BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-30: from running the business, $3.43B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-30: from investing, $818.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-30: from financing, $3.62B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-30: change in cash, $1.00B went out.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-09-30 | $3.43B | -$818.00M | -$1.00B | -$1.20B | -$1.79B | $0.00 | $455.00M | | -$87.00M | | -$1.00B |
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| 2024-09-30 | $3.84B | -$5.51B | -$500.00M | -$1.10B | -$1.14B | $4.52B | $400.00M | | -$89.00M | $1.00M* | $375.00M |
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| 2023-09-30 | $2.99B | -$716.00M | $0.00 | -$1.11B | -$2.15B | $1.66B | -$230.00M | | -$120.00M | $1.00M* | $322.00M |
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| 2022-09-30 | $2.47B | -$3.22B | -$500.00M | -$1.08B | -$805.00M | $497.00M | $230.00M | | -$77.00M | $1.00B* | -$1.23B |
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| 2021-09-30 | $4.65B | -$1.88B | -$1.75B | -$1.05B | -$5.11B | $4.87B | $0.00 | | -$265.00M | | -$525.00M |
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| 2020-09-30 | $3.54B | -$1.23B | $0.00 | -$1.03B | -$4.66B | $3.39B | $0.00 | | -$109.00M | $2.43B* | $2.33B |
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| 2019-09-30 | $3.33B | -$741.00M | $0.00 | -$984.00M | -$4.74B | $2.22B | $485.00M | | -$205.00M | $1.00M* | -$646.00M |
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| 2018-09-30 | $2.87B | -$15.73B | $0.00 | -$927.00M | -$4.00B | $5.09B | $0.00 | | -$220.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$12.94B |
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| 2017-09-30 | $2.55B | -$883.00M | -$220.00M | -$677.00M | -$3.98B | $11.46B | -$200.00M | $14.00M | -$234.00M* | $4.81B* | $12.64B |
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| 2016-09-30 | $2.56B | -$669.00M | $0.00 | -$562.00M | -$752.00M | $0.00 | -$500.00M | | $54.00M* | -$1.00M* | $117.00M |
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| 2015-09-30 | $1.73B | -$8.32B | $0.00 | -$485.00M | -$6.00M | $6.16B | $497.00M | $75.00M | $21.00M* | -$76.00M* | -$436.00M |
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| 2014-09-30 | $1.75B | -$948.00M | -$400.00M | -$421.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$4.00M | $17.00M* | $18.00M* | | -$29.00M |
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| 2013-09-30 | $1.72B | -$311.00M | -$450.00M | -$386.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$199.00M | $64.00M* | $67.00M* | | $219.00M |
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| 2012-09-30 | $1.69B | -$894.00M | -$1.50B | -$368.00M | -$42.00M | $1.49B | $2.00M | $52.00M* | $50.00M* | | $496.00M |
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| 2011-09-30 | $1.64B | -$1.03B | -$1.50B | -$361.00M | -$35.00K | $991.00M | $34.00M | $103.00M | $121.00M* | -$101.97M* | -$41.00M |
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| 2010-09-30 | $1.59B | -$693.63M | -$750.00M | -$345.71M | -$76.00K | | -$200.19M | $72.77M* | $73.30M* | | -$178.25M |
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| 2009-09-30 | $1.66B | -$1.07B | -$550.01M | -$316.88M | -$311.00K | $739.23M | $1.20M | $53.02M* | $47.07M* | | $563.77M |
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| 2008-09-30 | $1.62B | -$776.85M | -$450.00M | -$278.51M | -$1.11M | $0.00 | -$5.94M | $122.98M* | $149.73M* | | $319.00M |
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| 2007-09-30 | $1.23B | -$1.02B | -$450.12M | -$239.81M | -$100.79M | $0.00 | -$121.10M | | $185.80M* | | -$488.81M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $776.00M* | -$241.00M* | $0.00* | -$286.00M* | -$2.00B | | -$291.00M* | -$7.00M* | $2.01B* | |
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| 2025-12-31 | $657.00M | -$183.00M | -$250.00M | -$299.00M | $0.00 | | $317.00M | -$69.00M | -$1.00M* | $174.00M |
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| 2025-09-30 | $1.85B* | -$494.00M* | -$250.00M* | | -$581.00M* | | | -$4.00M* | $26.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $1.09B* | -$336.00M* | $0.00* | -$299.00M* | -$333.00M* | | -$207.00M* | -$2.00M* | | |
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| 2025-03-31 | -$204.00M* | -$192.00M* | $0.00* | -$298.00M* | $0.00* | | $265.00M* | -$5.00M* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2024-12-31 | $693.00M | $204.00M | -$750.00M | -$302.00M | -$875.00M | | $75.00M | -$76.00M | | -$1.04B |
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| 2024-09-30 | $1.18B* | -$3.94B* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | | -$1.00M* | $125.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $1.30B* | -$288.00M* | $0.00* | -$275.00M* | -$1.14B* | | $0.00* | -$9.00M* | $2.55B* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $514.00M* | -$1.06B* | $0.00* | -$275.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $8.00M* | $1.97B* | |
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| 2023-12-31 | $855.00M | -$233.00M | -$500.00M | -$275.00M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$87.00M | | -$247.00M |
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| 2023-09-30 | $1.32B* | $137.00M* | $0.00* | | -$439.00M* | | | -$15.00M* | -$543.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $1.08B* | -$329.00M* | $0.00* | -$286.00M* | -$1.19B* | | -$316.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $185.00M* | -$233.00M* | $0.00* | -$282.00M* | -$1.00M* | | $0.00* | -$12.00M* | $1.66B* | |
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| 2022-12-31 | $399.00M | -$291.00M | $0.00 | -$281.00M | -$528.00M | | $365.00M | -$89.00M | -$1.00M* | -$415.00M |
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| 2022-09-30 | $973.00M* | -$2.00B* | -$500.00M* | | -$500.00M* | | | -$7.00M* | $458.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $678.00M* | -$236.00M* | | -$271.00M* | -$303.00M* | | $0.00* | -$7.00M* | -$265.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $444.00M* | -$304.00M* | | -$270.00M* | -$2.00M* | | $0.00* | -$7.00M* | $1.41B* | |
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| 2021-12-31 | $674.00M | -$686.00M | | -$271.00M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$56.00M | | -$345.00M |
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| 2021-09-30 | $951.00M* | -$694.00M* | -$750.00M* | | -$3.11B* | | $0.00* | -$174.00M* | $2.90B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $975.00M* | -$323.00M* | | -$261.00M* | -$1.00M* | | $0.00* | -$9.00M* | -$1.00B* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $1.19B* | -$433.00M* | | -$264.00M* | -$1.73B* | | $0.00* | -$21.00M* | $1.72B* | |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.53B | -$430.00M | | -$264.00M | -$267.00M | | $0.00 | -$61.00M | | $530.00M |
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| 2020-09-30 | $1.48B* | -$327.00M* | $0.00* | | -$953.00M* | | $0.00* | -$3.00M* | -$252.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $862.00M* | -$363.00M* | | -$268.00M* | -$3.41B* | | -$695.00M* | -$16.00M* | $4.41B* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $483.00M* | -$255.00M* | | -$253.00M* | -$2.00M* | | $0.00* | -$22.00M* | $1.90B* | |
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| 2019-12-31 | $713.00M | -$287.00M | | -$252.00M | -$303.00M | | $210.00M | -$68.00M | | $18.00M |
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| 2019-09-30 | $1.37B* | -$441.00M* | | | -$862.00M* | $0.00* | $185.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$245.00M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $932.00M* | -$330.00M* | | -$246.00M* | -$2.98B* | $2.22B* | $300.00M* | -$69.00M* | | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $782.00M* | -$269.00M* | | -$246.00M* | -$452.00M* | $0.00* | -$50.00M* | -$49.00M* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2018-12-31 | $245.00M | $299.00M | | -$245.00M | -$453.00M | $0.00 | $50.00M | -$86.00M | | -$195.00M |
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| 2018-09-30 | $1.31B* | -$560.00M* | $0.00* | | -$1.27B* | $751.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$44.00M* | -$241.00M* | -$244.00M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $542.00M* | $200.00M* | $0.00* | -$238.00M* | -$890.00M* | $713.00M* | -$180.00M* | -$21.00M* | | $134.00M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $697.00M* | -$170.00M* | $0.00* | -$239.00M* | -$1.83B* | $1.37B* | $380.00M* | -$54.00M* | $1.00M* | $126.00M* |
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| 2017-12-31 | $320.00M | -$15.20B | $0.00 | -$210.00M | $0.00 | $2.25B | $0.00 | -$101.00M | -$1.00M* | -$12.94B |
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| 2017-09-30 | $1.13B* | -$347.00M* | $0.00* | -$199.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$250.00M* | -$5.00M* | -$2.00M* | $328.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $384.00M* | -$381.00M* | $0.00* | -$166.00M* | -$1.79B* | $10.41B* | $100.00M* | -$85.00M* | $4.83B* | $13.30B* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $725.00M* | -$203.00M* | $0.00* | -$156.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$750.00M* | $0.00* | | -$371.00M* |
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| 2016-12-31 | $315.00M | $48.00M | -$220.00M | -$156.00M | -$2.19B | $1.05B | $700.00M | -$144.00M* | | -$622.00M |
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| 2016-09-30 | $705.00M* | -$351.00M* | $0.00* | -$141.00M* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | -$350.00M* | $8.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$145.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $834.00M* | -$148.00M* | $0.00* | -$141.00M* | -$750.00M* | $0.00* | $150.00M* | $40.00M* | $1.00M* | -$10.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $557.00M* | -$25.00M* | $0.00* | -$140.00M* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | -$300.00M* | $11.00M* | -$1.00M* | $114.00M* |
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| 2015-12-31 | $463.00M | -$145.00M | $0.00 | -$140.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$5.00M* | | $158.00M |
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| 2015-09-30 | $678.00M* | -$315.00M* | | -$127.00M* | -$3.00M* | $0.00* | -$349.00M* | $3.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$134.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $538.00M* | -$174.00M* | | -$126.00M* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | -$656.00M* | $57.00M* | | -$353.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $228.00M* | -$8.20B* | | -$116.00M* | | $0.00* | $1.50B* | -$25.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$6.63B* |
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| 2014-12-31 | $286.00M | $368.00M | | -$116.00M | | $6.16B | -$1.00M | -$14.00M* | | $6.68B |
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| 2014-09-30 | $539.00M* | -$218.00M* | $0.00* | -$105.00M* | | | -$1.00M* | -$1.00M* | | $200.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $439.00M* | -$232.00M* | -$187.00M* | -$105.00M* | | | $3.00M* | $10.00M* | | -$70.00M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $413.00M* | -$231.00M* | -$24.00M* | -$105.00M* | | | -$3.00M* | $9.00M* | -$1.00M* | $52.00M* |
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| 2013-12-31 | $355.00M | -$267.00M | -$189.00M | -$106.00M | | | -$3.00M | $0.00* | | -$211.00M |
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| 2013-09-30 | $728.00M* | -$607.00M* | -$44.00M* | -$96.00M* | $18.00K* | | $1.00M* | $2.00M* | | -$72.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $446.00M* | -$119.00M* | -$50.00M* | -$97.00M* | -$3.00K* | | -$200.19M* | $15.00M* | $2.20M* | -$62.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $317.00M* | $24.00M* | -$56.00M* | -$96.00M* | -$5.00K* | | -$3.81M* | $36.00M* | -$1.19M* | $107.00M* |
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| 2012-12-31 | $226.00M | $391.00M | -$300.00M | -$97.00M | | | $4.00M | $14.00M* | | $246.00M |
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| 2012-09-30 | $557.06M* | -$249.79M* | -$249.99M* | -$87.74M* | $337.00K* | -$285.00K* | -$3.78M* | $27.81M* | | $12.56M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $561.52M* | -$421.36M* | -$250.00M* | -$92.04M* | -$3.04M* | $0.00* | $4.11M* | $7.11M* | | -$180.77M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $276.85M* | $27.83M* | -$600.13M* | -$92.07M* | -$7.85M* | $0.00* | $2.05M* | $16.34M* | | -$356.79M* |
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| 2011-12-31 | $297.56M | -$250.67M | -$399.87M | -$96.15M | -$31.45M | $1.49B | -$379.00K | -$1.26M* | | $1.02B |
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| 2011-09-30 | $520.16M* | -$205.71M* | -$227.17M* | -$88.26M* | -$8.00K* | -$265.00K* | $389.00K* | $8.54M* | $1.03M* | $16.95M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $410.95M* | $196.70M* | -$215.04M* | -$89.87M* | -$13.00K* | $0.00* | -$3.18M* | $55.33M* | | $409.45M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $237.15M* | -$456.65M* | -$220.90M* | -$90.16M* | -$7.00K* | $0.00* | $4.96M* | $14.63M* | | -$500.77M* |
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| 2010-12-31 | $469.74M | -$567.35M | -$836.89M | -$92.71M | -$7.00K | $991.26M | $31.83M | $42.50M* | | $33.37M |
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| 2010-09-30 | $472.69M* | $182.63M* | -$200.00M* | -$85.37M* | -$8.00K* | | $255.00K* | $18.62M* | | $465.88M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $466.66M* | -$405.72M* | -$100.00M* | -$86.11M* | -$19.00K* | | $1.75M* | $5.83M* | | -$80.58M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $276.35M* | -$329.47M* | -$258.87M* | -$84.34M* | -$21.00K* | | -$4.89M* | $37.16M* | | -$351.62M* |
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| 2009-12-31 | $371.16M | -$141.06M | -$191.13M | -$89.89M | -$28.00K | | -$197.31M | $11.69M* | | -$211.94M |
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| 2009-09-30 | $610.34M* | -$353.10M* | -$178.58M* | -$78.97M* | -$22.00K* | $3.02M* | -$409.00K* | $13.24M* | | $62.64M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $525.60M* | -$394.44M* | -$29.91M* | -$79.20M* | -$97.00K* | | $1.62M* | $12.95M* | $736.21M* | $788.89M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $257.04M* | -$190.51M* | -$58.20M* | -$76.60M* | -$99.00K* | | -$944.00K* | $23.83M* | | -$54.91M* |
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| 2008-12-31 | $265.50M | -$129.01M | -$283.32M | -$82.10M | -$93.00K | | $928.00K | -$2.95M* | | -$232.86M |
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| 2008-09-30 | $412.48M* | -$206.49M* | -$95.61M* | -$69.51M* | -$523.00K* | $0.00* | -$2.20M* | $29.98M* | | $94.57M* |
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