CME GROUP INC. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where CME GROUP 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, $4.28B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $1.50B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $56.51B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $62.29B 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 | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $4.28B | $1.50B | | -$3.93B | | | -$33.90M | | -$8.70M | $60.49B* | $62.29B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $3.69B | -$82.60M | | -$3.58B | | | -$33.00M | | -$9.20M | $8.70B* | $8.68B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $3.45B | $20.90M | | -$3.24B | | | -$21.40M | | -$9.30M | -$45.07B* | -$44.86B |
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| 2022-12-31 | $3.06B | -$489.80M | | -$2.63B | | $0.00 | -$24.80M | | -$7.90M | -$22.72B* | -$22.82B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.40B | $58.40M | | -$2.19B | | $0.00 | -$31.70M | | -$3.10M | $72.13B* | $72.37B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $2.72B | -$175.50M | | -$2.11B | $0.00 | -$304.60M | -$41.40M | | -$2.20M | $49.70B* | $49.79B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $2.67B | -$152.60M | | -$1.70B | $0.00 | -$92.50M | -$36.80M | | $37.60M | -$553.20M* | -$2.20B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $2.44B | -$1.89B | | -$2.15B | $1.19B | $386.90M | -$35.00M | | $15.50M | -$482.50M* | -$528.80M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $1.75B | $179.90M | | -$1.99B | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$31.30M | | $39.50M | | -$54.30M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.73B | $53.70M | | -$1.79B | $0.00 | | -$26.80M | $51.80M | $11.70M* | $130.00M* | $165.20M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.53B | $17.90M | | -$1.34B | $743.70M | | -$17.20M | $64.00M | $9.00M* | -$680.00M* | $326.50M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.29B | -$199.10M | | -$1.50B | $0.00 | | | $53.30M | $5.90M* | -$758.30M* | -$1.10B |
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| 2013-12-31 | $1.28B | $190.50M | $0.00 | -$599.10M | $748.70M | | | $73.70M | $8.00M* | -$837.30M* | $865.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $1.22B | -$208.90M | $0.00 | -$1.22B | $747.70M | | | $22.10M | $6.10M* | | $562.40M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $1.35B | -$153.60M | -$220.40M | -$372.80M | $0.00 | | | $5.80M | $2.30M* | -$420.50M* | $187.10M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $1.36B | -$111.60M | -$575.30M | -$305.30M | $608.00M | | | $12.60M | $6.90M* | -$400.30M* | $594.60M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $1.08B | $544.80M | -$27.00M | -$305.60M | | | | $20.40M | $3.90M* | -$1.36B* | -$37.30M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $1.20B | -$3.75B | -$224.00M | -$615.20M | | | | $20.50M | $13.10M* | $2.81B* | -$547.40M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $814.40M | -$78.70M | -$949.30M | -$151.60M | | | | $39.10M | $53.70M | $148.20M* | -$124.20M |
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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 | $947.10M* | -$29.40M* | | -$468.10M* | $0.00* | | | -$200.00K* | | -$200.00K* | -$7.62B* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $1.26B | -$23.00M | | -$2.70B | $0.00 | | | -$22.00M | | -$4.40M | $4.84B* | $3.35B |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.13B* | $1.55B* | | -$455.00M* | | | | -$2.90M* | | $100.00K* | $10.36B* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $968.10M* | -$19.10M* | | -$455.30M* | $0.00* | | | -$22.20M* | | -$4.30M* | $6.88B* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $1.06B* | -$18.00M* | | -$455.30M* | $0.00* | | | -$600.00K* | | -$100.00K* | $21.46B* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $1.12B | -$16.00M | | -$2.57B | -$750.00M | | | -$8.20M | | -$4.40M | $22.54B* | $20.31B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.02B* | -$25.30M* | | -$418.80M* | | | | -$3.50M* | | -$200.00K* | -$561.60M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $1.00B* | -$29.50M* | | -$418.50M* | $0.00* | | | -$17.10M* | | -$4.40M* | $13.79B* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $776.90M* | -$5.00M* | | -$418.50M* | $0.00* | | | -$100.00K* | | -$300.00K* | -$8.80B* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $892.70M | -$22.80M | | -$2.33B | $0.00 | | | -$12.30M | | -$4.30M | $4.28B* | $2.81B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.04B* | -$20.40M* | | -$400.10M* | | | | -$2.90M* | | -$8.90M* | $3.00B* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $856.70M* | -$19.50M* | | -$400.00M* | $0.00* | | | -$17.40M* | | $0.00* | -$26.05B* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $650.40M* | $78.00M* | | -$399.80M* | -$16.40M* | | | -$800.00K* | | $3.70M* | -$14.85B* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $902.40M | -$17.20M | | -$2.04B | $0.00 | | | -$300.00K | | -$4.10M | -$7.16B* | -$8.31B |
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| 2022-12-31 | $981.50M* | -$25.70M* | | -$363.50M* | | | | -$3.10M* | | $1.00M* | -$4.73B* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $657.80M* | -$23.60M* | | -$363.20M* | $0.00* | | | -$16.40M* | | -$4.30M* | $1.54B* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $617.60M* | -$417.60M* | | -$363.30M* | -$100.00K* | | | -$1.00M* | | -$300.00K* | -$29.31B* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $799.10M | -$22.90M | | -$1.54B | -$756.10M | | | -$4.30M | | -$4.30M | $10.53B* | $9.00B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $668.30M* | $67.60M* | | -$326.80M* | | | $0.00* | -$500.00K* | | -$400.00K* | $9.72B* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $631.60M* | $58.80M* | | -$322.50M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$17.70M* | | -$1.90M* | $7.89B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $499.80M* | -$34.00M* | | -$322.50M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$400.00K* | | $1.80M* | $17.89B* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $602.70M | -$34.00M | | -$1.22B | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$13.10M | | -$2.60M | $36.63B* | $35.97B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $660.30M* | -$52.10M* | | -$304.30M* | | | $0.00* | -$4.30M* | | $1.60M* | $49.70B* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $311.40M* | -$43.90M* | | -$304.10M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$17.70M* | | -$18.90M* | | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $986.80M* | -$36.50M* | | -$304.00M* | $0.00* | | -$100.00M* | -$300.00K* | | $7.70M* | | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $757.10M | -$43.00M | | -$1.20B | $0.00 | | -$204.60M | -$19.10M | | $7.40M | | -$699.80M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $719.70M* | -$15.90M* | | -$268.10M* | | $0.00* | -$131.40M* | $0.00* | | $36.20M* | | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $810.20M* | -$46.80M* | | -$267.90M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$200.60M* | -$22.70M* | | $1.00M* | | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $473.70M* | -$41.30M* | | -$267.80M* | $0.00* | | -$222.80M* | -$300.00K* | | $1.30M* | | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $669.20M | -$48.60M | | -$892.10M | -$569.20M | | $462.30M | -$13.80M | | -$900.00K | $16.00M* | -$377.10M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $510.40M* | -$1.85B* | | -$249.80M* | | -$300.00K* | $386.90M* | -$100.00K* | $1.40M* | $3.60M* | -$453.90M* | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $582.60M* | -$31.20M* | | -$237.60M* | $0.00* | -$1.90M* | $0.00* | -$20.00M* | $1.90M* | $2.00M* | | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $522.80M* | $9.70M* | | -$237.70M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$200.00K* | $4.00M* | $5.70M* | $1.15B* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $825.00M | -$17.40M | | -$1.42B | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$14.70M | | $4.20M | | -$627.70M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $460.40M* | -$20.90M* | | -$223.90M* | | $0.00* | | -$800.00K* | $6.30M* | $38.30M* | -$36.70M* | $272.50M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $507.30M* | -$4.00M* | | -$223.50M* | | $0.00* | | -$18.40M* | $7.50M* | $0.00* | | $268.80M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $264.00M* | -$19.40M* | | -$223.50M* | | | | -$500.00K* | $12.40M* | $0.00* | $1.20M* | $74.50M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $519.40M | $224.20M | | -$1.32B | | | | -$11.60M | $10.50M | $0.00 | | -$580.10M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $499.60M* | $117.50M* | | -$202.90M* | | $0.00* | | | $22.30M* | $800.00K* | | $448.10M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $478.70M* | -$16.50M* | | -$202.60M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $9.50M* | $6.60M* | -$16.30M* | $259.40M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $223.70M* | -$20.00M* | | -$202.40M* | | $0.00* | | | $13.60M* | -$500.00K* | | $15.10M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $530.00M | -$27.30M | | -$1.18B | | $0.00 | | | $6.40M | $3.90M | $119.70M* | -$546.60M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $391.30M* | $39.20M* | | -$168.50M* | | $0.00* | | | $12.20M* | $1.30M* | -$17.20M* | $258.30M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $463.50M* | -$20.20M* | | -$168.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $9.70M* | $5.50M* | -$7.00M* | $283.30M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $258.80M* | $23.30M* | | -$167.90M* | -$673.00M* | $0.00* | | | $13.50M* | $600.00K* | $900.00K* | -$543.80M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $418.90M | -$24.40M | | -$838.80M | $0.00 | $743.70M | | | $28.60M | $700.00K | | $328.70M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $502.50M* | -$91.50M* | | -$157.60M* | | $0.00* | | | $26.70M* | $1.70M* | -$3.60M* | $278.20M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $234.20M* | -$37.30M* | | -$157.10M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $15.10M* | $400.00K* | -$4.70M* | $50.60M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $171.70M* | -$40.90M* | | -$157.10M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $7.00M* | $2.00M* | $900.00K* | -$16.40M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $383.00M | -$29.40M | | -$1.02B | -$750.00M | $0.00 | | | $4.50M | $900.00K | | -$1.42B |
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| 2013-12-31 | $381.90M* | $157.50M* | | -$149.50M* | | $0.00* | | | $20.10M* | $2.00M* | -$7.30M* | $404.70M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $129.80M* | $89.60M* | | -$149.80M* | -$750.00M* | | | | $25.50M* | $3.20M* | $748.70M* | $97.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $372.80M* | -$35.60M* | | -$150.40M* | $0.00* | | | | $15.30M* | $1.80M* | -$79.30M* | $124.60M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $396.00M | -$21.00M | | -$149.40M | $0.00 | | | | $12.80M | $300.00K | | $238.70M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $322.50M* | -$159.30M* | $0.00* | -$580.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $2.90M* | $1.70M* | | -$412.20M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $239.40M* | -$121.40M* | $0.00* | -$150.10M* | | | | | $7.70M* | $400.00K* | $747.70M* | $723.70M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $262.20M* | $112.20M* | | -$147.70M* | | | | | $3.60M* | $1.20M* | | $231.50M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $395.60M | -$40.40M | | -$346.50M | | | | | $7.90M | $2.80M* | | $19.40M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $346.50M* | -$42.60M* | $0.00* | -$92.20M* | | $0.00* | | | $600.00K* | $700.00K* | | $213.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $423.70M* | -$40.80M* | -$155.10M* | -$93.10M* | | | | | $700.00K* | $300.00K* | | $135.70M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $214.00M* | -$28.60M* | | -$93.90M* | | | | | $1.30M* | $1.40M* | -$65.30M* | $28.90M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $362.10M | -$41.60M | | -$93.60M | | | | | $3.20M | -$100.00K* | -$420.50M* | -$190.50M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $396.60M* | -$42.90M* | -$100.00K* | -$77.00M* | | | | | $6.10M* | $4.30M* | | $287.00M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $313.90M* | -$61.00M* | -$279.00M* | -$76.80M* | | | $0.00* | | $1.60M* | -$1.20M* | $307.10M* | $204.60M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $293.40M* | $12.10M* | -$14.40M* | -$75.60M* | | | | | $2.80M* | $700.00K* | -$299.60M* | -$80.60M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $355.70M | -$19.80M | -$281.80M | -$75.90M | | | | | $2.10M | $2.40M | $200.90M* | $183.60M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $345.30M* | $5.40M* | $0.00* | -$76.60M* | | | | | $3.60M* | $3.60M* | -$224.80M* | $56.50M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $299.40M* | -$18.50M* | $0.00* | -$76.40M* | | | | | $3.10M* | -$400.00K* | -$451.80M* | -$244.60M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $183.70M* | $256.90M* | $0.00* | -$76.30M* | | | | | $11.30M* | $1.20M* | -$267.30M* | $109.50M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $254.70M | $301.00M | -$27.00M | -$76.30M | | | | | $2.40M | $400.00K | -$413.90M* | $41.30M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $334.50M* | -$303.70M* | -$209.80M* | -$412.50M* | | | | | $9.10M* | $3.70M* | $294.20M* | -$284.50M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $358.00M* | -$3.28B* | -$14.20M* | -$77.40M* | | | | | $6.90M* | $2.70M* | $2.52B* | -$485.20M* |
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