HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Years Ended December 31 (Dollars in millions) 1,698 $ 4.846 4,847 2017 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income Less. Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest Net income attributable to Honeywell. Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to Honeywell to not cash provided 1,655 4,809 4,768 by operating activities ation 672 Amortization.... (Gain) loss on sale of non-strategic businesses and assets. Repositioning and other charges. Net payments for repositioning and other charges Pension and other postretirement (income) expense. Pension and other postretirement benefit payments Stock compensation expense Deferred income taxes 398 (178) (628) 695 (647) (360) (647) (625546 (106)(360) (537) 2.294 (323) 76 Excess tax benefts from share based payment arrangements Other 181 1,642 194 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and Accounts receivable (682)(547) (259) (568) (106) 230 90 Other current assets. Accounts payable Accrued liabilities Net cash provided by operating activities... Cash flows from investing activities: Expenditures for property, plant and equipment Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment Increase in investments Decrease in investments Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired..... Proceeds from sales of businesses, net of fees paid....... Other (1,031) (1.095) (1.073) 86 (6,743) (3,954) (6,714) 3,681 6.587 (82) (2.573) (5 228) 296 Net cash used for investing activities.... Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings... Payments of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings Proceeds from issuance of common stock Proceeds from issuance of iong-term debl Payments of long-term debt Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements.... Repurchases of common stock Cash dividends paid Payments to purchase the noncontrolling interest.... AdvanSix pre-separation funding AdvanSix pre-spin borrowing AdvanSix cash at spin-off 13,701 18,997 12.992 (13.532) (21461)(8,727) 1,2389.245 60 (292) (2839)(880) 81 (2.889) (2.079) (1,884) . (2.119) (1.915) (1.726) (238) 38 (38) (143)(42)(65) Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities (3.516)346 37 546) Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents.. ............ (784) 2.388 (1504) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ............78435456959 $ 7,059 7843 $5 455 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period