Summary
This Form 8-K filing by General Electric Company (GE) on December 12, 2008, primarily serves to provide XBRL-formatted financial data from its previously filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008. It includes condensed statements of earnings, financial position, and cash flows for relevant periods. Importantly, the filing explicitly states that the XBRL-formatted financial information is unaudited and is not to be relied upon by investors for making investment decisions. The stated purpose is to test the XBRL format and technology, not to present new or revised financial information for investment analysis. Therefore, investors should refer to the original Form 10-Q filing dated October 30, 2008, for accurate and reliable financial data.
Key Highlights
- 1GE filed a Form 8-K on December 12, 2008.
- 2The filing contains XBRL-formatted financial data from GE's Q3 2008 10-Q filing (filed Oct 30, 2008).
- 3Included financial data covers Condensed Statements of Earnings, Financial Position, and Cash Flows.
- 4The XBRL data is for the periods ended September 30, 2008, and comparative periods.
- 5GE explicitly states the XBRL data is unaudited.
- 6Investors are advised not to rely on this XBRL data for investment decisions.
- 7The primary purpose of this filing is to test XBRL formatting and technology.