. a regular quarterly dividend of $ 0.29 per common share is payable on march 31 , 2017 to shareholders of record as of thef close of business on march 17 , 2017 . cash flows from operations cash flows from operations were $ 1925 million , $ 1131 million and $ 1165 million in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 respectively . our net cash provided by operating activities consists primarily of net earnings , adjusted to add backr depreciation and amortization