ECOLAB INC. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where ECOLAB 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, $2.95B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $2.71B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $853.30M 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 | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $2.95B | -$2.71B | -$783.80M | -$753.60M | -$674.20M | $1.05B | $98.20M | $228.20M | -$13.70M | | |
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| 2024-12-31 | $2.81B | -$433.80M | -$986.50M | -$664.30M | -$630.40M | | $1.90M | $259.40M | -$3.60M | -$600.00K* | |
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| 2023-12-31 | $2.41B | -$990.50M | -$13.70M | -$617.30M | -$500.00M | | -$1.90M | $96.80M | -$3.30M | -$15.30M* | $320.90M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1.79B | -$716.80M | -$518.20M | -$602.80M | | $494.00M | -$404.30M | $29.10M | -$7.10M | $172.00M* | $238.70M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.06B | -$4.58B | -$106.60M | -$566.40M | -$1.02B | $2.77B | $393.60M | $143.50M | -$14.50M | -$3.50M* | -$900.30M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.86B | -$414.50M | -$146.20M | -$560.80M | -$1.57B | $1.86B | -$65.50M | $241.50M | -$9.60M | -$87.10M* | $1.07B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $2.42B | -$1.20B | -$353.70M | -$552.90M | -$400.60M | | -$252.00M | $186.80M | $25.80M | -$3.00M* | -$107.60M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $2.28B | -$1.03B | -$562.40M | -$494.80M | -$551.60M | | $341.80M | $114.50M | -$18.90M | -$1.30M* | $82.60M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $2.09B | -$1.73B | -$600.30M | -$443.40M | -$799.00M | $1.31B | -$43.70M | $83.80M | -$15.70M | -$13.80M* | -$169.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.94B | -$773.60M | -$739.60M | -$427.50M | -$1.57B | $2.39B | -$606.40M | $76.80M | $43.60M | -$35.50M* | $287.60M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $2.00B | -$915.80M | -$755.10M | -$400.70M | -$1.03B | $1.22B | -$312.10M | $83.10M | $57.80M | -$12.90M* | -$116.80M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.82B | -$848.30M | -$428.60M | -$344.40M | -$907.80M | | $599.60M | $65.40M | $51.90M* | -$107.10M* | -$129.60M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $1.56B | -$2.09B | -$307.60M | -$218.10M | -$511.20M | $900.10M | -$278.30M | $97.00M | $36.80M* | -$11.30M* | -$818.60M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $1.20B | -$487.90M | -$209.90M | -$306.80M | -$1.69B | $1.00B | -$387.30M | $163.70M | $40.40M* | | |
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| 2011-12-31 | $685.50M | -$2.02B | -$690.00M | -$162.90M | -$1.42B | $4.24B | $907.10M | $89.00M | -$27.70M* | | |
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| 2010-12-31 | $950.40M | -$303.60M | -$348.80M | -$145.50M | -$7.40M | | -$66.60M | $89.20M | $16.90M | | $168.70M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $695.00M | -$299.30M | -$68.80M | -$132.70M | -$6.40M | | -$244.00M | $46.40M | $7.70M | | $6.90M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $753.20M | -$580.70M | -$337.20M | -$128.50M | -$3.90M | $257.70M | -$67.80M | $36.40M | $7.70M* | | -$70.70M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $797.60M | -$663.70M | -$371.40M | -$114.00M | -$394.20M | | $279.90M | $96.70M | $20.60M | | -$346.60M |
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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 | $729.50M* | -$274.00M* | -$324.90M* | -$208.20M* | | $5.03B* | -$299.80M* | $11.30M* | -$3.00M* | -$49.20M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $445.90M | -$355.50M | -$344.40M | -$215.90M | | $53.00M | $201.60M | $83.50M | -$3.60M | | |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.09B* | -$1.98B* | -$409.20M* | -$189.20M* | $0.00* | $26.60M* | $97.10M* | $46.20M* | -$3.10M* | | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $791.30M* | -$280.60M* | -$175.40M* | -$184.40M* | | $519.00M* | $1.90M* | $43.00M* | -$7.30M* | -$674.20M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $701.80M* | -$224.40M* | -$45.50M* | -$188.00M* | | | -$5.30M* | $40.50M* | -$4.40M* | $500.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $369.40M | -$224.00M | -$153.70M | -$192.00M | | | $4.50M | $98.50M | $1.10M | | |
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| 2024-12-31 | $766.70M* | -$627.50M* | -$2.80M* | -$161.40M* | $0.00* | | -$1.40M* | $26.60M* | -$1.10M* | | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $786.70M* | $639.10M* | -$464.30M* | -$162.20M* | -$800.00K* | | $1.60M* | $78.40M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $611.10M* | -$244.40M* | -$323.00M* | -$165.50M* | $0.00* | | -$5.50M* | $48.90M* | -$700.00K* | -$600.00K* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $649.40M | -$201.00M | -$196.40M | -$175.20M | -$629.60M | | $7.20M | $105.50M | -$800.00K | | -$439.60M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $852.50M* | -$348.40M* | -$2.00M* | -$154.70M* | | | -$1.60M* | $35.60M* | -$900.00K* | -$461.90M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $787.70M* | -$178.60M* | -$800.00K* | -$154.00M* | | | -$2.00M* | $10.60M* | -$900.00K* | | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $573.40M* | -$274.10M* | -$300.00K* | -$150.90M* | | | -$3.80M* | $35.10M* | -$800.00K* | | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $198.20M | -$189.40M | -$10.60M | -$157.70M | | | $5.50M | $15.50M | -$700.00K | -$18.40M* | -$179.20M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $859.20M* | -$210.40M* | -$72.80M* | -$157.80M* | | | -$491.90M* | $8.30M* | -$3.90M* | $556.40M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $436.70M* | -$195.60M* | -$42.60M* | -$144.90M* | | | -$120.40M* | $8.10M* | -$1.80M* | $54.20M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $322.40M* | -$181.60M* | -$140.70M* | -$146.10M* | | | $125.90M* | $3.50M* | -$20.90M* | $55.40M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $170.10M | -$129.20M | -$262.10M | -$154.00M | | | $82.10M | $9.20M | $19.50M | | -$260.50M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $640.90M* | -$3.94B* | -$28.80M* | -$139.90M* | $0.00* | $2.48B* | $393.10M* | $49.20M* | -$8.90M* | $16.50M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $622.70M* | -$290.70M* | -$7.20M* | -$139.90M* | | | $1.50M* | $53.90M* | -$3.10M* | -$746.20M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $503.00M* | -$155.40M* | -$8.80M* | -$139.90M* | | | -$6.80M* | $20.30M* | -$2.00M* | | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $295.30M | -$192.40M | -$61.80M | -$146.70M | | | $5.80M | $20.10M | -$500.00K | | -$70.70M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $649.80M* | -$61.80M* | -$21.60M* | -$139.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$231.00M* | $41.80M* | -$12.30M* | -$8.40M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $451.80M* | -$106.20M* | -$19.90M* | -$138.60M* | -$1.27B* | $1.09B* | -$288.90M* | $11.00M* | $6.20M* | -$77.10M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $386.80M* | -$80.80M* | -$9.70M* | -$137.70M* | -$300.00K* | $5.20M* | -$503.20M* | $105.30M* | -$4.40M* | -$2.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $371.80M | -$165.70M | -$95.00M | -$145.50M | -$299.70M | $763.70M | $957.60M | $83.40M | $900.00K | | $1.48B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $821.00M* | -$269.90M* | -$5.10M* | -$136.80M* | $0.00* | | -$401.50M* | $15.10M* | $24.80M* | $1.40M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $682.10M* | -$271.70M* | -$1.10M* | -$136.30M* | -$600.00K* | | -$284.90M* | $52.00M* | | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $539.50M* | -$180.10M* | -$216.10M* | -$138.40M* | $300.00K* | | -$53.50M* | $52.00M* | | -$2.40M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $378.10M | -$477.40M | -$131.40M | -$141.40M | -$400.30M | | $487.90M | $67.70M | | | -$215.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $827.30M* | -$381.10M* | -$241.00M* | -$124.00M* | -$249.80M* | | $226.10M* | $28.70M* | -$15.20M* | $22.00M* | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $664.70M* | -$204.50M* | -$105.60M* | -$118.50M* | -$1.20M* | | -$107.00M* | $35.40M* | -$3.10M* | -$13.00M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $298.50M* | -$188.60M* | -$700.00K* | -$128.90M* | $0.00* | | -$131.60M* | $22.00M* | | -$2.30M* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $487.20M | -$255.80M | -$215.10M | -$123.40M | -$300.60M | | $354.30M | $28.40M | | -$8.60M* | -$35.90M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $646.40M* | -$305.10M* | -$12.60M* | -$113.10M* | -$778.90M* | $814.40M* | -$231.50M* | $20.80M* | | -$21.30M* | $2.30M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $585.20M* | -$218.00M* | -$86.60M* | -$107.40M* | -$14.80M* | | -$722.00M* | $8.40M* | | $495.90M* | -$51.60M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $434.00M* | -$208.60M* | -$126.60M* | -$109.70M* | -$4.90M* | | $51.00M* | $28.90M* | $0.00* | -$8.20M* | $48.60M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $425.70M | -$995.30M | -$374.50M | -$113.20M | -$400.00K | | $858.80M | $25.70M | -$900.00K | | -$168.30M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $448.00M* | -$191.80M* | -$1.80M* | -$103.00M* | -$1.44B* | $1.60B* | -$84.00M* | $14.50M* | $4.10M* | -$31.70M* | $146.80M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $616.90M* | -$257.90M* | -$99.90M* | -$106.90M* | -$500.00K* | $0.00* | -$180.00M* | $21.60M* | $19.90M* | | $13.20M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $402.30M* | -$173.00M* | -$248.00M* | -$109.60M* | -$4.30M* | -$300.00K* | -$12.80M* | $31.40M* | $12.90M* | -$1.10M* | -$101.10M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $472.50M | -$150.90M | -$389.90M | -$108.00M | -$125.70M | $794.10M | -$329.60M | $9.30M | $6.70M | -$2.30M* | $175.70M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $604.60M* | -$366.70M* | -$27.30M* | -$99.10M* | -$150.50M* | -$1.30M* | -$84.70M* | $25.30M* | $21.60M* | -$12.10M* | -$92.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $758.60M* | -$209.10M* | -$1.50M* | -$99.10M* | -$504.20M* | $629.40M* | -$677.00M* | $8.80M* | $4.80M* | | -$125.80M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $524.10M* | -$171.00M* | -$313.70M* | -$102.70M* | -$4.30M* | $100.00K* | $113.90M* | $26.00M* | $11.80M* | -$1.00M* | $72.70M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $112.50M | -$169.00M | -$412.60M | -$99.80M | -$375.70M | $595.50M | $335.70M | $23.00M | $19.70M | | $28.30M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $670.60M* | -$283.40M* | -$87.60M* | -$85.50M* | -$500.50M* | | $289.40M* | $13.90M* | $14.20M* | -$1.20M* | $11.80M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $613.10M* | -$205.60M* | -$4.40M* | -$86.60M* | -$150.80M* | | -$167.40M* | $20.60M* | $10.80M* | -$16.00M* | $10.80M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $317.50M* | -$184.90M* | -$94.00M* | -$86.40M* | -$155.10M* | | $80.10M* | $6.90M* | $8.00M* | -$6.30M* | |
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| 2014-03-31 | $214.40M | -$174.40M | -$242.60M | -$85.90M | -$101.40M | | $397.50M | $24.00M | $22.90M | -$87.60M* | |
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| 2013-12-31 | $630.60M* | -$200.40M* | -$79.10M* | -$74.50M* | -$173.40M* | $0.00* | -$187.70M* | $19.30M* | $10.00M* | -$1.50M* | |
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| 2013-09-30 | $536.20M* | -$158.60M* | -$52.80M* | -$71.20M* | -$101.80M* | $0.00* | -$158.20M* | $21.50M* | $8.80M* | -$9.80M* | |
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| 2013-06-30 | $207.00M* | -$1.51B* | -$153.50M* | -$67.90M* | -$234.30M* | $899.90M* | $377.60M* | $24.20M* | $5.30M* | | |
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| 2013-03-31 | $186.00M | -$220.80M | -$22.20M | -$4.50M | -$1.70M | $200.00K | -$310.00M | $32.00M | $12.70M* | | |
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| 2012-12-31 | $482.20M* | -$73.00M* | -$16.80M* | -$126.30M* | -$2.00M* | $499.60M* | $2.30M* | $50.00M* | $15.40M* | | |
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| 2012-09-30 | $509.70M* | -$134.60M* | -$2.20M* | -$59.60M* | -$1.80M* | | -$816.00M* | $15.70M* | $3.70M* | $498.50M* | |
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| 2012-06-30 | $100.60M* | -$143.00M* | -$105.60M* | -$59.70M* | -$1.60M* | | $106.80M* | $58.50M* | $17.30M* | | |
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| 2012-03-31 | $110.50M | -$137.30M | -$85.30M | -$61.20M | -$1.69B | | $319.60M | $39.50M | $7.10M | | |
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| 2011-12-31 | $144.80M* | -$1.47B* | -$567.50M* | -$40.60M* | -$1.26B* | | $610.10M* | $28.80M* | -$28.30M* | $4.24B* | |
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| 2011-09-30 | $238.60M* | -$87.30M* | -$300.00K* | -$41.10M* | -$1.90M* | | -$65.30M* | $9.50M* | -$7.10M* | | $44.10M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $246.00M* | -$86.60M* | -$52.00M* | -$40.60M* | -$2.00M* | | -$103.40M* | $36.90M* | $5.50M* | | $11.80M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $56.10M | -$377.80M | -$70.20M | -$40.60M | -$151.80M | | $465.70M | $13.80M | $2.20M* | | -$90.90M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $312.20M* | -$63.80M* | -$3.70M* | -$35.90M* | -$1.50M* | | -$156.50M* | $17.30M* | $3.60M* | | $73.90M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $273.20M* | -$104.90M* | -$143.10M* | -$36.20M* | -$2.60M* | | $16.70M* | $37.10M* | $6.40M* | | $47.10M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $229.60M* | -$77.40M* | -$57.30M* | -$36.60M* | -$1.90M* | | -$39.50M* | $21.10M* | $4.30M* | | $36.00M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $135.40M | -$57.50M | -$144.70M | -$36.80M | -$1.40M | | $112.70M | $13.70M | $2.60M | | $11.70M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $163.50M* | -$97.40M* | -$57.30M* | -$33.20M* | -$1.40M* | | -$24.20M* | $9.30M* | $1.80M* | | -$33.90M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $232.10M* | -$73.00M* | -$11.10M* | -$33.10M* | -$1.50M* | | -$120.30M* | $25.00M* | $4.70M* | | $24.80M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $272.00M* | -$65.90M* | -$300.00K* | -$33.40M* | -$1.50M* | | -$181.30M* | $10.30M* | $1.00M* | | $3.20M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $27.40M | -$63.00M | -$100.00K | -$33.00M | -$2.00M | | $81.80M | $1.80M | $200.00K | | $12.80M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $257.00M* | -$94.10M* | -$316.30M* | -$32.20M* | -$500.00K* | $0.00* | $161.50M* | $800.00K* | $200.00K* | | -$35.40M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $185.50M* | -$99.60M* | -$700.00K* | -$32.10M* | -$600.00K* | $9.70M* | -$197.00M* | $13.80M* | $3.40M* | | -$119.90M* |
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