eBay Inc. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where eBay 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, $1.96B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $1.42B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $3.66B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $231.00M 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 | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.96B | $1.42B | -$2.50B | -$531.00M | -$1.23B | $994.00M | | -$273.00M | $141.00M | -$26.00M | -$241.00M* | -$231.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $2.41B | $2.21B | -$3.15B | -$533.00M | -$750.00M | $0.00 | | -$188.00M | $92.00M | -$24.00M | $746.00M* | $793.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $2.43B | $240.00M | -$1.40B | -$528.00M | -$1.15B | $0.00 | | -$171.00M | $83.00M | $0.00 | $717.00M* | $221.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $2.25B | $2.46B | -$3.14B | -$489.00M | -$1.35B | $1.14B | | -$160.00M | $87.00M | $0.00 | $125.00M* | $866.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.66B | $3.66B | -$7.05B | -$466.00M | -$1.16B | $2.48B | | -$236.00M | $93.00M | -$7.00M | -$183.00M* | -$188.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $2.42B | $3.79B | -$5.14B | -$447.00M | -$1.77B | $1.76B | | -$175.00M | $90.00M | -$5.00M | -$12.00M* | $598.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $3.11B | $2.79B | -$4.97B | -$473.00M | -$1.55B | $0.00 | | -$202.00M | $106.00M | $5.00M | -$4.00M* | -$1.22B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $2.66B | $2.89B | -$4.50B | $0.00 | -$750.00M | $0.00 | | -$225.00M | $109.00M | -$30.00M | | $79.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $3.15B | -$1.29B | -$2.75B | $0.00 | -$1.45B | $2.48B | | -$219.00M | $120.00M | $29.00M | | $305.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $2.83B | -$2.02B | -$2.94B | | -$20.00M | $2.22B | | -$121.00M | $102.00M | $22.00M | | -$25.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $4.03B | -$3.61B | -$2.15B | | -$850.00M | $0.00 | | -$245.00M | $221.00M | $63.00M | -$1.59B* | -$4.50B |
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| 2014-12-31 | $5.68B | -$2.67B | -$4.66B | | $0.00 | $3.48B | $0.00 | -$252.00M | $300.00M | $81.00M* | $25.00M* | $1.83B |
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| 2013-12-31 | $5.00B | -$6.01B | -$1.34B | | -$400.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $437.00M | $142.00M* | -$190.00M* | -$2.32B |
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| 2012-12-31 | $3.84B | -$3.76B | -$898.00M | | | $2.98B | -$550.00M | | $483.00M | $126.00M* | -$186.00M* | $2.13B |
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| 2011-12-31 | $3.27B | -$3.31B | -$1.06B | | | $0.00 | $250.00M | | $242.00M | $80.00M* | -$346.00M* | -$886.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $2.75B | -$2.28B | -$711.00M | | | $1.49B | $300.00M* | | $236.00M | $42.00M* | -$121.00M* | $1.58B |
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| 2009-12-31 | $2.91B | -$1.15B | $0.00 | | | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $102.53M | -$10.51M* | -$1.04B* | $810.89M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $2.88B | -$2.06B | -$2.18B | | | $0.00 | -$433.98M | | $152.80M | $4.70M* | $780.57M* | -$1.03B |
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| 2007-12-31 | $2.64B | -$693.15M | -$1.49B | | | | $0.00 | | $506.95M | $84.83M* | $200.00M* | $1.56B |
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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 | $523.00M* | -$584.00M* | -$323.00M* | -$138.00M | -$750.00M* | | | -$83.00M* | $62.00M* | | $768.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $969.00M | $783.00M | -$486.00M | -$139.00M | $0.00 | | | -$106.00M | $2.00M | | $168.00M* | $1.18B |
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| 2025-12-31 | $583.00M* | -$224.00M* | -$635.00M* | -$131.00M* | -$425.00M* | | | -$65.00M* | $40.00M* | $0.00* | $393.00M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $961.00M* | $200.00M* | -$626.00M* | -$132.00M | $0.00* | | | -$71.00M* | $8.00M* | $0.00* | -$53.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | -$340.00M* | $100.00M* | -$624.00M* | -$134.00M | $0.00* | | | -$68.00M* | $93.00M* | -$26.00M* | $43.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $755.00M | $1.34B | -$615.00M | -$134.00M | -$800.00M | | | -$69.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $370.00M* | $870.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $677.00M* | $1.26B* | -$911.00M* | -$128.00M* | $0.00* | | | -$52.00M* | $34.00M* | -$10.00M* | $75.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $755.00M* | $49.00M* | -$755.00M* | -$131.00M | -$750.00M* | | | -$40.00M* | $3.00M* | $0.00* | $664.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $367.00M* | $652.00M* | -$1.03B* | -$135.00M | $0.00* | | | -$45.00M* | | $1.00M* | $90.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $615.00M | $250.00M | -$453.00M | -$139.00M | $0.00 | | | -$51.00M | | -$15.00M | -$28.00M* | $168.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $122.00M* | -$280.00M* | -$283.00M* | -$129.00M* | $0.00* | | | -$35.00M* | $35.00M* | $0.00* | $33.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $862.00M* | $96.00M* | -$626.00M* | -$132.00M | $0.00* | | | $24.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $121.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $601.00M* | -$277.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$133.00M | $0.00* | | | -$68.00M* | $48.00M* | $0.00* | $333.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $841.00M | $701.00M | -$242.00M | -$134.00M | -$1.15B | | | -$92.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $230.00M* | $159.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $684.00M* | -$1.29B* | -$315.00M* | -$119.00M* | $0.00* | $1.14B* | | -$30.00M* | $32.00M* | $0.00* | $33.00M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $729.00M* | -$9.00M* | -$286.00M* | -$120.00M | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$32.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $84.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $228.00M* | $1.99B* | -$1.47B* | -$121.00M | -$605.00M* | | | -$37.00M* | $54.00M* | $0.00* | -$48.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $613.00M | $1.77B | -$1.07B | -$129.00M | -$750.00M | | | -$61.00M | $1.00M | $0.00 | $56.00M* | $415.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $293.00M* | $2.79B* | -$3.09B* | -$107.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$50.00M* | $36.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$76.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $255.00M* | $1.52B* | -$2.23B* | -$116.00M | $0.00* | -$4.00M* | | -$58.00M* | $0.00* | -$12.00M* | -$75.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $1.07B* | -$910.00M* | -$1.43B* | -$121.00M | $0.00* | $2.48B* | | -$108.00M* | $57.00M* | $2.00M* | -$461.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $1.04B | $265.00M | -$304.00M | -$122.00M | -$1.16B | $0.00 | | -$20.00M | $0.00 | $4.00M | $429.00M* | $127.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $758.00M* | $214.00M* | -$427.00M* | -$110.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$44.00M* | $35.00M* | $0.00* | -$3.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $105.00M* | $1.71B* | -$680.00M* | -$111.00M | -$932.00M* | $0.00* | | -$48.00M* | $5.00M* | -$5.00M* | -$2.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $964.00M* | -$637.00M* | -$33.00M* | -$112.00M | -$839.00M* | $771.00M* | | -$43.00M* | $45.00M* | $7.00M* | -$5.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $592.00M | $2.51B | -$4.00B | -$114.00M | $0.00 | $994.00M | | -$40.00M | $5.00M | -$7.00M | -$2.00M* | -$97.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $811.00M* | $358.00M* | -$1.00B* | -$113.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$40.00M* | $47.00M* | $4.00M* | | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $1.01B* | $1.14B* | -$1.02B* | -$115.00M | -$1.55B* | $0.00* | | -$43.00M* | $4.00M* | $1.00M* | | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $744.00M* | $728.00M* | -$1.52B* | -$120.00M | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$65.00M* | $50.00M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $550.00M | $558.00M | -$1.43B | -$125.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | -$54.00M | $5.00M | $0.00 | | -$507.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.23B* | $421.00M* | -$1.51B* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$36.00M* | $39.00M* | -$3.00M* | | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $558.00M* | $926.00M* | -$991.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$36.00M* | $3.00M* | $4.00M* | | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $372.00M* | -$151.00M* | -$991.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$93.00M* | $58.00M* | -$16.00M* | | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $495.00M | $1.70B | -$1.01B | $0.00 | -$750.00M | | | -$60.00M | $9.00M | -$15.00M | | $406.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $988.00M* | $212.00M* | -$922.00M* | | -$2.00M* | $0.00* | | -$49.00M* | $46.00M* | $31.00M* | | $360.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $877.00M* | $617.00M* | -$907.00M* | | -$1.45B* | $0.00* | | -$40.00M* | $12.00M* | -$17.00M* | | -$876.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $699.00M* | -$2.01B* | -$507.00M* | | $0.00* | $2.48B* | | -$101.00M* | $51.00M* | $5.00M* | | $657.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $582.00M | -$114.00M | -$410.00M | | $0.00 | $0.00 | | -$29.00M | $11.00M | $10.00M* | | $164.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $620.00M* | $551.00M* | -$941.00M* | | -$3.00M* | $0.00* | | -$25.00M* | $35.00M* | $23.00M* | -$15.00M* | $63.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $802.00M* | -$595.00M* | -$501.00M* | | -$11.00M* | $0.00* | | -$19.00M* | $15.00M* | $19.00M* | -$6.00M* | -$248.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $763.00M* | -$898.00M* | -$500.00M* | | | $0.00* | | -$69.00M* | $45.00M* | -$13.00M* | | -$685.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $641.00M | -$1.07B | -$1.00B | | | $2.22B | | -$8.00M | $7.00M | $8.00M* | | $854.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.04B* | -$323.00M* | -$637.00M* | | -$600.00M* | $0.00* | | -$19.00M* | $48.00M* | $55.00M* | -$69.00M* | -$583.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $686.00M* | -$867.00M* | -$512.00M* | | -$250.00M* | $0.00* | | -$46.00M* | $27.00M* | $42.00M* | -$1.61B* | -$2.57B* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $1.16B* | -$1.70B* | $0.00* | | | $0.00* | | | $108.00M* | $20.00M* | -$121.00M* | -$486.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $1.15B | -$724.00M | -$1.00B | | | $0.00 | | | $38.00M | $20.00M* | -$43.00M* | -$855.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.64B* | $1.07B* | -$1.18B* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $122.00M* | $17.00M* | -$22.00M* | $1.54B* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $1.37B* | -$2.62B* | -$8.00M* | | | | | | $24.00M* | -$25.00M* | $2.29B* | $956.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $1.49B* | -$1.66B* | -$1.66B* | | | | | | $99.00M* | $22.00M* | $1.09B* | -$581.00M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $1.17B | $532.00M | -$1.81B | | | | | | $55.00M | $67.00M* | -$104.00M* | -$79.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $1.71B* | -$2.02B* | -$255.00M* | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $136.00M* | -$38.00M* | -$343.00M* | -$786.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $1.33B* | -$2.90B* | -$146.00M* | | | | $0.00* | | $57.00M* | $19.00M* | -$21.00M* | -$1.57B* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $1.01B* | -$371.00M* | -$466.00M* | | | | | | $142.00M* | $45.00M* | -$73.00M* | $325.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $937.00M | -$719.00M | -$476.00M | | | | | | $102.00M | $116.00M* | -$153.00M* | -$287.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $1.39B* | -$1.86B* | -$256.00M* | | | | $0.00* | | $124.00M* | $35.00M* | -$34.00M* | -$514.00M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $1.15B* | -$430.00M* | -$47.00M* | | | | -$550.00M* | | $134.00M* | $27.00M* | $2.95B* | $3.29B* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $768.00M* | -$581.00M* | -$355.00M* | | | | | | $140.00M* | $14.00M* | | -$126.00M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $531.00M | -$893.00M | -$240.00M | | | | | | $85.00M | $54.00M | -$118.00M* | -$527.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $983.00M* | $1.46B* | -$250.00M* | | | | -$450.00M* | | $54.00M* | $15.00M* | -$17.00M* | $1.69B* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $809.00M* | -$964.00M* | -$33.00M* | | | | $0.00* | | $32.00M* | $6.00M* | -$29.00M* | -$267.00M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $782.00M* | -$3.21B* | -$424.00M* | | | | | | $83.00M* | $5.00M* | $509.00M* | -$2.20B* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $700.00M | -$597.00M | -$357.00M | | | | | | $73.00M | $54.00M | -$109.00M* | -$113.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $854.25M* | -$893.27M* | -$413.34M* | | | | $0.00* | | $117.15M* | $15.35M* | $1.77B* | $1.40B* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $747.11M* | -$555.10M* | -$297.66M* | | | | | | $19.21M* | $2.19M* | -$33.19M* | $143.47M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $726.38M* | -$134.67M* | $0.00* | | | | | | $57.52M* | $3.46M* | | $444.44M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $418.26M | -$700.97M | $0.00 | | | | | | $42.12M | $20.99M | -$70.50M* | -$406.81M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $770.60M* | $882.20M* | $0.00* | | | | $800.00M* | | $50.73M* | -$3.03M* | -$1.01B* | $1.44B* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $738.24M* | -$603.40M* | $0.00* | | | | -$200.00M* | | $16.06M* | $569.00K* | -$15.01M* | -$15.76M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $730.72M* | -$1.38B* | | | | | $0.00* | | $32.91M* | $14.00K* | -$2.06M* | -$483.54M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $668.53M | -$52.06M | | | | | -$600.00M | | $2.83M | $2.00K | -$17.35M* | -$131.77M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $683.94M* | -$1.37B* | $0.00* | | | | -$233.98M* | | $37.18M* | $31.00K* | $799.07M* | -$153.79M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $693.40M* | -$225.10M* | -$623.25M* | | | | | | $16.90M* | $846.00K* | -$4.55M* | -$353.31M* |
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