Revenues 1999 1998 1997: Calcultion
Revenues 1999 1998 1997: Calcultion
Revenues 1999 1998 1997: Calcultion
Adjustments:
D&A
Provision for doubtful accounts
Restructuring charge and other charges
Provision for postretirement medical benefits, net of payments
Cash charges against 1998 restructuring reserve
Minorities' interests in earnings of subsidiaries
Undistributed equity in income of affiliated companies
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Increase in on-lease equipment
Increase in finance receivables
Proceeds from securization of finance receivables
Increase
(Decrease) in increase
accountsinreceivable
accounts payable and
accrued compensation
Net change in other current and benefit costs
and noncurrent
liabilities
Change in current and deferred income taxes
Other, net
Total Operations
Total Investing
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1999 1998 1997
Total
2 Restructuring
1) Consolidating 56 European customer support centers into one facility and implementing a
shared services organization for back-office operations.
2) Streamlining manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and service operations. This will include
centralizing U.S. parts depots and outsourcing storage and distribution.
3) Overhauling our internal processes and associated resources, including closing one of
four geographically organized U.S. customer administrative centers.
The reductions are occurring primarily in administrative functions, but also impact service,
research, and manufacturing.
The following table summarizes the status of the restructuring reserve (in millions of
dollars):
Charges
Total Against 12/31/1999
Reserve Balance
Reserve
1017 717 300
316 316 0
198 104 94
113 113 0
Investments in corporate joint ventures and other c ompanies in which we generally have a 20 to 50 percent owner
D&A 930 0 0 5
Interest expense 803 0 0 0
Segment profit (loss) 2,014 0 62 -40
Earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates 13 55 0 0