DANAHER CORPORATION Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where DANAHER CORPORATION'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, $6.42B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $1.20B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $2.96B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $2.54B 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 | $6.42B | -$1.20B | -$3.09B | -$878.00M | -$500.00M | $1.56B | -$11.00M | -$69.00M | $154.00M | -$125.00M | | $2.54B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $6.69B | -$1.98B | -$5.98B | -$768.00M | -$1.67B | $0.00 | $5.00M | -$97.00M | $259.00M | -$131.00M | | -$3.79B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $7.16B | -$7.08B | $0.00 | -$821.00M | -$620.00M | $0.00 | -$1.01B | | $148.00M | -$67.00M | $2.09B* | -$131.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $8.52B | -$2.23B | $0.00 | -$818.00M | -$965.00M | | -$723.00M | | $130.00M | -$95.00M | -$99.00M* | $3.41B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $8.36B | -$12.99B | | -$742.00M | -$1.28B* | $984.00M | $2.27B | | $167.00M | -$16.00M | -$81.00M* | -$3.45B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $6.21B | -$21.24B | | -$615.00M | -$5.96B* | $8.67B | -$4.64B | | $1.73B | -$3.00M | $1.82B* | -$13.88B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $3.95B | -$1.24B | | -$527.00M | -$1.57B* | $12.11B | $2.80B | | $1.44B | -$43.00M | $2.15B* | $19.12B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $4.02B | -$2.95B | | -$433.00M | -$508.00M* | $0.00 | $66.00M | | $0.00 | -$18.00M | $96.00M* | $158.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $3.48B | -$843.40M | | -$378.30M | -$668.40M* | $1.78B | -$3.78B | -$47.00M | $0.00 | -$4.80M* | -$3.60M* | -$333.40M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $3.52B | -$5.24B | | -$399.80M | -$2.67B* | $3.24B | $2.22B | | $164.50M | $23.00M* | -$535.30M* | $172.90M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $3.80B | -$14.95B | | -$354.10M | -$35.50M* | $5.68B | $3.51B | | $249.00M | $84.70M* | -$88.00M* | -$2.21B |
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| 2014-12-31 | $3.76B | -$3.44B | $0.00 | -$227.70M | -$414.70M* | $0.00 | $312.20M | | $132.90M | $29.10M* | -$50.00M* | -$109.60M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $3.59B | -$552.50M | $0.00 | -$52.10M | -$967.80M | $0.00 | -$763.30M | | $177.40M | $49.00M | | $1.44B |
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| 2012-12-31 | $3.42B | -$1.89B | -$648.40M | -$86.40M | -$61.50M | $0.00 | $195.90M | | $212.00M | $70.00M | | $1.14B |
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| 2011-12-31 | $2.63B | -$5.85B | $0.00 | -$61.30M | -$1.60B | $1.79B | $854.00M | | $1.11B | $25.00M* | | -$1.10B |
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| 2010-12-31 | $2.08B | -$2.29B | | -$52.20M | -$9.40M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $178.40M | | | -$88.90M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $1.80B | -$942.94M | $0.00 | -$41.72M | -$24.19M | $744.62M | -$445.71M | | $174.23M | | | $1.33B |
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| 2008-12-31 | $1.86B | -$567.40M | -$74.17M | -$38.26M | -$259.34M | $72.65M | -$905.57M | | $82.43M | | | $153.75M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $1.65B | -$3.45B | -$117.49M | -$34.27M | -$10.56M | $493.70M | $647.76M | | $733.03M | | | -$78.70M |
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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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| 2026-06-26 | $1.53B* | -$10.15B* | -$894.00M* | -$283.00M* | $0.00* | $6.55B* | $1.93B* | | -$43.00M* | $8.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-27 | $1.32B | -$249.00M | $0.00 | -$226.00M | -$1.43B | $0.00 | $1.74B | | -$28.00M | -$9.00M* | $1.09B |
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| 2025-12-31 | $2.12B* | -$384.00M* | $0.00* | -$226.00M* | $0.00* | $1.55B* | -$33.00M* | | -$17.00M* | $46.00M* | |
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| 2025-09-26 | $1.66B* | -$312.00M* | -$2.01B* | -$229.00M* | -$500.00M* | $0.00* | $23.00M* | | -$90.00M* | $25.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-27 | $1.34B* | -$258.00M* | $0.00* | -$229.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $2.00M* | | -$39.00M* | $19.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-28 | $1.30B | -$242.00M | -$1.08B | -$194.00M | $0.00 | $4.00M | -$3.00M | | $21.00M | -$5.00M* | -$85.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $2.02B* | -$694.00M* | -$809.00M* | -$195.00M* | -$700.00M* | $0.00* | $4.00M* | | -$11.00M* | $19.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-27 | $1.51B* | -$606.00M* | -$640.00M* | -$196.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$14.00M* | | -$62.00M* | $67.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-28 | $1.42B* | -$360.00M* | -$4.53B* | -$200.00M* | | $0.00* | -$53.00M* | | -$35.00M* | -$897.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-29 | $1.74B | -$321.00M | $0.00 | -$177.00M | | $0.00 | $68.00M | | -$23.00M | -$1.00M* | $1.17B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.62B* | -$6.02B* | $0.00* | -$200.00M* | -$620.00M* | -$2.60B* | -$997.00M* | | -$14.00M* | $2.19B* | |
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| 2023-09-29 | $1.67B* | -$329.00M* | $0.00* | -$199.00M* | $0.00* | | -$2.00M* | | -$16.00M* | $2.66B* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $1.93B* | -$431.00M* | | -$218.00M* | | | -$3.00M* | | -$17.00M* | $30.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $1.95B | -$304.00M | | -$204.00M | | | -$4.00M | | -$20.00M | -$34.00M* | $1.38B |
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| 2022-12-31 | $2.54B* | -$816.00M* | | -$203.00M* | -$700.00M* | $0.00* | -$4.00M* | | -$15.00M* | $16.00M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $2.01B* | -$515.00M* | | -$204.00M* | $0.00* | | -$50.00M* | | -$14.00M* | $38.00M* | |
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| 2022-07-01 | $2.00B* | -$400.00M* | | -$220.00M* | -$265.00M* | | -$679.00M* | | -$19.00M* | $23.00M* | |
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| 2022-04-01 | $1.97B | -$503.00M | | -$191.00M | $0.00 | | $10.00M | | -$47.00M | -$46.00M* | $1.13B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.33B* | -$879.00M* | | -$191.00M* | -$907.00M* | $984.00M* | -$1.23B* | $0.00* | -$4.00M* | -$73.00M* | |
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| 2021-10-01 | $2.03B* | -$10.05B* | | -$191.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $3.48B* | $0.00* | -$25.00M* | $38.00M* | |
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| 2021-07-02 | $2.12B* | -$1.07B* | | -$191.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $14.00M* | | $1.00M* | $37.00M* | |
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| 2021-04-02 | $1.87B | -$993.00M | | -$169.00M | -$279.00M | $0.00 | -$1.00M | | $12.00M* | | $295.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $2.22B* | -$581.00M* | | -$170.00M* | -$933.00M* | $979.00M* | -$1.30B* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $2.00M* | |
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| 2020-10-02 | $1.72B* | -$329.00M* | | -$162.00M* | -$1.25B* | $0.00* | $38.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | $56.00M* | |
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| 2020-07-03 | $1.45B* | $539.00M* | | -$145.00M* | -$3.75B* | $3.32B* | -$3.77B* | $1.73B* | -$2.00M* | $1.73B* | |
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| 2020-04-03 | $819.00M | -$20.87B | | -$138.00M | $0.00 | $4.37B | $390.00M | | $0.00 | $10.00M* | -$15.54B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.11B* | -$266.00M* | | -$142.00M* | -$891.10M* | $3.98B* | $2.06B* | -$200.00K* | -$37.00M* | -$209.00M* | $5.66B* |
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| 2019-09-27 | $965.60M* | -$244.60M* | | -$151.10M* | -$677.00M* | $8.14B* | $144.50M* | $0.00* | -$1.20M* | $675.40M* | $8.82B* |
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| 2019-06-28 | $1.17B* | -$228.90M* | | -$121.70M* | | | $685.70M* | $0.00* | -$800.00K* | $41.80M* | $1.52B* |
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| 2019-03-29 | $703.30M | -$498.50M | | -$112.20M | | $0.00 | -$86.10M | $1.44B | -$4.00M | $1.64B* | $3.12B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.24B* | -$297.00M* | | -$111.80M* | -$3.90M* | $0.00* | -$816.10M* | $0.00* | -$1.40M* | $18.50M* | $11.60M* |
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| 2018-09-28 | $919.50M* | -$286.70M* | | -$111.90M* | -$500.00M* | $0.00* | -$148.00M* | $0.00* | -$400.00K* | $27.60M* | -$127.80M* |
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| 2018-06-29 | $1.04B* | -$2.24B* | | -$111.80M* | | | $1.27B* | $0.00* | -$5.40M* | $22.60M* | -$141.70M* |
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| 2018-03-30 | $828.90M | -$122.70M | | -$97.50M | | | -$236.60M | $0.00 | -$10.80M | $23.20M* | $415.40M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $834.70M* | -$315.50M* | | -$97.30M* | -$106.00M* | $98.10M* | -$459.40M* | -$49.00M* | -$9.10M* | $68.80M* | -$18.30M* |
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| 2017-09-29 | $1.07B* | -$155.00M* | | -$97.10M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$931.60M* | $13.20M* | -$13.40M* | | -$77.80M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $1.01B* | -$209.20M* | | -$97.30M* | -$562.40M* | $1.68B* | -$1.95B* | $15.30M* | -$12.00M* | | -$77.50M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $560.20M | -$163.70M | | -$86.60M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$434.90M | $20.50M | -$25.30M | -$64.40M* | -$159.80M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $649.00M* | -$4.92B* | | -$86.50M* | -$126.40M* | $0.00* | $4.55B* | $7.90M* | -$300.00K* | | -$7.70M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $818.20M* | -$153.60M* | | -$110.50M* | -$2.04B* | $0.00* | -$1.16B* | $11.80M* | $0.00* | -$485.40M* | -$3.13B* |
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| 2016-07-01 | $1.28B* | -$174.20M* | | -$110.10M* | -$503.80M* | $2.98B* | -$100.90M* | $100.90M* | $0.00* | | $3.43B* |
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| 2016-04-01 | $772.80M | $8.30M | | -$92.70M | -$300.00K | $262.30M | -$1.08B | $43.90M | -$26.70M | | -$126.50M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.23B* | -$260.40M* | | -$92.50M* | -$33.40M* | $732.50M* | -$2.64B* | $50.90M* | $0.00* | | -$1.04B* |
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| 2015-10-02 | $952.60M* | -$13.75B* | | -$95.70M* | -$300.00K* | $4.95B* | $6.41B* | $66.60M* | $0.00* | | -$1.51B* |
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| 2015-07-03 | $1.09B* | -$246.90M* | | -$95.50M* | -$600.00K* | $0.00* | -$12.40M* | $69.90M* | $0.00* | | $831.00M* |
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| 2015-04-03 | $523.60M | -$690.70M | | -$70.40M | -$1.20M | $0.00 | -$247.50M | $61.60M | -$3.30M | | -$494.60M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.24B* | -$2.45B* | | -$70.30M* | -$9.80M* | $0.00* | $323.50M* | $57.90M* | -$20.90M* | | -$1.02B* |
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| 2014-09-26 | $1.02B* | -$149.10M* | | -$70.00M* | -$1.30M* | | $2.10M* | $14.10M* | $0.00* | | $704.20M* |
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| 2014-06-27 | $991.70M* | -$564.40M* | | -$70.00M* | -$402.60M* | | -$16.50M* | $30.90M* | $0.00* | | -$25.40M* |
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| 2014-03-28 | $511.20M | -$284.70M | | -$17.40M | -$1.00M | | $3.10M | $30.00M | $0.00 | | $231.30M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $1.08B* | $19.50M* | | -$17.40M* | -$900.00K* | | $4.70M* | $28.70M* | | | $1.12B* |
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| 2013-09-27 | $971.40M* | -$683.00M* | | -$17.40M* | -$656.50M* | | $0.00* | $38.70M* | | | -$329.30M* |
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| 2013-06-28 | $899.20M* | -$443.70M* | | -$17.30M* | -$309.90M* | | -$3.70M* | $55.70M* | | | $174.20M* |
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| 2013-03-29 | $636.50M | $554.70M | | $0.00 | -$500.00K | | -$764.30M | $54.30M | | | $472.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $799.70M* | -$942.10M* | | -$34.40M* | -$58.10M* | $0.00* | $690.90M* | $68.80M* | | -$389.90M* | $137.40M* |
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| 2012-09-28 | $961.20M* | -$123.50M* | | -$17.30M* | -$1.20M* | $0.00* | -$185.00M* | $38.90M* | | -$258.50M* | $423.10M* |
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| 2012-06-29 | $1.01B* | -$988.70M* | | -$17.40M* | -$800.00K* | | $52.90M* | $33.30M* | | | $74.90M* |
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| 2012-03-30 | $645.30M | $166.70M | | -$17.30M | -$1.40M | | -$362.90M | $71.00M | | | $506.30M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $827.23M* | -$243.55M* | | -$17.17M* | -$7.83M* | $36.00K* | -$562.07M* | $52.23M* | | | $52.61M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $699.94M* | -$121.39M* | | -$17.16M* | -$1.59B* | $0.00* | $953.92M* | $9.95M* | | | -$67.22M* |
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| 2011-07-01 | $662.65M* | -$4.92B* | | -$13.71M* | $0.00* | | $444.88M* | $999.84M* | | $1.79B* | -$1.04B* |
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| 2011-04-01 | $436.48M | -$564.96M | | -$13.27M | -$2.02M | | $17.27M | $50.48M | | | -$39.42M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $573.33M* | -$621.54M* | | -$13.11M* | | | $9.13M* | $61.20M* | | | -$2.02M* |
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| 2010-10-01 | $579.27M* | -$177.12M* | | -$13.07M* | | | -$30.67M* | $24.35M* | | | $402.11M* |
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| 2010-07-02 | $537.92M* | -$188.92M* | | -$13.05M* | | | $29.07M* | $62.54M* | | $2.92M* | $426.57M* |
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| 2010-04-02 | $393.88M | -$1.30B | | -$12.96M | -$2.92M | | -$7.52M | $30.31M | | | -$915.55M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $495.34M* | -$498.78M* | | -$12.94M* | -$17.36M* | $0.00* | $11.38M* | $77.64M* | | | $85.69M* |
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| 2009-10-02 | $503.15M* | -$171.25M* | | -$9.63M* | -$2.68M* | $0.00* | $10.79M* | $49.83M* | | | $377.82M* |
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| 2009-07-03 | $485.67M* | -$202.86M* | | -$9.59M* | -$350.00K* | $0.00* | -$45.85M* | $29.56M* | | | $282.47M* |
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| 2009-04-03 | $316.68M | -$70.05M | | -$9.56M | -$3.80M | $744.62M | -$422.03M | $17.20M | | | $583.09M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $509.36M* | -$257.45M* | | -$9.55M* | -$249.17M* | $24.23M* | $167.57M* | $10.24M* | | -$74.17M* | $106.33M* |
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| 2008-09-26 | $434.74M* | -$173.54M* | | -$9.59M* | -$4.19M* | $0.00* | -$275.90M* | $29.29M* | | | $2.42M* |
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