Question: why was the cash flow from Operating Activities less than Net Income in 2018, but more than Net Income in 2019? The answer should be
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline A & B & c & 0 \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{ Consolidated Statement of Cash Flaws - uSD (\$) $ in Millions } & \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{12 Months Ended } \\ \hline & Dex. 28, 2019 & Dec. 29,2018 & Dec. 30,2017 \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{|l|}{ Operating Activities } \\ \hline Net income & $7,353 & $12,559 & $4,908 \\ \hline Depreciation and amortization & 2,432 & 2,399 & 2,369 \\ \hline Share-based compensation expense & 237 & 256 & 292 \\ \hline Restructuring and impairment charges & 370 & 308 & 295 \\ \hline Cash payments for restructuring charges & (350) & {[255]} & (113) \\ \hline Pension and retiree medical plan expenses & 519 & 221 & 221 \\ \hline Pension and retiree medical plan contributions. & (716) & (1,708) & (220) \\ \hline Deferred income taxes and other tax charges and credits & 453 & [531] & 619 \\ \hline Oaher net tax benefits related to international reorganizations & (2) & (4,347) & 0 \\ \hline Net tax (benefit)/expense related to the TCI Act & (8) & (28) & 2,451 \\ \hline Tax payments related to the TCI Act & (423) & [115] & 0 \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{|l|}{ Change in assets and liabilities [Abstract] } \\ \hline Accounts and notes recelvable & (650) & {[253]} & (202) \\ \hline Inventories & (190) & {[174]} & [168] \\ \hline Prepaid expenses and other current assets & (87) & 9 & 20 \\ \hline Accounts payable and other current liabilities & 735 & 382 & 201 \\ \hline Income taxes payable & (287) & 448 & [338] \\ \hline Othes, net & 263 & [256) & (305) \\ \hline Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities & 9,649 & 9,415 & 10,030 \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{|l|}{ Investing Activities } \\ \hline Capital spending & (4,232) & (3,282) & (2,969) \\ \hline Sales of property, plant and equlpment & 170 & 134 & 180 \\ \hline Acquisition of Sodastream, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired & (1,939) & (1,197) & 0 \\ \hline Other acquisitions and investments in noncontrolled affiliates & (778) & {[299]} & (61) \\ \hline Divestitures & 253 & sos & 267 \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{|l|}{ Short-term investments, by oripinal maturity: } \\ \hline More than three months - purchases & 0 & (5,637) & (18,385) \\ \hline More than three months - maturities & 16 & 12,824 & 15,744 \\ \hline More than three months - sales & 62 & 1,498 & 790 \\ \hline Three months or less, net & 19 & 16 & 2 \\ \hline Other investing net & (8) & 2 & 29 \\ \hline Net Cash (Used for)/Provided by Investing Activities & (6,437) & 4,564 & (4,403) \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{|l|}{ Financing Activities } \\ \hline Proceeds from issuances of long-term debt & 4,621 & 0 & 7,509 \\ \hline Payments of long-term debt & (3,970) & (4,007) & {[4,406]} \\ \hline Cash tender and exchange offers/debt redemptions & (1,007) & (1,589) & 0 \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{|l|}{ Short-term borrowings, by original maturity } \\ \hline More than three months - proceeds & 6 & 3 & 91 \\ \hline More than three months - payments & (2) & (17) & (128) \\ \hline Three months or less, net & (3) & (1,352) & (1,016) \\ \hline Cash dlvidends paild & (5,304) & (4,930) & (4,472] \\ \hline Share repurchases - common & (3,000) & (2,000) & (2,000) \\ \hline Share repurchases - preferred & 0 & (2) & (S) \\ \hline Proceeds from exercises of stock options & 329 & 281 & 462 \\ \hline Withholding tax payments on RSUs, PSUs and PEPunits converted & (114) & {[103)} & (145) \\ \hline Othes financine & (45) & (53) & (76) \\ \hline Net Cash Used for Financing Activities & (B,4B9) & (13,769) & (4,186} \\ \hline Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash & 78 & (98) & 47 \\ \hline Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, Period Increase (Decrease) & (5,199) & 112 & 1,488 \\ \hline Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash & $5,570 & $10,769 & $10,657 \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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