we expect a net fas/cas pension benefit of approximately $ 2.1 billion in 2020 based on a 3.25 % discount rate ( a 100 basis point decrease from the end of 2018 ) , an approximate 21 % return on plan assets in 2019 , a 7.00 % expected long-term rate of return on plan assets in future years , and the revised longevity assumptions released during the fourth quarter of 2019 by the society of actuaries . we do not expect to make any contributions to our qualified defined benefit pension plans in 2020 and anticipate recovering approximately $ 2.0 billion of cas pension cost . as previously announced on july 1 , 2014 , we completed the final step of the planned freeze of our qualified and nonqualified defined benefit pension plans for salaried employees effective january 1 , 2020. the service-based component of the formula used to determine retirement benefits is frozen such that participants are no longer earning further credited service for any period after december 31 , 2019. as a result of these changes , the plans are fully frozen effective january 1 , 2020. retirees already collecting 27 benefits and former employees with a vested benefit were not affected by the change . current employees also will retain all benefits already earned in their pension plan to date . portfolio shaping activities we continuously strive to strengthen our portfolio of products and services to meet the current and future needs of our customers . we accomplish this in part by our independent research and development activities and through acquisition , divestiture and internal realignment activities . we selectively pursue the acquisition of businesses and investments at attractive valuations that will expand or complement our current portfolio and allow access to new customers or technologies . we also may explore the divestiture of businesses that no longer meet our needs or strategy or that could perform better outside of our organization . in pursuing our business strategy , we routinely conduct discussions , evaluate targets and enter into agreements regarding possible acquisitions , divestitures , joint ventures and equity investments . divestiture of distributed energy solutions on november 18 , 2019 , we completed the sale of our distributed energy solutions ( des ) business , a commercial energy service provider that was part of our mfc business segment . we received $ 225 million in cash from the sale and recognized a gain of $ 34 million ( approximately $ 0 after-tax ) for the sale . amounts related to this divestiture were not significant to the corporation and the sale did not represent a strategic shift , and accordingly , the operating results , financial position and cash flows for the des business have not been reclassified to discontinued operations . industry considerations u.s. government funding on december 20 , 2019 , the president signed the annual fiscal year ( fy ) 2020 appropriations , funding the dod and other government agencies ( a u.s. government fiscal year starts on october 1 and ends on september 30 ) . the appropriations provide $ 738 billion in discretionary funding for national defense , including $ 667 billion in base funding and $ 71 billion in overseas contingency operations ( oco ) /emergency funding ( oco and emergency supplemental funding do not count toward discretionary spending caps ) . of the $ 738 billion , the dod is allocated $ 709 billion ; composed of $ 637 billion in base funding and $ 72 billion in oco and emergency funding . the approved funding is in accordance with the bipartisan budget act of 2019 ( bba-19 ) , which was enacted on august 2 , 2019. the bba-19 increased the spending limits for both defense and non-defense discretionary funding for the u.s. government fy 2020 and 2021 set under the budget control act of 2011 ( bca ) . the defense spending limits were increased by $ 90 billion to $ 667 billion for fy 2020 and by $ 81 billion to $ 672 billion for fy 2021. when combined with approved oco/emergency funding , the agreement raised top-line spending for national defense to the $ 738 billion enacted in fy 2020 and $ 741 billion in fy 2021. by raising the spending limits , the bba-19 essentially ended the budgetary constraints implemented by the 2011 bca . additionally , the bba-19 also suspended the debt ceiling through july 31 , 2021 , at which time the debt limit will be increased to the amount of u.s. government debt outstanding on that date . international business a key component of our strategic plan is to grow our international sales . to accomplish this growth , we continue to focus on strengthening our relationships internationally through partnerships and joint technology efforts . we conduct business with international customers through each of our business segments through either fms or direct sales to international customers . see item 1a - risk factors for a discussion of risks related to international sales . international customers accounted for 37 % of aeronautics ' 2019 net sales . there continues to be strong international interest in the f-35 program , which includes commitments from the u.s. government and eight international partner countries and four international customers , as well as expressions of interest from other countries . the u.s. government and the partner countries continue to work together on the design , testing , production , and sustainment of the f-35 program . while , in july 2019 , the dod announced plans to remove turkey , who had previously committed to purchase up to 100 f-35 aircraft , from the f-35 program , we received congressional notification of approval of the proposed sale of 32 f-35a aircraft to poland in the third quarter of 2019. additionally , in january 2019 , singapore announced its selection of the f-35 as their next generation fighter . story_separator_special_tag 32 cost of sales cost of sales , for both products and services , consist of materials , labor , subcontracting costs , an allocation of indirect costs ( overhead and general and administrative ) , as well as the costs to fulfill our industrial cooperation agreements , sometimes referred to as offset agreements , required under certain contracts with international customers . for each of our contracts , we monitor the nature and amount of costs at the contract level , which form the basis for estimating our total costs to complete the contract . our consolidated cost of sales were as follows ( in millions ) : replace_table_token_5_th the following discussion of material changes in our consolidated cost of sales for products and services should be read in tandem with the preceding discussion of changes in our consolidated net sales and our business segment results of operations . we have not identified any developing trends in cost of sales for products and services that would have a material impact on our future operations . product costs product costs increased approximately $ 4.3 billion , or 11 % , in 2019 as compared to 2018 , primarily due to higher product costs of approximately $ 1.9 billion at aeronautics , $ 1.3 billion at mfc and $ 750 million at space . the increase in product costs at aeronautics was primarily due to higher production volume for the f-35 program and higher volume on classified programs . the increase in product costs at mfc was primarily due to increased volume for tactical and strike missile programs ( primarily precision fires , classified programs and new hypersonic missile programs ) , contract mix and increased volume for integrated air and missile defense programs ( primarily pac-3 and thaad ) and increased volume for sensors and global sustainment programs ( primarily apache ) . the increase in product costs at space was primarily attributable to higher volume for government satellite programs ( primarily next gen opir and gps iii ) and strategic and missile defense programs ( primarily new hypersonic development programs ) . service costs service costs increased approximately $ 1.0 billion , or 13 % , in 2019 compared to 2018 , primarily due to higher service costs of approximately $ 385 million at rms , $ 315 million at aeronautics and $ 195 million at mfc . the increase in service costs at rms was primarily due to increased volume for various training and logistics solutions programs and iwss programs ( primarily aegis ) . higher service costs at aeronautics were primarily due to higher sustainment volume for the f-35 and f-22 programs . the increase in service costs at mfc was primarily attributable to increased volume for sensors and global sustainment programs ( primarily sof glss ) and higher sustainment volume for the pac-3 program . restructuring charges during 2018 , we recorded charges totaling $ 96 million ( $ 76 million , or $ 0.26 per share , after-tax ) related to certain severance and restructuring actions at our rms business segment . as of december 31 , 2019 , we have paid substantially all of the severance payments associated with these actions . in addition , we have recovered a significant portion of these payments through the pricing of our products and services to the u.s. government and other customers , which are included in rms ' operating results . other unallocated , net other unallocated , net primarily includes the fas/cas operating adjustment as described in the “ business segment results of operations ” section below , stock-based compensation and other corporate costs . these items are not allocated to the business segments and , therefore , are excluded from the cost of sales for products and services . other unallocated , net was a net reduction to expense of $ 1.9 billion in 2019 and $ 1.6 billion in 2018 . the increase in net reduction in expense from 2019 to 2018 was primarily attributable to fluctuations in the fas/cas operating adjustment of $ 2.0 billion in 2019 and $ 1.8 billion in 2018 , and fluctuations in other costs associated with various corporate items , 33 none of which were individually significant . see “ business segment results of operations ” and “ critical accounting policies - postretirement benefit plans ” discussion below for more information on our pension cost . other income , net other income , net primarily includes our share of earnings or losses from equity method investees and gains or losses for acquisitions and divestitures . other income , net in 2019 was $ 178 million , compared to $ 60 million in 2018 . the increase in 2019 compared to 2018 was primarily attributable to the recognition in 2019 of a previously deferred non-cash gain of approximately $ 51 million ( $ 38 million , or $ 0.13 per share , after-tax ) related to properties sold in 2015 as a result of completing our remaining obligations , the recognition in 2019 of a $ 34 million gain ( approximately $ 0 after-tax ) for the sale of our distributed energy solutions business , and the recognition in 2018 of a non-cash asset impairment charge of $ 110 million ( $ 83 million , or $ 0.29 per share , after-tax ) related to our equity method investee , advanced military maintenance , repair and overhaul center llc ( ammroc ) . these increases were partially offset by lower earnings generated by equity method investees . as of december 31 , 2019 , our equity method investment in ammroc totaled approximately $ 435 million . we are continuing to monitor this investment in light of ongoing performance , business base and economic issues , and we may have to record our portion of additional charges , or an impairment of our investment , or both , should the carrying value of our investment exceed its fair value

net cash used for financing activities increased $ 1.2 billion in 2019 compared to 2018 , primarily driven by net repayments of $ 600 million for commercial paper in 2019 compared to net proceeds received of $ 600 million of commercial paper in 2018. in november 2019 , we repaid $ 900 million of long-term notes with a fixed interest rate of 4.25 % according to their scheduled maturities . in november 2018 , we repaid $ 750 million of long-term notes with a fixed interest rate of 1.85 % according to their scheduled maturities . for additional information about our debt financing activities see the “ capital structure , resources and other ” discussion below and “ note 10 – debt ” included in our notes to consolidated financial statements . we paid dividends totaling $ 2.6 billion ( $ 9.00 per share ) in 2019 and $ 2.3 billion ( $ 8.20 per share ) in 2018 . we paid quarterly dividends of $ 2.20 per share during each of the first three quarters of 2019 and $ 2.40 per share during the fourth quarter of 2019 . we paid quarterly dividends of $ 2.00 per share during each of the first three quarters of 2018 and $ 2.20 per share during the fourth quarter of 2018 . we paid $ 1.2 billion to repurchase 3.5 million shares of our common stock during 2019 , which includes the $ 350 million paid to repurchase 916,249 shares pursuant to the accelerated share repurchase ( asr ) agreement entered into during the fourth quarter . we paid $ 1.5 billion to repurchase 4.7 million shares of our common stock during 2018 . see “ note 12 – stockholders ' equity ” included in our notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information about our repurchases of common stock . capital structure , resources and other at december 31 , 2019 , we held cash and cash equivalents of $ 1.5 billion that was generally available to fund ordinary business operations without significant legal , regulatory , or other restrictions .


 Write a concise suspicious activity report of the following text delimited by triple backquotes. Return your response as a formal report which covers the key points highlighting the location,dates,entity names and account holder information in chronological order of the text.
     ```net cash used for financing activities increased $ 1.2 billion in 2019 compared to 2018 , primarily driven by net repayments of $ 600 million for commercial paper in 2019 compared to net proceeds received of $ 600 million of commercial paper in 2018. in november 2019 , we repaid $ 900 million of long-term notes with a fixed interest rate of 4.25 % according to their scheduled maturities . in november 2018 , we repaid $ 750 million of long-term notes with a fixed interest rate of 1.85 % according to their scheduled maturities . for additional information about our debt financing activities see the “ capital structure , resources and other ” discussion below and “ note 10 – debt ” included in our notes to consolidated financial statements . we paid dividends totaling $ 2.6 billion ( $ 9.00 per share ) in 2019 and $ 2.3 billion ( $ 8.20 per share ) in 2018 . we paid quarterly dividends of $ 2.20 per share during each of the first three quarters of 2019 and $ 2.40 per share during the fourth quarter of 2019 . we paid quarterly dividends of $ 2.00 per share during each of the first three quarters of 2018 and $ 2.20 per share during the fourth quarter of 2018 . we paid $ 1.2 billion to repurchase 3.5 million shares of our common stock during 2019 , which includes the $ 350 million paid to repurchase 916,249 shares pursuant to the accelerated share repurchase ( asr ) agreement entered into during the fourth quarter . we paid $ 1.5 billion to repurchase 4.7 million shares of our common stock during 2018 . see “ note 12 – stockholders ' equity ” included in our notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information about our repurchases of common stock . capital structure , resources and other at december 31 , 2019 , we held cash and cash equivalents of $ 1.5 billion that was generally available to fund ordinary business operations without significant legal , regulatory , or other restrictions .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : we expect a net fas/cas pension benefit of approximately $ 2.1 billion in 2020 based on a 3.25 % discount rate ( a 100 basis point decrease from the end of 2018 ) , an approximate 21 % return on plan assets in 2019 , a 7.00 % expected long-term rate of return on plan assets in future years , and the revised longevity assumptions released during the fourth quarter of 2019 by the society of actuaries . we do not expect to make any contributions to our qualified defined benefit pension plans in 2020 and anticipate recovering approximately $ 2.0 billion of cas pension cost . as previously announced on july 1 , 2014 , we completed the final step of the planned freeze of our qualified and nonqualified defined benefit pension plans for salaried employees effective january 1 , 2020. the service-based component of the formula used to determine retirement benefits is frozen such that participants are no longer earning further credited service for any period after december 31 , 2019. as a result of these changes , the plans are fully frozen effective january 1 , 2020. retirees already collecting 27 benefits and former employees with a vested benefit were not affected by the change . current employees also will retain all benefits already earned in their pension plan to date . portfolio shaping activities we continuously strive to strengthen our portfolio of products and services to meet the current and future needs of our customers . we accomplish this in part by our independent research and development activities and through acquisition , divestiture and internal realignment activities . we selectively pursue the acquisition of businesses and investments at attractive valuations that will expand or complement our current portfolio and allow access to new customers or technologies . we also may explore the divestiture of businesses that no longer meet our needs or strategy or that could perform better outside of our organization . in pursuing our business strategy , we routinely conduct discussions , evaluate targets and enter into agreements regarding possible acquisitions , divestitures , joint ventures and equity investments . divestiture of distributed energy solutions on november 18 , 2019 , we completed the sale of our distributed energy solutions ( des ) business , a commercial energy service provider that was part of our mfc business segment . we received $ 225 million in cash from the sale and recognized a gain of $ 34 million ( approximately $ 0 after-tax ) for the sale . amounts related to this divestiture were not significant to the corporation and the sale did not represent a strategic shift , and accordingly , the operating results , financial position and cash flows for the des business have not been reclassified to discontinued operations . industry considerations u.s. government funding on december 20 , 2019 , the president signed the annual fiscal year ( fy ) 2020 appropriations , funding the dod and other government agencies ( a u.s. government fiscal year starts on october 1 and ends on september 30 ) . the appropriations provide $ 738 billion in discretionary funding for national defense , including $ 667 billion in base funding and $ 71 billion in overseas contingency operations ( oco ) /emergency funding ( oco and emergency supplemental funding do not count toward discretionary spending caps ) . of the $ 738 billion , the dod is allocated $ 709 billion ; composed of $ 637 billion in base funding and $ 72 billion in oco and emergency funding . the approved funding is in accordance with the bipartisan budget act of 2019 ( bba-19 ) , which was enacted on august 2 , 2019. the bba-19 increased the spending limits for both defense and non-defense discretionary funding for the u.s. government fy 2020 and 2021 set under the budget control act of 2011 ( bca ) . the defense spending limits were increased by $ 90 billion to $ 667 billion for fy 2020 and by $ 81 billion to $ 672 billion for fy 2021. when combined with approved oco/emergency funding , the agreement raised top-line spending for national defense to the $ 738 billion enacted in fy 2020 and $ 741 billion in fy 2021. by raising the spending limits , the bba-19 essentially ended the budgetary constraints implemented by the 2011 bca . additionally , the bba-19 also suspended the debt ceiling through july 31 , 2021 , at which time the debt limit will be increased to the amount of u.s. government debt outstanding on that date . international business a key component of our strategic plan is to grow our international sales . to accomplish this growth , we continue to focus on strengthening our relationships internationally through partnerships and joint technology efforts . we conduct business with international customers through each of our business segments through either fms or direct sales to international customers . see item 1a - risk factors for a discussion of risks related to international sales . international customers accounted for 37 % of aeronautics ' 2019 net sales . there continues to be strong international interest in the f-35 program , which includes commitments from the u.s. government and eight international partner countries and four international customers , as well as expressions of interest from other countries . the u.s. government and the partner countries continue to work together on the design , testing , production , and sustainment of the f-35 program . while , in july 2019 , the dod announced plans to remove turkey , who had previously committed to purchase up to 100 f-35 aircraft , from the f-35 program , we received congressional notification of approval of the proposed sale of 32 f-35a aircraft to poland in the third quarter of 2019. additionally , in january 2019 , singapore announced its selection of the f-35 as their next generation fighter . story_separator_special_tag 32 cost of sales cost of sales , for both products and services , consist of materials , labor , subcontracting costs , an allocation of indirect costs ( overhead and general and administrative ) , as well as the costs to fulfill our industrial cooperation agreements , sometimes referred to as offset agreements , required under certain contracts with international customers . for each of our contracts , we monitor the nature and amount of costs at the contract level , which form the basis for estimating our total costs to complete the contract . our consolidated cost of sales were as follows ( in millions ) : replace_table_token_5_th the following discussion of material changes in our consolidated cost of sales for products and services should be read in tandem with the preceding discussion of changes in our consolidated net sales and our business segment results of operations . we have not identified any developing trends in cost of sales for products and services that would have a material impact on our future operations . product costs product costs increased approximately $ 4.3 billion , or 11 % , in 2019 as compared to 2018 , primarily due to higher product costs of approximately $ 1.9 billion at aeronautics , $ 1.3 billion at mfc and $ 750 million at space . the increase in product costs at aeronautics was primarily due to higher production volume for the f-35 program and higher volume on classified programs . the increase in product costs at mfc was primarily due to increased volume for tactical and strike missile programs ( primarily precision fires , classified programs and new hypersonic missile programs ) , contract mix and increased volume for integrated air and missile defense programs ( primarily pac-3 and thaad ) and increased volume for sensors and global sustainment programs ( primarily apache ) . the increase in product costs at space was primarily attributable to higher volume for government satellite programs ( primarily next gen opir and gps iii ) and strategic and missile defense programs ( primarily new hypersonic development programs ) . service costs service costs increased approximately $ 1.0 billion , or 13 % , in 2019 compared to 2018 , primarily due to higher service costs of approximately $ 385 million at rms , $ 315 million at aeronautics and $ 195 million at mfc . the increase in service costs at rms was primarily due to increased volume for various training and logistics solutions programs and iwss programs ( primarily aegis ) . higher service costs at aeronautics were primarily due to higher sustainment volume for the f-35 and f-22 programs . the increase in service costs at mfc was primarily attributable to increased volume for sensors and global sustainment programs ( primarily sof glss ) and higher sustainment volume for the pac-3 program . restructuring charges during 2018 , we recorded charges totaling $ 96 million ( $ 76 million , or $ 0.26 per share , after-tax ) related to certain severance and restructuring actions at our rms business segment . as of december 31 , 2019 , we have paid substantially all of the severance payments associated with these actions . in addition , we have recovered a significant portion of these payments through the pricing of our products and services to the u.s. government and other customers , which are included in rms ' operating results . other unallocated , net other unallocated , net primarily includes the fas/cas operating adjustment as described in the “ business segment results of operations ” section below , stock-based compensation and other corporate costs . these items are not allocated to the business segments and , therefore , are excluded from the cost of sales for products and services . other unallocated , net was a net reduction to expense of $ 1.9 billion in 2019 and $ 1.6 billion in 2018 . the increase in net reduction in expense from 2019 to 2018 was primarily attributable to fluctuations in the fas/cas operating adjustment of $ 2.0 billion in 2019 and $ 1.8 billion in 2018 , and fluctuations in other costs associated with various corporate items , 33 none of which were individually significant . see “ business segment results of operations ” and “ critical accounting policies - postretirement benefit plans ” discussion below for more information on our pension cost . other income , net other income , net primarily includes our share of earnings or losses from equity method investees and gains or losses for acquisitions and divestitures . other income , net in 2019 was $ 178 million , compared to $ 60 million in 2018 . the increase in 2019 compared to 2018 was primarily attributable to the recognition in 2019 of a previously deferred non-cash gain of approximately $ 51 million ( $ 38 million , or $ 0.13 per share , after-tax ) related to properties sold in 2015 as a result of completing our remaining obligations , the recognition in 2019 of a $ 34 million gain ( approximately $ 0 after-tax ) for the sale of our distributed energy solutions business , and the recognition in 2018 of a non-cash asset impairment charge of $ 110 million ( $ 83 million , or $ 0.29 per share , after-tax ) related to our equity method investee , advanced military maintenance , repair and overhaul center llc ( ammroc ) . these increases were partially offset by lower earnings generated by equity method investees . as of december 31 , 2019 , our equity method investment in ammroc totaled approximately $ 435 million . we are continuing to monitor this investment in light of ongoing performance , business base and economic issues , and we may have to record our portion of additional charges , or an impairment of our investment , or both , should the carrying value of our investment exceed its fair value

