PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, 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, $4.54B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $4.14B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $181.80M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $219.10M came in.
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 | $4.54B | -$4.14B | -$902.70M | -$684.00M | -$400.10M | | -$9.00M | $43.70M | -$1.30M | $1.77B* | $219.10M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $4.60B | -$5.40B | -$1.04B | -$658.40M | -$100.00K | $21.80M | $97.90M | $67.70M | $400.00K | $1.81B* | -$495.80M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $3.79B | -$1.35B | -$740.40M | -$625.50M | -$764.00M | $691.50M | -$18.50M | $57.80M | $300.00K | -$1.19B* | -$140.30M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $3.17B | $1.06B | -$1.66B | -$642.30M | -$302.00M | $15.40M | $900.00K | $181.70M | | $692.00M* | $2.52B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $3.25B | -$5.69B | -$937.20M | -$654.10M | -$1.80M | | $10.20M | $86.70M | $100.00K | $3.42B* | -$517.80M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $3.71B | -$5.00B | -$307.00M | -$614.50M | -$65.80M | $608.90M | -$12.60M | $42.80M | $200.00K | $1.97B* | $333.90M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $5.49B | -$7.69B | -$281.00M | -$606.00M | -$32.20M | $504.90M | $57.50M | $37.70M | $5.70M | $2.05B* | -$461.60M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $5.16B | -$5.70B | -$671.60M | -$598.60M | -$1.30M | $80.80M | $8.50M | $64.00M | -$4.30M | $2.18B* | $506.70M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $4.19B | -$4.05B | -$220.40M | -$540.00M | -$56.50M | $2.80M | -$15.50M | $162.50M | -$2.50M | $285.60M* | -$248.80M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $3.86B | -$5.15B | -$277.30M | -$464.90M | -$799.30M | $656.10M | -$131.40M | $37.80M | $12.40M* | $2.42B* | $154.80M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $4.38B | -$3.17B | -$300.60M | -$441.00M | -$52.60M | $804.90M | $157.00M | $76.10M | $1.70M* | -$754.10M* | $700.90M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $3.10B | -$1.17B | -$222.70M | -$376.60M | -$100.30M | $38.50M | -$118.30M | $77.50M | -$3.20M* | -$1.73B* | -$507.90M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $2.22B | -$1.23B | -$153.60M | -$288.40M | -$218.20M | $38.20M | $108.00M | $125.80M | $5.10M* | -$2.42B* | -$1.81B |
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| 2012-12-31 | $3.08B | -$1.61B | -$272.70M | -$231.30M | -$450.60M | $1.49B | -$68.80M | $28.90M | -$3.80M* | -$621.30M* | $1.34B |
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| 2011-12-31 | $2.71B | -$202.10M | -$556.40M | -$213.70M | -$12.20M | | $3.20M | $25.90M | -$2.50M* | -$799.00M* | $956.50M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $2.79B | $27.50M | -$2.60M | -$176.20M | -$11.10M | $2.30M | $1.70M | $20.60M | -$3.30M* | -$3.01B* | -$363.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $2.24B | $1.03B | -$4.10M | -$159.50M | -$468.20M | $745.10M | -$405.10M | $1.12B | -$5.50M* | -$4.46B* | -$367.60M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $2.22B | -$2.92B | -$6.40M | -$116.70M | -$83.30M | $7.90M | $217.40M | $36.40M | -$2.30M* | $1.90B* | $1.26B |
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| 2007-12-31 | $2.96B | -$4.50B | -$756.30M | -$235.60M | -$115.00M | $200.00K | $203.90M | $73.60M | $4.90M* | $2.12B* | -$246.40M |
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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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| 2026-03-31 | $187.10M | -$959.80M | -$235.00M | -$173.50M | | | -$9.00M | $28.20M | -$100.00K | $785.10M* | -$377.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.74B* | -$3.10B* | -$275.40M* | -$172.40M* | $0.00* | | $13.10M* | $10.10M* | -$200.00K* | $1.08B* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $1.00B* | $167.80M* | -$227.70M* | -$172.90M* | -$100.00K* | | -$10.50M* | $6.30M* | $200.00K* | $711.20M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $811.90M* | -$249.70M* | -$159.30M* | -$169.70M* | | | -$5.30M* | $13.30M* | $200.00K* | -$458.10M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $977.30M | -$952.70M | -$240.30M | -$169.00M | | | -$6.30M | $14.00M | -$1.50M | $42.30M* | -$336.20M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.46B* | -$3.77B* | -$306.10M* | -$165.70M* | $0.00* | | $119.20M* | $24.60M* | $200.00K* | $676.60M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $1.13B* | $2.40M* | -$251.80M* | -$165.10M* | | | -$14.60M* | $9.20M* | -$100.00K* | $649.90M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $1.43B* | -$287.80M* | -$250.30M* | -$165.20M* | | | -$2.60M* | $21.00M* | $200.00K* | -$98.80M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $584.20M | -$1.34B | -$234.20M | -$162.40M | | | -$4.10M | $12.90M | $100.00K | $607.40M* | -$539.30M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $944.00M* | -$215.00M* | -$250.70M* | -$159.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $39.60M* | $14.40M* | $200.00K* | -$230.10M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $1.05B* | -$49.50M* | -$200.80M* | -$156.10M* | -$62.80M* | $0.00* | $1.10M* | $10.00M* | $0.00* | -$102.10M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $1.10B* | $21.70M* | -$100.40M* | -$154.90M* | -$700.60M* | $0.00* | $2.00M* | $13.60M* | | -$750.90M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $695.30M | -$1.10B | -$188.50M | -$155.50M | -$600.00K | $691.50M | -$61.20M | $19.80M | | -$103.80M* | -$207.10M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1.16B* | $568.50M* | -$250.40M* | -$156.20M* | -$600.00K* | | $5.80M* | $79.70M* | | -$801.60M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $1.17B* | $587.90M* | -$459.40M* | -$157.40M* | -$300.50M* | | $1.50M* | $53.00M* | | $170.40M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $807.20M* | -$224.70M* | -$197.20M* | -$161.70M* | -$400.00K* | | -$199.60M* | $29.40M* | | $378.90M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $31.50M | $126.80M | -$754.10M | -$167.00M | -$500.00K | | $193.20M | $19.60M | | $959.70M* | $409.20M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $1.15B* | -$2.83B* | -$352.10M* | -$168.50M* | -$400.00K* | | $10.00M* | $29.40M* | | $1.35B* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $973.40M* | -$1.92B* | -$203.50M* | -$168.20M* | -$500.00K* | | | $14.40M* | | $2.04B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $992.80M* | $76.40M* | -$266.10M* | -$165.20M* | -$500.00K* | | | $25.60M* | | -$249.10M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $140.80M | -$1.02B | -$115.50M | -$152.20M | -$400.00K | | $200.00K | $17.30M | | $282.70M* | -$846.30M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $598.90M* | -$1.36B* | -$75.00M* | -$153.70M* | -$500.00K* | $100.00K* | -$300.00K* | $8.20M* | $0.00* | $272.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $1.06B* | -$1.42B* | -$200.00K* | -$153.70M* | -$400.00K* | $115.70M* | -$3.00M* | $11.50M* | $100.00K* | $790.80M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $457.00M* | -$1.31B* | $0.00* | -$153.50M* | -$400.00K* | | -$33.90M* | $14.10M* | $0.00* | $692.80M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $1.59B | -$912.70M | -$231.80M | -$153.60M | -$64.50M | | $24.60M | $9.00M | $100.00K | $706.60M* | $966.80M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.03B* | -$2.76B* | -$83.50M* | -$152.40M* | -$31.20M* | $900.00K* | -$1.10M* | $6.80M* | $200.00K* | $1.31B* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $1.79B* | -$2.58B* | -$43.80M* | -$153.00M* | -$300.00K* | $1.30M* | $25.50M* | $8.80M* | -$100.00K* | $839.50M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $1.50B* | -$852.90M* | -$100.00K* | -$150.40M* | -$400.00K* | $496.00M* | $33.00M* | $16.30M* | $100.00K* | $12.60M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $1.18B | -$1.49B | -$153.60M | -$150.20M | -$300.00K | $6.70M | $100.00K | $5.80M | $5.50M | -$117.10M* | -$717.80M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.44B* | -$1.29B* | -$210.10M* | -$152.10M* | -$300.00K* | $14.00M* | $9.30M* | $11.60M* | -$3.20M* | $232.80M* | $50.80M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $2.08B* | -$2.07B* | -$65.00M* | -$150.70M* | -$300.00K* | $25.50M* | -$28.40M* | $7.80M* | -$3.10M* | $790.40M* | $584.70M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $891.70M* | -$1.36B* | -$196.90M* | -$148.50M* | -$400.00K* | $23.30M* | -$10.40M* | $12.10M* | -$2.70M* | $799.70M* | $6.30M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $746.50M | -$979.90M | -$199.60M | -$147.30M | -$300.00K | $18.00M | $38.00M | $32.50M | $4.70M | $352.30M* | -$135.10M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $559.30M* | -$735.10M* | -$2.30M* | -$141.50M* | -$300.00K* | | -$20.40M* | $19.40M* | -$3.30M* | | -$324.20M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $1.80B* | -$813.40M* | -$48.90M* | -$135.80M* | | | $14.70M* | $29.80M* | -$2.90M* | -$54.50M* | $788.60M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $1.31B* | -$673.30M* | -$26.40M* | -$132.70M* | | | -$17.40M* | $42.50M* | -$2.70M* | -$24.50M* | $471.70M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $522.90M | -$1.83B | -$142.80M | -$130.00M | | | $7.60M | $70.80M | $6.40M | $311.20M* | -$1.18B |
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| 2016-12-31 | $930.50M* | -$656.30M* | -$32.10M* | -$123.80M* | | $645.10M* | $12.00M* | $12.10M* | $3.00M* | -$289.10M* | $501.40M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $801.70M* | -$823.60M* | -$35.50M* | -$117.90M* | | $7.30M* | $13.50M* | $14.50M* | $4.20M* | $98.60M* | -$37.20M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $1.23B* | -$1.82B* | -$104.10M* | -$112.80M* | | $500.00K* | -$97.00M* | $1.20M* | -$3.00M* | $1.02B* | $112.50M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $895.50M | -$1.85B | -$105.60M | -$110.40M | | $3.20M | -$59.90M | $10.00M | $8.20M* | $790.40M* | -$421.90M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.05B* | -$1.40B* | -$112.40M* | -$110.80M* | $0.00* | $4.50M* | -$40.20M* | $4.60M* | -$3.10M* | $654.70M* | $50.60M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $1.21B* | -$829.70M* | -$112.60M* | -$111.90M* | -$32.80M* | $3.00M* | | $41.90M* | -$2.50M* | $88.80M* | $249.80M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $1.49B* | -$707.60M* | -$200.00K* | -$112.00M* | $0.00* | $794.30M* | | $11.70M* | -$3.60M* | -$656.70M* | $812.40M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $630.90M | -$229.50M | -$75.40M | -$106.30M | -$19.80M | $3.10M | -$100.00K | $17.90M | $10.90M* | -$643.60M* | -$411.90M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $905.30M* | -$345.40M* | -$200.00K* | -$99.90M* | $0.00* | $2.00M* | -$97.80M* | $7.90M* | -$1.80M* | $223.00M* | $593.10M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $820.30M* | -$330.70M* | -$72.70M* | -$99.90M* | -$200.00K* | $9.10M* | -$20.20M* | $43.50M* | -$800.00K* | -$819.90M* | -$471.50M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $786.00M* | $338.70M* | -$60.80M* | -$94.10M* | $0.00* | $13.40M* | $0.00* | $10.00M* | -$2.40M* | -$641.60M* | $349.20M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $591.30M | -$835.30M | -$89.00M | -$82.70M | -$100.10M | $14.00M | -$300.00K | $16.10M | $1.80M* | -$494.50M* | -$978.70M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $823.30M* | $206.50M* | -$200.00K* | -$76.70M* | -$6.00M* | $14.10M* | -$23.60M* | $45.60M* | $2.80M* | -$321.10M* | $664.70M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $614.30M* | $489.80M* | -$62.00M* | -$76.50M* | -$300.00K* | $15.00M* | -$100.00K* | $42.40M* | -$1.10M* | -$424.90M* | $596.60M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $187.70M* | -$397.20M* | -$500.00K* | -$67.60M* | -$211.50M* | $5.60M* | | $17.50M* | $400.00K* | -$85.10M* | -$550.70M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $595.90M | -$1.53B | -$90.90M | -$67.60M | -$400.00K | $3.50M | | $20.30M | $3.00M* | -$1.45B* | -$2.52B |
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| 2012-03-31 | $901.70M | -$690.50M | -$64.20M | -$54.30M | -$800.00K | $1.00M | -$7.50M | $9.10M | $8.20M* | -$1.28B* | -$1.18B |
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| 2011-03-31 | $1.20B | $715.90M | -$5.90M | | -$1.70M | $600.00K | $200.00K | $9.10M | $700.00K* | -$1.81B* | $106.80M |
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| 2010-06-30 | $831.10M* | $29.00M* | -$300.00K* | | -$3.00M* | $900.00K* | -$3.20M* | $800.00K* | -$700.00K* | -$657.00M* | $197.60M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $653.20M | -$462.00M | -$1.70M | | -$3.40M | $200.00K | $31.20M | $8.30M | -$700.00K* | -$835.80M* | -$610.70M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $448.60M* | -$129.40M* | $0.00* | | -$2.30M* | $0.00* | -$7.70M* | $0.00* | -$1.20M* | -$1.31B* | -$1.00B* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $379.50M* | -$76.60M* | -$400.00K* | | -$444.20M* | -$4.90M* | -$51.70M* | -$31.40M* | -$1.30M* | -$856.30M* | -$1.09B* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $465.00M* | $1.22B* | -$700.00K* | | -$16.80M* | | -$373.40M* | $1.15B* | -$1.60M* | -$813.40M* | $1.63B* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $949.90M | $13.40M | -$3.00M | | -$4.90M | | $27.70M | $4.00M | -$1.40M* | -$894.10M* | $91.60M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $357.60M* | $1.10B* | $0.00* | | -$66.00M* | $1.50M* | $153.50M* | $4.90M* | -$500.00K* | -$1.21B* | $339.00M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $794.10M* | -$1.69B* | -$300.00K* | | -$4.60M* | $3.30M* | $136.60M* | $7.90M* | -$1.50M* | $1.50B* | $744.50M* |
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