financials > consolidated statements of income
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts )
Years Ended December 31,   2004     2003     2002  
Operating Revenues $ 71,283   $ 67,468   $ 67,056  
Operating Expenses                  
   Cost of services and sales (exclusive of items shown below)   23,168     21,701     19,866  
   Selling, general & administrative expense   21,088     24,894     21,778  
   Depreciation and amortization expense   13,910     13,607     13,282  
   Sales of businesses, net       (141 )   (2,747 )
Total Operating Expenses   58,166     60,061     52,179  
Operating Income   13,117     7,407     14,877  
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated businesses   1,691     1,278     (1,547 )
Income (loss) from other unconsolidated businesses   75     331     (2,857 )
Other income and (expense), net   22     37     191  
Interest expense   (2,384 )   (2,797 )   (3,130 )
Minority interest   (2,409 )   (1,583 )   (1,404 )
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes, Discontinued
   Operations and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
  10,112     4,673     6,130  
Provision for income taxes   (2,851 )   (1,213 )   (1,539 )
Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative
   Effect of Accounting Change
  7,261     3,460     4,591  
Discontinued Operations                  
Income (loss) from operations   1,116     (869 )   53  
Provision for income taxes   (546 )   (17 )   (69 )
   Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax   570     (886 )   (16 )
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, Net of Tax       503     (496 )
Net Income $ 7,831   $ 3,077   $ 4,079  
Basic Earnings Per Common Share:                  
Income before discontinued operations and cumulative
   effect of accounting change
$ 2.62     $ 1.26   $ 1.68  
Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax   .21     (.32 )   (.01 )
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax       .18     (.18 )
Net Income $ 2.83   $ 1.12   $ 1.49  
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions)   2,770     2,756     2,729  
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share:                  
Income before discontinued operations and cumulative
   effect of accounting change
$ 2.59   $ 1.25   $ 1.67  
Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax   .20     (.31 )   (.01 )
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax       .18     (.18 )
Net Income (1) $ 2.79   $ 1.12   $ 1.49  
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions)   2,831     2,832     2,789  

(1) Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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