2012 Annual Report  Five-Year Financial Summary (a) For a discussion of items that affected the comparability of results for the years 2012, 2011 and 2010, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”  (b) Marketable securities include current and non-current assets.  (c) Also includes the current portion of long-term debt.  Amounts in Millions, except per share data  2012  2011 2010 2009 2008 Income Statement Data: $^{(a)}$  Net Sales $  17,621  $  21,244 $  19,484 $   18,808 $  17,715 Continuing Operations: Net Earnings  2,501   5,260  4,513  4,420  3,686 Net Earnings Attributable to:  Noncontrolling Interest  541   1,551  1,411  1,181  989 BMS   1,960   3,709  3,102  3,239  2,697 Net Earnings per Common Share Attributable to BMS: Basic $  1.17  $ 2.18 $ 1.80 $  1.63 $  1.36 Diluted   1.16  2.16 1.79  1.35 Average common shares outstanding: Basic  1,670   1,700  1,713  1,974  1,977 Diluted   1,688   1,717  1,727  1,978  1,999 Cash dividends paid on BMS common and preferred stock $  2,286  $  2,254 $  2,202 $   2,466 $  2,461 Cash dividends declared per common share $  1.37  $ 1.33 $ 1.29 $  1.25 $  1.24 Financial Position Data at December 31: Cash and cash equivalents $  1,656  $  5,776 $  5,033 $   7,683 $  7,976 Marketable securities$^{(b)}$   4,696   5,866  4,949  2,200  477 Total Assets   35,897   32,970  31,076  31,008  29,486 Long-term debt$^{(c)}$   7,232   5,376  5,328  6,130  6,585 Equity   13,638   15,867  15,638  14,785  12,208 79 