ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS 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, $3.13B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $521.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $2.74B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $97.00M 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 | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $3.13B | -$521.00M | -$1.50B | -$1.78B | $0.00 | $0.00 | $508.00M | $65.00M | -$32.00M | | -$97.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $3.28B | -$144.00M | -$1.50B | -$1.70B | -$1.93B | $1.61B | $312.00M | $52.00M | -$38.00M | | -$117.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $3.54B | -$403.00M | -$1.50B | -$1.61B | -$679.00M | $1.43B | -$452.00M | $53.00M | -$14.00M | | $357.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $2.35B | -$110.00M | -$1.75B | -$1.54B | -$1.11B | $593.00M | $796.00M | $29.00M | -$13.00M | | -$819.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.56B | -$984.00M | -$1.00B | -$1.46B | -$351.00M | $90.00M | $120.00M | $50.00M | -$10.00M | | -$1.04B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $2.81B | -$214.00M | -$706.00M | -$1.38B | -$4.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $66.00M | -$26.00M | | $583.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $3.00B | -$183.00M | -$1.50B | -$1.32B | -$1.35B | $1.77B | -$1.00M | $85.00M | -$12.00M | | $477.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $2.81B | -$325.00M | -$2.00B | -$1.12B | -$1.00M | $0.00 | -$850.00M | $22.00M | -$11.00M* | | -$1.59B |
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| 2017-12-31 | $2.40B | -$251.00M | -$1.00B | -$941.00M | -$652.00M | $0.00 | $849.00M | $84.00M | -$14.00M* | | $622.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $2.30B | -$532.00M | -$2.00B | -$821.00M | -$1.00M | $992.00M | -$526.00M | $84.00M | $17.00M* | | -$618.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $2.30B | -$210.00M | -$2.00B | -$742.00M | -$2.00M | $1.10B | -$946.00M | $59.00M | $8.00M* | | -$900.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.62B | $2.84B | -$4.35B | -$711.00M | -$1.75B | $3.33B | -$239.00M | $148.00M | $19.00M* | | $372.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $2.53B | -$456.00M | -$2.11B | -$528.00M | | | $1.27B | $206.00M | $24.00M* | -$3.00M* | $839.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $2.07B | $1.05B | -$2.02B | -$865.00M | | | $208.00M | $283.00M | $16.00M* | $807.00M* | $1.60B |
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| 2011-12-31 | $1.96B | -$1.58B | -$950.00M | -$680.00M | | | $167.00M | $153.00M | $8.00M | $981.00M* | -$8.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $1.49B | -$672.00M | -$350.00M | -$636.00M | | | -$157.00M | $115.00M | $8.00M | -$33.00M* | -$160.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $2.17B | -$514.00M | $0.00 | -$619.68M | | | -$1.62B | $101.73M | $4.05M | $873.57M* | $485.18M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $2.22B | -$1.76B | -$1.39B | -$598.69M | | | $1.51B | $56.19M | $4.00M | -$42.76M* | -$84.57M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $2.48B | -$924.05M | -$1.76B | -$502.43M | | | -$266.97M | $116.67M | $16.21M | $1.00B* | $237.32M |
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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 | $723.00M* | -$85.00M* | -$750.00M* | -$463.00M* | | | $596.00M* | $0.00* | -$15.00M* | | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $623.00M | -$99.00M | -$375.00M | -$465.00M | | | $259.00M | $52.00M | -$18.00M | | -$24.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $963.00M* | -$221.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$467.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $19.00M* | $5.00M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $1.02B* | -$116.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$438.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $25.00M* | $13.00M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $550.00M* | -$92.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$439.00M* | $0.00* | | $262.00M* | $3.00M* | -$14.00M* | | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $592.00M | -$92.00M | -$375.00M | -$441.00M | $0.00 | | $202.00M | $44.00M | -$18.00M | | -$75.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.11B* | -$117.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$443.00M* | -$631.00M* | $0.00* | $511.00M* | $9.00M* | -$14.00M* | | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $891.00M* | $294.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$415.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$333.00M* | $2.00M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $687.00M* | -$169.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$418.00M* | -$595.00M* | | -$818.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | $1.61B* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $589.00M | -$152.00M | -$375.00M | -$419.00M | -$700.00M | | $952.00M | $41.00M | -$23.00M | | -$106.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.04B* | -$120.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$421.00M* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | -$85.00M* | $4.00M* | $1.00M* | | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $982.00M* | -$103.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$396.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$25.00M* | $9.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $790.00M* | -$69.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$398.00M* | -$540.00M* | $1.43B* | -$1.05B* | $7.00M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $728.00M | -$111.00M | -$375.00M | -$400.00M | -$138.00M | $0.00 | $709.00M | $33.00M | -$14.00M | | $435.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $811.00M* | $127.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$403.00M* | -$3.00M* | $139.00M* | -$282.00M* | $12.00M* | $2.00M* | | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $713.00M* | -$91.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$377.00M* | -$247.00M* | $0.00* | $443.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $501.00M* | -$73.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$380.00M* | -$207.00M* | $97.00M* | $71.00M* | $1.00M* | -$2.00M* | | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $323.00M | -$73.00M | -$375.00M | -$382.00M | -$656.00M | $357.00M | $564.00M | $16.00M | -$13.00M | | -$231.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $774.00M* | -$808.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$383.00M* | -$1.00M* | $90.00M* | $119.00M* | $8.00M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $619.00M* | -$62.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$359.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $1.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $555.00M* | -$49.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$360.00M* | -$350.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $16.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $609.00M | -$65.00M | -$250.00M | -$361.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $26.00M | -$9.00M | | -$80.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $773.00M* | -$63.00M* | $0.00* | -$360.00M* | | | $0.00* | $6.00M* | -$10.00M* | -$4.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $683.00M* | -$48.00M* | $0.00* | -$339.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $32.00M* | $1.00M* | | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $737.00M* | -$50.00M* | $0.00* | -$338.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $11.00M* | -$1.00M* | | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $614.00M | -$53.00M | -$706.00M | -$342.00M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | $17.00M | -$16.00M | | -$551.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $774.00M* | $37.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$344.00M* | | | $0.00* | $35.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $920.00M* | -$69.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$323.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $1.00M* | $26.00M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $685.00M* | -$79.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$326.00M* | -$700.00M* | | -$1.06B* | $13.00M* | -$1.00M* | $1.77B* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $616.00M | -$72.00M | -$375.00M | -$328.00M | -$650.00M | | $1.06B | $11.00M | -$11.00M | | $251.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $809.00M* | -$67.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$332.00M* | | | $0.00* | $11.00M* | $0.00* | | -$85.00M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $844.00M* | -$93.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$262.00M* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $1.00M* | $1.00M* | | -$39.00M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $620.00M* | -$76.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$264.00M* | $0.00* | | -$10.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$312.00M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $538.00M | -$89.00M | -$500.00M | -$266.00M | $0.00 | | -$840.00M | $10.00M | -$12.00M | | -$1.15B |
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| 2017-12-31 | $695.00M* | -$57.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$267.00M* | | | $152.00M* | $26.00M* | -$1.00M* | | $309.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $780.00M* | -$72.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$224.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $6.00M* | $13.00M* | $0.00* | | $289.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $464.00M* | -$65.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$224.00M* | $0.00* | | $20.00M* | $27.00M* | -$2.00M* | | $3.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $463.00M | -$57.00M | -$250.00M | -$226.00M | -$652.00M | | $671.00M | $18.00M | -$11.00M* | | $21.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $664.00M* | $105.00M* | -$518.00M* | -$228.00M* | | | -$714.00M* | $10.00M* | $3.00M* | $991.00M* | $173.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $624.00M* | -$522.00M* | -$482.00M* | -$195.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $499.00M* | $17.00M* | $6.00M* | | -$56.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $535.00M* | -$65.00M* | -$520.00M* | -$198.00M* | -$1.00M* | | $214.00M* | $18.00M* | $5.00M* | | -$93.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $479.00M | -$50.00M | -$480.00M | -$200.00M | $0.00 | | -$525.00M | $39.00M | $3.00M* | | -$642.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $703.00M* | -$57.00M* | $0.00* | -$200.00M* | | | -$284.00M* | $11.00M* | $1.00M* | | $89.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $706.00M* | $8.00M* | -$216.00M* | -$177.00M* | -$1.00M* | $0.00* | -$6.00M* | $1.00M* | $4.00M* | | $143.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $448.00M* | -$103.00M* | -$307.00M* | -$179.00M* | | $1.10B* | -$889.00M* | $16.00M* | -$1.00M* | | $186.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $442.00M | -$58.00M | -$1.48B | -$186.00M | | $0.00 | $233.00M | $31.00M | $4.00M* | | -$1.32B |
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| 2014-12-31 | $458.00M* | -$106.00M* | -$830.00M* | -$190.00M* | | | $933.00M* | $55.00M* | $10.00M* | -$950.00M* | -$830.00M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $271.00M* | -$126.00M* | -$611.00M* | -$166.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $508.00M* | $12.00M* | $2.00M* | | -$477.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $573.00M* | $3.14B* | -$1.47B* | -$174.00M* | | $1.34B* | -$958.00M* | $54.00M* | $8.00M* | -$801.00M* | $1.75B* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $314.00M | -$66.00M | -$1.44B | -$181.00M | | $1.99B | -$722.00M | $27.00M | -$1.00M* | | -$71.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $708.00M* | -$59.00M* | -$1.07B* | -$186.00M* | | | $1.20B* | $20.00M* | $4.00M* | -$3.00M* | $600.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $811.00M* | -$221.00M* | -$357.00M* | -$171.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $26.00M* | $58.00M* | -$8.00M* | $14.00M* | $250.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $643.00M* | -$42.00M* | -$333.00M* | -$171.00M* | -$1.00M* | $1.00M* | $46.00M* | $92.00M* | $14.00M* | -$7.00M* | $106.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $366.00M | -$134.00M | -$344.00M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | -$4.00M | $36.00M | $7.00M | | -$117.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $605.00M* | $956.00M* | -$624.00M* | -$350.00M* | | | $38.00M* | $68.00M* | $3.00M* | -$7.00M* | $725.00M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $635.00M* | $80.00M* | -$396.00M* | -$169.00M* | -$5.00M* | $1.08B* | -$1.02B* | $102.00M* | $11.00M* | | $362.00M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $509.00M* | $448.00M* | -$557.00M* | -$172.00M* | -$1.00M* | | $192.00M* | $42.00M* | $1.00M* | | $388.00M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $323.00M | -$437.00M | -$443.00M | -$174.00M | -$259.00M | | $994.00M | $71.00M | $1.00M | | $126.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $712.00M* | -$170.00M* | $0.00* | -$174.00M* | | | -$542.00M* | $13.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | -$141.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $787.00M* | -$512.00M* | -$400.00M* | -$167.00M* | | | -$406.00M* | $9.00M* | $1.00M* | $984.00M* | $88.00M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $312.00M* | -$284.00M* | | -$170.00M* | | | $696.00M* | $50.00M* | $2.00M* | -$551.00M* | $147.00M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $145.00M | -$613.00M | | -$169.00M | | | $419.00M | $81.00M | $5.00M | -$1.00M* | -$102.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $355.86M* | -$285.06M* | $0.00* | -$168.42M* | | | -$556.04M* | $56.34M* | $4.54M* | $26.24M* | -$539.17M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $523.97M* | -$85.79M* | | -$156.09M* | | | $303.38M* | $15.81M* | $1.15M* | -$386.27M* | $384.02M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $333.35M* | -$232.87M* | | -$155.77M* | | | -$18.75M* | $37.71M* | $2.12M* | -$22.49M* | -$160.22M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $274.82M | -$68.29M | | -$155.72M | | | $114.41M | $5.14M | $188.00K | | $155.37M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $527.27M* | -$233.30M* | $0.00* | -$155.28M* | | | $137.88M* | $46.41M* | $3.44M* | -$5.87M* | $285.27M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $569.20M* | -$48.70M* | $0.00* | -$154.89M* | | | -$84.90M* | $39.37M* | $581.00K* | -$19.93M* | $326.45M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $624.08M* | -$95.72M* | | -$154.78M* | | | -$327.07M* | $10.57M* | $25.00K* | -$638.66M* | -$504.70M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $447.00M | -$136.28M | | -$154.73M | | | -$1.34B | $5.38M | $3.00K | $1.54B* | $378.15M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $589.44M* | -$300.35M* | -$2.38B* | | | | $234.71M* | $10.86M* | $29.00K* | $1.78B* | -$124.67M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $688.76M* | -$624.19M* | $406.01M* | $145.42M* | | | $736.35M* | $10.14M* | $561.00K* | -$1.10B* | $227.44M* |
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