LOWES COMPANIES INC Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where LOWES COMPANIES 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 2026-01-30: from running the business, $9.86B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-01-30: from investing, $12.26B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-01-30: from financing, $1.62B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2026-01-30: change in cash, $779.00M 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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| 2026-01-30 | $9.86B | -$12.26B | -$211.00M | -$2.64B | -$2.59B | $6.97B | $0.00 | | | -$68.00M | $149.00M* | -$779.00M |
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| 2025-01-31 | $9.63B | -$1.74B | -$4.05B | -$2.57B | -$545.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | | -$42.00M | $159.00M* | $840.00M |
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| 2024-02-02 | $8.14B | -$1.90B | -$6.14B | -$2.53B | -$601.00M | $2.98B | -$499.00M | | | -$21.00M | $141.00M* | -$427.00M |
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| 2023-02-03 | $8.59B | -$1.31B | -$14.12B | -$2.37B | -$867.00M | $9.67B | $499.00M | | | -$5.00M | $151.00M* | $215.00M |
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| 2022-01-28 | $10.11B | -$1.65B | -$13.01B | -$1.98B | -$2.12B | $4.97B | $0.00 | | | -$6.00M | $132.00M* | -$3.56B |
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| 2021-01-29 | $11.05B | -$1.89B | -$4.97B | -$1.70B | -$5.62B | $7.93B | -$941.00M | | | -$38.00M | $152.00M* | $3.97B |
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| 2020-01-31 | $4.30B | -$1.37B | -$4.31B | -$1.62B | -$1.11B | $3.97B | $220.00M | | | -$1.00M | $118.00M* | $205.00M |
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| 2019-02-01 | $6.19B | -$1.08B | -$3.04B | -$1.46B | -$326.00M | $0.00 | -$415.00M | | | -$5.00M | $114.00M* | -$77.00M |
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| 2018-02-02 | $5.07B | -$1.44B | -$3.19B | -$1.29B | -$2.85B | $2.97B | $625.00M | | | -$10.00M | $139.00M* | $30.00M |
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| 2017-02-03 | $5.62B | -$3.36B | -$3.60B | -$1.12B | -$1.17B | $3.27B | $466.00M | | | -$75.00M | $139.00M* | $153.00M |
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| 2016-01-29 | $4.78B | -$1.34B | -$3.92B | -$957.00M | -$552.00M | $1.72B | $43.00M | | | $55.00M | $125.00M* | -$61.00M |
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| 2015-01-30 | $4.93B | -$1.09B | -$3.90B | -$822.00M | -$48.00M | $1.24B | -$386.00M | | | $24.00M | $137.00M* | $75.00M |
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| 2014-01-31 | $4.11B | -$1.29B | -$3.71B | -$733.00M | -$47.00M | $985.00M | $386.00M | | | -$15.00M | $165.00M* | -$150.00M |
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| 2013-02-01 | $3.76B | -$903.00M | -$4.39B | -$704.00M | -$591.00M | $1.98B | $0.00 | -$43.00M | | $22.00M | $392.00M* | -$473.00M |
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| 2012-02-03 | $4.35B | -$1.44B | -$2.94B | -$647.00M | -$37.00M | $993.00M | $0.00 | -$39.00M | | -$21.00M | $139.00M* | $362.00M |
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| 2011-01-28 | $3.85B | -$2.18B | -$2.62B | -$571.00M | -$552.00M | $1.99B | | | | $1.00M | $104.00M* | $20.00M |
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| 2010-01-29 | $4.05B | -$1.89B | -$504.00M | -$391.00M | -$37.00M | $10.00M | -$1.01B | | $53.00M | $0.00* | $75.00M* | $387.00M |
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| 2009-01-30 | $4.12B | -$3.23B | -$8.00M | -$491.00M | -$573.00M | $15.00M | -$57.00M | | $98.00M | $1.00M | $76.00M* | -$36.00M |
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| 2008-02-01 | $4.35B | -$4.12B | -$2.27B | -$428.00M | -$96.00M | $1.30B | $1.04B | | $69.00M | $6.00M | $80.00M* | -$83.00M |
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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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| 2026-07-31 | $3.66B* | -$260.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$672.00M* | -$21.00M* | | | | | -$8.00M* | -$309.00M* | |
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| 2026-05-01 | $3.35B | -$501.00M | -$363.00M | -$674.00M | -$2.38B | | $378.00M | | | -$12.00M | $2.00M* | -$196.00M |
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| 2026-01-30 | $1.57B* | -$577.00M* | $0.00* | -$673.00M* | -$19.00M* | $0.00* | | | | -$4.00M* | $67.00M* | |
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| 2025-10-31 | $687.00M* | -$9.34B* | -$98.00M* | -$673.00M* | -$1.77B* | | | | | -$25.00M* | $6.99B* | |
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| 2025-08-01 | $4.23B* | -$1.81B* | -$1.00M* | -$645.00M* | -$18.00M* | | | | | -$19.00M* | $68.00M* | |
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| 2025-05-02 | $3.38B | -$533.00M | -$112.00M | -$645.00M | -$778.00M | | $0.00 | | | -$20.00M | $2.00M* | $1.29B |
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| 2025-01-31 | $911.00M* | -$418.00M* | -$1.37B* | -$650.00M* | -$23.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$22.00M* | $64.00M* | |
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| 2024-11-01 | $1.30B* | -$520.00M* | -$751.00M* | -$654.00M* | -$475.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $1.00M* | $11.00M* | |
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| 2024-08-02 | $3.15B* | -$422.00M* | -$1.01B* | -$629.00M* | -$25.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$16.00M* | $69.00M* | |
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| 2024-05-03 | $4.26B | -$378.00M | -$923.00M | -$633.00M | -$22.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | | -$5.00M | $15.00M* | $2.32B |
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| 2024-02-02 | $1.11B* | -$595.00M* | -$201.00M* | -$632.00M* | -$25.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$6.00M* | $62.00M* | |
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| 2023-11-03 | $1.06B* | -$591.00M* | -$1.58B* | -$642.00M* | -$531.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$6.00M* | $3.00M* | |
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| 2023-08-04 | $3.86B* | -$411.00M* | -$2.25B* | -$624.00M* | -$23.00M* | $0.00* | -$72.00M* | | | -$9.00M* | $71.00M* | |
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| 2023-05-05 | $2.11B | -$304.00M | -$2.11B | -$633.00M | -$22.00M | $2.98B | -$427.00M | | | $0.00 | $5.00M* | $1.60B |
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| 2023-02-03 | $451.00M* | -$194.00M* | -$2.00B* | -$643.00M* | -$36.00M* | $0.00* | $499.00M* | | | -$5.00M* | $65.00M* | |
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| 2022-10-28 | $2.13B* | -$406.00M* | -$4.00B* | -$666.00M* | -$32.00M* | $4.70B* | $0.00* | | | $2.00M* | $14.00M* | |
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| 2022-07-29 | $3.04B* | -$399.00M* | -$4.09B* | -$524.00M* | -$26.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $2.00M* | $71.00M* | |
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| 2022-04-29 | $2.98B | -$310.00M | -$4.04B | -$537.00M | -$773.00M | $4.96B | $0.00 | | | -$4.00M | $1.00M* | $2.28B |
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| 2022-01-28 | $934.00M* | -$286.00M* | -$4.01B* | -$551.00M* | -$1.52B* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $402.00M* | $60.00M* | |
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| 2021-10-29 | $2.27B* | $485.00M* | -$2.83B* | -$563.00M* | -$27.00M* | $1.98B* | $0.00* | | | -$42.00M* | $9.00M* | |
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| 2021-07-30 | $2.42B* | -$1.37B* | -$3.14B* | -$430.00M* | -$25.00M* | $1.00B* | $0.00* | | | -$370.00M* | $54.00M* | |
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| 2021-04-30 | $4.49B | -$477.00M | -$3.04B | -$440.00M | -$543.00M | $1.99B | $0.00 | | | $4.00M | $9.00M* | $2.00B |
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| 2021-01-29 | -$436.00M* | $758.00M* | -$3.44B* | -$452.00M* | -$36.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$6.00M* | $50.00M* | |
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| 2020-10-30 | -$267.00M* | -$1.09B* | -$562.00M* | -$416.00M* | -$5.01B* | $3.97B* | $0.00* | | | -$28.00M* | $19.00M* | |
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| 2020-07-31 | $7.30B* | -$1.27B* | $0.00* | -$416.00M* | -$25.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$1.00M* | $79.00M* | |
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| 2020-05-01 | $4.45B | -$288.00M | -$966.00M | -$420.00M | -$543.00M | $3.96B | -$941.00M | | | -$3.00M | $4.00M* | $5.24B |
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| 2020-01-31 | $185.00M* | -$506.00M* | -$664.00M* | -$423.00M* | -$21.00M* | $1.00B* | $305.00M* | | | $6.00M* | $40.00M* | |
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| 2019-11-01 | $528.00M* | -$405.00M* | -$879.00M* | -$428.00M* | -$463.00M* | $0.00* | $637.00M* | | | $0.00* | $6.00M* | |
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| 2019-08-02 | $1.45B* | -$327.00M* | -$1.94B* | -$382.00M* | -$13.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $2.00M* | $40.00M* | |
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| 2019-05-03 | $2.14B | -$131.00M | -$826.00M | -$385.00M | -$616.00M | $2.97B | -$722.00M | | | -$9.00M | $32.00M* | $2.46B |
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| 2019-02-01 | -$605.00M* | -$292.00M* | -$539.00M* | -$387.00M* | -$38.00M* | $0.00* | $722.00M* | | | -$2.00M* | $41.00M* | -$1.16B* |
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| 2018-11-02 | $1.01B* | -$308.00M* | -$652.00M* | -$390.00M* | -$264.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$1.00M* | $23.00M* | -$583.00M* |
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| 2018-08-03 | $2.36B* | -$244.00M* | -$1.12B* | -$338.00M* | -$11.00M* | $0.00* | $3.00M* | | | $0.00* | $42.00M* | $686.00M* |
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| 2018-05-04 | $3.43B | -$236.00M | -$728.00M | -$340.00M | -$13.00M | $0.00 | -$1.14B | | | -$2.00M | $8.00M* | $977.00M |
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| 2018-02-02 | -$307.00M* | -$369.00M* | -$138.00M* | -$341.00M* | -$13.00M* | $0.00* | $965.00M* | | | -$2.00M* | $52.00M* | -$155.00M* |
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| 2017-11-03 | $298.00M* | -$276.00M* | -$551.00M* | -$344.00M* | -$262.00M* | $0.00* | $171.00M* | | | $1.00M* | $7.00M* | -$953.00M* |
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| 2017-08-04 | $1.78B* | -$505.00M* | -$1.27B* | -$299.00M* | -$16.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | -$8.00M* | $42.00M* | -$267.00M* |
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| 2017-05-05 | $3.29B | -$291.00M | -$1.24B | -$304.00M | -$2.56B | $2.97B | -$511.00M | | | -$1.00M | $38.00M* | $1.41B |
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| 2017-02-03 | $348.00M* | -$309.00M* | -$541.00M* | -$306.00M* | -$27.00M* | $0.00* | $510.00M* | | | -$123.00M* | $51.00M* | -$402.00M* |
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| 2016-10-28 | $641.00M* | -$118.00M* | -$600.00M* | -$309.00M* | -$651.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $8.00M* | $6.00M* | -$1.03B* |
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| 2016-07-29 | $1.41B* | -$2.58B* | -$1.20B* | -$251.00M* | -$11.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $7.00M* | $62.00M* | -$2.57B* |
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| 2016-04-29 | $3.22B | -$349.00M | -$1.25B | -$255.00M | -$484.00M | $3.27B | -$44.00M | | | $33.00M | $20.00M* | $4.16B |
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| 2016-01-29 | $238.00M* | -$357.00M* | -$543.00M* | -$257.00M* | -$11.00M* | $0.00* | $43.00M* | | | $9.00M* | $56.00M* | -$822.00M* |
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| 2015-10-30 | $382.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$753.00M* | -$260.00M* | -$510.00M* | $1.72B* | $0.00* | | | -$4.00M* | $7.00M* | $326.00M* |
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| 2015-07-31 | $1.69B* | -$495.00M* | -$1.52B* | -$218.00M* | -$21.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $0.00* | $41.00M* | -$533.00M* |
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| 2015-05-01 | $2.48B | -$241.00M | -$1.11B | -$222.00M | -$10.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | | $50.00M | $21.00M* | $968.00M |
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| 2015-01-30 | $245.00M* | -$201.00M* | -$955.00M* | -$225.00M* | -$12.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $8.00M* | $47.00M* | -$1.10B* |
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| 2014-10-31 | $761.00M* | -$362.00M* | -$899.00M* | -$228.00M* | -$11.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $4.00M* | $1.26B* | $523.00M* |
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| 2014-08-01 | $1.93B* | -$245.00M* | -$1.14B* | -$183.00M* | -$13.00M* | | $0.00* | | | -$11.00M* | $44.00M* | $381.00M* |
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| 2014-05-02 | $1.99B | -$280.00M | -$910.00M | -$186.00M | -$12.00M | | -$386.00M | | | $23.00M | $24.00M* | $267.00M |
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| 2014-01-31 | $252.00M* | -$263.00M* | -$913.00M* | -$190.00M* | -$13.00M* | $0.00* | $386.00M* | | | -$14.00M* | $48.00M* | -$710.00M* |
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| 2013-11-01 | $503.00M* | -$505.00M* | -$770.00M* | -$191.00M* | -$12.00M* | $985.00M* | $0.00* | | | -$9.00M* | $17.00M* | $16.00M* |
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| 2013-08-02 | $1.36B* | -$255.00M* | -$981.00M* | -$174.00M* | -$11.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | $3.00M* | $60.00M* | $4.00M* |
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| 2013-05-03 | $1.99B | -$263.00M | -$1.05B | -$178.00M | -$11.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | | $5.00M | $40.00M* | $540.00M |
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| 2013-02-01 | $254.00M* | -$120.00M* | -$750.00M* | -$180.00M* | -$11.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | | $11.00M* | $247.00M* | -$550.00M* |
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| 2012-11-02 | $712.00M* | $249.00M* | -$850.00M* | -$184.00M* | -$560.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00 | | -$2.00M* | $12.00M* | -$619.00M* |
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| 2012-08-03 | $329.00M* | -$562.00M* | -$1.00B* | -$166.00M* | -$10.00M* | $0.00* | | | | $17.00M* | $37.00M* | -$1.36B* |
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| 2012-05-04 | $2.47B | -$470.00M | -$1.79B | -$174.00M | -$10.00M | $1.98B | | | | -$4.00M | $53.00M* | $2.06B |
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| 2012-02-03 | $457.00M* | -$454.00M* | -$503.00M* | -$177.00M* | -$9.00M* | $993.00M* | | -$3.00M* | | -$12.00M* | $48.00M* | $339.00M* |
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| 2011-10-28 | $599.00M* | -$289.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$176.00M* | -$10.00M* | $0.00* | | -$1.00M | | -$12.00M* | | $107.00M* |
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| 2011-07-29 | $870.00M* | -$283.00M* | -$1.40B* | -$145.00M* | -$9.00M* | $0.00* | | -$2.00M | | $0.00* | $42.00M* | -$928.00M* |
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| 2011-04-29 | $2.42B | -$411.00M | -$1.03B | -$149.00M | -$9.00M | $0.00 | | -$33.00M | | $6.00M* | $45.00M* | $844.00M |
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| 2011-01-28 | $19.00M* | -$316.00M* | -$1.00B* | -$153.00M* | -$10.00M* | $994.00M* | $0.00* | -$34.00M* | | $0.00* | $75.00M* | -$426.00M* |
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| 2010-10-29 | $1.05B* | -$400.00M* | -$601.00M* | -$157.00M* | -$8.00M* | $0.00* | | $1.00M | | $0.00* | | -$113.00M* |
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| 2010-07-30 | $46.00M* | -$384.00M* | -$550.00M* | -$130.00M* | -$509.00M* | -$1.00M* | | $0.00 | $3.00M* | $1.00M* | $39.00M* | -$1.49B* |
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| 2010-04-30 | $2.74B | -$1.08B | -$465.00M | -$131.00M | -$25.00M | $992.00M | | -$15.00M* | $20.00M | $0.00 | | $2.04B |
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| 2010-01-29 | -$313.00M* | $240.00M* | -$500.00M* | $0.00* | -$10.00M* | $7.00M* | -$5.00M* | | $31.00M* | $0.00* | $38.00M* | -$509.00M* |
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| 2009-10-30 | $651.00M* | -$458.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$132.00M* | -$11.00M* | $3.00M* | -$15.00M* | | $15.00M* | $0.00* | | $54.00M* |
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| 2009-07-31 | $1.37B* | -$880.00M* | $0.00* | -$133.00M* | -$8.00M* | $0.00* | | | $6.00M* | | $36.00M* | $405.00M* |
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| 2009-05-01 | $2.35B | -$788.00M | $0.00 | -$126.00M | -$8.00M | $0.00 | | | $1.00M | | -$986.00M* | $437.00M |
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| 2009-01-30 | -$236.00M* | -$486.00M* | $0.00* | -$125.00M* | -$9.00M* | $2.00M* | $729.00M* | | $4.00M* | $0.00* | $37.00M* | -$77.00M* |
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| 2008-10-31 | $490.00M* | -$678.00M* | -$6.00M* | -$124.00M* | -$9.00M* | $2.00M* | $87.00M* | | $83.00M* | $0.00* | | -$155.00M* |
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