CDW CORP Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where CDW CORP'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 2025-12-31: from running the business, $1.21B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $70.20M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $1.18B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $111.20M came in.
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 | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.21B | $70.20M | -$653.00M | -$328.60M | -$804.60M* | $592.50M | $0.00* | -$26.10M | $29.50M | $8.40M | -$2.60M* | $111.20M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.28B | -$659.20M | -$500.00M | -$332.10M | -$962.40M* | $1.20B | $0.00* | -$38.20M | $47.00M | -$23.30M | -$75.70M* | -$81.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.60B | -$229.60M | -$500.00M | -$321.50M | -$150.00M* | $0.00 | -$74.40M* | -$40.00M | $49.30M | -$38.40M | -$23.70M* | $273.50M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1.34B | -$164.50M | $0.00 | -$282.60M | -$635.50M* | $0.00 | -$229.80M* | -$23.10M | $30.20M | $22.90M | $15.80M* | $57.10M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $784.60M | -$2.77B | -$1.50B | -$234.80M | -$1.48B* | $3.92B | $319.20M* | -$28.50M | $69.90M | $32.10M | -$261.80M* | -$1.15B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.31B | -$201.00M | -$340.60M | -$219.60M | -$643.90M* | $1.30B | -$51.00M* | -$22.50M | $49.20M | $8.50M | $58.70M* | $1.26B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.03B | -$331.40M | -$657.20M | -$183.40M | -$539.00M* | $600.00M | $51.00M* | -$21.40M | $34.90M | -$23.90M | -$10.80M* | -$51.80M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $905.90M | -$86.10M | -$522.30M | -$139.40M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00* | -$33.90M | | $8.20M | -$67.40M* | $61.60M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $777.70M | -$81.10M | -$534.00M | -$106.90M | -$4.24B* | $2.08B | $0.00* | -$49.60M | $13.00M | $9.00M | $2.01B* | -$119.50M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $604.00M | -$65.90M | -$367.40M | -$78.70M | -$2.98B* | $1.48B | $0.00* | $0.00 | $7.40M | $25.90M* | $1.61B* | $226.10M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $277.50M | -$354.40M | -$241.30M | -$52.90M | -$525.30M | $525.00M | $0.00* | -$600.00K | $2.40M | $0.00 | $66.20M* | -$306.90M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $435.00M | -$164.80M | $0.00 | -$33.60M | -$1.30B | $1.18B | $0.00* | | $1.30M | $300.00K* | $44.00M* | $156.40M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $366.30M | -$47.10M | -$200.00K | -$7.30M | -$2.05B | $1.54B | $0.00* | -$24.10M | $424.70M | $600.00K | -$49.80M* | $150.20M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $317.40M | -$41.70M | -$700.00K | $0.00 | -$243.20M | $135.70M | $0.00* | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$229.80M* | -$62.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $214.70M | -$56.00M | -$400.00K | $0.00 | -$1.18B | $1.18B | -$188.20M* | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $93.20M* | $63.30M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $423.70M | -$125.40M | $0.00 | | -$518.60M | $500.00M | -$303.30M* | | | | -$28.20M* | -$51.40M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $107.60M | -$82.60M | $0.00 | | -$11.00M | $0.00 | $0.00* | | | | -$20.90M* | -$6.40M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | -$55.10M* | -$27.90M* | -$343.70M* | -$79.80M* | | | $175.00M* | -$1.90M* | $7.10M* | $700.00K* | $109.60M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $274.80M | -$30.90M | -$201.00M | -$81.10M | | | $0.00* | -$10.40M | $2.60M | $13.70M | $3.00M* | -$39.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $433.80M* | -$54.50M* | -$153.00M* | -$81.70M* | -$593.50M* | $592.50M* | $0.00* | -$4.10M* | $2.50M* | -$6.30M* | $27.80M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $328.30M* | -$29.90M* | -$149.90M* | -$81.80M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$1.10M* | $1.80M* | $7.10M* | -$95.60M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $155.90M* | $186.50M* | -$150.00M* | -$82.30M* | | | $0.00* | -$2.30M* | $19.30M* | -$5.40M* | -$134.40M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $287.20M | -$31.90M | -$200.10M | -$82.80M | | | $0.00* | -$18.60M | $5.90M | $13.00M | -$11.50M* | -$32.10M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $345.30M* | -$353.70M* | -$146.00M* | -$83.10M* | -$183.60M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$5.40M* | $5.40M* | -$41.90M* | $38.40M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $342.10M* | -$244.90M* | -$100.00M* | -$82.70M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$2.10M* | $6.60M* | $6.40M* | $350.70M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $149.90M* | -$30.90M* | -$201.90M* | -$83.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$800.00K* | $6.10M* | $8.40M* | $14.20M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $440.00M | -$29.70M | -$52.10M | -$83.30M | $0.00 | | $0.00* | -$29.90M | $28.90M | $3.80M | -$60.00M* | $215.10M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $536.50M* | -$33.70M* | -$50.00M* | -$83.10M* | -$50.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$1.40M* | $16.80M* | -$55.50M* | -$135.80M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $468.60M* | -$49.10M* | -$53.90M* | -$79.10M* | -$50.00M* | | $0.00* | -$5.80M* | $12.00M* | $5.60M* | -$9.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $228.20M* | -$92.60M* | -$196.10M* | -$79.40M* | $0.00* | | -$25.30M* | -$1.20M* | $7.70M* | $8.00M* | $75.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $365.40M | -$54.20M | -$200.00M | -$79.90M | -$50.00M | | -$49.10M* | -$31.60M | $12.80M | $3.50M | $46.10M* | -$35.80M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $241.90M* | -$39.30M* | $0.00* | -$79.90M* | -$200.00M* | | -$37.10M* | -$1.20M* | $9.50M* | $8.90M* | $28.10M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $332.90M* | -$33.60M* | $0.00* | -$67.70M* | -$400.00M* | | $200.00K* | -$1.30M* | $5.60M* | $5.50M* | $2.20M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $380.30M* | -$50.30M* | $0.00* | -$67.50M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$200.00K* | $6.80M* | $6.60M* | -$112.50M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $380.80M | -$41.30M | $0.00 | -$67.50M | -$35.50M* | | -$192.90M* | -$20.40M | $8.30M | $1.90M | $98.00M* | $128.80M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $147.90M* | -$2.40B* | -$315.10M* | -$67.70M* | -$1.41B* | $3.92B* | $150.50M* | -$100.00K* | $9.20M* | $12.90M* | -$29.90M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $291.80M* | -$155.80M* | -$450.00M* | -$54.80M* | -$3.70M* | $0.00* | $112.20M* | -$600.00K* | $18.90M* | $23.30M* | -$34.60M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $300.00K* | $19.50M* | -$376.90M* | -$55.80M* | -$3.80M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $4.10M* | $6.40M* | $27.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $344.60M | -$233.60M | -$358.40M | -$56.50M | -$60.20M* | | $56.50M* | -$27.80M | $37.70M | -$10.50M | -$224.30M* | -$531.60M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $575.90M* | -$28.90M* | -$199.80M* | -$57.20M* | -$21.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$400.00K* | $22.30M* | $37.40M* | -$173.80M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $222.60M* | -$72.10M* | $0.00* | -$54.10M* | -$622.50M* | $700.00M* | -$50.00M* | -$200.00K* | $26.90M* | -$42.90M* | $180.20M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $292.80M* | -$74.60M* | $0.00* | -$54.10M* | $0.00* | | -$162.50M* | $0.00* | -$7.10M* | $14.30M* | $733.70M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $223.00M | -$25.40M | -$140.80M | -$54.20M | $0.00* | | $161.50M* | -$21.90M | $7.10M | -$300.00K | -$81.40M* | $60.40M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $344.90M* | -$181.40M* | -$163.90M* | -$54.50M* | $537.20M* | $0.00* | $25.00M* | -$100.00K* | | -$28.40M* | -$496.60M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $267.80M* | -$31.10M* | -$161.10M* | -$42.60M* | | $600.00M* | -$50.00M* | -$9.70M* | | -$8.10M* | -$591.80M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $162.10M* | -$30.80M* | -$155.10M* | -$42.90M* | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $6.90M* | -$33.90M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $252.40M | -$88.10M | -$177.10M | -$43.40M | | | $76.00M* | -$11.60M | | $5.70M | $70.20M* | $84.90M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $303.60M* | -$32.70M* | -$289.80M* | -$43.90M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$7.00M* | -$6.80M* | | -$12.90M* | $40.90M* | -$49.30M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $270.00M* | -$19.80M* | -$56.10M* | -$31.70M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$6.70M* | -$18.40M* | $4.50M* | $6.20M* | $5.10M* | $154.40M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $110.10M* | -$17.70M* | -$67.20M* | -$31.80M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $13.70M* | $0.00* | $12.60M* | $17.40M* | -$151.70M* | -$120.30M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $222.20M | -$15.90M | -$109.20M | -$32.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00* | -$8.70M | $7.30M | -$2.50M | $13.90M* | $76.80M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $338.60M* | -$22.50M* | $0.00* | -$32.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$191.60M* | -$7.60M* | $3.90M* | $13.70M* | -$57.30M* | $46.30M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $62.90M* | -$21.80M* | -$174.60M* | -$24.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $137.60M* | $0.00* | $1.70M* | -$4.10M* | $42.90M* | $18.90M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $6.30M* | -$17.20M* | -$184.00M* | -$24.80M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $16.00M* | -$23.70M* | $3.00M* | -$400.00K* | $49.40M* | -$172.70M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $369.90M | -$19.60M | -$175.40M | -$25.50M | -$2.12B | $2.08B | $38.00M* | -$18.30M | $4.40M | -$200.00K | -$146.90M* | -$12.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $104.70M* | -$22.40M* | -$12.40M* | -$25.60M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $1.40M* | $26.20M* | $76.70M* | $145.40M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $186.20M* | -$17.80M* | -$131.90M* | -$17.40M* | -$1.49B* | $1.48B* | $0.00* | | $2.20M* | -$200.00K* | -$23.50M* | -$11.10M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | -$114.70M* | -$14.70M* | -$105.10M* | -$17.70M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $2.60M* | $200.00K* | $133.90M* | -$118.80M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $427.80M | -$11.00M | -$118.00M | -$18.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00* | | $1.20M | -$500.00K | -$71.30M* | $210.60M |
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| 2015-12-31 | -$17.40M* | -$46.20M* | -$48.00M* | -$18.30M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $700.00K* | $200.00K* | $68.80M* | -$59.90M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $195.80M* | -$284.80M* | -$101.60M* | -$11.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $700.00K* | $200.00K* | -$34.70M* | -$238.20M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | -$78.70M* | -$12.90M* | -$91.70M* | -$11.50M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $500.00K* | $100.00K* | $82.20M* | -$111.70M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $177.80M | -$10.50M | $0.00 | -$11.70M | -$525.30M | $525.00M | $0.00* | | $500.00K | $100.00K* | -$51.30M* | $102.90M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $84.50M* | -$108.80M* | $0.00* | -$11.70M* | -$575.10M* | $575.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $200.00K* | $100.00K* | $23.20M* | -$13.30M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $174.60M* | -$14.10M* | $0.00 | -$7.30M* | -$600.10M* | $600.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $300.00K* | $200.00K* | -$22.10M* | $130.20M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | -$70.40M* | -$11.70M* | $0.00 | -$7.30M* | -$44.30M* | $0.00* | | | $700.00K* | $0.00* | $53.20M* | -$79.10M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $246.30M | -$30.20M | $0.00 | -$7.30M | -$79.50M | $0.00 | | | $100.00K | $0.00 | -$10.30M* | $118.60M |
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| 2013-12-31 | -$4.50M* | -$16.60M* | -$100.00K* | -$7.30M* | -$161.50M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $600.00K* | $27.40M* | -$162.10M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $163.70M* | -$10.50M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$533.30M* | $188.60M* | $0.00* | -$800.00K* | $0.00* | | $362.40M* | $170.90M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | -$900.00K* | -$11.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$1.30B* | $1.35B* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | -$1.90M* | $32.20M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $208.00M | -$8.80M | -$100.00K | $0.00 | -$53.10M | $0.00 | $0.00* | | $0.00 | | -$36.30M* | $109.20M |
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| 2012-12-31 | -$49.70M* | -$16.30M* | -$300.00K* | | -$106.30M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $17.90M* | -$155.10M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $62.40M* | -$9.70M* | -$100.00K* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | | -$19.10M* | $34.30M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $81.70M* | -$7.40M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | | $48.30M* | $122.20M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $223.00M | -$8.30M | -$300.00K | | -$136.90M | $135.70M | $0.00* | | | | -$276.90M* | -$63.40M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $43.20M* | -$19.80M* | -$200.00K* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$5.10M* | | | | $54.80M* | $74.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $41.70M* | -$9.70M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$155.00M* | | | | $105.80M* | -$18.70M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | -$11.80M* | -$10.30M* | -$200.00K* | | -$1.18B* | $1.18B* | -$16.70M* | | | | $10.00M* | -$29.10M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $141.60M | -$16.20M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$11.40M* | | | | -$77.40M* | $37.10M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $59.90M* | -$42.50M* | | | -$502.10M* | | -$3.00M* | | | | $457.00M* | -$30.40M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $103.50M* | -$27.10M* | | | | | -$64.00M* | | | | $28.20M* | $40.90M* |
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