Rockwell Automation, Inc. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where Rockwell Automation, 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 2025-09-30: from running the business, $1.54B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-30: from investing, $216.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-30: from financing, $1.33B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-09-30: change in cash, $3.00M 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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| 2025-09-30 | $1.54B | -$216.00M | -$425.00M | -$591.00M | -$303.00M | $14.00M | $379.00M* | $101.00M | -$10.00M | -$500.00M* | -$3.00M |
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| 2024-09-30 | $864.00M | -$982.00M | -$595.00M | -$571.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $674.00M* | $39.00M | -$50.00M | | -$609.00M |
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| 2023-09-30 | $1.37B | $854.00M | -$312.00M | -$542.00M | -$600.00M | $0.00 | -$257.00M* | $89.00M | -$35.00M | -$19.00M* | $572.00M |
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| 2022-09-30 | $823.10M | -$7.80M | -$301.30M | -$519.40M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $59.60M* | $57.90M | -$21.00M | -$210.00M* | -$171.50M |
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| 2021-09-30 | $1.26B | -$2.63B | -$299.70M | -$497.10M | $0.00 | $1.49B | $487.30M* | $154.60M | -$30.40M | -$2.50M* | -$51.00M |
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| 2020-09-30 | $1.12B | -$618.00M | -$264.20M | -$472.80M | -$300.70M | $0.00 | $423.60M* | $214.40M | $800.00K | -$400.00M* | -$288.00M |
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| 2019-09-30 | $1.18B | $225.00M | -$1.01B | -$459.80M | $0.00 | $987.60M | -$551.00M* | $47.40M | -$1.10M | | $399.60M |
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| 2018-09-30 | $1.30B | -$170.40M | -$1.48B | -$440.80M | -$250.00M | $0.00 | $200.60M* | $81.80M | $1.80M* | | -$792.10M |
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| 2017-09-30 | $1.03B | -$516.70M | -$342.60M | -$390.70M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$98.20M | $181.90M | $0.00* | | -$115.50M |
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| 2016-09-30 | $947.30M | -$440.00M | -$507.60M | -$378.20M | | | $448.60M | $36.20M | $3.30M* | | $99.10M |
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| 2015-09-30 | $1.19B | -$246.90M | -$598.40M | -$350.10M | | | -$325.00M | $60.30M | $10.80M* | $594.30M* | $236.00M |
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| 2014-09-30 | $1.03B | -$483.40M | -$485.70M | -$320.50M | | | $146.00M | $108.50M | $29.90M* | | -$9.60M |
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| 2013-09-30 | $1.01B | -$256.80M | -$402.70M | -$276.30M | | | $22.00M | $172.30M | $30.10M* | | $297.00M |
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| 2012-09-30 | $718.70M | -$503.20M | -$259.40M | -$247.40M | | | $157.00M | $49.00M | $18.10M* | | -$85.00M |
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| 2011-09-30 | $643.70M | -$160.90M | -$298.70M | -$211.00M | | | $0.00 | $174.00M | $37.80M* | | $175.50M |
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| 2010-09-30 | $494.00M | -$89.00M | -$118.80M | -$173.60M | | | | $35.20M | $15.80M* | | $169.60M |
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| 2009-09-30 | $526.40M | -$132.40M | -$53.50M | -$164.50M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$100.00M | $11.30M | -$700.00K* | | $61.60M |
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| 2008-09-30 | $596.80M | -$220.70M | -$359.10M | -$170.20M | -$351.30M | $493.50M | -$73.10M | $13.20M | $4.20M* | | -$42.00M |
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| 2007-09-30 | $444.90M | $1.40B | -$1.52B | -$184.70M | -$14.70M | $0.00 | -$46.00M | $64.90M | $26.70M* | | $216.10M |
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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 | $724.00M* | -$86.00M* | -$155.00M* | -$155.00M* | -$62.00M* | | $0.00* | $24.00M* | $1.00M* | -$279.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $320.00M* | -$50.00M* | -$446.00M* | -$153.00M* | | | | $28.00M* | -$4.00M* | $292.00M* | |
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| 2025-12-31 | $234.00M | -$69.00M | -$153.00M | -$156.00M | | | | $41.00M | $3.00M | $112.00M* | $15.00M |
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| 2025-09-30 | $454.00M* | -$51.00M* | -$69.00M* | -$147.00M* | -$3.00M* | $2.00M* | $0.00* | $23.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$236.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $527.00M* | -$43.00M* | -$124.00M* | -$147.00M* | $0.00* | | $513.00M* | $30.00M* | $0.00* | -$731.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $199.00M* | -$39.00M* | -$132.00M* | -$148.00M* | | | | $20.00M* | -$4.00M* | $73.00M* | |
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| 2024-12-31 | $364.00M | -$83.00M | -$100.00M | -$149.00M | | | | $28.00M* | -$5.00M | | $0.00 |
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| 2024-09-30 | $432.00M* | -$62.00M* | -$118.00M* | -$142.00M* | $0.00* | | | $7.00M* | -$15.00M* | -$48.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $279.00M* | -$44.00M* | -$163.00M* | -$142.00M* | $0.00* | | | $5.00M* | -$12.00M* | $16.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $120.00M* | -$59.00M* | -$194.00M* | -$143.00M* | | | | $16.00M* | -$1.00M* | $297.00M* | |
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| 2023-12-31 | $33.00M | -$817.00M | -$120.00M | -$144.00M | | | | $11.00M | -$22.00M | $409.00M* | -$641.00M |
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| 2023-09-30 | $838.90M* | $765.40M* | -$54.90M* | -$135.10M* | | | | $13.60M* | -$7.30M* | -$783.10M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $281.70M* | $108.10M* | -$61.90M* | -$135.50M* | | | | $26.70M* | -$5.70M* | -$236.30M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $187.10M* | -$1.20M* | -$38.40M* | -$135.50M* | | | | $35.30M* | -$7.90M* | -$44.70M* | |
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| 2022-12-31 | $66.30M | -$18.30M | -$156.80M | -$135.90M | | | | $13.40M | -$14.10M | $188.10M* | -$39.30M |
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| 2022-09-30 | $399.40M* | $91.40M* | -$82.80M* | -$129.00M* | | | | $11.80M* | -$13.50M* | -$242.20M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $344.90M* | $45.50M* | -$167.30M* | -$130.20M* | | | | $4.10M* | -$3.10M* | -$39.50M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $90.80M* | -$96.00M* | -$1.40M* | -$130.10M* | | | | $10.20M* | -$1.50M* | $32.30M* | |
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| 2021-12-31 | -$12.00M | -$48.70M | -$49.80M | -$130.10M | | | | $31.80M | -$2.90M | $99.00M* | -$122.20M |
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| 2021-09-30 | $204.10M* | -$2.25B* | -$61.20M* | -$124.20M* | $0.00* | | $210.00M* | $31.90M* | -$16.30M* | $1.76B* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $461.50M* | -$35.50M* | -$61.60M* | -$124.20M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $25.70M* | -$4.00M* | | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $248.90M* | -$26.60M* | -$93.40M* | -$124.40M* | | | | $48.10M* | -$5.90M* | -$126.30M* | |
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| 2020-12-31 | $346.50M | -$310.10M | -$83.50M | -$124.30M | | | $125.90M | $48.90M | -$4.20M | | $25.80M |
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| 2020-09-30 | $325.80M* | -$26.90M* | $0.00* | -$118.50M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $900.00K* | $27.00M* | $0.00* | -$400.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $346.20M* | -$317.50M* | -$50.50M* | -$118.00M* | -$700.00K* | $0.00* | $422.70M* | $53.70M* | $0.00* | -$81.50M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $217.40M* | -$40.60M* | -$107.70M* | -$118.40M* | | | $58.00M* | $28.90M* | $800.00K* | -$300.00M* | |
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| 2019-12-31 | $231.10M | -$233.00M | -$106.00M | -$117.90M | | | $23.50M | $104.80M | $0.00 | | -$92.20M |
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| 2019-09-30 | $475.00M* | $95.70M* | -$221.60M* | -$112.90M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$600.00K* | $10.90M* | -$1.10M* | | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $351.20M* | $11.20M* | -$252.20M* | -$114.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$700.00K* | $12.70M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $143.80M* | -$22.80M* | -$240.10M* | -$115.60M* | | | -$630.00M* | $19.80M* | $0.00* | $987.60M* | $147.70M* |
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| 2018-12-31 | $212.00M | $140.90M | -$295.10M | -$116.90M | | | $80.30M | $4.00M | $0.00 | | $13.50M |
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| 2018-09-30 | $362.80M* | -$732.30M* | -$400.10M* | -$112.50M* | | $0.00* | $550.30M* | $13.90M* | $0.00* | | -$321.30M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $343.10M* | $58.60M* | -$420.50M* | -$114.80M* | | $0.00* | -$307.80M* | $6.00M* | $0.00* | | -$493.80M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $381.40M* | $536.30M* | -$470.90M* | -$106.20M* | | | -$531.50M* | $31.80M* | $0.00* | | -$113.10M* |
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| 2017-12-31 | $212.70M | -$33.00M | -$190.80M | -$107.30M | | | $489.60M | $30.10M | $1.80M | -$250.00M* | $136.10M |
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| 2017-09-30 | $106.90M* | -$153.00M* | -$38.00M* | -$97.50M* | | | | $21.60M* | $0.00* | $2.00M* | -$138.50M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $315.30M* | -$2.20M* | -$119.60M* | -$97.70M* | | | -$25.10M* | $23.40M* | $0.00* | | $108.60M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $301.00M* | -$323.90M* | -$103.00M* | -$98.00M* | | | -$35.10M* | $69.30M* | $0.00* | | -$153.80M* |
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| 2016-12-31 | $310.80M | -$37.60M | -$82.00M | -$97.50M | | | -$40.00M | $67.60M | $0.00* | | $68.20M |
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| 2016-09-30 | $272.00M* | -$134.50M* | -$133.50M* | -$93.50M* | | | | $8.20M* | $900.00K* | $94.60M* | $17.10M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $276.00M* | -$39.00M* | -$116.70M* | -$94.30M* | | | $76.40M* | $15.20M* | $1.20M* | | $113.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $214.50M* | -$175.20M* | -$130.00M* | -$94.80M* | | | $116.60M* | $8.80M* | $500.00K* | | -$52.90M* |
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| 2015-12-31 | $184.80M | -$91.30M | -$127.40M | -$95.60M | | | $161.00M | $4.00M | $700.00K | | $21.90M |
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| 2015-09-30 | $348.00M* | -$175.50M* | -$193.60M* | -$86.80M* | | | | $4.80M* | $200.00K* | | -$139.90M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $286.30M* | $21.80M* | -$111.80M* | -$87.40M* | | | $0.00* | $32.80M* | $5.60M* | | $164.30M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $285.20M* | -$36.20M* | -$124.60M* | -$87.80M* | | | -$508.00M* | $18.00M* | $2.20M* | $592.70M* | $111.00M* |
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| 2014-12-31 | $268.20M | -$57.00M | -$168.40M | -$88.10M | | | $183.00M | $4.70M | $4.40M | | $100.60M |
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| 2014-09-30 | $325.90M* | -$100.70M* | -$140.50M* | -$79.60M* | | | | $3.80M* | $800.00K* | $45.10M* | $16.20M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $301.10M* | -$126.70M* | -$127.40M* | -$80.00M* | | | -$62.60M* | $20.80M* | $10.50M* | | -$64.70M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $202.80M* | -$157.10M* | -$107.80M* | -$80.40M* | | | $91.50M* | $35.80M* | $7.90M* | | -$6.20M* |
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| 2013-12-31 | $203.50M | -$98.90M | -$110.00M | -$80.50M | | | $72.00M | $48.10M | $10.70M | | $45.10M |
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| 2013-09-30 | $351.00M* | -$59.20M* | -$83.40M* | -$72.40M* | | | | $56.50M* | $9.30M* | -$41.00M* | $176.20M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $293.90M* | -$42.50M* | -$108.20M* | -$72.30M* | | | -$16.00M* | $11.40M* | -$200.00K* | | $57.60M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $202.60M* | -$49.30M* | -$118.20M* | -$66.10M* | | | -$17.00M* | $66.30M* | $10.40M* | | $12.80M* |
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| 2012-12-31 | $167.30M | -$105.80M | -$92.90M | -$65.50M | | | $96.00M | $38.10M | $10.60M* | | $50.40M |
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| 2012-09-30 | $390.10M* | -$44.50M* | -$91.10M* | -$65.90M* | | | | $4.60M* | $1.10M* | -$113.00M* | $98.30M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $264.10M* | -$70.10M* | -$122.80M* | -$60.50M* | | | $11.00M* | $2.40M* | $400.00K* | | -$6.20M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $253.50M* | -$197.90M* | -$35.80M* | -$60.70M* | | | -$91.00M* | $36.80M* | $6.90M* | | -$72.20M* |
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| 2011-12-31 | -$189.00M | -$190.70M | -$9.70M | -$60.30M | | | $350.00M | $5.20M | $9.70M* | | -$104.90M |
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| 2011-09-30 | $181.20M* | -$43.30M* | -$76.00M* | -$60.70M* | | | | $3.20M* | $300.00K* | | -$32.90M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $224.70M* | -$78.80M* | -$118.50M* | -$50.30M* | | | $0.00* | $11.70M* | $2.00M* | | $1.50M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $225.20M* | -$22.60M* | -$60.60M* | -$50.30M* | | | | $115.50M* | $23.50M* | | $251.00M* |
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| 2010-12-31 | $12.60M | -$16.20M | -$43.60M | -$49.70M | | | | $43.60M | $12.00M* | | -$44.10M |
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| 2010-09-30 | $60.60M* | -$39.30M* | -$28.40M* | -$49.60M* | | | | $6.50M* | $3.80M* | | -$12.60M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $135.50M* | -$23.70M* | -$67.80M* | -$41.30M* | | | | $12.50M* | $4.90M* | | $8.80M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $178.50M* | -$12.50M* | -$22.60M* | -$41.40M* | | | | $9.50M* | $5.20M* | | $100.90M* |
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| 2009-12-31 | $119.40M | -$13.50M | $0.00 | -$41.30M | | | $0.00 | $6.70M | $1.90M* | | $72.50M |
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| 2009-09-30 | $117.80M* | -$25.30M* | $0.00* | -$41.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $3.90M* | $1.00M* | | $63.30M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $189.90M* | -$30.70M* | $0.00* | -$41.10M* | | | -$75.00M* | $2.60M* | $300.00K* | | $61.00M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $169.90M* | -$51.10M* | $0.00* | -$41.20M* | | | -$100.00M* | $900.00K* | -$2.20M* | | -$34.50M* |
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| 2008-12-31 | $48.80M | -$25.30M | -$53.50M | -$41.00M | | | $75.00M | $3.90M | $200.00K* | | -$28.20M |
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| 2008-09-30 | $244.50M* | -$45.80M* | -$132.20M* | -$41.80M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$234.00M* | $1.00M* | $600.00K* | | -$223.70M* |
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