INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY'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, $1.70B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $1.02B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $708.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $9.00M 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 | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.70B | -$1.02B | -$65.00M | -$977.00M | -$255.00M | $409.00M | | -$1.00M | $181.00M* | -$9.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.68B | -$808.00M | -$23.00M | -$643.00M | -$141.00M* | $102.00M | | -$1.00M | -$69.00M* | $57.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.83B | -$668.00M | -$218.00M | -$642.00M | -$780.00M* | $783.00M | | -$1.00M | -$8.00M* | $309.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $2.17B | -$608.00M | -$1.28B | -$673.00M | -$1.11B* | $1.01B | | -$3.00M | $1.00M* | -$491.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.03B | $6.05B | -$839.00M | -$780.00M | -$2.96B* | $1.51B | | -$18.00M | -$4.29B* | $700.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $3.06B | -$269.00M | -$42.00M | -$806.00M | -$2.47B* | $583.00M | | -$4.00M | $35.00M* | $84.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $3.61B | -$1.30B | -$535.00M | -$796.00M | -$1.52B* | $534.00M | | -$1.00M | -$66.00M* | -$78.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $3.23B | -$1.57B | -$732.00M | -$789.00M | -$1.01B* | $490.00M | | $0.00 | -$1.00M* | -$429.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $1.76B | -$1.39B | -$47.00M | -$769.00M | -$1.42B | $1.91B | $0.00 | -$8.00M | -$58.00M* | -$15.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $2.48B | -$3.50B | -$132.00M | -$733.00M | -$1.94B | $3.83B | $0.00 | -$14.00M | -$31.00M* | -$17.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $2.58B | -$1.74B | -$605.00M | -$685.00M | -$6.95B | $6.87B | $2.00M | -$14.00M | -$225.00M* | -$831.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $3.08B | -$860.00M | -$1.06B | -$620.00M | -$2.10B | $1.98B | $66.00M | -$4.00M | -$353.00M* | $79.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $3.03B | -$827.00M | -$512.00M | -$554.00M | -$845.00M | $241.00M | $298.00M | -$43.00M | -$273.00M* | $500.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $2.97B | -$4.86B | -$35.00M | -$476.00M | -$2.49B | $2.13B | $108.00M | -$47.00M | $11.00M* | -$2.69B |
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| 2011-12-31 | $2.67B | -$1.49B | -$30.00M | -$427.00M | -$517.00M | $1.77B | $0.00 | -$21.00M | -$29.00M* | $1.92B |
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| 2010-12-31 | $1.63B | -$834.00M | -$26.00M | -$175.00M | -$576.00M | $193.00M | $0.00 | -$42.00M | $38.00M* | $181.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $4.66B | -$593.00M | -$10.00M | -$140.00M | -$6.32B | $3.23B | $0.00 | -$157.00M | $20.00M* | $748.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $2.67B | -$7.20B | -$47.00M | -$428.00M | -$696.00M | $6.02B | $1.00M | $41.00M | -$36.00M* | $239.00M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $1.89B | -$446.00M | -$1.22B | -$436.00M | -$875.00M | $78.00M | $128.00M | $0.00 | $77.00M* | -$719.00M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $526.00M* | -$914.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$245.00M* | $67.00M* | $92.00M* | | | -$106.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $611.00M | $565.00M | -$30.00M | -$245.00M | -$660.00M | $0.00 | | | -$84.00M* | $146.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $905.00M* | -$546.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$244.00M* | -$62.00M* | -$13.00M* | | $0.00* | $167.00M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $605.00M* | -$440.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$245.00M* | -$44.00M* | $73.00M* | | $0.00* | -$85.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $476.00M* | -$275.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$244.00M* | -$143.00M* | $110.00M* | | | $4.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | -$288.00M | $237.00M | -$62.00M | -$244.00M | -$6.00M | $239.00M | | | $94.00M* | -$14.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $397.00M* | -$174.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$161.00M* | -$108.00M* | $102.00M* | | -$1.00M* | -$18.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $521.00M* | -$188.00M* | $0.00* | -$161.00M* | -$25.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$37.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $365.00M* | -$199.00M* | $0.00* | -$160.00M* | -$5.00M* | $0.00* | | | -$9.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $395.00M | -$247.00M | -$22.00M | -$161.00M | -$3.00M | $0.00 | | | -$5.00M* | -$43.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $492.00M* | -$310.00M* | $0.00* | -$160.00M* | -$91.00M* | $11.00M* | | $0.00* | $18.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $468.00M* | $245.00M* | $0.00* | -$160.00M* | -$153.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $7.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $528.00M* | -$264.00M* | -$41.00M* | -$160.00M* | -$123.00M* | $102.00M* | | | -$8.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $345.00M | -$339.00M | -$177.00M | -$162.00M | -$413.00M | $670.00M | | | -$26.00M* | -$96.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $761.00M* | -$315.00M* | -$191.00M* | -$164.00M* | -$63.00M* | $259.00M* | | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $435.00M* | -$76.00M* | -$270.00M* | -$165.00M* | -$800.00M* | $520.00M* | | -$1.00M* | $47.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $390.00M* | -$37.00M* | -$395.00M* | -$170.00M* | -$240.00M* | $144.00M* | | | $18.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $588.00M | -$180.00M | -$428.00M | -$174.00M | -$3.00M* | $88.00M | | | -$66.00M* | -$176.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $107.00M* | -$130.00M* | -$414.00M* | -$178.00M* | -$1.61B* | $1.00M* | | -$4.00M* | -$94.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $645.00M* | $5.60B* | -$212.00M* | -$199.00M* | -$251.00M* | $1.51B* | | -$11.00M* | -$4.19B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $766.00M* | $328.00M* | -$58.00M* | -$201.00M* | -$972.00M* | $2.00M* | | | $18.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $512.00M | $258.00M | -$155.00M | -$202.00M | -$130.00M* | $2.00M | | | -$19.00M* | $192.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $789.00M* | -$69.00M* | $0.00* | -$201.00M* | -$547.00M* | -$109.00M* | | -$3.00M* | $19.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $735.00M* | $134.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$202.00M* | -$977.00M* | $113.00M* | | -$1.00M* | $26.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $890.00M* | -$299.00M* | $0.00* | -$201.00M* | -$799.00M* | $19.00M* | | $7.00M* | -$8.00M* | -$392.00M* |
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| 2020-03-31 | $649.00M | -$35.00M | -$41.00M | -$202.00M | -$143.00M* | $560.00M | | -$7.00M | -$2.00M* | $728.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $928.00M* | -$306.00M* | $0.00* | -$201.00M* | -$753.00M* | $153.00M* | | -$4.00M* | -$37.00M* | -$186.00M* |
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| 2019-09-30 | $882.00M* | -$279.00M* | -$75.00M* | -$197.00M* | -$324.00M* | -$63.00M* | | -$1.00M* | -$11.00M* | -$90.00M* |
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| 2019-06-30 | $1.07B* | -$421.00M* | -$231.00M* | -$197.00M* | -$310.00M* | $236.00M* | | $4.00M* | $11.00M* | $146.00M* |
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| 2019-03-31 | $733.00M | -$294.00M | -$229.00M | -$201.00M | -$142.00M | $208.00M | | $0.00 | -$25.00M* | $52.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $821.00M* | -$259.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$201.00M* | -$766.00M* | $141.00M* | | $0.00* | $26.00M* | -$437.00M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $941.00M* | -$346.00M* | -$201.00M* | -$195.00M* | -$169.00M* | -$62.00M* | | | -$9.00M* | -$47.00M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $801.00M* | -$475.00M* | -$300.00M* | -$196.00M* | -$39.00M* | $188.00M* | | | -$7.00M* | -$68.00M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $663.00M | -$489.00M | -$31.00M | -$197.00M | -$34.00M | $223.00M | | | -$17.00M* | $123.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $1.19B* | -$383.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$196.00M* | -$1.05B* | $541.00M* | | -$6.00M* | -$62.00M* | $20.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | -$709.00M* | -$278.00M* | $0.00* | -$191.00M* | -$121.00M* | $1.23B* | | | $8.00M* | -$43.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $645.00M* | -$330.00M* | $0.00* | -$191.00M* | -$21.00M* | -$54.00M* | | | | $43.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $633.00M | -$400.00M | -$46.00M | -$191.00M | -$227.00M | $186.00M | | | -$6.00M* | -$35.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $912.00M* | -$2.53B* | $0.00* | -$190.00M* | -$83.00M* | $383.00M* | $0.00* | -$11.00M* | $5.00M* | -$1.53B* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $341.00M* | -$279.00M* | $0.00* | -$181.00M* | -$785.00M* | $2.24B* | $0.00* | | -$45.00M* | $1.31B* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $605.00M* | -$328.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$181.00M* | -$748.00M* | $737.00M* | $0.00* | | $3.00M* | $99.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $620.00M | -$364.00M | -$131.00M | -$181.00M | -$322.00M | $467.00M | $0.00 | | $3.00M* | $105.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $990.00M* | -$540.00M* | -$100.00M* | -$182.00M* | -$4.75B* | $4.43B* | $0.00* | -$14.00M* | -$29.00M* | -$54.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $837.00M* | -$461.00M* | -$152.00M* | -$166.00M* | -$708.00M* | $357.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$4.00M* | -$486.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $115.00M* | -$361.00M* | -$214.00M* | -$168.00M* | -$1.21B* | $2.04B* | $0.00* | | -$192.00M* | $14.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $638.00M | -$377.00M | -$139.00M | -$169.00M | -$280.00M | $40.00M | $2.00M | | | -$305.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.14B* | -$302.00M* | -$171.00M* | -$169.00M* | -$333.00M* | $12.00M* | $7.00M* | $0.00* | $10.00M* | $163.00M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $933.00M* | $144.00M* | -$206.00M* | -$149.00M* | -$327.00M* | $50.00M* | $19.00M* | $8.00M* | -$24.00M* | $425.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $529.00M* | -$332.00M* | -$297.00M* | -$149.00M* | -$1.27B* | $1.81B* | $22.00M* | -$12.00M* | -$355.00M* | -$48.00M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $471.00M | -$370.00M | -$388.00M | -$153.00M | -$163.00M | $107.00M | $18.00M | $0.00 | $16.00M* | -$461.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $1.04B* | -$338.00M* | -$442.00M* | -$154.00M* | -$208.00M* | $29.00M* | $10.00M* | -$15.00M* | -$58.00M* | -$144.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $712.00M* | $564.00M* | -$19.00M* | -$134.00M* | -$477.00M* | $44.00M* | $45.00M* | -$16.00M* | $14.00M* | $741.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $748.00M* | -$263.00M* | $0.00* | -$134.00M* | -$81.00M* | $2.00M* | $52.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$36.00M* | $271.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $531.00M | -$790.00M | -$51.00M | -$132.00M | -$79.00M | $166.00M | $191.00M | -$8.00M | -$193.00M* | -$368.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $713.00M* | -$376.00M* | $0.00* | -$132.00M* | -$365.00M* | $80.00M* | $48.00M* | -$9.00M* | $63.00M* | $27.00M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $879.00M* | $98.00M* | $0.00* | -$115.00M* | -$988.00M* | $133.00M* | $39.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$6.00M* | $47.00M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $794.00M* | -$426.00M* | $0.00* | -$114.00M* | -$619.00M* | $325.00M* | $0.00* | -$11.00M* | $29.00M* | -$60.00M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $581.00M | -$4.15B | -$35.00M | -$115.00M | -$516.00M | $1.59B | $21.00M | -$26.00M | -$75.00M* | -$2.71B |
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| 2011-12-31 | $637.00M* | -$594.00M* | $0.00* | -$115.00M* | -$233.00M* | $1.59B* | | -$12.00M* | -$2.00M* | $1.27B* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $876.00M* | -$341.00M* | $0.00* | -$115.00M* | $27.00M* | -$55.00M* | $0.00* | $26.00M* | -$12.00M* | $323.00M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $648.00M* | -$245.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$115.00M* | -$159.00M* | $178.00M* | | -$2.00M* | $18.00M* | $350.00M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $514.00M | -$307.00M | -$29.00M | -$82.00M | -$152.00M | $49.00M | $0.00 | -$33.00M | -$33.00M* | -$24.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $1.04B* | -$223.00M* | $0.00* | -$55.00M* | -$71.00M* | $16.00M* | | -$18.00M* | -$42.00M* | $644.00M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | -$213.00M* | -$151.00M* | $0.00* | -$54.00M* | -$196.00M* | $11.00M* | | -$2.00M* | $115.00M* | -$442.00M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $641.00M* | -$309.00M* | $0.00* | -$55.00M* | -$189.00M* | $128.00M* | | -$19.00M* | -$8.00M* | $122.00M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $159.00M | -$151.00M | -$26.00M | -$11.00M | -$120.00M | $38.00M | | -$3.00M | -$27.00M* | -$143.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $1.08B* | -$150.00M* | $0.00* | -$11.00M* | -$1.41B* | $739.00M* | $0.00* | -$44.00M* | $25.00M* | $240.00M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $1.38B* | -$117.00M* | $0.00* | -$11.00M* | -$2.29B* | $1.01B* | $0.00* | -$78.00M* | $67.00M* | -$2.00M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $1.40B* | -$133.00M* | $0.00* | -$10.00M* | -$1.58B* | $990.00M* | | -$24.00M* | $8.00M* | $699.00M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $794.00M | -$193.00M | -$10.00M | -$108.00M | -$1.04B | $486.00M | | -$11.00M | -$80.00M* | -$189.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $713.00M* | -$225.00M* | $0.00* | -$107.00M* | | | $0.00* | $110.00M* | -$47.00M* | $373.00M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $946.00M* | -$6.32B* | $0.00* | -$103.00M* | | | $0.00* | -$49.00M* | $2.38B* | -$3.21B* |
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