EQUIFAX INC Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where EQUIFAX 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, $1.62B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $554.30M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $1.06B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $10.90M 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 | $1.62B | -$554.30M | -$927.50M | -$232.80M | -$400.20M | $1.70M | $474.70M | -$15.00M | $46.40M | | -$7.00M* | $10.90M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.32B | -$511.50M | $0.00 | -$193.20M | -$1.45B | $649.80M | $91.20M | -$16.80M | $78.20M | | -$10.00M* | -$46.90M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.12B | -$878.20M | $0.00 | -$191.80M | -$579.30M | $872.90M | -$371.20M | -$17.30M | $32.30M | | -$51.80M* | -$68.40M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $757.10M | -$959.50M | $0.00 | -$191.10M | -$500.00M | $749.30M | $242.20M | -$33.90M | $16.90M | $0.00 | -$9.70M* | $60.50M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $1.33B | -$3.40B | -$69.90M | -$190.00M | -$1.10B | $1.70B | $323.40M | -$57.30M | $46.80M | $0.00 | -$32.20M* | -$1.46B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $946.20M | -$492.70M | $0.00 | -$189.50M | -$125.00M | $1.12B | -$700.00K | -$15.90M | $41.70M | $300.00K | -$23.40M* | $1.28B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $313.80M | -$697.50M | $0.00 | -$188.70M | -$250.00M | $998.30M | | -$10.50M | $22.30M | $0.00 | -$13.50M* | $177.70M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $672.20M | -$461.50M | $0.00 | -$187.90M | -$100.00M | $994.50M | -$959.20M | -$19.70M | $11.80M | $0.00* | -$50.50M* | -$112.80M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $816.00M | -$349.50M | -$77.10M | -$187.40M | -$322.50M | $100.00M | $252.40M | -$33.50M | $19.20M | $0.00 | -$14.80M* | $207.10M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $823.00M | -$1.98B | $0.00 | -$157.60M | -$350.00M | $1.57B | $73.00M | -$27.20M | $31.50M | $29.70M* | -$13.80M* | $36.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $769.10M | -$147.80M | -$196.30M | -$137.80M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$331.00M | -$27.00M | $34.40M | $25.10M* | -$6.40M* | -$35.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $616.20M | -$429.30M | -$301.60M | -$121.20M | -$290.00M | $0.00 | $379.90M | | $39.70M | $17.70M* | -$7.90M* | -$107.60M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $569.00M | -$136.30M | -$11.90M | -$106.70M | -$15.00M | $0.00 | -$267.30M | | $47.80M | $13.80M* | $6.20M* | $89.10M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $496.30M | -$1.08B | -$85.10M | -$86.00M | -$15.20M | $499.20M | $234.10M | | $68.30M | -$4.20M* | -$4.80M* | $19.10M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $408.70M | -$204.10M | -$142.30M | -$78.10M | -$16.70M | $0.00 | $24.40M | | $23.70M | -$1.30M* | -$5.60M* | $8.30M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $352.60M | $1.00M | -$167.50M | -$35.20M | -$20.80M | $0.00 | -$134.00M | | $29.30M | $3.00M* | -$10.10M* | $16.30M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $418.40M | -$270.10M | -$23.80M | -$20.20M | -$31.80M | $274.40M | $101.80M | | $10.20M | $300.00K* | -$419.20M* | $44.90M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $448.10M | -$141.60M | -$155.70M | -$20.50M | -$17.80M | $2.30M | -$184.80M | | $14.70M | $1.10M* | $41.60M* | -$23.40M |
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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 | $339.80M* | -$135.00M* | -$300.00M* | -$66.40M* | -$275.00M* | | $432.90M* | -$900.00K* | $6.40M* | | -$14.20M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $241.90M | -$120.40M | -$260.00M | -$67.10M | -$1.40M | | $214.90M | -$14.50M | $10.40M | | | $2.60M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $470.80M* | -$203.70M* | -$500.10M* | -$60.80M* | -$400.20M* | $0.00* | | -$1.40M* | $8.30M* | | $678.00M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $559.90M* | -$122.00M* | -$300.00M* | -$61.50M* | $0.00* | | | -$400.00K* | $13.70M* | | -$88.50M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $361.10M* | -$121.40M* | -$127.40M* | -$62.00M* | $0.00* | | -$67.80M* | -$1.70M* | $12.10M* | | -$4.20M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $223.90M | -$107.20M | $0.00 | -$48.50M | $0.00 | | -$48.10M | -$11.50M | $12.30M | | | $25.30M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $324.80M* | -$118.90M* | $0.00* | -$48.40M* | -$750.00M* | $0.00* | | -$400.00K* | $10.70M* | | $286.70M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $479.50M* | -$124.00M* | $0.00* | -$48.40M* | -$686.80M* | $649.80M* | | -$400.00K* | $29.40M* | | -$7.90M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $267.50M* | -$136.70M* | | -$48.20M* | -$4.40M* | $0.00* | | -$600.00K* | $18.20M* | | -$113.80M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $252.70M | -$131.90M | | -$48.20M | -$4.40M | $0.00 | | -$15.40M | $19.90M | | -$83.80M* | -$15.80M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $322.10M* | -$153.50M* | | -$48.10M* | -$4.30M* | $0.00* | | -$400.00K* | $13.70M* | | -$330.60M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $381.70M* | -$406.00M* | | -$48.10M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $2.10M* | | $326.70M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $262.10M* | -$156.10M* | | -$47.70M* | -$575.00M* | $697.90M* | | -$1.00M* | $9.90M* | | -$258.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $150.90M | -$162.60M | | -$47.90M | $0.00 | $175.00M | | -$15.90M | $6.60M | | -$161.10M* | -$52.70M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $325.40M* | -$152.40M* | $0.00* | -$47.80M* | -$500.00M* | $0.00* | | -$900.00K* | | | $405.90M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $354.90M* | -$478.40M* | $0.00* | -$47.60M* | $0.00* | $749.30M* | | -$700.00K* | | | -$549.50M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $275.30M* | -$60.50M* | $0.00* | -$47.80M* | | $0.00* | | -$2.50M* | | | -$129.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | -$198.50M | -$268.20M | $0.00 | -$47.90M | | $0.00 | | -$29.80M | | | $522.00M* | -$23.80M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $385.30M* | -$1.96B* | $0.00* | -$47.40M* | $0.00* | -$200.00K* | | -$13.40M* | | $0.00* | -$163.70M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $398.40M* | -$344.70M* | $0.00* | -$47.60M* | -$600.10M* | $1.70B* | | -$13.50M* | | $0.00* | $486.60M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $407.70M* | -$122.10M* | -$35.80M* | -$47.50M* | | $0.00* | | -$21.80M* | | | -$486.60M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $143.40M | -$973.50M | -$34.10M | -$47.50M | | $0.00 | | -$8.60M | | | $1.60M* | -$918.70M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $297.20M* | -$111.80M* | $0.00* | -$47.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$15.90M* | | $0.00* | $8.80M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $367.00M* | -$130.00M* | $0.00* | -$47.50M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$3.50M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $251.20M* | -$114.80M* | $0.00* | -$47.30M* | -$125.00M* | $998.30M* | | $0.00* | $6.20M* | | -$8.60M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $30.80M | -$136.10M | $0.00 | -$47.30M | $0.00 | $125.00M | | $0.00 | $16.70M | | -$1.70M* | -$31.40M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $230.70M* | -$132.00M* | | -$47.30M* | -$200.00M* | $748.30M* | | -$800.00K* | $7.00M* | $0.00* | -$375.70M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | -$164.90M* | -$97.20M* | | -$47.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$5.10M* | $9.20M* | $0.00* | $339.70M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $217.00M* | -$303.70M* | | -$47.10M* | -$25.00M* | $200.00M* | | -$400.00K* | $4.20M* | | -$42.00M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $31.00M | -$164.60M | | -$47.10M | -$25.00M | $50.00M | $64.70M | -$4.20M | $1.90M | | | -$90.40M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $164.80M* | -$136.30M* | $0.00* | -$47.10M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$900.00K* | $500.00K* | | -$7.50M* | -$29.80M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $152.60M* | -$175.80M* | | -$46.90M* | $0.00* | -$300.00K* | -$700.00K* | -$6.20M* | $5.60M* | | -$2.50M* | -$74.00M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $235.20M* | -$79.30M* | | -$47.00M* | -$100.00M* | $994.80M* | -$883.40M* | -$100.00K* | $3.50M* | | -$34.50M* | $78.10M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $119.60M | -$70.10M | | -$46.90M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$76.80M | -$12.50M | $2.20M | | -$4.30M* | -$87.10M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $207.30M* | -$123.30M* | $0.00* | -$46.70M* | $0.00* | $100.00M* | | -$5.50M* | $400.00K* | $0.00* | -$109.10M* | $21.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $279.60M* | -$125.30M* | | -$46.80M* | -$272.50M* | $0.00* | $146.10M* | -$1.00M* | $5.80M* | $0.00* | -$78.70M* | -$88.50M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $225.40M* | -$51.90M* | | -$47.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $162.40M* | -$6.70M* | $3.60M* | $0.00* | -$4.70M* | $280.70M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $103.70M | -$49.00M | | -$46.90M | -$50.00M | $0.00 | $46.40M | -$20.30M | $9.40M | $0.00 | -$1.90M* | -$6.10M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $278.80M* | -$41.70M* | $0.00* | -$39.50M* | -$50.00M* | $0.00* | | -$7.50M* | $4.70M* | $5.50M* | -$125.60M* | $17.80M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $245.70M* | -$112.80M* | $0.00* | -$39.50M* | -$90.00M* | $0.00* | -$13.30M* | -$700.00K* | $11.10M* | $9.70M* | -$3.80M* | $14.70M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $190.40M* | -$42.60M* | $0.00* | -$39.40M* | -$200.00M* | $774.70M* | -$692.60M* | -$1.20M* | $11.60M* | $9.10M* | | $0.00* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $108.10M | -$1.78B | $0.00 | -$39.20M | -$10.00M | $800.00M | $900.10M | -$17.80M | $4.10M | $10.90M | -$1.70M* | $3.50M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $232.30M* | -$52.60M* | $0.00* | -$34.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $8.40M* | $3.00M* | -$165.00M* | -$15.20M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $247.20M* | -$35.50M* | -$14.10M* | -$34.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$148.20M* | | $8.80M* | $5.00M* | | $24.30M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $186.70M* | -$33.60M* | -$92.30M* | -$34.30M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$42.40M* | | $5.80M* | $3.10M* | -$4.40M* | -$10.80M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $102.90M | -$26.10M | -$89.90M | -$34.70M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$2.80M | | $11.40M | $14.00M* | -$1.60M* | -$33.30M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $202.80M* | -$29.80M* | -$115.00M* | -$29.90M* | -$275.00M* | | | | $10.00M* | $5.80M* | $247.40M* | $13.30M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $188.80M* | -$25.10M* | -$113.20M* | -$30.10M* | $0.00* | | | | $5.20M* | $1.40M* | -$500.00K* | $23.30M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $152.80M* | -$19.70M* | -$49.00M* | -$30.50M* | | | | | $10.60M* | $5.90M* | -$81.40M* | -$9.70M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $71.80M | -$354.70M | -$24.40M | -$30.70M | | | | | $13.90M | $4.60M* | $191.50M* | -$134.50M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $191.90M* | -$85.70M* | $0.00* | -$26.80M* | $0.00* | | | | $8.90M* | $3.50M* | $15.20M* | $104.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $174.30M* | -$59.50M* | -$11.90M* | -$26.70M* | $0.00* | | | | $14.60M* | $3.30M* | -$65.80M* | $27.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $136.50M* | -$16.10M* | $0.00* | -$26.70M* | | | | | $18.40M* | $7.10M* | -$117.80M* | -$2.70M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $66.30M | $25.00M | $0.00 | -$26.50M | | | | | $5.90M | -$100.00K* | -$107.70M* | -$39.20M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $148.00M* | -$1.03B* | $0.00* | -$21.50M* | -$100.00K* | | | | $27.40M* | -$8.10M* | $758.50M* | -$120.30M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $151.00M* | -$22.20M* | -$34.00M* | -$21.40M* | $0.00* | | | | $7.60M* | $700.00K* | $3.00M* | $84.00M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $149.00M* | -$15.40M* | | -$21.90M* | | | | | $12.70M* | $3.10M* | -$69.00M* | $50.40M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $48.30M | -$20.20M | | -$21.20M | | | -$30.20M | | $20.60M | $100.00K* | | $5.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $149.70M* | -$31.00M* | -$67.10M* | -$19.40M* | $0.00* | | -$22.10M* | | $10.80M* | $800.00K* | | $25.70M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $112.00M* | -$98.30M* | -$43.90M* | -$19.50M* | $0.00* | | $49.90M* | | $600.00K* | -$100.00K* | -$2.00M* | -$6.70M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $123.90M* | -$15.20M* | | -$19.60M* | -$15.00M* | | -$23.20M* | | $7.20M* | $0.00* | -$34.90M* | $21.80M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $23.10M | -$59.60M | | -$19.60M | -$1.70M | | $19.80M | | $5.10M | -$2.00M* | | -$32.50M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $145.20M* | -$84.50M* | -$51.10M* | -$20.30M* | -$1.20M* | | $0.00* | | $15.50M* | $2.20M* | -$1.70M* | $3.80M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $68.50M* | $99.40M* | -$51.60M* | -$5.00M* | -$900.00K* | | -$67.10M* | | $1.40M* | -$100.00K* | | $45.50M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $101.20M* | $42.10M* | -$55.40M* | -$4.90M* | -$15.60M* | | -$69.60M* | | $800.00K* | -$300.00K* | -$3.80M* | -$7.00M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $37.70M | -$56.00M | -$9.40M | -$5.00M | -$3.10M | $1.40M | $2.70M | | $11.60M | $1.20M* | -$4.90M* | -$26.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $149.60M* | -$217.20M* | -$14.70M* | -$5.10M* | -$25.20M* | | -$145.70M* | | $4.30M* | $700.00K* | $278.50M* | $25.40M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $123.20M* | -$20.40M* | $0.00* | -$5.00M* | -$100.00K* | | -$34.90M* | | $1.10M* | -$400.00K* | -$50.80M* | $14.10M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $101.10M* | -$18.50M* | $0.00* | -$5.10M* | -$100.00K* | | $22.30M* | | $1.40M* | $300.00K* | -$102.10M* | $3.60M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $44.50M | -$14.00M | -$9.10M | -$5.00M | -$6.40M | | $260.10M | | $3.40M | -$300.00K* | -$270.40M* | $1.80M |
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