quarter of 2022. The redemption price would generally be equal to Alstom's initial investment plus annual accretion of 3% for the
grid technology and renewable energy joint ventures and plus annual accretion of 2% for the nuclear and French steam power joint
venture, with potential upside sharing based on an EBITDA multiple. Alstom also holds additional redemption rights in other limited
circumstances as well as a call option to require GE to sell all of its interests in the renewable energy joint venture at the higher of fair
value or Alstom's initial investment plus annual accretion of 3% during the month of May in the years 2017 through 2019 and also upon
a decision to IPO the joint venture.
In January 2018, Alstom informed us that they intend to exercise their redemption rights with respect to the grid technology and
renewable energy joint ventures in September 2018. The minimum price that GE would be required to pay, pursuant to the agreements,
to purchase Alstom’s interest at that time would be a net amount of €1,828 million for the grid technology joint venture and €636 million
for the renewable energy joint venture. Alstom has also informed us that they intend to exercise their redemption rights with respect to
the global nuclear and French steam power joint venture in the first quarter of 2021.
GE holds a call option on Alstom's interest in the global nuclear and French steam power joint venture at the same amount as Alstom's
redemption price in the event that Alstom exercises its put option in the grid technology or renewable energy joint ventures. GE also has
call options on Alstom's interest in the three joint ventures in other limited circumstances. In addition, the French Government holds a
preferred interest in the global nuclear and French steam power joint venture, giving it certain protective rights.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY AND OTHER STOCK-RELATED INFORMATION
CHANGES TO REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Net earnings (loss)
Dividends
Redemption value adjustment
Other(a)(b)
Balance at December 31(c)
2017
2016
2015
$
$
3,025 $
(254)
(62)
353
337
3,399 $
2,972 $
(244)
(17)
266
49
3,025 $
98
(46)
(11)
25
2,906
2,972
(a)
(b)
(c)
In 2016, included $204 million related to the Concept Laser GmbH acquisition in our Aviation segment.
Includes impact of foreign currency changes.
Included $3,065 million, $2,709 million and $2,859 million related to Alstom joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and
2015, respectively.
OTHER
Dividends from GE Capital to GE totaled $4,105 million, including cash dividends of $4,016 million, $20,118 million and $4,311 million
for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
NOTE 15. OTHER STOCK-RELATED INFORMATION
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
We grant stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units to employees under the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Grants made under all plans must be approved by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of GE’s Board of
Directors, which is composed entirely of independent directors.
STOCK OPTIONS
Under our stock option program, an employee receives an award that provides the opportunity in the future to purchase GE shares at
the market price of our stock on the date the award is granted (the strike price). The options become exercisable in equal amounts over
a five-year vesting period and expire 10 years from the grant date if they are not exercised. Stock options have no financial statement
effect on the date they are granted but rather are reflected over time through recording compensation expense and increasing
shareowners’ equity. We record compensation expense based on the estimated fair value of the awards expected to vest, and that
amount is amortized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the five-year vesting period. Accordingly, total expense
related to the award is reduced by the fair value of options that are expected to be forfeited by employees that leave GE prior to vesting.
We estimate forfeitures based on our experience and adjust the expense to reflect actual forfeitures over the vesting period. The offset
to the expense we record is reflected as an increase in the “Other capital” component of shareowners’ equity.
(In millions, after tax)
Compensation expense
2017
2016
$
146 $
207 $
2015
234
We estimate the fair value of each stock option award on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The table below
provides the weighted-average grant-date fair values, key assumptions and other inputs into the pricing model. With the exception of
the dividend yield assumption, an increase in any individual assumption will increase the estimated fair value of the option, all other
things being equal.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OTHER STOCK-RELATED INFORMATION
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options
$
3.81
$
3.61
$
2017
2016
Stock Option Valuation Assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Expected volatility
Expected option life (in years)
Other pricing model inputs:
2.3%
3.3%
28.0%
6.3
1.4%
3.4%
20.0%
6.5
2015
4.64
2.0%
3.4%
25.0%
6.8
Weighted-average grant-date market price of GE stock (strike price)
$
18.97
$
29.63
$
25.79
The table below shows the amount and weighted-average strike price of options granted during 2017, as well as those outstanding and
exercisable at year-end 2017.
As of December 31, 2017, unless otherwise stated (in thousands, except per-share data)
Stock options granted during 2017
Weighted-average strike price of awards granted in 2017
Stock options outstanding
Weighted-average strike price of stock options outstanding
Stock options exercisable
Weighted-average strike price of stock options exercisable
30,611
18.97
398,571
21.91
309,190
21.25
$
$
$
When an employee exercises an option, we issue treasury shares to satisfy the requirements of the option.
Stock options exercised (in thousands)
Cash received from stock options exercised (in millions)
2017
2016
2015
30,774
56,973
$
528 $
1,037 $
65,764
1,098
Outstanding stock option awards may be dilutive to earnings per share when they are in the money (i.e., the market price of GE stock is
greater than the strike price of the option). When an option is dilutive, it increases the number of shares used in the diluted earnings per
share calculation, which will decrease earnings per share. However, the effect stock options have on the number of shares added to the
diluted earnings per share calculation is not one-for-one. The average amount of unrecognized compensation expense (the portion of
the fair value of these option awards not yet amortized) and the market price of GE stock during the reporting period affect how many of
these potential shares are included in the calculation. The calculation assumes that the proceeds received from the exercise and the
unrecognized compensation expense are used to buy back shares, which reduces the dilutive impact.
As of December 31, 2017, there was $329 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested options, which will be
amortized over the remaining vesting period (the weighted-average period is approximately 2 years). Of that total, approximately $103
million, after tax, is estimated to be recorded as compensation expense in 2018.
The dilutive effect of in-the-money options on our earnings per share from continuing operations has been $0.01 or less per share (1%
or less) for the last three years. See Note 16 for further information about earnings per share.
RESTRICTED STOCK
A restricted stock award provides an employee with the right to receive shares of GE stock when the restrictions lapse, which occurs in
equal amounts over the vesting period. Upon vesting, each unit of restricted stock is converted into GE common stock on a one-for-one
basis using treasury stock shares. The expense to be recognized on a restricted stock unit is based upon the market price on the grant
date (which is its fair value) multiplied by the number of units expected to vest. Accordingly, total expense related to the award is
reduced by the fair value of restricted stock units that are expected to be forfeited by employees that leave GE prior to lapse of the
restrictions. That amount is amortized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over a five-year vesting period. We estimate
forfeitures based on our experience and adjust the expense to reflect actual forfeitures over the vesting period. The offset to
compensation expense is an increase in the “Other capital” component of shareowners’ equity.
170 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OTHER STOCK-RELATED INFORMATION
(In millions, after tax)
Compensation expense(a)
2017
2016
$
95 $
90 $
(a)
Included $(6) million of compensation expense related to performance share units in 2017.
The fair value of a restricted stock unit at the grant date is equal to the market price of our stock on the grant date.
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards
$
24.89 $
30.20 $
2017
2016
2015
72
2015
26.74
As of December 31, 2017, unless otherwise stated (in thousands, except per-share data)
Restricted stock units granted during 2017
Non-vested restricted stock units outstanding
Weighted-average fair value at grant date of non-vested stock
7,715
17,233
26.94
$
The table below provides information about the units of restricted stock that vested for each of the years presented.
(In thousands)
Restricted stock units vested during the year ended
2017
6,490
2016
4,427
2015
3,899
As of December 31, 2017, there was $336 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock
units, which will be amortized over the remaining vesting period (the weighted-average period is approximately 2 years). Of that total,
approximately $89 million, after tax, is estimated to be recorded as compensation expense in 2018.
OTHER INFORMATION
When options are exercised and restricted stock units vest, we issue shares from treasury stock, which increases shares outstanding.
The “Other capital” component of shareowners’ equity is adjusted for differences between the strike price of GE stock and the average
cost of our treasury stock. We also record the difference between the tax benefits assumed (based on the fair value of the award on the
grant date) and the actual tax benefit in our provision for income taxes. Any excess tax benefit is recorded as cash flows from operating
activities in our Statement of Cash Flows. The table below provides information about tax benefits related to all share-based
compensation arrangements.
(In millions)
Income tax benefit recognized in earnings
$
Excess of actual tax deductions over amounts assumed recognized in equity(a)
2017
138 $
—
2016
274 $
—
2015
148
167
(a)
We adopted ASU 2016-09 in September 2016. The primary effects of adoption were the recognition of excess tax benefits in our provision for
income taxes rather than paid-in capital and the reclassification of cash flows related to excess tax benefits from financing activities to
operating activities for the periods beginning January 1, 2016. See Note 1 for further information.
Share-based compensation programs serve as a means to attract and retain talented employees and are an important element of their
total compensation. The intrinsic value of a stock option award is the amount by which the award is in the money and represents the
potential value to the employee upon exercise of the option. The intrinsic value of restricted stock units is the value of the shares
awarded at the current market price. The table below provides information about the intrinsic value of option and restricted stock
awards.
As of December 31, 2017, unless otherwise stated (in millions)
Stock options outstanding
Stock options exercised in 2017
Non-vested restricted stock units outstanding
Restricted stock units vested in 2017
$
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
235
326
301
167
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 171
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EARNINGS PER SHARE AND OTHER INCOME
NOTE 16. EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
Amounts attributable to the Company:
Consolidated
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations for
per-share calculation(a)(b)
Preferred stock dividends
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to
common shareowners for per-share calculation(a)(b)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
for per-share calculation(a)(b)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common
shareowners for per-share calculation(a)(b)
Average equivalent shares
Shares of GE common stock outstanding
Employee compensation-related shares (including
stock options) and warrants
Total average equivalent shares
Per-share amounts
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
Net earnings (loss)
$
$
$
$
2017
2016
2015
Diluted
Basic
Diluted
Basic
Diluted
Basic
(5,495) $
(5,495) $
9,764 $
9,769
$
1,680 $
1,679
(436)
(436)
(656)
(656)
(18)
(18)
(5,931) $
(5,931) $
9,108 $
9,113
$
1,662 $
1,661
(328)
(328)
(955)
(950)
(7,795)
(7,795)
(6,246) $
(6,246) $
8,157 $
8,163
$
(6,135) $
(6,135)
8,687
—
8,687
8,687
—
8,687
9,025
105
9,130
9,025
—
9,025
9,944
72
10,016
(0.68) $
(0.04)
(0.72)
(0.68) $
(0.04)
(0.72)
1.00 $
(0.10)
0.89
$
1.01
(0.11)
0.90
0.17 $
(0.78)
(0.61)
9,944
—
9,944
0.17
(0.78)
(0.62)
Our unvested restricted stock unit awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are considered participating securities
and, therefore, are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Application of this treatment had an insignificant
effect.
(a)
(b)
Included a dilutive adjustment of an insignificant amount of dividend equivalents in each of the three years presented.
Included in 2016 is a dilutive adjustment for the change in income for forward purchase contracts that may be settled in stock.
As a result of of the loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2017, all of the outstanding stock awards,
approximately 119 million, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because their effect was
antidilutive. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately 22 million and 97 million, respectively, of outstanding
stock awards were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive.
Earnings-per-share amounts are computed independently for earnings (loss) from continuing operations, earnings (loss) from
discontinued operations and net earnings (loss). As a result, the sum of per-share amounts from continuing operations and
discontinued operations may not equal the total per-share amounts for net earnings.
NOTE 17. OTHER INCOME
(In millions)
GE
Purchases and sales of business interests(a)
Licensing and royalty income
Associated companies
Net interest and investment income
Other items(b)
Eliminations
Total
(a)
(b)
172 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
DRAFT
2017
2016
2015
$
$
656 $
193
202
299
86
1,436
189
1,625 $
3,701 $
175
76
167
(27)
4,092
(87)
4,005 $
1,020
168
45
65
868
2,165
62
2,227
Included a pre-tax gain of $1,943 million on the sale of our Water business, partially offset by a valuation allowance on businesses classified
as held for sale of $1,378 million in 2017. Included a pre-tax gain of $3,136 million on the sale of our Appliances business and $398 million on
the sale of GE Asset Management in 2016. Included a pre-tax gain of $623 million on the sale of our Signaling business in 2015. See Note 2.
In 2015, included a $450 million from a settlement related to the NBCU transaction and a $175 million break-up fee from Electrolux. Included
net gains on asset sales of $59 million, $101 million and $90 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
NOTE 18. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis include investment securities mainly supporting obligations to
annuitants and policyholders in our run-off insurance operations and derivatives.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE ON A RECURRING BASIS
(In millions)
December 31, 2017
Assets
Investment securities
Derivatives
Total
Liabilities
Derivatives
Other(d)
Total
December 31, 2016
Assets
Investment securities
Derivatives
Total
Liabilities
Derivatives
Other(d)
Total
Level 1(a)
Level 2(a)
Level 3(b)
Netting
adjustment
Net balance(c)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
158 $
—
158 $
— $
—
— $
188 $
—
188 $
— $
—
— $
34,126 $
3,343
37,469 $
2,354 $
999
3,353 $
39,719 $
5,444
45,163 $
4,880 $
1,143
6,024 $
4,413 $
21
4,433 $
7 $
—
7 $
4,406 $
23
4,429 $
2 $
—
2 $
— $
(2,986)
(2,986) $
(2,034) $
—
(2,034) $
— $
(5,121)
(5,121) $
(4,449) $
—
(4,449) $
38,696
378
39,074
327
999
1,325
44,313
345
44,658
434
1,143
1,577
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Included debt securities classified within Level 3 of $3,629 million of U.S. corporate and $614 million of Government and agencies securities at
December 31, 2017, and $3,399 million of U.S. corporate and $688 million of Non-U.S. corporate securities at December 31, 2016.
See Notes 3 and 19 for further information on the composition of our investment securities and derivative portfolios.
Primarily represents the liabilities associated with certain of our deferred incentive compensation plans.
LEVEL 3 INSTRUMENTS
The majority of our Level 3 balances consist of investment securities classified as available-for-sale with changes in fair value recorded
in shareowners’ equity.
Net
realized/
unrealized
gains
(losses
included in
earnings)(a)
Net
realized/
unrealized
gains
(losses
included in
in AOCI)
Purchases(b)
Sales
Settlements
Transfers
into
Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance at
December
31
54 $
(2)
51 $
11 $
(18)
—
(7) $
66 $
(1)
65 $
1,108 $ (38) $
—
—
1,108 $ (38) $
51 $
973 $ (152) $
—
—
1
—
—
—
51 $
974 $ (152) $
(641) $
(9)
(650) $
(166) $
(59)
—
(226) $
32 $
4
37 $
34 $
—
—
(575) $
1
4,413
14
(574) $
4,427
(39) $
8
(259)
4,406
21
—
35 $
(290) $
4,427
Balance at
January 1
$
$
$
4,406 $
21
4,427 $
3,695 $
88
259
$
4,042 $
(In millions)
2017
Investment securities
Derivatives
Total
2016
Investment securities
Derivatives
Other
Total
(a)
(b)
Earnings effects are primarily included in the “GE Capital revenues from services” and “Interest and other financial charges” captions in the
Statement of Earnings (Loss).
Included $675 million and $468 million of U.S. corporate debt securities for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 173
30
103
1,055
—
1,189
2016
(14)
(44)
(196)
—
(254)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table represents nonrecurring fair value amounts (as measured at the time of the adjustment) for those assets
remeasured to fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the fiscal year and still held at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
(In millions)
Financing receivables and financing receivables held for sale
Cost and equity method investments
Long-lived assets
Goodwill
Total
Remeasured during the years ended December 31
2017
2016
Level 2
Level 3
Level 2
Level 3
$
$
— $
1,541
$
— $
—
177
—
177 $
2,076
591
—
4,208
—
17
—
$
17 $
The following table represents the fair value adjustments to assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and still held at
December 31, 2017 and 2016.
December 31 (In millions)
Financing receivables and financing receivables held for sale
Cost and equity method investments
Long-lived assets
Goodwill
Total
LEVEL 3 MEASUREMENTS - SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS
2017
(207) $
(891)
(819)
(2,564)
(4,482) $
$
$
(Dollars in millions)
December 31, 2017
Recurring fair value measurements
Investment securities(b)
Nonrecurring fair value measurements
Financing receivables
Cost and equity method investments
Long-lived assets
December 31, 2016
Recurring fair value measurements
Investment securities(b)
Nonrecurring fair value measurements
Financing receivables
Fair value
Valuation technique
Unobservable inputs
Range
(weighted-average)
$
$
$
$
903 Income approach
Discount rate(a)
3.0%-12.6% (6.2%)
1,532 Income approach
Discount rate(a)
3.2%-16.5% (10.0%)
2,037 Income approach
Discount rate(a)
5.0%-50.00% (7.7%)
554 Income approach
Discount rate(a)
2.7%-18.0% (7.3%)
830 Income approach
Discount rate(a)
1.4%-17.4% (7.9%)
30 Income approach
Discount rate(a)
2.5%-30.0% (20.3%)
Cost and equity method investments
94 Income approach
Discount rate(a)
9.0%-30.0% (11.8%)
Long-lived assets
683 Income approach
Discount rate(a)
2.5%-20.0% (10.4%)
(a)
(b)
Discount rates are determined based on inputs that market participants would use when pricing investments, including credit and liquidity risk.
An increase in the discount rate would result in a decrease in the fair value.
Comprises substantially all of U.S. corporate securities
At December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, other Level 3 recurring fair value measurements of $3,517 million and $3,598 million,
respectively, and nonrecurring measurements of $83 million and $379 million, respectively, are valued using non-binding broker quotes
or other third-party sources. Other recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements were individually insignificant and utilize a
number of different unobservable inputs not subject to meaningful aggregation.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
NOTE 19. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table provides information about assets and liabilities not carried at fair value. The table excludes finance leases and non-
financial assets and liabilities. Substantially all of the assets discussed below are considered to be Level 3. The vast majority of our
liabilities’ fair values can be determined based on significant observable inputs and thus considered Level 2. Few of the instruments are
actively traded and their fair values must often be determined using financial models. Realization of the fair value of these instruments
depends upon market forces beyond our control, including marketplace liquidity.
December 31 (In millions)
GE
Assets
2017
Carrying
amount
(net)
Estimated
fair value
2016
Carrying
amount
(net)
Estimated
fair value
Investments and notes receivable
$
1,341 $
1,418
$
1,526 $
1,595
Liabilities
Borrowings(a)(b)
Borrowings (debt assumed)(a)(c)
GE Capital
Assets
Loans
Other commercial mortgages
Loans held for sale
Other financial instruments(d)
Liabilities
Borrowings(a)(e)(f)(g)
Investment contracts
34,473
47,114
17,363
1,489
3,274
112
55,353
2,569
35,416
53,502
17,331
1,566
3,274
147
60,415
2,996
19,184
60,109
21,060
1,410
473
121
58,523
2,813
19,923
66,998
20,830
1,472
473
150
62,024
3,277
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
See Note 10.
Included $217 million and $115 million of accrued interest in estimated fair value at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Included $696 million and $803 million of accrued interest in estimated fair value at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Principally comprises cost method investments.
Fair values exclude interest rate and currency derivatives designated as hedges of borrowings. Had they been included, the fair value of
borrowings at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 would have been reduced by $1,754 million and $2,397 million, respectively.
Included $731 million and $775 million of accrued interest in estimated fair value at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Excluded $39,844 million and $58,780 million of net intercompany payable to GE at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
A description of how we estimate fair values follows:
Loans. Based on a discounted future cash flows methodology, using current market interest rate data adjusted for inherent credit risk or
quoted market prices and recent transactions, if available.
Borrowings. Based on valuation methodologies using current market interest rate data that are comparable to market quotes adjusted
for our non-performance risk or quoted market prices and recent transactions, if available.
Investment contracts. Based on expected future cash flows, discounted at currently offered rates for immediate annuity contracts or
the income approach for single premium deferred annuities.
All other instruments. Based on observable market transactions and/or valuation methodologies using current market interest rate
data adjusted for inherent credit risk.
Assets and liabilities that are reflected in the accompanying financial statements at fair value are not included in the above disclosures;
such items include cash and equivalents, investment securities and derivative financial instruments.
Additional information about notional amounts of loan commitments follows.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 175
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
NOTIONAL AMOUNTS OF LOAN COMMITMENTS
December 31 (In millions)
Ordinary course of business lending commitments(a)
Unused revolving credit lines
$
2017
1,105 $
198
2016
687
238
(a)
Excluded investment commitments of $677 million and $522 million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING
FORMS OF HEDGING
In this section we explain the hedging methods we use and their effects on our financial statements.
Cash flow hedges – We use cash flow hedging primarily to reduce or eliminate the effects of foreign exchange rate changes on
purchase and sale contracts in our industrial businesses and to convert foreign currency debt that we have issued in our financial
services business back to our functional currency.
Under hedge accounting, the derivative carrying amount is measured at fair value each period and any resulting gain or loss is
recorded in a separate component of shareowners’ equity. Differences between the derivative and the hedged item may cause changes
in their fair values to not offset completely, which is referred to as ineffectiveness. When the hedged transaction occurs, these amounts
are released from shareowners’ equity, in order that the transaction will be reflected in earnings at the rate locked in by the derivative.
The effect of the hedge is reported in the same financial statement line item as the earnings effects of the hedged transaction.
As part of our ongoing effort to reduce borrowings, we may repurchase debt that was in a cash flow hedge accounting relationship. At
the time of determining that the debt cash flows are probable of not occurring any related OCI will be released to earnings.
The following table explains the effect of changes in market rates on the fair value of derivatives we use most commonly in cash flow
hedging arrangements.
Interest rate forwards/swaps
Pay fixed rate/receive floating rate
Interest rate increases
Fair value increases
Currency forwards/swaps
U.S. dollar strengthens
Pay U.S. dollars/receive foreign currency
Fair value decreases
Commodity derivatives
Receive commodity/pay fixed price
Price increases
Fair value increases
Interest rate decreases
Fair value decreases
U.S. dollar weakens
Fair value increases
Price decreases
Fair value decreases
Fair value hedges – These derivatives are used to hedge the effects of interest rate and currency exchange rate changes on debt that
we have issued.
Under hedge accounting, the derivative is measured at fair value and the carrying amount of the hedged debt is adjusted for the change
in value related to the exposure being hedged, with both adjustments offset to earnings as interest expense. For example, the earnings
effect of an increase in the fair value of the derivative will be largely offset by the earnings effect of an increase in the carrying amount
of the hedged debt. Differences between the terms of the derivative and the hedged debt may cause changes in their fair values to not
offset completely, which is referred to as ineffectiveness.
The effect of changes in market interest rates on the fair value of derivatives we use most commonly in fair value hedging
arrangements is presented below.
Interest rate forwards/swaps
Pay floating rate/receive fixed rate
Interest rate increases
Fair value decreases
Interest rate decreases
Fair value increases
Net investment hedges – We invest in foreign operations that conduct their financial services activities in currencies other than the
U.S. dollar. We hedge the currency risk associated with those investments primarily using non-derivative instruments such as debt
denominated in a foreign currency and short-term currency exchange contracts under which we receive U.S. dollars and pay foreign
currency.
176 GE 2017 FORM 10-K
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Under hedge accounting, the portion of the fair value change of the derivative or debt instrument that relates to changes in spot
currency exchange rates is offset in a separate component of shareowners’ equity. For example, an increase in the fair value of the
derivative related to changes in spot exchange rates will be offset by a corresponding increase in the currency translation component of
shareowners’ equity. The portion of the fair value change of the derivative related to differences between spot and forward rates, which
primarily relates to the interest component, is recorded in earnings each period as interest expense. As a result of this hedging strategy,
the investments in foreign operations of our financial services business are largely unaffected by changes in currency exchange rates.
The amounts recorded in shareowners’ equity only affect earnings if the hedged investment is sold, substantially liquidated, or control is
lost.
The effect of changes in currency exchange rates on the fair value of derivatives we use in net investment hedging arrangements is
presented below.
Currency forwards/swaps
U.S. dollar strengthens
Receive U.S. dollars/pay foreign currency
Fair value increases
U.S. dollar weakens
Fair value decreases
Economic Hedges - These derivatives are not designated as hedges from an accounting standpoint (and therefore we do not apply
hedge accounting to the relationship) but otherwise serve the same economic purpose as other hedging arrangements. We use
economic hedges when we have exposures to currency exchange risk for which we are unable to meet the requirements for hedge
accounting or when changes in the carrying amount of the hedged item are already recorded in earnings in the same period as the
derivative making hedge accounting unnecessary. Even though the derivative is an effective economic hedge, there may be a net effect
on earnings in each period due to differences in the timing of earnings recognition between the derivative and the hedged item.
These derivatives are marked to fair value through earnings each period. For our financial services business, these gains and losses
are reported in “GE Capital revenues from services”. For our industrial businesses, the effects are reported in “Other income” or “Other
costs and expenses”. The offsetting earnings effects associated with hedged assets and liabilities are also displayed in the table below.
In general, the earnings effects of the hedged item are recorded in the same financial statement line as the derivative. The earnings
effect of economic hedges, after considering offsets related to earnings effects of hedged assets and liabilities, is substantially offset by
changes in the fair value of forecasted transactions that have not yet affected earnings.
The table below explains the effects of market rate changes on the fair value of derivatives we use most commonly as economic
hedges.
Interest rate forwards/swaps interest rate
Interest rate increases
Pay floating rate/receive fixed rate
Fair value decreases
Currency forwards/swaps
U.S. dollar strengthens
Pay U.S. dollars/receive foreign currency
Receive U.S. dollars/pay foreign currency
Commodity derivatives
Receive commodity/pay fixed price
Fair value decreases
Fair value increases
Price increases
Fair value increases
NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF DERIVATIVES
Interest rate decreases
Fair value increases
U.S. dollar weakens
Fair value increases
Fair value decreases
Price decreases
Fair value decreases
The notional amount of a derivative is the number of units of the underlying (for example, the notional principal amount of the debt in an
interest rate swap). The notional amount is used to compute interest or other payment streams to be made under the contract and is a
measure of our level of activity. We generally disclose derivative notional amounts on a gross basis. The majority of the outstanding
notional amount of $187 billion at December 31, 2017 is related to managing interest rate and currency risk between financial assets
and liabilities in our financial services business. The remaining derivative notional amount primarily relates to hedges of anticipated
sales and purchases in foreign currency, commodity purchases and contractual terms in contracts that are considered embedded
derivatives.
The table below provides additional information about how derivatives are reflected in our financial statements. Derivative assets and
liabilities are recorded at fair value exclusive of interest earned or owed on interest rate derivatives, which is presented separately on
our Statement of Financial Position. Cash collateral and securities held as collateral represent assets that have been provided by our
derivative counterparties as security for amounts they owe us (derivatives that are in an asset position).
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 177
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVES
December 31 (In millions)
Derivatives accounted for as hedges
Interest rate contracts
Currency exchange contracts
Other contracts
Derivatives not accounted for as hedges
Interest rate contracts
Currency exchange contracts
Other contracts
Gross derivatives recognized in statement of
financial position
Gross derivatives
Gross accrued interest
Amounts offset in statement of financial position
Netting adjustments(a)
Cash collateral(b)
Net derivatives recognized in statement of
financial position
Net derivatives
Amounts not offset in statement of
financial position
Securities held as collateral(c)
Net amount
2017
2016
Assets
Liabilities
Assets
Liabilities
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,862 $
160
—
2,021 $
93
1,111
139
1,343 $
3,364
469
3,833 $
(1,457)
(1,529)
(2,986) $
148
$
70
—
218
8
2,043
91
2,143
2,361
(38)
2,323
$
$
$
(1,456)
(578)
(2,034) $
3,106 $
402
—
3,508 $
62
1,778
119
1,958 $
5,467
768
6,234 $
(3,097)
(2,025)
(5,121) $
847
289
1,113
(405)
441 $
—
289
$
(442)
671 $
210
624
—
834
20
4,011
17
4,048
4,883
(24)
4,859
(3,094)
(1,355)
(4,449)
410
—
410
Derivatives are classified in the captions “All other assets” and “All other liabilities” and the related accrued interest is classified in “Other GE Capital
receivables” and “All other liabilities” in our Statement of Financial Position.
(a)
(b)
(c)
The netting of derivative receivables and payables is permitted when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists. Amounts include
fair value adjustments related to our own and counterparty non-performance risk. At December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the
cumulative adjustment for non-performance risk was $(1) million and $(3) million, respectively.
Excluded excess cash collateral received and posted of $10 million and $255 million at December 31, 2017, respectively, and $6 million and
$177 million at December 31, 2016, respectively.
Excluded excess securities collateral received of $16 million and zero at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
178 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
EFFECTS OF DERIVATIVES ON EARNINGS
All derivatives are marked to fair value on our balance sheet, whether they are designated in a hedging relationship for accounting
purposes or are used as economic hedges. As discussed in the previous sections, each type of hedge affects the financial statements
differently. In fair value and economic hedges, both the hedged item and the hedging derivative largely offset in earnings each period. In
cash flow and net investment hedges, the effective portion of the hedging derivative is offset in separate components of shareowners’
equity and ineffectiveness is recognized in earnings. The table below summarizes these offsets and the net effect on pre-tax earnings.
(In millions)
2017
Cash flow hedges
Fair value hedges
Net investment hedges(b)
Economic hedges(c)
Total
2016
Cash flow hedges
Fair value hedges
Net investment hedges(b)
Economic hedges(c)
Total
Effect on hedging instrument
Effect on underlying
Effect on earnings(a)
$
$
199 $
(556)
(1,833)
1,147
(274) $
170
2,458
(2,132)
(199) $
371
1,852
(1,683)
$
274 $
(433)
(2,376)
1,784
$
—
(185)
19
(536)
(702)
1
(263)
82
(348)
(528)
The amounts in the table above generally do not include associated derivative accruals in income or expense.
(a)
(b)
(c)
For cash flow and fair value hedges, the effect on earnings is primarily related to ineffectiveness. For net investment hedges, the effect on
earnings is related to ineffectiveness and spot-forward differences.
Both non-derivatives and derivatives hedging instruments are included. The carrying value of non-derivative instruments designated as net
investment hedges was $(13,028) million and $(13,355) million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Total pre-tax
reclassifications from CTA to gain (loss) was $125 million and $(528) million in 2017 and 2016, respectively. Total pre-tax reclassifications from
CTA to gain (loss) included $125 million and $(529) million recorded in discontinued operations in 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Net effect is substantially offset by the change in fair value of the hedged item that will affect earnings in future periods.
Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recorded in a separate component of equity (referred to below as Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income, or AOCI) and are recorded in earnings in the period in which the hedged transaction occurs. The table below
summarizes this activity by hedging instrument.
CASH FLOW HEDGE ACTIVITY
(In millions)
Interest rate contracts
Currency exchange contracts
Commodity contracts
Total(a)
(a)
Gain (loss) recognized in AOCI
Gain (loss) reclassified
from AOCI into earnings
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
$
$
4 $
195
—
199 $
6 $
(281)
—
(274) $
(1) $
(907)
(5)
(913) $
(27) $
176
—
149 $
(79) $
(282)
(2)
(364) $
2015
(130)
(784)
(4)
(918)
Gain (loss) is recorded in “GE Capital revenues from services”, “Interest and other financial charges”, and “Other costs and expenses” in our
Statement of Earnings (Loss) when reclassified.
The total pre-tax amount in AOCI related to cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions was a $98 million gain at December 31, 2017.
We expect to transfer $30 million loss to earnings as an expense in the next 12 months contemporaneously with the earnings effects of
the related forecasted transactions. In all the twelve months ended 2017, 2016 and 2015, we recognized insignificant gains and losses
related to hedged forecasted transactions and firm commitments that did not occur by the end of the originally specified period. At
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the maximum term of derivative instruments that hedge forecasted transactions was 15 years, 16
years and 17 years, respectively.
For cash flow hedges, the amount of ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship and amount of the changes in fair value of the
derivatives that are not included in the measurement of ineffectiveness were insignificant for each reporting period.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 179
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK
Fair values of our derivatives can change significantly from period to period based on, among other factors, market movements and
changes in our positions. We manage counterparty credit risk (the risk that counterparties will default and not make payments to us
according to the terms of our agreements) on an individual counterparty basis. Where we have agreed to netting of derivative
exposures with a counterparty, we net our exposures with that counterparty and apply the value of collateral posted to us to determine
the exposure. We actively monitor these net exposures against defined limits and take appropriate actions in response, including
requiring additional collateral.
As discussed above, we have provisions in certain of our master agreements that require counterparties to post collateral (typically,
cash or U.S. Treasury securities) when our receivables due from the counterparties, measured at current market value, exceeds
specified limits. The fair value of such collateral was $1,935 million at December 31, 2017, of which $1,529 million was cash and $405
million was in the form of securities held by a custodian for our benefit. Under certain of these same agreements, we post collateral to
our counterparties for our derivative obligations, the fair value of cash collateral posted was $578 million at December 31, 2017. At
December 31, 2017, our exposure to counterparties (including accrued interest), net of collateral we hold, was $361 million. This
excludes exposures related to embedded derivatives.
Additionally, our master agreements typically contain mutual downgrade provisions that provide the ability of each party to require
termination if the long-term credit rating of the counterparty were to fall below A-/A3 or other ratings levels agreed upon with the
counterparty. In certain of these master agreements, each party also has the ability to require termination if the short-term rating of the
counterparty were to fall below A-1/P-1. Our master agreements also typically contain provisions that provide termination rights upon
the occurrence of certain other events, such as a bankruptcy or events of default by one of the parties. If an agreement was terminated
under any of these circumstances, the termination amount payable would be determined on a net basis and could also take into
account any collateral posted. The net amount of our derivative liability, after consideration of collateral posted by us and outstanding
interest payments was $213 million at December 31, 2017. This excludes exposure related to embedded derivatives.
NOTE 20. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (VIE)
A VIE is an entity that has one of three characteristics: (1) it is controlled by someone other than its shareowners or partners, (2) its
shareowners or partners are not economically exposed to the entity’s earnings (for example, they are protected against losses), or (3) it
was thinly capitalized when it was formed.
In the normal course of our business we become involved with VIEs either because we help create them or we invest in them. Our VIEs
either provide goods and services to customers or provide financing to third parties for the purchase of GE goods and services. If we
control the VIE, we consolidate it and provide disclosures below. However, if the VIE is a business and use of its assets is not limited to
settling its liabilities, ongoing disclosures are not required.
CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Our most significant consolidated VIEs are four joint ventures that were formed in conjunction with acquisitions. The newest of these,
BHGE LLC was formed as part of the Baker Hughes transaction. BHGE LLC owns the operating assets of GE Oil & Gas and Baker
Hughes. BHGE LLC is a VIE as we hold an economic interest of approximately 62.5% in the partnership, but we hold no voting or
participating rights through our direct economic ownership. The assets and liabilities of BHGE VIEs are not included in the information
below. BHGE LLC is a SEC Registrant with separate filing requirements with the SEC and its separate financial information can be
obtained from www.sec.gov.
The remaining three joint ventures were formed as part of the Alstom acquisition.These joint ventures include grid technology,
renewable energy, and global nuclear and French steam power and have combined assets, liabilities and redeemable noncontrolling
interest as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 of $16,344 million, $11,463 million and $3,065 million and $14,460 million, $9,922 million
and $2,709 million, respectively. These joint ventures are considered VIEs because the equity held by Alstom does not participate fully
in the earnings of the ventures due to the contractual features allowing Alstom to sell their interests back to GE (see Note 14 for further
information). We consolidate these ventures because we control all their significant activities. These joint ventures are in all other
respects regular businesses and are therefore exempt from ongoing disclosure requirements for VIEs provided below.
The table below provides information about VIEs that are subject to ongoing disclosure requirements. Substantially all of these entities
were created to help our customers finance the purchase of GE goods and services or to purchase GE current and customer notes
receivable originating from sales of goods and services. These entities have no features that could expose us to losses that would
significantly exceed the difference between the consolidated assets and liabilities.
180 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF CONSOLIDATED VIEs
(In millions)
December 31, 2017
Assets
Financing receivables, net
Current receivables
Investment securities
Other assets
Total
Liabilities
Borrowings
Non-recourse borrowings
Other liabilities
Total
December 31, 2016
Assets
Financing receivables, net
Current receivables
Investment securities
Other assets
Total
Liabilities
Borrowings
Non-recourse borrowings
Other liabilities
Total
GE
Customer
Notes receivables(a)
GE Capital
Other
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
— $
59
—
586
646 $
39 $
—
345
384 $
— $
57
—
492
549 $
1 $
—
457
458 $
— $
570
—
1,182
1,752 $
— $
669
1,021
1,690 $
— $
670
—
1,122
1,792 $
— $
401
1,378
1,779 $
792 $
—
918
1,920
3,630 $
1,027 $
16
1,525
2,568 $
1,035 $
—
982
1,747
3,764 $
818 $
16
1,482
2,316 $
792
630
918
3,688
6,028
1,066
685
2,891
4,642
1,035
727
982
3,361
6,105
819
417
3,317
4,553
(a)
Two funding entities were established to purchase customer notes receivable from GE, one of which is partially funded by third-party debt.
Total revenues from our consolidated VIEs were $1,057 million, $1,141 million and $1,638 million for the years ended December 31,
2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Related expenses consisted primarily of cost of goods and services of $338 million, $692 million
and $1,232 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Where we provide servicing for third-party investors, we are contractually permitted to commingle cash collected from customers on
financing receivables sold to third-party investors with our own cash prior to payment to third-party investors, provided our short-term
credit rating does not fall below A-1/P1. These third-party investors also owe us amounts for purchased financial assets and scheduled
interest and principal payments. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the amounts of commingled cash owed to the third-party investors
were $119 million and $20 million, respectively.
UNCONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
We become involved with unconsolidated VIEs primarily through assisting in the formation and financing of the entity. We do not
consolidate these entities because we do not have power over decisions that significantly affect their economic performance. Our
investments in unconsolidated VIEs, at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $5,833 million and $5,953 million, respectively. Obligations
to make additional investments in these entities are not significant.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, PRODUCT WARRANTIES OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES
&
NOTE 21. COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, PRODUCT WARRANTIES AND OTHER LOSS
CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS
The GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) business in GE Capital had placed multiple-year orders for various Boeing, Airbus and
other aircraft manufacturers with list prices approximating $37,352 million and secondary orders with airlines for used aircraft of
approximately $2,583 million at December 31, 2017. In our Aviation segment, we had committed to provide financing assistance of
$2,059 million of future customer acquisitions of aircraft equipped with our engines.
GUARANTEES
Our guarantees are provided in the ordinary course of business. We underwrite these guarantees considering economic, liquidity and
credit risk of the counterparty. We believe that the likelihood is remote that any such arrangements could have a significant adverse
effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. We record liabilities for guarantees at estimated fair value, generally the
amount of the premium received, or if we do not receive a premium, the amount based on appraisal, observed market values or
discounted cash flows. Any associated expected recoveries from third parties are recorded as other receivables, not netted against the
liabilities.
At December 31, 2017, we were committed under the following guarantee arrangements beyond those provided on behalf of VIEs. See
Note 20.
Credit Support. We have provided $1,844 million of credit support on behalf of certain customers or associated companies,
predominantly joint ventures and partnerships, using arrangements such as standby letters of credit and performance guarantees.
These arrangements enable these customers and associated companies to execute transactions or obtain desired financing
arrangements with third parties. Should the customer or associated company fail to perform under the terms of the transaction or
financing arrangement, we would be required to perform on their behalf. Under most such arrangements, our guarantee is secured,
usually by the asset being purchased or financed, or possibly by certain other assets of the customer or associated company. The
length of these credit support arrangements parallels the length of the related financing arrangements or transactions. The liability for
such credit support was $68 million at December 31, 2017.
Indemnification Agreements – Continuing Operations. We have agreements that require us to fund up to $246 million at December
31, 2017 under residual value guarantees on a variety of leased equipment. Under most of our residual value guarantees, our
commitment is secured by the leased asset. The liability for these indemnification agreements was $7 million at December 31, 2017.
At December 31, 2017, we also had $1,660 million of other indemnification commitments, substantially all of which relate to
representations and warranties in sales of businesses or assets. The liability for these indemnification commitments was $251 million at
December 31, 2017.
Indemnification Agreements – Discontinued Operations At December 31, 2017, we have provided specific indemnities to buyers of
GE Capital’s assets that, in the aggregate, represent a maximum potential claim of $2,648 million. The majority of these
indemnifications relate to the sale of businesses and assets under the GE Capital Exit Plan. We have recorded related liabilities of $295
million, which incorporates our evaluation of risk and the likelihood of making payments under the indemnities. The recognized liabilities
represent the estimated fair value of the indemnities when issued as adjusted for any subsequent probable and estimable losses. In
addition, in connection with the 2015 public offering and sale of Synchrony Financial, GE Capital indemnified Synchrony Financial and
its directors, officers, and employees against the liabilities of GECC's businesses other than historical liabilities of the businesses that
are part of Synchrony Financial's ongoing operations.
Contingent Consideration. These are agreements to provide additional consideration to a buyer or seller in a business combination if
contractually specified conditions related to the acquisition or disposition are achieved. Amount of contingent consideration was
insignificant at December 31, 2017.
PRODUCT WARRANTIES
We provide for estimated product warranty expenses when we sell the related products. Because warranty estimates are forecasts that
are based on the best available information – mostly historical claims experience – claims costs may differ from amounts provided. An
analysis of changes in the liability for product warranties follows.
182 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, PRODUCT WARRANTIES OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES
&
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Current-year provisions
Expenditures
Other changes(a)
Balance at December 31
2017
1,920 $
985
(827)
286
2,364 $
2016
1,723 $
791
(729)
135
1,920 $
2015
1,199
649
(718)
593
1,723
$
$
(a)
Included $634 million related to the Alstom acquisition in 2015, and $172 million related to the Baker Hughes and LM Wind Power acquisitions
in 2017.
OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES
LEGAL MATTERS
WMC. During the fourth quarter of 2007, we completed the sale of WMC, our U.S. mortgage business. WMC substantially discontinued
all new loan originations by the second quarter of 2007, and was never a loan servicer. In connection with the sale, WMC retained
certain representation and warranty obligations related to loans sold to third parties prior to the disposal of the business and contractual
obligations to repurchase previously sold loans that had an early payment default. All claims received by WMC for early payment
default have either been resolved or are no longer being pursued.
The remaining active claims have been brought by securitization trustees or administrators seeking recovery from WMC for alleged
breaches of representations and warranties on mortgage loans that serve as collateral for residential mortgage-backed securities
(RMBS). At December 31, 2017, such claims consisted of $462 million of individual claims generally submitted before the filing of a
lawsuit (compared to $1,060 million at December 31, 2016) and $3,198 million of additional claims asserted against WMC in litigation
without making a prior claim (Litigation Claims) (compared to $5,456 million at December 31, 2016). The total amount of these claims,
$3,660 million, reflects the purchase price or unpaid principal balances of the loans at the time of purchase and does not give effect to
pay downs or potential recoveries based upon the underlying collateral, which in many cases are substantial, nor to accrued interest or
fees. WMC believes that repurchase claims brought based upon representations and warranties made more than six years before
WMC was notified of the claim would be disallowed in legal proceedings under applicable law and the June 11, 2015 decision of the
New York Court of Appeals in ACE Securities Corp. v. DB Structured Products, Inc., on the statute of limitations period governing such
claims.
Reserves related to repurchase claims made against WMC were $416 million at December 31, 2017, reflecting a net decrease to
reserves in the year ended December 31, 2017 of $210 million due to settlements partially offset by incremental provisions. The reserve
estimate takes into account recent settlement activity and is based upon WMC’s evaluation of the remaining exposures as a percentage
of estimated lifetime mortgage loan losses within the pool of loans supporting each securitization for which timely claims have been
asserted in litigation against WMC. Settlements in prior periods reduced WMC’s exposure on claims asserted in certain securitizations
and the claim amounts reported above give effect to these settlements.
ROLLFORWARD OF THE RESERVE
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Provision
Claim resolutions / rescissions
Balance at December 31
2017
626 $
51
(261)
416 $
2016
875
91
(340)
626
$
$
Given the significant litigation activity and WMC’s continuing efforts to resolve the lawsuits involving claims made against WMC, it is
difficult to assess whether future losses will be consistent with WMC’s past experience. Adverse changes to WMC’s assumptions
supporting the reserve may result in an increase to these reserves. WMC estimates a range of reasonably possible loss from $0 to
approximately $500 million over its recorded reserve at December 31, 2017. This estimate involves significant judgment and may not
reflect the range of uncertainties and unpredictable outcomes inherent in litigation, including the matters discussed in Legal
Proceedings and potential changes in WMC’s legal strategy. This estimate excludes any possible loss associated with an adverse court
decision on the applicable statute of limitations or an adverse outcome in the U.S Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing investigation
regarding potential violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) by WMC and GE
Capital discussed in Legal Proceedings, as we are unable at this time to develop such a meaningful estimate. With respect to the
FIRREA investigation, this inability to develop a meaningful estimate of the range of reasonably possible loss reflects, among other
factors, the wide variety and broad range of penalties and other sanctions incurred by various financial institutions in proceedings and
settlements involving claims made under FIRREA by the DOJ, but a loss incurred by WMC and/or GE Capital resulting from a
negotiated resolution or an adverse outcome in litigation could be material.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 183
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, PRODUCT WARRANTIES & OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES
At December 31, 2017, there were five lawsuits involving claims made against WMC arising from alleged breaches of representations
and warranties on mortgage loans included in six securitizations. The adverse parties in these cases are securitization trustees or
parties claiming to act on their behalf. As discussed in Legal Proceedings, four of these remaining lawsuits have been stayed pending
court approval of settlement agreements. The sole remaining active lawsuit against WMC is the TMI Trust Company (TMI) case, and a
bench trial in that case began on January 16, 2018.
Although the alleged claims for relief vary from case to case, the complaints and counterclaims in these actions generally assert claims
for breach of contract, indemnification, and/or declaratory judgment, and seek specific performance (repurchase of defective mortgage
loans) and/or money damages. Adverse court decisions, including in cases not involving WMC, could result in new claims and lawsuits
on additional loans. However, WMC continues to believe that it has defenses to the claims asserted in litigation, including, for example,
based on causation and materiality requirements and applicable statutes of limitations. It is not possible to predict the outcome or
impact of these defenses and other factors, any of which could materially affect the amount of any loss ultimately incurred by WMC on
these claims.
WMC has also received indemnification demands, nearly all of which are unspecified, from depositors/underwriters/sponsors of RMBS
in connection with lawsuits brought by RMBS investors concerning alleged misrepresentations in the securitization offering documents
to which WMC is not a party, or, in two cases, involving mortgage loan repurchase claims made against RMBS sponsors. WMC
believes that it has defenses to these demands.
To the extent WMC is required to repurchase loans, WMC’s loss also would be affected by several factors, including pay downs,
accrued interest and fees, and the value of the underlying collateral. The reserve and estimate of possible loss reflect judgment, based
on currently available information, and a number of assumptions, including economic conditions, claim and settlement activity, pending
and threatened litigation, court decisions regarding WMC’s legal defenses, indemnification demands, government activity, and other
variables in the mortgage industry. Actual losses arising from claims against WMC could exceed these amounts and additional claims
and lawsuits could result if actual claim rates, governmental actions, litigation and indemnification activity, adverse court decisions,
actual settlement rates or losses WMC incurs on repurchased loans differ from its assumptions. Adverse developments under any of
these scenarios, or a finding of liability in the TMI case discussed above, could be in an amount exceeding the total value of WMC's
assets.
Alstom legacy matters. On November 2, 2015, we acquired the Thermal, Renewables and Grid businesses from Alstom. Prior to the
acquisition, the seller was the subject of two significant cases involving anti-competitive activities and improper payments: (1) in
January 2007, Alstom was fined €65 million by the European Commission for participating in a gas insulated switchgear cartel that
operated from 1988 to 2004 (that fine was later reduced to €59 million), and (2) in December 2014, Alstom pled guilty in the United
States to multiple violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and paid a criminal penalty of $772 million. As part of GE’s accounting
for the acquisition, we established a reserve amounting to $858 million for legal and compliance matters related to the legacy business
practices that were the subject of these and related cases in various jurisdictions.
Regardless of jurisdiction, the allegations relate to claimed anti-competitive conduct or improper payments in the pre-acquisition period
as the source of legal violations and/or damages. Given the significant litigation and compliance activity related to these matters and
our ongoing efforts to resolve them, it is difficult to assess whether the disbursements will ultimately be consistent with the reserve
established. The estimation of this reserve involved significant judgment and may not reflect the full range of uncertainties and
unpredictable outcomes inherent in litigation and investigations of this nature. Damages sought may include disgorgement of profits on
the underlying business transactions, fines and/or penalties, interest, or other forms of resolution. Factors that can affect the ultimate
amount of losses associated with these matters include the way cooperation is assessed and valued, prosecutorial discretion in the
determination of damages, formulas for determining fines and penalties, the duration and amount of legal and investigative resources
applied, and political and social influences within each jurisdiction, among other considerations. Actual losses arising from claims in
these matters could exceed the amount provided. At this time, we are unable to develop a meaningful estimate of the range of
reasonably possible additional losses for this exposure.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Our operations, like operations of other companies engaged in similar businesses, involve the use, disposal and cleanup of substances
regulated under environmental protection laws. We are involved in numerous remediation actions to clean up hazardous wastes as
required by federal and state laws. Liabilities for remediation costs exclude possible insurance recoveries and, when dates and
amounts of such costs are not known, are not discounted. When there appears to be a range of possible costs with equal likelihood,
liabilities are based on the low end of such range. It is reasonably possible that our environmental remediation exposure will exceed
amounts accrued. However, due to uncertainties about the status of laws, regulations, technology and information related to individual
sites, such amounts are not reasonably estimable. Total reserves related to environmental remediation and asbestos claims were
$1,745 million at December 31, 2017.
184 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
NOTE 22. CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Changes in operating assets and liabilities are net of acquisitions and dispositions of principal businesses.
Amounts reported in the “Proceeds from sales of discontinued operations” and “Proceeds from principal business dispositions” lines in
the Statement of Cash Flows are net of cash disposed and included certain deal-related costs. Amounts reported in the “Net cash from
(payments for) principal businesses purchased” line is net of cash acquired and included certain deal-related costs and debt assumed
and immediately repaid in acquisitions. Amounts reported in the “All other operating activities” line in the Statement of Cash Flows
reflect cash sources and uses as well as non-cash adjustments to net income including those related to taxes, pension, contract assets,
gains (losses) on principal business dispositions, intangible amortization and restructuring and other charges. Certain supplemental
information related to our cash flows is shown below.
GE
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
All other operating activities
(Gains) losses on purchases and sales of business interests(a)
Contract assets (net)(b)
Income taxes(c)
Principal pension plans(d)
Other postretirement benefit plans(e)
Intangible asset amortization
Restructuring and other charges(f)
Deferred income
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Other(g)
All other investing activities
Derivative settlements (net)(h)
Investments in intangible assets (net)
Investments in associated companies (net)
Other investments (net)
Other(i)
Net dispositions (purchases) of GE shares for treasury
Open market purchases under share repurchase program(j)
Other purchases
Dispositions
2017
2016
2015
$
$
$
$
$
$
(656) $
(3,988)
110
1,709
(888)
2,154
3,162
55
(274)
(562)
822 $
(1,142) $
(321)
(226)
(272)
(136)
(2,097) $
(3,506) $
(67)
1,021
(2,550) $
(3,701) $
(3,929)
(2,752)
3,071
(716)
2,011
1,702
(371)
(279)
(2,474)
(7,438) $
— $
(499)
(420)
(175)
(558)
(1,652) $
(22,581) $
(399)
1,550
(21,429) $
(1,020)
(1,919)
1,671
4,265
(503)
1,514
637
(86)
83
(2,559)
2,083
—
(158)
(182)
(181)
(32)
(553)
(2,709)
(58)
1,668
(1,099)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
Included pre-tax gains on sales of businesses reclassified to Proceeds from principal business dispositions within Cash flows from investing
activities of $(1,943) million for Water in 2017, $(3,136) million for Appliances and $(398) million for GE Asset Management in 2016, and
$(623) million for Signaling in 2015, partially offset by a valuation allowance on businesses classified as held for sale of $1,378 million in 2017.
See Notes 2 and 17.
Contract assets are presented net of related billings in excess of revenues on our long-term product service agreements. See Note 9.
Reflected the effects of current tax expense (benefit) of $2,810 million, $(140) million and $3,307 million and net cash paid during the year for
income taxes of $(2,700) million, $(2,612) million and $(1,636) million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Cash flows effects of deferred tax provisions (benefits) are shown separately within Cash flows from operating activities in the Statement of
Cash Flows. See Note 13.
Reflected the effects of pension costs of $3,687 million, $3,623 million and $4,498 million and employer contributions of $(1,978) million,
$(552) million and $(233) million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. 2016 employer contributions included
GE Pension Trust funding of $(330) million representing net sale proceeds associated with the sale of GE Asset Management. See Note12.
Reflected the effects of other postretirement plans costs of $369 million, $489 million and $547 million and employer contributions of $(1,257)
million, $(1,205) million and $(1,050) million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. See Note 12.
Reflected the effects of restructuring and other charges of $5,158 million (which included pre-tax impairments related to Power Conversion
goodwill of $1,164 million and a power plant asset of $315 million), $3,384 million and $1,671 million and restructuring and other cash
expenditures of $(1,996) million, $(1,682) million and $(1,034) million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Excludes non-cash adjustments reflected as Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment in the Statement of Cash Flows.
Included other non-cash adjustments to net income, such as write-downs of assets and the impacts of acquisition accounting and changes in
other assets and other liabilities classified as operating activities.
The classification of the settlement of derivative instruments was corrected from operating cash flows to investing cash flows in 2017. Such
settlements of $178 million and $(199) million in 2016 and 2015, respectively, were not reclassified and corrected in investing cash flows in
those periods as they were not considered material.
Primarily included cash collateral held on long-term financing arrangements in 2016.
Included $(11,370) million paid under ASR agreements in 2016.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 185
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
GE CAPITAL
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
All other operating activities
Cash collateral on derivative contracts
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
Other(a)
Net decrease (increase) in GE Capital financing receivables
Increase in loans to customers
Principal collections from customers - loans
Investment in equipment for financing leases
Principal collections from customers - financing leases
Sales of financing receivables
All other investing activities
Purchases of investment securities
Dispositions and maturities of investment securities
Decrease (increase) in other assets - investments
Other(b)
Repayments and other reductions (maturities longer than 90 days)
Short-term (91 to 365 days)
Long-term (longer than one year)
Principal payments - non-recourse, leveraged leases
All other financing activities
Proceeds from sales of investment contracts
Redemption of investment contracts
Other
2017
2016
2015
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
131 $
(1,566)
13,237
11,802 $
(41,393) $
43,613
(585)
1,011
251
2,897 $
(2,867) $
10,001
(8,457)
4,375
3,052 $
(18,591) $
(2,054)
(362)
(21,007) $
10 $
(344)
54
(280) $
(428) $
(2,616)
(10)
(3,054) $
(65,055) $
60,375
(690)
856
3,235
(1,279) $
(18,588) $
7,343
9,202
3,690
1,647 $
(44,519) $
(13,418)
(348)
(58,285) $
19 $
(346)
(800)
(1,127) $
(1,936)
4,860
2,163
5,087
(65,306)
60,292
(417)
734
4,923
226
(7,790)
9,587
(1,439)
(5,025)
(4,667)
(42,110)
(2,455)
(283)
(44,848)
163
(1,235)
(290)
(1,362)
(a)
(b)
Primarily included non-cash adjustments for insurance-related charges recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Primarily included net activity related to settlements between our continuing operations (primarily our treasury operations) and businesses in
discontinued operations.
186 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS
NOTE 23. INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions between related companies are made on arm's length terms and are reported in the GE and GE Capital columns of our
financial statements, but are eliminated in deriving our consolidated financial statements. These transactions include, but are not limited
to, the following:
• GE Capital dividends to GE,
• GE Capital working capital solutions to optimize GE cash management,
• GE Capital enabled GE industrial orders, including related GE guarantees to GE Capital,
• GE Capital financing of GE long-term receivables, and
•
Aircraft engines, power equipment, renewable energy equipment and healthcare equipment manufactured by GE that are
installed on GE Capital investments, including leased equipment.
In addition to the above transactions that primarily enable growth for the GE businesses, there are routine related party transactions,
which include, but are not limited to, the following:
•
•
•
•
•
Expenses related to parent-subsidiary pension plans,
Buildings and equipment leased between GE and GE Capital, including sale-leaseback transactions,
Information technology (IT) and other services sold to GE Capital by GE,
Settlements of tax liabilities, and
Various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs.
Presented below is a walk of intercompany eliminations from the unconsolidated GE and GE Capital totals to the consolidated cash
flows.
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
Cash from (used for) operating activities-continuing operations
Combined
GE current receivables sold to GE Capital
GE Capital dividends to GE
Other reclassifications and eliminations(a)
Total cash from (used for) operating activities-continuing operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities-continuing operations
Combined
GE current receivables sold to GE Capital
GE Capital long-term loans to GE
GE Capital short-term loan to GE
Other reclassifications and eliminations(a)
Total cash from (used for) investing activities-continuing operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities-continuing operations
Combined
GE current receivables sold to GE Capital
GE Capital dividends to GE
GE Capital long-term loans to GE
GE Capital short-term loan to GE
Other reclassifications and eliminations(a)
2017
2016
2015
13,414 $
1,800
(4,016)
196
11,394 $
(46) $
(1,721)
7,271
(1,329)
(235)
3,940 $
28,408 $
697
(20,095)
(2,911)
6,099 $
58,134 $
(230)
—
1,329
3,380
62,613 $
17,891
(856)
(4,300)
(879)
11,856
59,516
1,261
—
—
836
61,613
(19,089) $
(107,750) $
(73,484)
$
$
$
$
$
(79)
4,016
(7,271)
1,329
39
(467)
20,095
—
(1,329)
(469)
(89,920) $
(405)
4,300
—
—
42
(69,547)
Total cash from (used for) financing activities-continuing operations
$
(21,055) $
(a)
Includes eliminations of other cash flows activities, including those related to GE Capital enabled GE industrial orders, long-term receivables
financing, various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 187
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OPERATING SEGMENTS
NOTE 24. OPERATING SEGMENTS
BASIS FOR PRESENTATION
Our operating businesses are organized based on the nature of markets and customers. Segment accounting policies are the same as
described and referenced in Note 1. Segment results for our financial services businesses reflect the discrete tax effect of transactions.
A description of our operating segments as of December 31, 2017, can be found below, and details of segment profit by operating
segment can be found in the Summary of Operating Segments table in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” section in this Form 10-K Report.
POWER
Power serves power generation, industrial, government and other customers worldwide with products and services related to energy
production and water reuse. Our products and technologies harness resources such as oil, gas, coal, diesel, nuclear and water to
produce electric power and include gas and steam turbines, full balance of plant, upgrade and service solutions, as well as data-
leveraging software.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
GE Renewable Energy makes renewable power sources affordable, accessible, and reliable for the benefit of people everywhere. With
one of the broadest technology portfolios in the industry, Renewable Energy creates value for customers with solutions from onshore
and offshore wind, hydro, and its wind turbine blade manufacturing business. With operations in over 40 countries around the world,
Renewable Energy can deliver solutions to where its customers need them most.
OIL & GAS
Oil & Gas is a fullstream oilfield technology provider that has a unique mix of integrated oilfield products, services and digital solutions.
We conduct business in more than 120 countries. We operate through our four business segments: Oilfield Services, Oilfield
Equipment, Turbomachinery & Processing Solutions, and Digital Solutions.
AVIATION
Aviation designs and produces commercial and military aircraft engines, integrated digital components, electric power and mechanical
aircraft systems, and additive machines, materials and engineering services. We also provide aftermarket services to support our
products.
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare provides essential healthcare technologies to developed and emerging markets and has expertise in medical imaging,
digital solutions, patient monitoring and diagnostics, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and performance
improvement solutions. Products and services are sold worldwide primarily to hospitals, medical facilities, pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies, and to the life science research market.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is a global technology leader and supplier to the railroad, mining, marine, stationary power and drilling industries.
LIGHTING
Lighting includes the GE Lighting business, which is primarily focused on consumer lighting applications in the U.S., and Current,
powered by GE (Current), which is focused on providing energy efficiency and productivity solutions for commercial, industrial and
municipal customers.
CAPITAL
Capital is the financial services division of GE focused on customers and markets aligned with GE’s industrial businesses, whether in
developed economies or emerging markets. We provide financial products and services around the globe that are geared to utilize GE’s
industry specific expertise in aviation, energy, infrastructure, and healthcare to capitalize on market-specific opportunities. In addition,
we continue to operate our run-off insurance operations as part of our continuing operations.
188 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OPERATING SEGMENTS
REVENUES
For the years ended December 31
Total revenues(a)
Intersegment revenues(b)
External revenues
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
$
35,990 $
10,280
17,231
27,375
19,116
4,178
1,987
36,795 $
9,033
12,898
26,261
18,291
4,713
4,823
28,903
$
6,273
16,450
24,660
17,639
5,933
8,751
1,392 $
69
646
1,330 $
11
383
585
18
10
31
730
15
1
28
1,574
$
12
387
418
7
1
22
34,598 $
10,211
35,465 $
9,022
16,584
26,790
19,098
4,168
1,956
12,515
25,530
18,276
4,713
4,795
27,328
6,261
16,063
24,242
17,633
5,932
8,729
116,157
112,814
108,609
9,070
10,905
10,801
2,751
1,620
2,498
1,288
2,421
1,151
113,406
110,316
106,188
7,451
9,617
9,650
(3,135)
(26)
(2,024)
(4,371)
(3,786)
(3,572)
1,236
3,760
1,548
$ 122,092 $ 123,693 $ 117,386
$
— $
— $
— $ 122,092 $ 123,693 $ 117,386
(In millions)
Power
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting(c)
Total industrial segment
revenues
Capital
Corporate items
and eliminations
Total
(a)
(b)
(c)
Revenues of GE businesses include income from sales of goods and services to customers and other income.
Sales from one component to another generally are priced at equivalent commercial selling prices.
Lighting segment included Appliances for the year ended December 31, 2015, and through its disposition in the second quarter of 2016.
Revenues from customers located in the United States were $46,312 million, $53,624 million and $53,238 million in 2017, 2016 and
2015, respectively. Revenues from customers located outside the United States were $75,780 million, $70,069 million and $64,148
million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
PROFIT AND EARNINGS
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
Power
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting(a)
Total industrial segment profit
Capital
Total segment profit
Corporate items and eliminations
GE interest and other financial charges
GE provision for income taxes
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to GE common shareowners
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes and noncontrolling interests
Consolidated net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common shareowners
2017
2016
2,786 $
727
220
6,642
3,448
824
93
14,740
(6,765)
7,975
(7,871)
(2,753)
(3,259)
(5,907)
(309)
6
(315)
(6,222) $
5,091 $
576
1,392
6,115
3,161
1,064
199
17,598
(1,251)
16,347
(4,226)
(2,026)
(967)
9,128
(954)
(1)
(952)
8,176 $
2015
4,772
431
2,427
5,507
2,882
1,273
674
17,966
(7,983)
9,983
(5,108)
(1,706)
(1,506)
1,663
(7,495)
312
(7,807)
(6,145)
$
$
(a)
Lighting segment included Appliances for the year ended December 31, 2015, and through its disposition in the second quarter of 2016.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 189
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OPERATING SEGMENTS
(In millions)
Power
Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Aviation
Healthcare
Transportation
Lighting(c)
Capital(d)
Corporate items
and eliminations(e)
Total
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Assets(a)
At December 31
Property, plant and
equipment additions(b)
Depreciation and amortization
For the years ended December 31
For the years ended December 31
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
2017
2016
2015
$
71,133 $
10,813
59,784
41,753
28,772
4,490
724
71,678 $
8,794
24,615
38,899
28,639
4,288
1,659
68,793
$
9,468
26,126
34,524
28,162
4,368
4,702
1,072 $
624
963 $
166
5,469
1,426
393
128
34
284
1,328
432
108
160
3,195
$
999
422
1,260
284
202
275
1,358 $
259
1,026
979
806
135
86
1,549 $
183
1,035
116
529
900
785
168
173
596
855
799
188
103
156,716
187,804
316,069
3,680
3,769
7,570
2,343
2,515
2,584
3,761
(1,192)
858
(100)
94
(297)
367
337
231
$ 377,945 $ 365,183 $ 493,071
$
12,728 $
7,305 $
13,911
$
7,358 $
7,139 $
6,508
Total assets of Power, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation and Capital operating segments at December 31,
2017, include investments in and advances to associated companies of $1,170 million, $89 million, $476 million, $1,900 million, $392 million,
$56 million and $7,294 million, respectively. Lighting held an insignificant balance as of December 31, 2017. Investments in and advances to
associated companies contributed approximately $81 million, $(4) million, $(5) million, $110 million, $17 million, $(1) million, $2 million and
$(31) million to segment pre-tax income of Power, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation, Lighting and Capital
operating segments, respectively.
Additions to property, plant and equipment include amounts relating to principal businesses purchased.
Lighting segment included Appliances for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Includes Capital discontinued operations.
Includes deferred income taxes that are presented as assets for purposes of our consolidating balance sheet presentation.
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
2017
2016
Capital
Corporate items and eliminations(a)
Total
$
$
3,145 $
1,724
4,869 $
3,790 $
1,234
5,025 $
2015
2,301
1,162
3,463
$
$
2017
2016
2015
6,302 $
(3,259)
3,043 $
1,431 $
(967)
464 $
(4,979)
(1,506)
(6,485)
Interest and other financial charges
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
(a)
Included amounts for Power, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation and Lighting, for which our measure of
segment profit excludes interest and other financial charges and income taxes.
Property, plant and equipment – net associated with operations based in the United States were $17,643 million, $14,987 million and
$14,273 million at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Property, plant and equipment – net associated with operations
based outside the United States were $36,231 million, $35,531 million and $39,822 million at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.
190 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
COST INFORMATION
NOTE 25. COST INFORMATION
COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
Our businesses enter into collaborative arrangements primarily with manufacturers and suppliers of components used to build and
maintain certain engines, under which GE and these participants share in the risks and rewards of these product programs. GE’s
payments to participants are primarily recorded as either cost of services sold ($1,443 million, $1,231 million and $788 million for the
years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively) or as cost of goods sold ($2,160 million, $2,482 million and $2,736
million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively).
RENTAL EXPENSE
Rental expense under operating leases is shown below.
For the years ended December 31 (In millions)
GE
GE Capital
Eliminations
Total
2017
2016
1,783 $
105
1,888
(143)
1,746 $
1,686 $
91
1,777
(126)
1,651 $
2015
1,397
107
1,504
(169)
1,335
$
$
At December 31, 2017, minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases aggregated $6,065 million and $276
million for GE and GE Capital, respectively. Amounts payable over the next five years follow.
(In millions)
GE
GE Capital
Eliminations
Total
2018
2019
1,189 $
27
1,216
(135)
1,081 $
1,011 $
23
1,035
(127)
908 $
$
$
2020
849 $
22
871
(123)
748 $
2021
736 $
22
758
(120)
638 $
2022
630
56
686
(108)
578
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
NOTE 26. GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
On October 26, 2015, GE Capital International Funding Company Unlimited Company, formerly GE Capital International Funding
Company (the Issuer), then a finance subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation, settled its previously announced private offers
to exchange (the Exchange Offers) the Issuer’s new senior unsecured notes for certain outstanding debt securities of General Electric
Capital Corporation.
The new notes that were issued were fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally guaranteed by both the Company and GE Capital
International Holdings Limited (GECIHL) (each a Guarantor, and together, the Guarantors).
Under the terms of a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the Exchange Offers, the Issuer and the Company
agreed to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an offer to exchange new senior
notes of the Issuer registered with the SEC and guaranteed by the Guarantors for certain of the Issuer’s outstanding unregistered
senior notes. This exchange was completed in July 2016.
PRESENTATION
In connection with the registration of the senior notes, the Company is required to provide certain financial information regarding the
Issuer and the Guarantors of the registered securities. Included are the Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and
Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, Condensed Consolidating Statements of Financial
Position as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the years
ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 for:
• General Electric Company (the Parent Company Guarantor) - prepared with investments in subsidiaries accounted for
under the equity method of accounting and excluding any inter-segment eliminations;
• GE Capital International Funding Company Unlimited Company (the Subsidiary Issuer) – finance subsidiary for debt;
• GE Capital International Holdings Limited (GECIHL) (the Subsidiary Guarantor) - prepared with investments in non-
guarantor subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method of accounting;
• Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - prepared on an aggregated basis excluding any elimination or consolidation adjustments and
includes predominantly all non-cash adjustments for cash flows;
• Consolidating Adjustments - adjusting entries necessary to consolidate the Parent Company Guarantor with the Subsidiary
Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries; and
• Consolidated - prepared on a consolidated basis.
192 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017
(In millions)
Revenues and other income
Sales of goods and services
Other income
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates
GE Capital revenues from services
Total revenues and other income
Costs and expenses
Interest and other financial charges
Other costs and expenses
Total costs and expenses
Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income taxes
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of taxes
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to
the Company
Other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable
to the Company
Parent
Company
Guarantor
Subsidiary
Issuer
Subsidiary
Guarantor
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Consolidated
$
35,551 $
3,769
2,014
—
41,335
4,396
36,013
40,409
926
(2,896)
(1,969)
(319)
(2,288)
—
(2,288)
4,202
— $
—
—
703
703
652
—
653
50
(5)
45
—
45
—
45
—
— $
—
1,938
800
2,737
2,006
18
2,023
714
115
829
41
870
—
870
567
161,158 $
76,453
109,525
9,888
357,024
(83,518) $
(78,597)
(113,477)
(4,115)
(279,706)
4,928
175,648
180,576
176,447
5,921
182,368
(7,112)
(85,665)
(92,778)
(186,929)
(92)
(187,020)
4
(35)
182,372
(187,055)
(137)
(133)
182,509
(7,474)
(186,922)
6,908
113,192
1,625
—
7,276
122,092
4,869
126,014
130,883
(8,791)
3,043
(5,748)
(309)
(6,056)
(270)
(5,786)
4,202
$
1,914 $
45 $
1,436 $
175,035 $
(180,014) $
(1,584)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
(In millions)
Revenues and other income
Sales of goods and services
Other income
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates
GE Capital revenues from services
Total revenues and other income
Costs and expenses
Interest and other financial charges
Other costs and expenses
Total costs and expenses
Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income taxes
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of taxes
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to
the Company
Other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable
to the Company
Parent
Company
Guarantor
Subsidiary
Issuer
Subsidiary
Guarantor
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Consolidated
$
40,315 $
10,949
1,397
—
52,661
3,505
41,972
45,478
7,183
2,539
9,723
(891)
8,831
—
8,831
(2,069)
$
6,762 $
— $
—
—
897
897
831
—
831
66
(10)
56
—
56
—
56
(12)
44 $
— $
—
1,542
1,419
2,961
152,047 $
63,363
116,897
12,994
(81,971) $
(70,308)
(119,836)
(6,012)
110,391
4,005
—
9,297
345,301
(278,127)
123,693
2,567
143
2,711
250
(105)
145
(1,927)
(1,782)
—
(1,782)
1,126
5,429
168,245
173,674
171,627
(1,911)
169,717
(7,308)
(100,722)
(108,030)
(170,097)
(49)
(170,146)
351
1,514
170,067
(168,632)
(149)
(142)
170,216
(3,393)
(168,490)
2,279
5,025
109,638
114,663
9,030
464
9,494
(954)
8,540
(291)
8,831
(2,069)
(657) $
166,823 $
(166,211) $
6,762
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
Parent
Company
Guarantor
Subsidiary
Issuer
Subsidiary
Guarantor
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Consolidated
(77,294) $
105,809
$
43,945 $
2,725
1,815
—
48,485
3,127
45,308
48,435
50
1,314
1,364
(7,490)
(6,126)
—
(6,126)
1,644
— $
— $
—
—
250
250
232
—
232
18
(2)
15
—
15
—
15
12
—
437
(460)
(23)
284
3
287
(310)
(9)
(319)
483
164
—
164
1,377
139,158 $
31,146
389,796
36,909
597,009
9,037
163,220
172,257
424,752
(11,426)
413,326
(31,644)
(392,048)
(27,349)
(528,335)
(9,216)
(102,795)
(112,011)
(416,324)
3,639
(412,686)
(738)
250
412,588
(412,436)
249
82
412,339
(4,843)
(412,518)
3,454
$
(4,483) $
27 $
1,542 $
407,496 $
(409,065) $
2,227
—
9,350
117,386
3,463
105,737
109,200
8,186
(6,485)
1,700
(7,495)
(5,795)
332
(6,126)
1,644
(4,483)
(In millions)
Revenues and other income
Sales of goods and services
Other income
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates
GE Capital revenues from services
Total revenues and other income
Costs and expenses
Interest and other financial charges
Other costs and expenses
Total costs and expenses
Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income taxes
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of taxes
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to
the Company
Other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable
to the Company
194 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
DECEMBER 31, 2017
(In millions)
Assets
Cash and equivalents
Investment securities
Receivables - net
Inventories
Property, plant and equipment - net
Investment in subsidiaries(a)
Goodwill and intangible assets
All other assets
Assets of discontinued operations
Total assets
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings
Accounts payable
Other current liabilities
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings
All other liabilities
Liabilities of discontinued operations
Total liabilities
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
GE shareowners' equity
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity
Total liabilities, redeemable
Parent
Company
Guarantor
Subsidiary
Issuer
Subsidiary
Guarantor
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Consolidated
$
$
$
3,275 $
1
50,923
4,829
5,808
289,469
8,014
30,688
—
393,008 $
191,807 $
7,930
11,408
71,023
43,078
—
325,247
—
67,761
—
67,761
— $
3 $
—
17,316
—
—
—
—
16
—
17,332 $
— $
—
8
16,632
475
—
17,116
—
216
—
216
—
32,381
—
—
77,488
—
32
—
40,768 $
39,809
87,776
22,246
48,516
715,936
90,226
237,231
—
(747) $
(1,113)
(147,321)
(5,152)
(450)
(1,082,893)
6,002
(199,044)
5,912
109,904 $
1,282,507 $
(1,424,806) $
46,033 $
—
3
34,730
128
—
80,894
—
29,010
—
29,010
22,603 $
77,507
26,666
55,367
67,845
—
249,988
2,627
1,028,337
1,556
1,029,892
(236,407) $
(70,284)
126
(67,197)
(7,627)
706
(380,684)
772
(1,061,061)
16,167
(1,044,894)
43,299
38,696
41,076
21,923
53,874
—
104,242
68,923
5,912
377,945
24,036
15,153
38,211
110,556
103,899
706
292,561
3,399
64,263
17,723
81,986
noncontrolling interests and equity
$
393,008 $
17,332 $
109,904 $
1,282,507 $
(1,424,806) $
377,945
(a)
Included within the subsidiaries of the Subsidiary Guarantor are Cash and equivalents balances of $15,225 million and net assets of
discontinued operations of $4,318 million.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 195
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
DECEMBER 31, 2016
(In millions)
Assets
Cash and equivalents
Investment securities
Receivables - net
Inventories
Property, plant and equipment - net
Investment in subsidiaries(a)
Goodwill and intangible assets
All other assets
Assets of discontinued operations
Total assets
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings
Accounts payable
Other current liabilities
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings
All other liabilities
Liabilities of discontinued operations
Total liabilities
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
GE shareowners' equity
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity
Total liabilities, redeemable
noncontrolling interests and equity
Parent
Company
Guarantor
Subsidiary
Issuer
Subsidiary
Guarantor
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Consolidated
$
2,558 $
1
63,620
4,654
5,768
272,685
8,128
14,692
—
— $
—
17,157
—
—
—
—
44
—
3 $
46,994 $
(1,426) $
—
30,470
—
—
80,481
—
39
—
47,394
79,401
21,076
46,366
492,674
42,074
201,276
—
(3,082)
(148,385)
(3,377)
(1,615)
(845,840)
36,673
(160,134)
14,815
48,129
44,313
42,263
22,354
50,518
—
86,875
55,917
14,815
372,107 $
17,202 $
110,992 $
977,255 $
(1,112,372) $
365,183
167,089 $
1 $
46,432 $
25,919 $
(208,727) $
5,412
11,072
68,983
43,722
—
—
33
—
117
16,486
34,389
511
—
481
—
47,366
25,095
68,912
58,376
—
(38,343)
114
30,714
14,435
36,431
(83,273)
105,496
(9,656)
4,158
93,434
4,158
296,279
17,030
81,419
225,667
(335,727)
284,668
—
75,828
—
75,828
—
171
—
171
—
2,223
802
29,573
—
29,573
747,719
1,647
749,366
(777,463)
16
(777,447)
3,025
75,828
1,663
77,491
$
372,107 $
17,202 $
110,992 $
977,255 $
(1,112,372) $
365,183
$
$
(a)
Included within the subsidiaries of the Subsidiary Guarantor are Cash and equivalents balances of $28,516 million and net assets of
discontinued operations of $6,012 million.
196 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017
(In millions)
Cash flows – operating activities
Cash from (used for) operating activities -
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities -
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities
Cash flows – investing activities
Cash from (used for) investing activities –
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities –
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities
Cash flows – financing activities
Cash from (used for) financing activities –
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities –
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities
Effect of currency exchange rate changes
on cash and equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and equivalents at end of year
Less cash and equivalents of discontinued
operations at end of year
Cash and equivalents of continuing operations
at end of year
Parent
Company
Guarantor
Subsidiary
Issuer
Subsidiary
Guarantor
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Consolidated
$
(35,701) $
52 $
4,305 $
257,663 $
(214,924) $
11,394
(319)
(36,020)
2,469
—
2,469
34,268
—
34,268
—
717
2,558
3,275
—
—
52
(52)
—
(52)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4,305
(656)
6
257,007
(214,918)
(968)
10,426
(1,871)
(333,491)
336,885
—
(1,618)
—
(1,871)
(335,109)
336,885
3,940
(1,618)
2,322
(2,434)
—
(2,434)
—
—
3
3
—
68,398
1,909
70,307
891
(6,904)
48,423
41,519
752
(121,288)
(21,055)
—
(121,288)
—
680
(1,426)
(747)
—
1,909
(19,146)
891
(5,507)
49,558
44,051
752
$
3,275 $
— $
3 $
40,768 $
(747) $
43,299
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
(In millions)
Cash flows – operating activities
Cash from (used for) operating activities -
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities -
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities
Cash flows – investing activities
Cash from (used for) investing activities –
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities –
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities
Cash flows – financing activities
Cash from (used for) financing activities –
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities –
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities
Effect of currency exchange rate changes
on cash and equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and equivalents at end of year
Less cash and equivalents of discontinued
operations at end of year
Cash and equivalents of continuing operations
at end of year
Parent
Company
Guarantor
Subsidiary
Issuer
Subsidiary
Guarantor
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Consolidated
$
(4,966) $
(10) $
(52) $
162,918 $
(151,791) $
6,099
(891)
(5,858)
14,158
—
14,158
—
(10)
—
(52)
(5,039)
(413)
157,880
(152,204)
(6,343)
(244)
16,384
—
16,384
35,443
—
35,443
72,205
(75,577)
62,613
(13,412)
58,794
—
(75,577)
(13,412)
49,202
(9,879)
(16,374)
(35,388)
(275,243)
246,964
(89,920)
—
—
—
789
—
789
(9,879)
(16,374)
(35,388)
(274,454)
246,964
(89,131)
—
(1,578)
4,137
2,558
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
3
—
(1,146)
(58,927)
107,351
48,423
1,429
—
19,183
(20,609)
(1,426)
—
(1,146)
(41,319)
90,879
49,558
1,429
$
2,558 $
— $
3 $
46,994 $
(1,426) $
48,129
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
Parent
Company
Guarantor
Subsidiary
Issuer
Subsidiary
Guarantor
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Consolidated
$
13,587 $
68 $
631 $
433,479 $
(435,909) $
11,856
(7,490)
6,097
7,106
—
7,106
(13,886)
—
(13,886)
—
(683)
4,820
4,137
—
—
68
(248)
—
(248)
180
—
180
—
—
—
—
—
(30)
601
(601)
—
(601)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
27,533
461,013
(11,979)
(447,888)
8,034
19,891
(493,933)
549,289
5,854
(7,979)
(488,079)
541,310
61,613
(2,125)
59,488
67,063
(122,904)
(69,547)
(37,582)
29,481
(3,464)
(1,049)
108,400
107,351
20,395
31,075
(91,829)
—
1,594
(22,203)
(20,609)
—
(6,507)
(76,054)
(3,464)
(138)
91,017
90,879
20,395
$
4,137 $
— $
— $
86,955 $
(20,609) $
70,483
(In millions)
Cash flows – operating activities
Cash from (used for) operating activities -
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities -
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) operating activities
Cash flows – investing activities
Cash from (used for) investing activities –
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities –
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) investing activities
Cash flows – financing activities
Cash from (used for) financing activities –
continuing operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities –
discontinued operations
Cash from (used for) financing activities
Effect of currency exchange rate changes
on cash and equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and equivalents at end of year
Less cash and equivalents of discontinued
operations at end of year
Cash and equivalents of continuing operations
at end of year
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
QUARTERLY INFORMATION
NOTE 27. QUARTERLY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
Consolidated operations
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
$
816 $
415
$
1,499 $
3,363
$
1,800 $
2,056
$ (9,863) $
3,659
Earnings (loss) from discontinued
operations
Net earnings (loss)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests
Net earnings (loss) attributable to
the Company
Per-share amounts – earnings (loss) from
continuing operations
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Per-share amounts – earnings (loss)
from discontinued operations
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Per-share amounts – net earnings (loss)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Selected data
GE
Sales of goods and services
Gross profit from sales
GE Capital
Total revenues
(239)
577
(308)
107
(146)
(541)
(106)
(105)
182
—
1,354
2,823
1,694
1,951
(9,681)
3,659
(76)
(121)
(14)
(86)
(142)
(76)
(39)
(8)
$
653 $
228
$
1,367 $
2,908
$
1,836 $
2,027
$ (9,642) $
3,667
$
0.10 $
0.10
0.03
0.03
$
0.15 $
0.15
0.36
0.36
$
0.22 $
0.22
0.23
0.24
$
(1.15) $
(1.15)
(0.03)
(0.03)
0.07
0.07
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.06)
(0.06)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.01)
0.13
0.14
0.30
0.30
0.21
0.21
0.22
0.22
0.02
0.02
(1.13)
(1.13)
0.39
0.39
0.00
0.00
0.39
0.40
$ 25,392 $ 25,407
$ 27,293 $ 28,150
$ 29,438 $ 26,934
$ 31,356 $ 30,345
5,418
5,516
5,965
6,192
5,918
6,388
6,126
7,027
2,681
2,885
2,446
2,771
2,397
2,600
1,545
2,649
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
attributable to the Company
(13)
(603)
10
(448)
60
59
(6,385)
397
For GE, gross profit from sales is sales of goods and services less costs of goods and services sold.
Earnings-per-share amounts are computed independently each quarter for earnings (loss) from continuing operations, earnings (loss)
from discontinued operations and net earnings. As a result, the sum of each quarter’s per-share amount may not equal the total per-
share amount for the respective year; and the sum of per-share amounts from continuing operations and discontinued operations may
not equal the total per-share amounts for net earnings (loss) for the respective quarters.
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OTHER INFORMATION
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Executive Officers of the Registrant (As of February 1, 2018)
Name
Position
John L. Flannery
Jamie S. Miller
Alexander Dimitrief
Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of General Electric
Jan R. Hauser
David L. Joyce
Raghu Krishnamoorthy
Company; President and CEO, Global Growth Organization
Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
Vice Chairman of General Electric Company;
President & CEO, GE Aviation
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Date assumed
Executive
Age Officer Position
56
49
59
58
61
August 2017
November 2017
November 2015
April 2013
September 2016
57
December 2017
All Executive Officers are elected by the Board of Directors for an initial term that continues until the Board meeting immediately
preceding the next annual statutory meeting of shareowners, and thereafter are elected for one-year terms or until their successors
have been elected. All Executive Officers have been executives of General Electric Company for the last five years except for Ms.
Hauser. Prior to joining GE in April 2013, Ms. Hauser served as a partner, Accounting Services, National Professional Services Group at
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
The remaining information called for by this item is incorporated by reference to “Election of Directors,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance,” “Other Governance Policies and Practices” and “Board Operations” in our definitive proxy statement
for our 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareowners to be held April 25, 2018, which will be filed within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year
ended December 31, 2017 (the 2018 Proxy Statement).
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OTHER INFORMATION
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES
(a)1. Financial Statements
Included in the “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” section of this report:
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Statement of Earnings (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2017 and 2016
Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Summary of Operating Segments
(a)2. Financial Statement Schedules
The schedules listed in Reg. 210.5-04 have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in
the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
(a)3. Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
2(a)
2(b)
3(i)
3(ii)
4(a)
4(b)
4(c)
4(d)
4(e)
Description
Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 30, 2016 among General Electric, Baker Hughes
Incorporated, Bear Mergersub, Inc. and Bear Newco, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to GE’s Current Report
on Form 8-K, dated November 3, 2016 (Commission file number 001-00035)).
Amendment to Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 27, 2017 between General Electric Company,
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Bear Newco, Inc., Bear MergerSub, Inc., BHI Newco, Inc., and Bear MergerSub 2, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Bear Newco, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4, pages A-II-I through G-16, filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on May 30, 2017 (Commission file number 333-216991)).
The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of General Electric Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to GE’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013), as amended by the Certificate of Amendment,
dated December 2, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December
3, 2015), as further amended by the Certificate of Amendment, dated January 19, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to GE’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 20, 2016) and as further amended by the Certificate of
Change of General Electric Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(1) to GE’s Current Report on Form 8-K,
dated September 1, 2016 (in each case, under Commission file number 001-00035).
The By-Laws of General Electric Company, as amended and restated on June 9, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to GE’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 9, 2017 (Commission file number 001-00035)).
Amended and Restated General Electric Capital Corporation Standard Global Multiple Series Indenture Provisions dated
as of February 27, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to General Electric Capital Corporation’s Registration
Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-59707 (Commission file number 001-06461)).
Third Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of February 27, 1997, between General Electric Capital Corporation and
The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to General Electric Capital
Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-59707 (Commission file number 001-06461)).
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 3, 1999, supplemental to Third Amended and Restated Indenture dated as
of February 27, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(dd) to General Electric Capital Corporation’s Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-76479 (Commission file number 001-06461)).
Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 2, 2001, supplemental to Third Amended and Restated Indenture dated
as of February 27, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(f) to General Electric Capital Corporation’s Post-Effective
Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-40880 (Commission file number 001-06461)).
Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 22, 2002, supplemental to Third Amended and Restated Indenture
dated as of February 27, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(cc) to General Electric Capital Corporation’s Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333 100527 (Commission file number
001-06461)).
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OTHER INFORMATION
4(f)
4(g)
4(h)
4(i)
4(j)
4(k)
4(l)
(10)
Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 24, 2007, supplemental to Third Amended and Restated Indenture
dated as of February 27, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(g) to General Electric Capital Corporation’s
Registration Statement on Form S-3, File number 333-156929 (Commission file number 001-06461)).
Letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Electric to General Electric Capital
Corporation dated September 15, 2006, with respect to returning dividends, distributions or other payments to General
Electric Capital Corporation in certain circumstances described in the Indenture for Subordinated Debentures dated
September 1, 2006, between General Electric Capital Corporation and the Bank of New York, as successor trustee
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to General Electric Capital Corporation’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-132807 (Commission file number 001-06461)).
Senior Note Indenture, dated October 9, 2012, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as
trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of GE’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 9, 2012 (Commission
file number 001-00035)).
Indenture dated as of October 26, 2015, among GE Capital International Funding Company, as issuer, General Electric
Company and General Electric Capital Corporation, as guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to General Electric’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 26, 2015
(Commission file number 001-00035)).
Global Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 10, 2015, among General Electric Capital Corporation, General Electric
Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(i) to GE’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015).
Second Global Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 2, 2015, among General Electric Capital Corporation,
General Electric Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.2 to General Electric’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 3, 2015 (Commission file number 001-00035)).
Agreement to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request a copy of instruments defining the rights
of holders of certain long-term debt of the registrant and consolidated subsidiaries.*
Except for 10(t), (x), (y) and (z) below, all of the following exhibits consist of Executive Compensation Plans or
Arrangements:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
General Electric Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended effective July 1, 1991 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(a) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1991).
General Electric Financial Planning Program, as amended through September 1993 (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(h) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1993).
General Electric Supplemental Life Insurance Program, as amended February 8, 1991 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(i) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1990).
General Electric Directors’ Charitable Gift Plan, as amended through December 2002 (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(i) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002).
General Electric Leadership Life Insurance Program, effective January 1, 1994 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(r) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1993).
General Electric Supplementary Pension Plan, as amended effective July 1, 2015. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(f) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2015).
General Electric 2003 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, Amended and Restated as of September 9,
2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to GE’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2016 (Commission file number 000-00035)).
Amendment to Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans, dated as of December 14, 2004 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(w) to the GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004).
GE Retirement for the Good of the Company Program, as amended effective January 1, 2009 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(j) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008).
GE Excess Benefits Plan, effective January 1, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(k) to GE’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008).
202 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
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(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
(q)
(r)
(s)
(t)
(u)
(v)
(w)
(x)
(y)
(z)
General Electric 2006 Executive Deferred Salary Plan, as amended January 1, 2009 (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(l) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008).
GE 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated April 26, 2017) (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to GE’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, dated July 28, 2017, File number 333-219566
(Commission file number 001-00035)).
Form of Agreement for Stock Option Grants to Executive Officers under the General Electric Company 2007
Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended January 1, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(n) to GE’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008).
Form of Agreement for Annual Restricted Stock Unit Grants to Executive Officers under the General Electric
Company 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended February 7, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(a) to GE’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (Commission file number
001-00035)).
Form of Agreement for Periodic Restricted Stock Unit Grants to Executive Officers under the General Electric
Company 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended February 7, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(b) to GE’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (Commission file number
001-00035)).
Form of Agreement for Long Term Performance Award Grants to Executive Officers under the General Electric
Company 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated April 25, 2012) (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(a) to GE’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (Commission file
number 001-00035)).
Form of Agreement for Performance Stock Unit Grants to Executive Officers under the General Electric
Company 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (a) to GE’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (Commission file number 001-00035)).
First Restatement of the General Electric International Employee Stock Purchase Plan effective May 1, 2002
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to GE’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, dated November 13,
2009, File No. 333-163106 (Commission file number 001-00035)).
Time Sharing Agreement dated November 22, 2010 between General Electric Company and Jeffrey R. Immelt
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(z) to GE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2010 (Commission file number 001-00035)).
Amended and Restated Agreement, dated April 10, 2015, between General Electric Company and General
Electric Capital Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to GE’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
April 10, 2015 (Commission file number 001-00035)).
Early Retirement Agreement & Release between General Electric Company and Keith Sherin effective January
8, 2017. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(u) to GE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2017 (Commission file number 001-00035)).
Separation Agreement & Release between General Electric Company and Jeffrey Bornstein effective October
12, 2017.*
Separation Agreement & Release between General Electric Company and Elizabeth Comstock effective October
10, 2017.*
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of January 15, 2018, among General Electric Company, as the borrower,
and Citibank, N.A., as the bank.*
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of January 15, 2018, among General Electric Company, as the borrower,
and Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners, LLC, as the lenders.*
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of January 15, 2018, among General Electric Company, as the borrower,
and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the bank.*
(11)
12(a)
12(b)
(21)
(23)
(24)
Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings.**
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.*
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.*
Subsidiaries of Registrant.*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*
Power of Attorney.*
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OTHER INFORMATION
31(a)
31(b)
(32)
99(a)
99(b)
99(c)
(101)
*
**
Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
Undertaking for Inclusion in Registration Statements on Form S-8 of General Electric Company (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99(b) to General Electric Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission file number 001-00035) for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1992).
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12(a) to GE Capital’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (Commission file number 001-06461)).
Supplement to Present Required Information in Searchable Format.*
The following materials from General Electric Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2017, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Statement of Earnings (Loss) for the years ended
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, (iii) Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2017 and 2016, (iv) Statement
of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.*
Filed electronically herewith.
Information required to be presented in Exhibit 11 is provided in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements in this
Form 10-K Report in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards
Codification 260, Earnings Per Share.
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OTHER INFORMATION
FORM 10-K CROSS REFERENCE INDEX
Item Number
Part I
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 1B.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Part II
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Business
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
Selected Financial Data
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.
Item 9.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Item 9B.
Part III
Item 10.
Other Information
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11.
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Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14.
Part IV
Item 15.
Item 16.
Signatures
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
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Incorporated by reference to “Compensation” in the 2018 Proxy Statement.
Incorporated by reference to “Stock Ownership Information” in the 2018 Proxy Statement.
Incorporated by reference to “Related Person Transactions” and “How We Assess Director Independence” in the 2018 Proxy Statement.
Incorporated by reference to “Independent Auditor Information” in the 2018 Proxy Statement.
The Introduction & Summary does not include Part III information because it will be incorporated by reference to the 2018 Proxy Statement.
DRAFT GE 2017 FORM 10-K 205
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, and in the capacities
indicated, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 23rd day of February 2018.
General Electric Company
(Registrant)
By
/s/ Jamie S. Miller
Jamie S. Miller
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signer
Title
Date
Principal Financial Officer
February 23, 2018
Principal Accounting Officer
February 23, 2018
Principal Executive Officer
February 23, 2018
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
/s/ Jamie S. Miller
Jamie S. Miller
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Jan R. Hauser
Jan R. Hauser
Vice President and Controller
/s/ John L. Flannery
John L. Flannery*
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Sébastien M. Bazin*
W. Geoffrey Beattie*
John J. Brennan*
Francisco D’Souza*
Edward P. Garden*
Peter B. Henry*
Susan Hockfield*
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey*
Rochelle B. Lazarus*
James J. Mulva*
James E. Rohr*
Mary L. Schapiro*
James S. Tisch*
A majority of the Board of Directors
*By /s/ Christoph A. Pereira
Christoph A. Pereira
Attorney-in-fact
February 23, 2018
206 GE 2017 FORM 10-K DRAFT
Exhibit 31(a)
Certification Pursuant to
Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended
I, John L. Flannery, certify that:
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of General Electric Company;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting
to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
b)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial information; and
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 23, 2018
/s/ John L. Flannery
John L. Flannery
Chief Executive Officer
Certification Pursuant to
Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended
Exhibit 31(b)
I, Jamie S. Miller, certify that:
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of General Electric Company;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting
to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
b)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial information; and
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 23, 2018
/s/ Jamie S. Miller
Jamie S. Miller
Chief Financial Officer
Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Exhibit 32
In connection with the Annual Report of General Electric Company (the “registrant”) on Form 10-K for the period ended
December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “report”), we, John L.
Flannery and Jamie S. Miller, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the registrant, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, that to our knowledge:
(1) The report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended; and
(2) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the registrant.
February 23, 2018
/s/ John L. Flannery
John L. Flannery
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Jamie S. Miller
Jamie S. Miller
Chief Financial Officer
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In 2017, patent applications and other applications protecting the
Company’s technology were filed by GE in 57 countries.
DEAR INVESTORS,
CUSTOMERS,
PARTNERS, AND
EMPLOYEES:
On August 1, 2017, my first day as CEO, our more than
300,000 employees had an email from me waiting in their
inboxes. In it, I promised that I would “always own up to
what is going well and what is not.”
I will do the same with investors. When I look back at 2017,
While most of our businesses delivered solid—and, in the cases
there’s no doubt: GE had a very tough year.
Revenues were down 1% at $122.1 billion, and we delivered
$(0.68) in earnings per share (EPS) on a GAAP basis. Excluding
charges for insurance-related items, U.S. tax reform, and
industrial portfolio actions, EPS was at the low end of our
reduced guidance for the year, at $1.05.1 In 2017, GE returned
of Aviation and Healthcare, world-class—performances, our
cash flow was challenging. We took significant charges at
Capital and Power Conversion and made painful cuts to
GE’s dividend and employment. We lost some of the intense
focus on operations and rigorous execution that have been
GE’s hallmarks for generations.
$12.1 billion to investors through dividends and buyback.
Many people have lost faith in us. I have not. As difficult
as 2017 was for everyone connected with GE, it was
also a chance to reflect on what this Company means
and why it exists.
1. Industrial Operating + Verticals EPS adjusted to exclude significant charges taken in
the fourth quarter including GE Capital insurance-related charges of $0.91 per share,
tax reform-related charges of $0.40 per share, and Industrial portfolio-related
charges of $0.18 per share.
COVER, BACK COVER: The front and back covers of this report feature GE employees,
some of whom were recognized in 2017 for their breakthrough innovations, technical excellence,
customer impact, and inspiring leadership. These employees include:
Ruben Fairman
GE Additive
Daniel Osgood
GE Aviation
Michael Weimer
GE Aviation
Jacey Welsh
GE Aviation
Massimo Giannozzi
Baker Hughes,
a GE company
Michelle Wu
GE Capital
William Beers
Current, powered by GE
Mohamedraed Hergli
GE Global Growth
Organization
Gwenola Muller
de Morogues
GE Global Operations &
GE Power
Kristen Brosnan
GE Global Research
Miriam Balstad
GE Healthcare
Andreas Meijer
GE Healthcare
Sarah Bonnett
GE Healthcare
Bob Senzig
GE Healthcare
Nicholas Miller
GE Power
William Miller
GE Power
John-T Olesen
GE Renewable Energy
Jingjun (JJ) Zhang
GE Transportation
Ashfaq Nainar
GE Transportation
Jennine Sullivan
GE Ventures
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