CORPORATE ITEMS AND ELIMINATIONS
| (In millions) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUES | |||
| Insurance activities | $ 3,962 | $ 3,692 | $ 4,183 |
| Eliminations and other | 1,406 | 61 | (408) |
| Total | $ 5,368 | $ 3,753 | $ 3,775 |
| OPERATING PROFIT (COST) | |||
| Insurance activities | $ 145 | $ 57 | $ 159 |
| Principal pension plans | (755) | (877) | (329) |
| Underabsorbed corporate overhead | (437) | (266) | (426) |
| Other | (733) | (389) | 221 |
| Total | $ (1,780) | $ (1,475) | $ (375) |
Corporate Items and Eliminations include the effects of eliminating transactions between operating segments; results of our insurance activities remaining in continuing operations; cost of, and cost reductions from, our principal pension plans; underabsorbed corporate overhead; certain non-allocated amounts described below; and a variety of sundry items. Corporate Items and Eliminations is not an operating segment. Rather, it is added to operating segment totals to reconcile to consolidated totals on the financial statements.
Certain amounts included in the line “Other” above are not allocated to segment results for internal measurement purposes. In 2007, amounts primarily related to restructuring, rationalization and other charges were $0.5 billion at Industrial (including $0.1 billion of product quality issues), $0.4 billion at Healthcare, $0.3 billion at each of NBC Universal, Commercial Finance and Infrastructure and $0.1 billion at GE Money. Amounts in 2007 also included technology and product development costs of $0.1 billion at NBC Universal. GECS amounts are on an after-tax basis. In 2006, amounts related principally to technology and product development and restructuring costs of $0.2 billion at NBC Universal, restructuring and other charges of $0.2 billion at Industrial and principally for acquisition-related restructuring and other charges of $0.1 billion at Healthcare.
Other operating profit (cost) also reflects a $0.9 billion gain on sale of a business interest to Hitachi by the Energy business and a $0.3 billion (after-tax) gain on sale of Swiss Re common stock. Other operating profit (cost) also reflects gains from sales of business interests of $0.4 billion in 2006, principally GE Supply, and $0.1 billion from the partial sale of an interest in Genpact in 2005.