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## ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 

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(a) Retrospective adjustments were made to prior period information to conform to current period presentation. These retrospective adjustments resulted from our adoption ASU No. 2017-07, "Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost," which was effective January 1, 2018. Refer to Note 1 included in this Annual Report for a discussion on the adoption of the standard. 

(b) Results of operations in 2018 include costs of $95.1 million resulting from realignment and transformation initiatives, resulting in a reduction of after tax net earnings of $72.4 million. 

(c) Results of operations in 2017 include costs of $71.3 million resulting from realignment initiatives, resulting in a reduction of after tax net earnings of $54.3 million. 

(d) Results of operations in 2016 include costs of $94.8 million resulting from realignment initiatives, resulting in a reduction of after tax net earnings of $75.8 million. 

(e) Results of operations in 2015 include costs of $108.1 million resulting from realignment initiatives, resulting in a reduction of after tax net earnings of $85.0 million. 

(f) Results of operations in 2014 include costs of $10.7 million resulting from realignment initiatives, resulting in a reduction of after tax net earnings of $7.6 million. 

(g) Provision for income taxes in 2017 was impacted by the Tax Reform Act. See Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report. 

(h) Calculated as adjusted net income divided by adjusted net assets, where (i) adjusted net income is the sum of earnings before income taxes, plus interest expense, multiplied by one minus our effective tax rate, and (ii) adjusted net assets is the average of beginning of year and end of year net assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents and debt due in one year. 

