NUCOR CORP Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where NUCOR CORP'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, $3.23B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $3.23B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $1.31B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $1.30B 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 | $3.23B | -$3.23B | -$700.00M | -$512.00M | -$1.01B | $1.22B | -$102.00M | -$32.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | -$181.00M* | -$1.30B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $3.98B | -$3.73B | -$2.22B | -$522.00M | -$10.00M | | $105.00M | -$53.00M | $4.00M | -$13.00M | -$352.00M* | -$2.83B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $7.11B | -$2.50B | -$1.55B | -$515.00M | -$10.00M | | -$25.00M | -$49.00M | $12.00M | -$17.00M | -$435.00M* | $2.03B |
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| 2022-12-31 | $10.07B | -$5.70B | -$2.76B | -$534.00M | -$1.11B | $2.09B | -$59.00M | -$64.00M | $23.00M | -$25.00M | -$70.00M* | $1.85B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $6.23B | -$2.87B | -$3.28B | -$483.47M | | $196.99M | $49.82M | -$73.26M | $145.25M | -$11.42M | -$150.70M* | -$246.27M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $2.70B | -$1.76B | -$39.50M | -$491.65M | -$97.15M | $1.24B | -$4.54M | -$19.10M | $11.85M | -$9.54M | -$302.14M* | $1.22B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $2.81B | -$1.79B | -$298.54M | -$492.06M | | | $4.57M | -$25.05M | $16.14M | -$9.13M | -$76.35M* | $135.72M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $2.39B | -$1.03B | -$854.00M | -$485.38M | -$500.00M | $995.71M | $5.04M | -$22.12M | $24.10M | -$7.72M | -$63.80M* | $449.78M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $1.06B | -$918.89M | -$90.30M | -$485.32M | -$600.00M | | $34.87M | -$14.41M | $7.07M | -$3.24M | -$90.97M* | -$1.10B |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.75B | -$1.03B | -$5.17M | -$481.08M | | | -$33.36M | -$12.39M | $15.67M | -$13.30M | -$96.80M* | $106.49M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $2.17B | -$441.70M | -$66.50M | -$479.43M | -$16.30M | | -$155.82M | -$11.72M | $424.00K | -$2.18M | -$69.94M* | $915.33M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.34B | -$1.44B | $0.00 | -$475.12M | -$5.36M | | $178.31M | | $5.61M | -$2.18M | -$60.30M* | -$459.11M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $1.08B | -$839.97M | $0.00 | -$471.03M | -$250.00M | $999.10M | -$671.00K | | | $3.07M* | -$84.42M* | $430.39M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $1.20B | -$204.00M | | -$466.36M | -$650.00M | | $27.95M | | $10.52M | $5.87M* | -$74.85M* | -$147.78M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $1.03B | -$659.89M | | -$461.52M | | | -$11.45M | | $8.10M | $31.57M* | -$61.72M* | -$124.76M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $866.79M | -$2.26B | | -$457.28M | -$6.00M | $1.20B | $11.56M | | $4.69M | -$700.00K | -$59.43M* | -$691.58M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $1.17B | -$700.41M | $0.00 | -$443.11M | -$180.40M | $0.00 | -$6.91M | | $3.72M | -$3.10M | -$190.23M* | -$338.15M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $2.50B | -$3.32B | -$123.96M | -$658.05M | $0.00 | $989.72M | -$149.84M | | $2.00B | $10.60M | -$282.01M* | $961.19M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $1.94B | -$856.14M | -$754.03M | -$726.14M | $0.00 | $1.32B | -$65.87M | | $12.00M | $13.00M | -$272.29M* | $608.29M |
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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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| 2026-07-04 | $1.40B* | -$510.00M* | -$350.00M* | -$129.00M* | -$33.00M* | | -$6.00M* | -$74.00M* | $10.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$47.00M* | |
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| 2026-04-04 | $886.00M | -$446.00M | -$125.00M | -$129.00M | -$4.00M | | $12.00M | -$3.00M | $4.00M | -$7.00M | -$220.00M* | -$34.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $799.00M* | -$717.00M* | -$100.00M* | -$127.00M* | -$3.00M* | $220.00M* | -$13.00M* | $0.00* | $4.00M* | -$9.00M* | -$18.00M* | |
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| 2025-10-04 | $1.34B* | -$786.00M* | -$100.00M* | -$127.00M* | -$5.00M* | $0.00* | -$21.00M* | -$1.00M* | | -$3.00M* | -$16.00M* | |
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| 2025-07-05 | $732.00M* | -$543.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$129.00M* | -$1.00B* | $0.00* | -$3.00M* | | | -$4.00M* | -$71.00M* | |
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| 2025-04-05 | $364.00M | -$1.18B | -$300.00M | -$129.00M | -$4.00M | $997.00M | -$65.00M | | | $21.00M | -$106.00M* | -$402.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $733.00M* | -$964.00M* | -$316.00M* | -$128.00M* | -$5.00M* | | $10.00M* | -$3.00M* | $1.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$19.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-28 | $1.30B* | -$1.17B* | -$400.00M* | -$130.00M* | $0.00* | | $46.00M* | -$3.00M* | $0.00* | -$5.00M* | -$18.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-29 | $1.49B* | -$711.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$130.00M* | -$2.00M* | | $38.00M* | -$44.00M* | $0.00* | -$3.00M* | -$50.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-30 | $460.00M | -$890.00M | -$1.00B | -$134.00M | -$3.00M | | $11.00M | -$3.00M | $3.00M | -$4.00M | -$265.00M* | -$1.83B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.52B* | -$655.46M* | -$177.24M* | -$127.00M* | -$2.50M* | | -$11.86M* | -$4.54M* | $1.65M* | -$4.56M* | -$22.60M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $2.46B* | -$460.88M* | -$500.06M* | -$128.10M* | -$2.50M* | | $2.60M* | -$2.34M* | $3.23M* | -$4.14M* | -$23.63M* | |
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| 2023-07-01 | $1.92B* | -$609.88M* | -$450.88M* | -$129.37M* | -$2.50M* | | $4.02M* | -$35.02M* | $0.00* | -$4.02M* | -$50.96M* | |
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| 2023-04-01 | $1.21B | -$769.78M | -$425.82M | -$130.53M | -$2.50M | | -$19.77M | -$7.11M | $7.12M | -$4.27M | -$337.81M* | -$480.04M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $2.53B* | -$715.81M* | -$403.03M* | -$129.85M* | -$2.50M* | $66.00K* | -$15.93M* | -$1.13M* | $1.40M* | -$3.92M* | -$31.09M* | |
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| 2022-10-01 | $2.80B* | -$450.92M* | -$652.08M* | -$132.11M* | -$602.50M* | $0.00* | -$35.86M* | -$4.65M* | $2.79M* | -$4.03M* | $117.76M* | |
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| 2022-07-02 | $2.26B* | -$3.55B* | -$802.57M* | -$134.45M* | -$503.50M* | $998.88M* | $13.99M* | -$49.71M* | $2.23M* | -$13.18M* | $63.27M* | |
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| 2022-04-02 | $2.47B | -$981.68M | -$905.32M | -$137.59M | -$2.50M | $1.09B | -$21.20M | -$8.51M | $16.59M | -$3.88M | -$219.95M* | $1.30B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $2.61B* | -$497.34M* | -$1.50B* | -$116.86M* | | $0.00* | $4.99M* | -$1.77M* | $1.38M* | -$3.43M* | -$30.08M* | |
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| 2021-10-02 | $1.74B* | -$1.70B* | -$857.70M* | -$120.07M* | $0.00* | $196.99M* | $2.05M* | -$7.08M* | $15.07M* | -$2.92M* | -$23.42M* | |
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| 2021-07-03 | $1.35B* | -$379.41M* | -$614.29M* | -$122.64M* | | | $44.39M* | -$49.90M* | $21.28M* | -$2.57M* | -$23.40M* | |
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| 2021-04-03 | $530.41M | -$301.99M | -$301.86M | -$123.90M | | | -$1.61M | -$14.52M | $107.52M | -$2.50M | -$73.80M* | -$178.94M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $491.29M* | -$433.52M* | $0.00* | -$123.02M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$5.87M* | -$1.41M* | | -$2.56M* | -$177.85M* | |
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| 2020-10-03 | $855.62M* | -$615.84M* | $0.00* | -$123.02M* | -$20.00M* | $162.64M* | -$874.00K* | -$428.00K* | | -$2.34M* | -$43.23M* | |
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| 2020-07-04 | $1.15B* | -$460.05M* | $0.00* | -$122.68M* | -$30.15M* | $1.04B* | $11.39M* | -$17.05M* | | -$2.35M* | -$29.72M* | |
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| 2020-04-04 | $201.21M | -$254.88M | -$39.50M | -$122.94M | -$47.00M | $32.00M | -$9.18M | -$209.00K | | -$2.29M | -$39.49M* | -$289.45M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $689.20M* | -$625.51M* | -$101.03M* | -$122.79M* | | | $14.72M* | -$9.32M* | $10.25M* | -$2.59M* | -$5.11M* | |
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| 2019-09-28 | $932.36M* | -$536.23M* | $0.00* | -$122.80M* | | | -$12.36M* | -$277.00K* | $0.00* | -$2.19M* | -$3.86M* | |
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| 2019-06-29 | $537.15M* | -$366.82M* | -$124.68M* | -$123.07M* | | | -$11.35M* | -$14.08M* | $2.75M* | -$2.40M* | -$16.98M* | |
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| 2019-03-30 | $650.71M | -$265.63M | -$72.83M | -$123.40M | | $3.14M | $13.57M | -$1.36M | | -$1.95M | -$50.40M* | $151.92M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $492.49M* | -$397.10M* | -$502.61M* | -$120.39M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $5.04M* | $0.00* | -$1.00K* | -$2.48M* | -$6.68M* | |
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| 2018-09-29 | $1.03B* | -$266.73M* | -$181.08M* | -$121.33M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$6.34M* | -$2.62M* | $11.82M* | -$1.37M* | -$9.36M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $742.67M* | -$195.08M* | -$141.12M* | -$121.86M* | | | -$14.87M* | -$15.08M* | -$3.03M* | -$2.04M* | $472.75M* | $726.20M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $127.92M | -$171.16M | -$29.19M | -$121.79M | | | $21.20M | -$4.43M | $15.31M | -$1.84M | -$24.79M* | -$188.85M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $288.77M* | -$182.39M* | $1.00K* | -$121.02M* | | | $2.46M* | -$448.00K* | $1.65M* | -$1.54M* | -$605.88M* | -$626.84M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $415.71M* | -$161.37M* | | -$121.60M* | | | $11.17M* | -$775.00K* | $1.88M* | -$602.00K* | -$95.98M* | $64.59M* |
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| 2017-07-01 | $102.82M* | -$90.40M* | | -$121.40M* | | | -$8.95M* | -$11.84M* | -$3.90M* | -$583.00K* | -$13.98M* | -$146.41M* |
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| 2017-04-01 | $244.14M | -$484.73M | | -$121.30M | | | $30.18M | -$1.35M | $7.43M | -$518.00K | -$61.54M* | -$388.20M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $567.83M* | -$79.64M* | $0.00* | -$120.41M* | | | -$11.84M* | -$1.98M* | $9.94M* | -$8.09M* | -$11.42M* | $341.25M* |
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| 2016-10-01 | $315.72M* | -$273.52M* | $0.00* | -$120.37M* | | | $9.86M* | -$1.00M* | $3.85M* | -$582.00K* | -$7.53M* | -$76.44M* |
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| 2016-07-02 | $315.51M* | -$639.87M* | $0.00* | -$120.15M* | | | -$16.70M* | | | -$4.07M* | -$35.79M* | -$497.34M* |
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| 2016-04-02 | $550.86M | -$32.08M | -$5.17M | -$120.15M | | | -$14.67M | | | -$559.00K | -$49.50M* | $339.02M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $411.46M* | -$144.55M* | | -$119.97M* | $0.00* | | -$3.29M* | | $1.00K* | -$554.00K* | -$93.78M* | $44.04M* |
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| 2015-10-03 | $562.60M* | -$105.76M* | | -$119.98M* | -$8.30M* | | $11.94M* | | $0.00* | -$549.00K* | -$16.24M* | $318.93M* |
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| 2015-07-04 | $631.01M* | -$85.63M* | | -$119.76M* | | | $15.77M* | | $0.00* | -$545.00K* | -$21.37M* | $422.56M* |
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| 2015-04-04 | $563.69M | -$105.75M | | -$119.71M | | | -$180.24M | | $423.00K | -$536.00K | -$24.78M* | $129.79M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $417.33M* | -$721.00M* | | -$118.89M* | -$2.06M* | | $166.41M* | | $1.15M* | -$532.00K* | -$12.10M* | -$271.80M* |
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| 2014-10-04 | $482.23M* | -$118.70M* | | -$118.86M* | | | -$1.31M* | | | -$528.00K* | -$11.86M* | $228.38M* |
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| 2014-07-05 | $294.12M* | -$266.87M* | | -$118.69M* | | | $15.34M* | | | -$522.00K* | -$10.68M* | -$84.98M* |
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| 2014-04-05 | $149.21M | -$331.50M | | -$118.68M | | | -$2.13M | | | -$601.00K | -$24.49M* | -$330.71M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $194.31M* | -$292.32M* | | -$117.87M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$9.00M* | | | $856.00K* | -$13.48M* | -$239.66M* |
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| 2013-09-28 | $398.67M* | -$181.62M* | | -$117.88M* | $0.00* | | $6.54M* | | | $401.00K* | $985.42M* | $1.09B* |
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| 2013-06-29 | $356.16M* | -$227.24M* | | -$117.66M* | | | -$10.72M* | | | $1.20M* | -$272.67M* | -$272.23M* |
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| 2013-03-30 | $128.81M | -$138.79M | | -$117.62M | | | $12.51M | | | $609.00K* | -$34.59M* | -$150.16M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $75.70M* | $60.65M* | | -$116.82M* | | | -$1.04M* | | $0.00* | $533.00K* | -$658.29M* | -$640.34M* |
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| 2012-09-29 | $678.20M* | $2.02M* | | -$116.77M* | | | $23.75M* | | $4.36M* | $792.00K* | -$13.75M* | $581.21M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $244.67M* | -$180.13M* | | -$116.44M* | | | -$924.00K* | | $280.00K* | -$1.01M* | -$12.96M* | -$67.83M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $201.82M | -$86.53M | | -$116.33M | | | $6.16M | | $5.88M | $5.56M* | -$39.86M* | -$20.83M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $357.91M* | -$135.13M* | | -$115.51M* | | | -$5.80M* | | $1.14M* | $869.00K* | -$5.87M* | $99.21M* |
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| 2011-10-01 | $390.76M* | -$373.66M* | | -$115.44M* | | | -$7.00M* | | $3.75M* | $900.00K* | $17.42M* | -$88.11M* |
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| 2011-07-02 | $245.23M* | -$77.41M* | | -$115.33M* | | | -$2.24M* | | $548.00K* | $100.00K* | -$13.58M* | $36.60M* |
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| 2011-04-02 | $47.49M | -$84.03M | | -$115.23M | | | $3.59M | | $2.66M | -$300.00K | -$29.69M* | -$172.46M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $650.55M* | -$1.66B* | | -$114.42M* | $0.00* | $600.00M* | $10.22M* | | $1.04M* | $800.00K* | -$12.66M* | -$524.69M* |
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| 2010-10-02 | $510.00M* | $85.81M* | | -$114.40M* | $0.00* | | $491.00K* | | $1.87M* | $700.00K* | $562.73M* | $1.05B* |
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| 2010-07-03 | -$290.72M* | -$426.48M* | | -$114.27M* | | | -$6.46M* | | $315.00K* | -$2.70M* | -$16.22M* | -$858.09M* |
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| 2010-04-03 | -$3.04M | -$253.94M | | -$114.19M | | | $7.31M | | $1.46M | $500.00K | | -$357.39M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $222.93M* | -$48.48M* | $0.00* | -$111.01M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$1.69M* | | $160.00K* | $100.00K* | -$4.13M* | $59.31M* |
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| 2009-10-03 | $317.31M* | -$201.11M* | | -$110.97M* | -$5.40M* | $0.00* | -$2.53M* | | $2.04M* | -$2.50M* | -$102.88M* | -$102.53M* |
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| 2009-07-04 | $618.81M* | -$318.63M* | | -$110.61M* | $0.00* | | -$374.00K* | | $490.00K* | $0.00* | -$33.88M* | $160.12M* |
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| 2009-04-04 | $14.14M | -$132.20M | | -$110.51M | -$175.00M | | -$2.32M | | $1.03M | -$700.00K | -$49.34M* | -$455.05M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $1.18B* | -$166.27M* | -$116.28M* | -$165.05M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$6.36M* | | $769.00K* | $0.00* | -$22.50M* | $700.79M* |
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| 2008-09-27 | $494.01M* | -$1.24B* | | -$165.62M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$122.05M* | | $1.36M* | $1.40M* | -$107.04M* | -$1.14B* |
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