Summary
General Electric Company (GE) filed this Current Report on Form 8-K primarily to furnish XBRL-formatted financial data from its previously filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008. This XBRL exhibit contains unaudited condensed financial statements, including the statement of earnings, statement of financial position, and statement of cash flows for relevant periods in 2008 and 2007. The company explicitly advises investors that this XBRL data is for testing purposes and should not be relied upon for investment decisions, as it is not the official SEC filing.
Key Highlights
- 1GE filed an 8-K on August 6, 2008, primarily to provide XBRL-formatted financial information.
- 2The XBRL data is derived from GE's Q2 2008 Form 10-Q, filed on July 25, 2008.
- 3Included data encompasses condensed statements of earnings, financial position, and cash flows.
- 4The information covers the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, and comparative periods in 2007.
- 5GE explicitly states that the XBRL data is unaudited and not the official financial statements filed with the SEC.
- 6Investors are strongly cautioned against using this XBRL data for investment decisions.
- 7The filing serves as a test of XBRL formatting and technology.