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Cash Generated from Operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of Cash Flows from Operating Activities | Cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, are as follows:
(In millions of Korean won) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
1. Profit for the year |  | ￦ | 546,341 |  |  | ￦ | 719,412 |  |  | ￦ | 699,274 |
2. Adjustments to reconcile net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense |  |  | 270,656 |  |  |  | 314,565 |  |  |  | 320,060 |
Interest income 1 |  |  | (108,639 | ) |  |  | (265,817 | ) |  |  | (303,722 | )
Interest expense 1 |  |  | 302,464 |  |  |  | 296,894 |  |  |  | 268,773 |
Dividends income |  |  | (4,785 | ) |  |  | (2,910 | ) |  |  | (3,408 | )
Depreciation |  |  | 2,802,531 |  |  |  | 2,735,413 |  |  |  | 2,567,754 |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  | 635,150 |  |  |  | 629,526 |  |  |  | 660,705 |
Depreciation of right-of-use assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 452,056 |
Provision for severance benefits |  |  | 218,966 |  |  |  | 245,926 |  |  |  | 256,525 |
Impairment losses on trade receivables |  |  | 45,704 |  |  |  | 113,064 |  |  |  | 60,193 |
Share of net profit or loss of associates and joint ventures |  |  | 15,480 |  |  |  | 5,912 |  |  |  | 3,252 |
Loss(gain) on disposal of associates and joint ventures |  |  | 979 |  |  |  | (3,737 | ) |  |  | 30 |
Gain on disposal of right-of-use assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,853 | )
Impairment loss of associates and joint ventures |  |  | 3,662 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Impairment losses on assets held for sale |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,586 |
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and investment in properties |  |  | 150,293 |  |  |  | 68,688 |  |  |  | 49,284 |
Loss(gain) on disposal of intangible assets |  |  | 4,271 |  |  |  | (4,256 | ) |  |  | (1,248 | )
Loss on impairment of intangible assets |  |  | 116,095 |  |  |  | 12,997 |  |  |  | 61,899 |
Loss on foreign currency translation |  |  | (213,341 | ) |  |  | 68,952 |  |  |  | 75,998 |
Loss(gain) on valuation and settlement of derivatives, net |  |  | 268,094 |  |  |  | (92,210 | ) |  |  | (70,482 | )
Gain on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,712 | ) |  |  | (5,115 | )
Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,768 | ) |  |  | (4,335 | )
Gain on disposal of financial assets at amortized cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | (44 | ) |  |  | 43 |
Impairment losses on available-for-sale financial assets |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Gain on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets |  |  | (89,598 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Others |  |  | (251,193 | ) |  |  | (55,969 | ) |  |  | 134,848 |
3. Changes in operating assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease(increase) in trade receivables |  |  | (303,340 | ) |  |  | (81,217 | ) |  |  | (433,292 | )
Decrease(Increase) in other receivables |  |  | (346,013 | ) |  |  | 356,643 |  |  |  | (79,130 | )
Decrease(increase) in other current assets |  |  | 11,792 |  |  |  | (123,258 | ) |  |  | 984 |
Decrease(increase) in other non-current assets |  |  | (43,790 | ) |  |  | 19,556 |  |  |  | (178,180 | )
Decrease(increase) in inventories |  |  | (205,403 | ) |  |  | (480,543 | ) |  |  | 240,488 |
Increase(decrease) in trade payables |  |  | 162,110 |  |  |  | (167,841 | ) |  |  | 44,354 |
Increase(decrease) in other payables |  |  | 214,689 |  |  |  | (448,301 | ) |  |  | (102,375 | )
Increase in other current liabilities |  |  | 288,553 |  |  |  | 291,548 |  |  |  | 43,384 |
Increase(decrease) in other non-current liabilities |  |  | 174,618 |  |  |  | 144,072 |  |  |  | (199,547 | )
Decrease(Increase) in provisions |  |  | (12,574 | ) |  |  | 85,946 |  |  |  | (12,164 | )
Decrease(Increase) in deferred revenue |  |  | (13,086 | ) |  |  | 48,201 |  |  |  | 641 |
Increase in plan assets |  |  | (203,420 | ) |  |  | (53,301 | ) |  |  | (375,499 | )
Payment of severance benefits |  |  | (118,391 | ) |  |  | (153,209 | ) |  |  | (119,716 | )
4. Cash generated from operations (1+2+3) |  | ￦ | 4,318,884 |  |  | ￦ | 4,212,222 |  |  | ￦ | 4,058,065 |
| 1 | BC Card Co., Ltd. and other subsidiaries of the Group recognized interest income and expenses as operating income and expenses, respectively. Related interest income recognized as operating revenue is ￦ 21,018 million (2017: ￦ 15,561 million, 2018: ￦ 21,021 million) and related interest expense recognized as operating expense is ￦ 548 million (2017: ￦ 0 million, 2018: ￦ 21 million) for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Summary of Significant Transactions not Affecting Cash Flows | Significant transactions not affecting cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, are as follows:
(In millions of Korean won) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
Reclassification of the current portion of borrowings |  | ￦ | 1,416,066 |  |  | ￦ | 1,149,599 |  |  | ￦ | 1,030,056 |
Reclassification of construction-in-progress to property and equipment |  |  | 2,686,591 |  |  |  | 1,988,014 |  |  |  | 2,698,146 |
Reclassification of accounts payable from property and equipment |  |  | 225,601 |  |  |  | 122,185 |  |  |  | 685,859 |
Reclassification of accounts payable from intangible assets |  |  | (227,108 | ) |  |  | 584,595 |  |  |  | (356,911 | )
Reclassification of payable from defined benefit liability |  |  | 36,209 |  |  |  | (31,838 | ) |  |  | (19,053 | )
Reclassification of payable from plan assets |  |  | 43,035 |  |  |  | (9,497 | ) |  |  | (14,298 | )

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