MOODY'S CORPORATION Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where MOODY'S CORPORATION'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, $2.90B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $2.00M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $3.06B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $24.00M 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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| 2025-12-31 | $2.90B | $2.00M | -$1.61B | -$701.00M | | | | -$99.00M | $28.00M | | -$684.00M* | -$24.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $2.84B | -$1.06B | -$1.29B | -$620.00M | | | | -$91.00M | $53.00M | | $504.00M* | $278.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $2.15B | -$247.00M | -$490.00M | -$564.00M | | | | -$71.00M | $32.00M | | -$491.00M* | $361.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1.47B | -$262.00M | -$983.00M | -$515.00M | | | | -$87.00M | $8.00M | | $369.00M* | -$42.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.00B | -$2.62B | -$750.00M | -$463.00M | | | | -$83.00M | $24.00M | | $1.15B* | -$786.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $2.15B | -$1.08B | -$503.00M | -$420.00M | | | | -$104.00M | $39.00M | | $637.00M* | $765.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.68B | $36.00M | -$991.00M | -$378.00M | -$12.00M | | | -$77.00M | $36.00M | | -$141.00M* | $147.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.46B | -$406.00M | -$203.00M | -$337.00M | | | | -$62.00M | $38.00M | | $152.00M* | $613.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $755.00M | -$3.42B | -$200.00M | -$290.00M | | | | -$49.00M | $49.00M | | $2.09B* | -$980.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.26B | $102.00M | -$738.80M | -$285.10M | | | | -$44.40M | $71.80M | | -$46.40M* | $294.10M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.20B | -$92.00M | -$1.10B | -$272.10M | | | | -$59.50M | $83.90M | $44.50M | $795.80M* | $537.90M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.02B | -$564.90M | -$1.22B | -$236.00M | | | | -$51.40M | $145.50M | $58.70M | $239.20M* | -$700.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $926.80M | -$261.90M | -$893.10M | -$197.30M | | | | -$30.90M | $163.30M | $38.80M | $420.40M* | $164.10M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $823.10M | -$50.20M | -$196.50M | -$143.00M | | | | | $116.70M | $15.70M | $409.70M* | $995.40M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $803.30M | -$267.60M | -$333.80M | -$121.00M | | | | | $46.40M | $7.40M | -$16.70M* | $100.40M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $653.30M | -$228.80M | -$223.60M | -$98.60M | | | $0.00* | | $34.70M | $7.00M | $39.20M* | $185.70M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $643.80M | -$93.80M | $0.00 | -$94.50M | | $0.00 | -$613.00M* | | $19.80M | $5.00M | $333.90M* | $228.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $539.70M | -$319.30M | -$592.90M | -$96.80M | | | $613.00M* | | $23.50M | $7.50M | -$304.10M* | -$180.40M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $988.20M | -$124.70M | -$1.74B | -$85.20M | | $300.00M | $0.00* | | $65.90M | $52.20M | $539.80M* | $18.20M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $779.00M* | $112.00M* | -$694.00M* | -$180.00M* | | | $4.00M* | | -$40.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $939.00M | -$91.00M | -$1.47B | -$185.00M | | -$76.00M | $8.00M | | $5.00M* | -$915.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $858.00M* | -$42.00M* | -$437.00M* | -$167.00M* | | -$7.00M* | $2.00M* | | | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $743.00M* | -$54.00M* | -$513.00M* | -$168.00M* | | -$4.00M* | $6.00M* | | $5.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $543.00M* | -$126.00M* | -$284.00M* | -$171.00M* | | -$35.00M* | $2.00M* | | $6.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $757.00M | $224.00M | -$373.00M | -$195.00M | | -$53.00M | $18.00M | | -$695.00M* | -$269.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $674.00M* | -$181.00M* | -$480.00M* | -$155.00M* | | -$6.00M* | $9.00M* | | -$2.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $703.00M* | -$684.00M* | -$428.00M* | -$156.00M* | | -$3.00M* | $10.00M* | | $496.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $686.00M* | -$95.00M* | -$264.00M* | -$154.00M* | | -$29.00M* | $18.00M* | | $6.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $775.00M | -$96.00M | -$120.00M | -$155.00M | | -$53.00M | $16.00M | | $4.00M* | $346.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $477.00M* | -$54.00M* | -$212.00M* | -$140.00M* | | -$4.00M* | $6.00M* | | -$3.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $462.00M* | -$90.00M* | -$170.00M* | -$141.00M* | | -$3.00M* | $5.00M* | | -$298.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $604.00M* | -$40.00M* | -$67.00M* | -$142.00M* | | -$19.00M* | $14.00M* | | -$194.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $608.00M | -$63.00M | -$41.00M | -$141.00M | | -$45.00M | $7.00M | | $4.00M* | $350.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $377.00M* | -$90.00M* | $0.00* | -$128.00M* | | -$2.00M* | $2.00M* | | -$123.00M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $336.00M* | $0.00* | -$112.00M* | -$128.00M* | | -$2.00M* | $2.00M* | | -$5.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $291.00M* | -$11.00M* | -$311.00M* | -$129.00M* | | -$25.00M* | $1.00M* | | $104.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $470.00M | -$161.00M | -$560.00M | -$130.00M | | -$58.00M | $3.00M | | $393.00M* | -$61.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $299.00M* | -$458.00M* | -$122.00M* | -$116.00M* | | -$1.00M* | $4.00M* | | -$22.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $436.00M* | -$1.91B* | -$125.00M* | -$115.00M* | | -$3.00M* | $4.00M* | | $1.17B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $594.00M* | -$57.00M* | -$371.00M* | -$116.00M* | | -$28.00M* | $10.00M* | | $3.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $676.00M | -$194.00M | -$132.00M | -$116.00M | | -$51.00M | $6.00M | | $3.00M* | $172.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $658.00M* | -$224.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$105.00M* | | -$3.00M* | $7.00M* | | -$3.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $511.00M* | -$30.00M* | $0.00* | -$105.00M* | | -$1.00M* | $9.00M* | | -$23.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $632.00M* | -$51.00M* | $0.00* | -$105.00M* | | -$29.00M* | $10.00M* | | -$518.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $345.00M | -$772.00M | -$253.00M | -$105.00M | | -$71.00M | $13.00M | | $1.18B* | $309.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $479.00M* | $186.00M* | -$263.00M* | -$94.00M* | | -$1.00M* | $7.00M* | | $305.00M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $441.00M* | -$97.00M* | -$113.00M* | -$95.00M* | | -$1.00M* | $6.00M* | | -$128.00M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $388.00M* | -$46.00M* | -$167.00M* | -$95.00M* | | -$24.00M* | $11.00M* | | -$62.00M* | -$700.00K* |
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| 2019-03-31 | $367.00M | -$7.00M | -$448.00M | -$94.40M | | -$51.00M | $12.00M | | -$267.60M* | -$488.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $376.40M* | -$292.20M* | -$55.80M* | -$84.30M* | | $0.00* | $1.80M* | | $706.50M* | $650.20M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $307.30M* | -$68.50M* | -$66.20M* | -$84.30M* | | -$500.00K* | $4.30M* | | -$365.90M* | -$279.70M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $385.80M* | -$26.80M* | -$37.60M* | -$84.50M* | | -$19.50M* | $5.30M* | | -$149.00M* | $37.20M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $391.50M | -$18.50M | -$43.40M | -$84.10M | | -$42.00M | $26.60M | | -$39.40M* | $205.80M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $405.20M* | -$12.60M* | -$36.40M* | -$72.60M* | | -$700.00K* | $5.00M* | | -$184.90M* | $108.70M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $390.40M* | -$3.45B* | -$29.10M* | -$72.60M* | | -$400.00K* | $8.70M* | | $812.50M* | -$2.32B* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $471.80M* | $21.30M* | -$79.50M* | -$72.60M* | | -$400.00K* | $17.00M* | | $752.30M* | $1.15B* |
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| 2017-03-31 | -$512.40M | $18.60M | -$55.00M | -$72.60M | | -$47.50M | $22.10M | | $706.70M* | $78.10M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $370.20M* | $104.40M* | -$59.90M* | -$70.60M* | | -$400.00K* | $5.30M* | $700.00K* | -$3.00M* | $305.40M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $342.60M* | $4.90M* | -$193.00M* | -$70.90M* | | -$800.00K* | $35.60M* | $14.80M* | -$60.30M* | $71.80M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $292.80M* | $101.10M* | -$223.80M* | -$71.50M* | | -$500.00K* | $12.60M* | $1.30M* | -$3.00M* | $98.20M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $253.60M | -$108.40M | -$262.10M | -$72.10M | | -$42.70M | $24.30M | | -$2.90M* | -$181.30M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $304.60M* | -$10.50M* | -$192.50M* | -$67.10M* | | -$200.00K* | $17.10M* | $0.00* | $249.70M* | $286.30M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $299.10M* | $10.30M* | -$304.90M* | -$67.80M* | | -$200.00K* | $17.10M* | $3.40M* | -$2.50M* | -$67.50M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $332.60M* | -$42.50M* | -$234.90M* | -$68.50M* | | -$400.00K* | $20.20M* | $3.70M* | -$1.60M* | $28.70M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $261.80M | -$49.30M | -$365.80M | -$68.70M | | -$58.70M | $34.80M | $37.40M | $544.90M* | $290.40M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $308.80M* | -$320.30M* | -$440.30M* | -$57.80M* | | -$100.00K* | $14.00M* | $4.20M* | -$191.10M* | -$721.30M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $251.80M* | -$131.20M* | -$320.50M* | -$59.00M* | | -$200.00K* | $43.30M* | $9.30M* | $434.90M* | $163.50M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $280.80M* | -$31.20M* | -$258.10M* | -$59.30M* | | | $32.90M* | $6.40M* | -$1.00M* | -$14.90M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $177.20M | -$82.20M | -$201.60M | -$59.90M | | | $56.10M | $38.80M | -$55.50M* | -$127.30M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $273.30M* | -$39.10M* | -$145.50M* | -$53.60M* | | | $38.90M* | $6.40M* | -$1.80M* | $84.40M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $284.40M* | -$203.80M* | -$397.20M* | -$54.60M* | | | $35.20M* | $5.40M* | $494.20M* | $202.10M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $166.50M* | -$16.20M* | -$259.10M* | -$44.60M* | | | $57.80M* | $10.90M* | -$35.20M* | -$125.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $202.60M | -$2.80M | -$91.30M | -$44.50M | | | $31.40M | $16.10M | -$67.70M* | $2.60M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $327.10M* | -$4.10M* | -$321.60M* | -$35.70M* | | | $188.60M* | $27.50M* | $49.40M* | $236.90M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $260.50M* | -$20.20M* | $25.10M* | -$35.70M* | | | $36.50M* | -$2.60M* | $413.60M* | $694.40M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $173.50M* | -$12.30M* | $100.00M* | -$35.90M* | | | $6.90M* | -$600.00K* | -$205.90M* | $9.40M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $62.00M | -$13.60M | $0.00 | -$35.70M | | | $39.80M | -$8.60M | -$2.50M* | $54.70M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $137.00M* | -$202.30M* | $0.00* | -$31.10M* | | | $8.80M* | $1.40M* | -$4.40M* | -$94.20M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $220.40M* | -$24.90M* | -$206.20M* | -$31.70M* | | | $2.50M* | $100.00K* | -$4.00M* | -$84.30M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $245.00M* | -$27.10M* | $0.00* | -$31.90M* | | | $23.20M* | $3.10M* | -$2.40M* | $219.00M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $200.90M | -$13.30M | -$127.60M | -$26.30M | | | $11.90M | $2.80M | -$5.90M* | $59.90M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $178.60M* | -$173.80M* | -$104.00M* | -$24.50M* | $0.00* | | $8.70M* | $900.00K* | -$17.70M* | -$134.10M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $170.70M* | -$21.70M* | -$19.70M* | -$24.60M* | | | $11.70M* | $2.80M* | $148.90M* | $307.80M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $139.90M* | -$19.70M* | -$70.00M* | -$24.60M* | | | $1.80M* | $300.00K* | -$19.40M* | -$10.50M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $164.10M | -$13.60M | -$29.90M | -$24.90M | | | $12.50M | $3.00M | -$72.60M* | $22.50M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $187.20M* | -$29.40M* | $0.00* | -$23.70M* | $0.00* | | $5.20M* | $1.80M* | -$88.50M* | $51.20M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $132.10M* | -$30.80M* | $0.00* | -$23.60M* | -$210.00M* | | $2.20M* | $300.00K* | $160.40M* | $29.90M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $129.50M* | -$20.00M* | | -$23.70M* | -$258.00M* | | $11.10M* | $2.50M* | $177.50M* | $51.10M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $195.00M | -$13.60M | | -$23.50M | -$145.00M* | | $1.30M | $400.00K | $84.50M* | $95.80M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $134.30M* | -$219.80M* | -$120.00M* | -$23.50M* | $19.00M* | | $1.20M* | $100.00K* | $49.80M* | -$192.70M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $156.70M* | -$18.60M* | -$145.00M* | -$24.10M* | $169.00M* | | $5.80M* | $1.90M* | -$50.50M* | $58.50M* |
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