| Impact of Adoption of Accounting Standard Updates |
The impacts on our prior period consolidated financial statements of adopting the new standards described above are summarized in the following tables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adoption of the standard related to pension and postretirement benefit costs impacted our prior period consolidated statements of income as follows: | | | 2017 | (MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) | | As Previously Reported |
| | Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) |
| | As Restated |
| Cost of sales | | $ | 11,240 |
| | $ | (12 | ) | | $ | 11,228 |
| Selling, informational and administrative expenses | | 14,784 |
| | 20 |
| | 14,804 |
| Research and development expenses | | 7,657 |
| | 27 |
| | 7,683 |
| Restructuring charges and certain acquisition-related costs | | 487 |
| | (136 | ) | | 351 |
| Other (income)/deductions––net | | 1,315 |
| | 101 |
| | 1,416 |
| Income from continuing operations before provision for taxes on income | | 12,305 |
| | — |
| | 12,305 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2016 | (MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) | | As Previously Reported |
| | Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) |
| | As Restated |
| Cost of sales |
| $ | 12,329 |
|
| $ | (7 | ) |
| $ | 12,322 |
| Selling, informational and administrative expenses |
| 14,837 |
|
| 7 |
|
| 14,844 |
| Research and development expenses |
| 7,872 |
|
| 20 |
|
| 7,892 |
| Restructuring charges and certain acquisition-related costs |
| 1,724 |
|
| (159 | ) |
| 1,565 |
| Other (income)/deductions––net |
| 3,655 |
|
| 139 |
|
| 3,794 |
| Income from continuing operations before provision for taxes on income |
| 8,351 |
|
| — |
|
| 8,351 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adoption of the standards impacted our consolidated balance sheet as follows: | | | | | Effect of New Accounting Standards Higher/(Lower) | | | (MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) | | As Previously Reported Balance at December 31, 2017 |
| | Revenues |
| | Financial Assets and Liabilities |
| | Income Tax Accounting |
| | Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from AOCI |
| | Balance at January 1, 2018 |
| Trade accounts receivable | | $ | 8,221 |
| | $ | 13 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 8,234 |
| Inventories | | 7,578 |
| | (11 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 7,567 |
| Current tax assets | | 3,050 |
| | (11 | ) | | — |
| | (3 | ) | | — |
| | 3,036 |
| Noncurrent deferred tax assets and other noncurrent tax assets | | 1,855 |
| | (17 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,838 |
| Other noncurrent assets | | 3,227 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (204 | ) | | — |
| | 3,023 |
| Other current liabilities | | 11,115 |
| | (123 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 10,992 |
| Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities | | 3,900 |
| | 106 |
| | — |
| | (18 | ) | | — |
| | 3,988 |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | | 6,149 |
| | (459 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,690 |
| Retained earnings | | 85,291 |
| | 450 |
| | 419 |
| | (189 | ) | | 495 |
| | 86,466 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | (9,321 | ) | | — |
| | (419 | ) | | — |
| | (495 | ) | | (10,235 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adoption of the standards related to the classification of certain transactions in the statements of cash flows and the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows impacted our consolidated statement of cash flows as follows: | | | 2017 | | | | | Effect of New Accounting Standards Inflow/(Outflow) | | | (MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) | | As Previously Reported |
| | Cash Flow Classification |
| | Restricted Cash |
| | As Restated |
| Operating Activities | | | | | | | | | Other adjustments, net | | $ | 50 |
| | $ | 294 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 344 |
| Other changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures––Other assets | | (31 | ) | | — |
| | 38 |
| | 7 |
| Investing Activities | | | | | | | | | Proceeds from redemptions/sales of short-term investments | | 10,307 |
| | — |
| | (5 | ) | | 10,302 |
| Proceeds from redemptions/sales of long-term investments | | 3,594 |
| | — |
| | (14 | ) | | 3,579 |
| Other investing activities, net | | 650 |
| | 21 |
| | — |
| | 671 |
| Financing Activities | | | | | | | | | Principal payments on short-term borrowings | | (9,990 | ) | | 43 |
| | — |
| | (9,947 | ) | Net proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less | | 1,401 |
| | 20 |
| | — |
| | 1,422 |
| Other financing activities, net | | (233 | ) | | (378 | ) | | — |
| | (611 | ) | Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | | (1,254 | ) | | — |
| | 19 |
| | (1,235 | ) | Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning | | 2,595 |
| | — |
| | 70 |
| | 2,666 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, ending | | 1,342 |
| | — |
| | 89 |
| | 1,431 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 2016 | | | | | Effect of New Accounting Standards Inflow/(Outflow) | | | (MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) | | As Previously Reported |
| | Cash Flow Classification |
| | Restricted Cash |
| | As Restated |
| Operating Activities | | | | | | | | | Other adjustments, net | | $ | 208 |
| | $ | 278 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 487 |
| Other changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures––Other assets | | (60 | ) | | — |
| | 13 |
| | (47 | ) | Investing Activities | | | | | | | | | Proceeds from redemptions/sales of short-term investments | | 29,436 |
| | — |
| | (22 | ) | | 29,414 |
| Proceeds from redemptions/sales of long-term investments | | 11,254 |
| | — |
| | 14 |
| | 11,268 |
| Other investing activities, net | | 51 |
| | 28 |
| | — |
| | 80 |
| Financing Activities | | | | | | | | | Principal payments on short-term borrowings | | (5,102 | ) | | 9 |
| | — |
| | (5,093 | ) | Net (payments on)/proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less | | (3,084 | ) | | 24 |
| | — |
| | (3,060 | ) | Other financing activities, net | | (196 | ) | | (340 | ) | | — |
| | (536 | ) | Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | | (1,046 | ) | | — |
| | 5 |
| | (1,041 | ) | Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning | | 3,641 |
| | — |
| | 65 |
| | 3,707 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, ending | | 2,595 |
| | — |
| | 70 |
| | 2,666 |
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