pre_text: Selected Financial Data • Significant events affecting our historical earnings trends in 2018 through 2019 are described in “Special Items” in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section. • 2017 data includes severance, pension and benefit charges, gain on spectrum license transactions, acquisition and integration related charges, product realignment charges, net gain on sale of divested businesses and early debt redemption costs. 2016 data includes severance, pension and benefit charges, gain on spectrum license transactions, net gain on sale of divested businesses and early debt redemption costs. 2015 data includes severance, pension and benefit credits and gain on spectrum license transactions. • On January 1, 2019, we adopted several Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that were issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) using the modified retrospective basis. On January 1, 2018, we adopted several ASUs that were issued by the FASB. These standards were adopted on different bases, including: (1) prospective; (2) full retrospective; and (3) modified retrospective. Based on the method of adoption, certain figures are not comparable, with full retrospective reflected in all periods. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
table: (dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
table: 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
table: Results of Operations
table: Operating revenues $131,868 $130,863 $ 126,034 $ 125,980 $ 131,620
table: Operating income 30,378 22,278 27,425 29,249 30,615
table: Net income attributable to Verizon 19,265 15,528 30,101 13,127 17,879
table: Per common share – basic 4.66 3.76 7.37 3.22 4.38
table: Per common share – diluted 4.65 3.76 7.36 3.21 4.37
table: Cash dividends declared per common share 2.435 2.385 2.335 2.285 2.230
table: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 523 511 449 481 496
table: Financial Position
table: Total assets $ 291,727 $ 264,829 $ 257,143 $ 244,180 $ 244,175
table: Debt maturing within one year 10,777 7,190 3,453 2,645 6,489
table: Long-term debt 100,712 105,873 113,642 105,433 103,240
table: Employee benefit obligations 17,952 18,599 22,112 26,166 29,957
table: Noncontrolling interests 1,440 1,565 1,591 1,508 1,414
table: Equity attributable to Verizon 61,395 53,145 43,096 22,524 16,428
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in the Per common share – basic from 2018 to 2019?