part iI / item 6 15 Item 6. Selected Financial Data. FIVE YEAR SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (a) Includes $18,880 from the Boeing and GE Aviation LLC settlement related to our brake control systems in 2009. (b) Includes i) an asbestos provision, net of insurance recoveries of $241,647 in 2011, ii) environmental provisions of $30,327 and $24,342 in 2011 and 2008, respectively, iii) acquisition related transaction costs of $3,874 and $1,276 in 2012 and 2010, respectively, iv) restructuring and related charges of $20,632, $6,676, $5,243 and $40,703 in 2012, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, v) $16,360 from the above-mentioned settlement related to our brake control systems in 2009 and vi) a charge of $7,250 related to a lawsuit settlement in connection with our fiberglass-reinforced plastic material in 2009 (c) Includes the tax effect of items cited in notes (a) and (b) as well as a $5,625 tax benefit caused by the reinvestment of non-U.S. earnings associated with the acquisition of Money Controls in 2010 and a $5,238 tax benefit related to a divestiture in 2009. (d) Includes $19,176 gain on divestiture, net of tax. * EPS amounts may not add due to rounding For the year ended December 31, (in thousands, except per share data) 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Net sales(a) $2,579,068 $2,500,369 $ 2,179,319 $2,163,860 $2,554,416 Operating profit from continuing operations(b) 310,441 36,571 233,300 209,849 195,393 Interest expense (26,831) (26,255) (26,841) (27,139) (25,799) Income from continuing operations before taxes(a)(b) 284,605 14,761 209,067 186,506 181,551 Provision (benefit) for income taxes(c) 88,416 (8,055) 56,087 51,399 47,960 Income from continuing operations 196,189 22,816 152,980 135,107 133,591 Discontinued operations, net of tax(d) 21,632 3,700 1,210 (1,027) 1,362 Net income attributable to common shareholders(c) 216,993 26,315 154,170 133,856 135,158 Earnings (loss) per basic share(c) * Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders 3.40 0.39 2.61 2.31 2.25 Discontinued operations, net of tax 0.38 0.06 0.02 (0.02) 0.02 Net income attributable to common shareholders 3.78 0.45 2.63 2.29 2.27 Earnings (loss) per diluted share(c) * Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders 3.35 0.38 2.57 2.29 2.22 Discontinued operations, net of tax 0.37 0.06 0.02 (0.02) 0.02 Net income attributable to common shareholders 3.72 0.44 2.59 2.28 2.24 Cash dividends per common share 1.08 0.98 0.86 0.80 0.76 Total assets 2,889,878 2,843,531 2,706,697 2,712,898 2,774,488 Long-term debt 399,092 398,914 398,736 398,557 398,479 Accrued pension and postretirement benefits 233,603 178,382 98,324 141,849 150,125 Long-term asbestos liability 704,195 792,701 619,666 730,013 839,496 Long-term insurance receivable — asbestos 171,752 208,952 180,689 213,004 260,660