CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.'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, $462.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $479.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $942.00M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $1.00M 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 | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | -$462.00M | -$479.00M | $0.00 | | -$685.00M | $1.98B | | $951.00M | -$168.00M | -$1.14B* | $1.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $105.00M | -$3.21B | -$733.00M | | -$845.00M | $3.22B | | $0.00 | -$124.00M | $1.45B* | -$137.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $2.27B | -$591.00M | -$152.00M | | $0.00 | $750.00M | -$1.86B* | $0.00 | -$204.00M | -$34.00M* | $172.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $2.42B | -$936.00M | -$240.00M | | -$1.36B | $0.00 | $255.00M* | $0.00 | -$166.00M | | -$22.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.79B | -$1.38B | $0.00 | | -$1.37B | $1.00B | $73.00M* | $322.00M | -$130.00M | -$1.36B* | -$64.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | -$258.00M | -$2.04B | $0.00 | -$41.00M | -$1.02B | $1.76B | $1.51B* | $0.00 | -$115.00M | -$35.00M* | -$241.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $568.00M | -$644.00M | -$253.00M | | -$729.00M | $721.00M | $0.00* | $0.00 | -$126.00M | -$7.00M* | -$470.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $479.00M | -$273.00M | -$48.00M | $0.00 | -$235.00M | $0.00 | $0.00* | $0.00 | -$91.00M | -$2.00M* | -$172.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $338.10M | -$156.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$1.72B | $1.77B | | $661.30M | -$26.70M | -$186.50M* | $665.50M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $303.00M | -$57.90M | | $0.00 | | $0.00 | | $287.40M | -$27.70M | -$466.10M* | $73.50M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $37.90M | -$103.20M | | $0.00 | | $503.50M | | $0.00 | -$45.80M | -$396.70M* | -$5.70M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $358.90M | -$103.60M | | -$92.50M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$60.20M | -$135.60M* | -$44.60M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $1.15B | -$811.30M | $0.00 | -$91.90M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $285.30M | -$52.00M | -$313.30M* | $140.30M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $514.50M | -$961.80M | $0.00 | -$307.20M | $0.00 | $497.00M | $0.00* | $0.00 | -$28.10M* | -$42.10M* | -$326.40M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $2.29B | -$5.30B | -$289.80M | -$118.90M | $0.00 | $998.10M | $0.00* | $853.70M | -$43.50M* | $575.50M* | -$1.05B |
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| 2010-12-31 | $1.32B | -$1.37B | $0.00 | -$68.90M | -$200.00M | $1.39B | $0.00* | $0.00 | -$11.60M* | -$20.00M* | $1.06B |
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| 2009-12-31 | $185.70M | -$179.30M | | -$31.90M | | $0.00 | | $347.30M | -$1.20M* | -$9.90M* | $323.70M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $853.20M | -$795.60M | | -$36.10M | | $325.00M | | $0.00 | $5.90M* | -$262.40M* | $21.90M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $288.90M | -$745.40M | | -$20.90M | | $0.00 | | $0.00 | $1.10M | $269.90M* | -$194.60M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter 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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| 2026-06-30 | $230.00M* | -$126.00M* | | | | $0.00* | | | -$16.00M* | -$63.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | -$325.00M | -$140.00M | | | | $0.00 | | | -$53.00M | $507.00M* | -$11.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | -$13.00M* | -$85.00M* | $0.00* | | -$685.00M* | $283.00M* | | | -$60.00M* | $551.00M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | -$143.00M* | -$138.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $850.00M* | | | -$22.00M* | -$542.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $45.00M* | -$111.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$53.00M* | $121.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | -$351.00M | -$145.00M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | $850.00M | | | -$33.00M | -$318.00M* | $3.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | -$472.00M* | -$2.73B* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $1.80B* | | | -$48.00M* | $1.48B* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | -$84.00M* | -$146.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $596.00M* | | | -$54.00M* | -$383.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $519.00M* | -$152.00M* | -$125.00M* | | -$193.00M* | $0.00* | | | $3.00M* | $28.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $142.00M | -$179.00M | -$608.00M | | -$652.00M | $825.00M | | | -$25.00M | $329.00M* | -$168.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $652.00M* | -$121.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$325.00M* | | -$39.00M* | | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $767.00M* | -$160.00M* | -$58.00M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$508.00M* | | -$44.00M* | | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $887.00M* | -$125.00M* | -$94.00M* | | $0.00* | $750.00M* | -$1.34B* | | -$71.00M* | -$34.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | -$39.00M | -$185.00M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | $0.00 | $307.00M* | | -$50.00M | | $33.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $489.00M* | -$209.00M* | -$30.00M* | | -$3.00M* | $0.00* | -$226.00M* | $0.00* | -$51.00M* | | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $536.00M* | -$260.00M* | -$34.00M* | | -$36.00M* | $0.00* | -$155.00M* | $0.00* | -$42.00M* | | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $865.00M* | -$232.00M* | -$157.00M* | | -$959.00M* | $0.00* | $530.00M* | $0.00* | -$35.00M* | | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $533.00M | -$235.00M | -$19.00M | | -$360.00M | $0.00 | $106.00M* | $0.00 | -$38.00M | | -$13.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $1.14B* | -$965.00M* | $0.00* | | -$26.00M* | $0.00* | -$120.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$20.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $1.52B* | -$172.00M* | $0.00* | | -$7.00M* | $0.00* | $3.00M* | $0.00* | -$28.00M* | -$1.34B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $511.00M* | -$107.00M* | $0.00* | | -$437.00M* | $0.00* | $42.00M* | $0.00* | -$46.00M* | | |
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| 2021-03-31 | -$379.00M | -$135.00M | $0.00 | | -$902.00M | $1.00B | $148.00M* | $322.00M | -$56.00M | | -$2.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | -$207.00M* | -$802.00M* | $0.00* | -$200.00K* | -$23.00M* | $0.00* | $1.11B* | $0.00* | -$61.00M* | $39.20M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $247.00M* | -$88.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$150.00M* | $0.00* | $25.00M* | -$52.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | -$134.00M* | -$145.00M* | $0.00* | -$23.90M* | -$570.00M* | $1.05B* | -$250.00M* | $0.00* | -$42.00M* | $4.90M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | -$164.00M | -$1.01B | $0.00 | -$16.90M | -$430.00M | $716.00M | $800.00M* | $0.00 | -$37.00M | -$27.10M* | -$166.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $179.90M* | -$194.50M* | -$100.00K* | -$26.90M* | $300.00K* | $100.00K* | $0.00* | | -$72.30M* | $71.80M* | -$46.70M* |
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| 2019-09-30 | $237.00M* | -$157.10M* | $0.00* | -$16.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$42.80M* | | $22.10M* |
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| 2019-06-30 | $262.30M* | -$166.80M* | -$128.60M* | -$14.10M* | -$719.00M* | $720.90M* | $0.00* | | -$2.50M* | -$6.80M* | -$53.00M* |
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| 2019-03-31 | -$111.20M | -$125.60M | -$124.30M | -$14.80M | -$10.30M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | -$8.40M | | -$393.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $290.30M* | -$99.30M* | -$48.00M* | $0.00* | -$218.70M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$45.30M* | $43.70M* | -$73.90M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $238.00M* | -$73.90M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$36.80M* | -$44.20M* | $94.60M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $93.60M* | -$28.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$1.90M* | -$16.80M* | $45.30M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | -$142.90M | -$71.40M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$7.00M | | -$221.10M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $131.40M* | -$71.60M* | | | | $713.70M* | | $0.00* | -$9.70M* | -$16.50M* | $751.20M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $138.90M* | -$36.10M* | | | | $557.80M* | | $0.00* | -$3.10M* | -$719.50M* | -$43.30M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $92.90M* | -$20.90M* | | | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$8.30M* | -$38.50M* | -$14.30M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | -$25.10M | -$27.40M | | | | $500.00M | | $661.30M | -$5.60M | -$1.13B* | -$28.10M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $230.90M* | -$18.40M* | | | | $0.00* | | -$200.00K* | -$8.40M* | -$11.80M* | $226.50M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $91.40M* | -$25.20M* | | | | $0.00* | | $287.60M* | -$5.70M* | -$325.40M* | $24.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $107.20M* | -$9.40M* | | | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$9.40M* | -$39.70M* | $48.30M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | -$126.50M | -$4.90M | | | | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$4.20M | -$89.20M* | -$225.30M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $97.40M* | -$46.00M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$7.00M* | -$30.20M* | $15.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $188.70M* | -$23.20M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | | -$15.20M* | -$155.00M* | -$6.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | -$20.00M* | -$18.30M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | | -$9.30M* | -$32.30M* | -$79.50M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | -$228.20M | -$15.70M | | $0.00 | | $503.50M | | | -$14.30M | -$179.20M* | $64.80M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $254.90M* | $104.30M* | | -$23.00M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $10.10M* | -$292.80M* | $46.90M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $227.90M* | -$59.60M* | | -$23.50M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$17.80M* | -$232.00M* | -$115.90M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | -$41.90M* | -$57.60M* | | -$23.00M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$61.20M* | $177.00M* | -$4.10M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | -$82.00M | -$90.70M | | -$23.00M | | $0.00 | | $0.00 | $8.70M | $212.20M* | $28.50M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $460.00M* | -$76.90M* | | -$23.10M* | | $102.70M* | | $0.00* | -$103.20M* | -$310.30M* | $36.70M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $297.00M* | -$234.10M* | | -$22.80M* | | | | $0.00* | $64.50M* | -$73.00M* | $35.50M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $414.30M* | -$271.90M* | | -$23.10M* | | | | -$300.00K* | -$9.20M* | -$120.00M* | -$23.90M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | -$25.40M | -$228.40M | | -$22.90M | | | | $285.60M | -$4.10M | $87.30M* | $92.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $239.00M* | -$177.10M* | $0.00* | -$89.40M* | | $497.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$16.90M* | -$298.30M* | $155.70M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $308.30M* | -$263.80M* | | -$89.00M* | | | | $0.00* | -$12.80M* | -$62.60M* | -$119.70M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $96.20M* | -$268.90M* | | -$89.10M* | | | | $0.00* | -$12.10M* | $314.00M* | $36.90M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | -$129.00M | -$252.00M | | -$39.70M | | | | $0.00 | $1.00M | $17.50M* | -$399.30M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $743.10M* | -$385.80M* | -$67.90M* | -$40.10M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$20.90M* | -$262.60M* | -$23.50M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $820.70M* | -$197.80M* | | -$40.80M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$10.60M* | -$241.40M* | $307.00M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $618.10M* | -$4.68B* | | -$19.00M* | | $298.80M* | | $853.70M | -$9.70M* | $908.20M* | -$2.03B* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $106.90M | -$37.40M | | -$19.00M | | $699.30M | | | -$6.80M | -$46.10M* | $701.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $689.00M* | -$75.10M* | | -$19.00M* | | $100.00K* | | | $10.60M* | -$16.70M* | $597.30M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $395.30M* | -$935.40M* | | -$19.10M* | | $992.90M* | | | -$8.90M* | | $441.90M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $161.70M* | -$155.00M* | | -$19.00M* | | $0.00* | | | -$7.50M* | | -$22.90M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $74.00M | -$202.20M | | -$11.80M | -$200.00M | $395.10M | | | -$9.10M | | $47.70M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $191.10M* | -$29.70M* | | -$11.50M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $100.00K* | -$8.60M* | $142.80M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $154.90M* | -$69.60M* | | -$5.20M* | | $0.00* | | -$200.00K* | -$1.50M* | $4.10M* | $85.30M* |
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| 2008-12-31 | $271.00M* | -$422.40M* | | -$10.00M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $5.90M* | -$16.70M* | -$209.30M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $499.30M* | -$216.00M* | | -$9.20M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | -$162.70M* | $67.90M* |
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