S&P Global Inc. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where S&P Global 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, $5.65B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $704.00M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $4.93B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $79.00M 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 | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $5.65B | -$704.00M | -$5.00B | -$1.17B | -$4.00M | $993.00M | $715.00M | | $0.00 | | -$463.00M* | $79.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $5.69B | -$255.00M | -$3.30B | -$1.13B | -$47.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $4.00M | | -$520.00M* | $375.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $3.71B | $562.00M | -$3.30B | -$1.15B | $0.00 | $744.00M | -$188.00M | -$112.00M | $13.00M | | -$289.00M* | $4.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $2.60B | $3.63B | -$12.00B | -$1.02B | -$142.00M | $5.39B | | -$110.00M | $7.00M | | -$3.45B* | -$5.22B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $3.60B | -$120.00M | $0.00 | -$743.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | -$56.00M | $13.00M | | -$227.00M* | $2.38B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $3.57B | -$240.00M | -$1.16B | -$645.00M | -$1.39B | $1.28B | | -$61.00M | $16.00M | | -$194.00M* | $1.24B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $2.78B | -$131.00M | -$1.24B | -$560.00M | -$868.00M | $1.09B | | -$66.00M | $40.00M | | -$143.00M* | $928.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $2.06B | -$513.00M | -$1.66B | -$503.00M | -$403.00M | $489.00M | $0.00 | -$66.00M | $34.00M | | -$179.00M* | -$821.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $2.02B | -$209.00M | -$1.00B | -$421.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$49.00M | $75.00M | -$49.00M | -$62.00M* | $387.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.56B | $1.17B | -$1.12B | -$380.00M | -$421.00M | $493.00M | -$143.00M | -$55.00M | $88.00M | -$55.00M | -$66.00M* | $911.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $356.00M | -$2.52B | -$974.00M | -$363.00M | $0.00 | $2.67B | $143.00M | -$92.00M | $86.00M | -$92.00M | -$33.00M* | -$1.02B |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.21B | -$65.00M | -$362.00M | -$326.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$95.00M | $193.00M | $128.00M | | $955.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $782.00M | -$130.00M | -$978.00M | -$308.00M | | | -$457.00M | | $258.00M | $43.00M | -$301.00M* | $782.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $730.00M | -$246.00M | -$295.00M | -$984.00M | | | $457.00M | | $299.00M | $42.00M | -$424.00M* | -$75.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $924.00M | -$271.00M | -$1.50B | -$296.00M | | | $0.00 | | $139.00M | $20.00M | -$23.00M* | -$581.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $704.00M | -$386.00M | -$256.00M | -$292.00M | | | $0.00 | | $50.00M | $2.00M | -$34.00M* | $298.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $1.33B | -$279.00M | $0.00 | -$281.00M | | $0.00 | -$70.00M | | $25.00M | $0.00 | -$9.00M* | $738.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $1.18B | -$433.26M | -$447.23M | -$280.45M | | $0.00 | $70.00M | | $41.42M | $3.98M | -$9.30M* | $75.58M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $1.72B | -$569.69M | -$2.21B | -$277.75M | | $1.19B | -$2.35M | | $146.87M | $35.85M | | $42.60M |
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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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| 2026-03-31 | $1.04B | $291.00M | -$1.00B | -$288.00M | -$3.00M | | | | | | $54.00M* | $65.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.75B* | -$472.00M* | -$2.50B* | -$290.00M* | $0.00* | | | | | | $1.59B* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $1.50B* | -$101.00M* | -$1.20B* | -$291.00M* | $0.00* | | | | | | -$75.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $1.45B* | -$52.00M* | -$651.00M* | -$294.00M* | $0.00* | | | | | | -$114.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $953.00M | -$79.00M | -$650.00M | -$295.00M | -$4.00M | | | | | | -$154.00M* | -$197.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.74B* | $7.00M* | -$1.30B* | -$280.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | | | | -$138.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $1.45B* | $57.00M* | -$1.50B* | -$282.00M* | $0.00* | | | -$5.00M* | | | -$87.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $1.56B* | -$299.00M* | $0.00* | -$286.00M* | -$47.00M* | | | -$4.00M* | $3.00M* | | -$414.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $948.00M | -$20.00M | -$500.00M | -$286.00M | $0.00 | | | | | | $129.00M* | $253.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.33B* | -$45.00M* | -$1.30B* | -$283.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$38.00M* | $1.00M* | | -$58.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $1.01B* | -$49.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$286.00M* | $0.00* | $744.00M* | | $5.00M* | $5.00M* | | -$823.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $769.00M* | $909.00M* | -$1.00B* | -$288.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$158.00M* | -$4.00M* | $4.00M* | | -$70.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $594.00M | -$253.00M | -$500.00M | -$290.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $710.00M | -$75.00M | $3.00M | | -$78.00M* | $118.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1.11B* | -$61.00M* | -$1.00B* | -$275.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$25.00M* | $3.00M* | | $100.00M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $814.00M* | -$56.00M* | -$2.50B* | -$277.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$11.00M* | -$1.00M* | | -$71.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $454.00M* | $844.00M* | -$1.50B* | -$286.00M* | -$118.00M | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$8.00M* | $2.00M* | | -$153.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $222.00M | $2.90B | -$7.00B | -$186.00M | -$118.00M | $5.39B | -$219.00M | -$66.00M | $3.00M | | -$3.01B* | -$2.10B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $940.00M* | -$78.00M* | $0.00* | -$186.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$2.00M* | $3.00M* | | -$56.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $967.00M* | -$9.00M* | $0.00* | -$186.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$10.00M* | $3.00M* | | -$53.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $923.00M* | -$9.00M* | $0.00* | -$185.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$3.00M* | $4.00M* | | -$49.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $768.00M | -$24.00M | $0.00 | -$186.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | | -$41.00M | $3.00M | | -$69.00M* | $396.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.14B* | -$36.00M* | $0.00* | -$161.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$6.00M* | $2.00M* | | -$51.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $809.00M* | -$18.00M* | -$11.00M* | -$161.00M* | | | | -$1.00M* | $2.00M* | | -$169.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $937.00M* | -$3.00M* | $0.00* | -$162.00M* | | | | -$10.00M* | $4.00M* | | -$41.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $680.00M | -$183.00M | -$1.15B | -$161.00M | | | | -$44.00M | $8.00M | | -$51.00M* | -$934.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.00B* | -$111.00M* | -$3.00M | -$139.00M* | -$868.00M* | $1.09B* | | -$9.00M* | $2.00M* | | -$136.00M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $762.00M* | $33.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$140.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$2.00M* | $7.00M* | | -$41.00M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $717.00M* | -$32.00M* | $0.00* | -$140.00M* | | | | -$6.00M* | $8.00M* | | -$41.00M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $293.00M | -$21.00M | -$644.00M | -$141.00M | | | | -$49.00M | $23.00M | | -$18.00M* | -$522.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $663.00M* | -$167.00M* | -$552.00M* | -$124.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$5.00M* | $10.00M* | | -$38.00M* | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $498.00M* | -$41.00M* | -$6.00M | -$126.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$11.00M* | $8.00M* | | -$40.00M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $543.00M* | -$218.00M* | $0.00* | -$126.00M* | | | | -$1.00M* | $6.00M* | | $33.00M* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $360.00M | -$87.00M | -$1.10B | -$127.00M | | | | -$49.00M | $10.00M | | -$50.00M* | -$1.02B |
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| 2017-12-31 | $813.00M* | -$54.00M* | -$155.00M* | -$105.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $6.00M* | | -$42.00M* | $467.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $529.00M* | -$31.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$104.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$5.00M* | $31.00M* | | -$15.00M* | -$72.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $321.00M* | -$102.00M* | -$145.00M* | -$106.00M* | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $9.00M* | | -$30.00M* | -$27.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $353.00M | -$22.00M | -$201.00M | -$106.00M | | | $0.00 | -$44.00M | $29.00M | | -$24.00M* | $19.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $303.00M* | $313.00M* | $0.00* | -$94.00M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $4.00M* | -$86.00M* | -$382.00M* | -$7.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $617.00M* | $946.00M* | -$750.00M* | -$95.00M* | | $493.00M* | -$309.00M* | -$5.00M* | $19.00M* | $12.00M* | -$29.00M* | $832.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $455.00M* | -$64.00M* | -$147.00M* | -$95.00M* | | | -$163.00M* | -$4.00M* | $34.00M* | $13.00M* | -$37.00M* | -$33.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $185.00M | -$24.00M | -$226.00M | -$96.00M | | | $329.00M | -$46.00M | $31.00M | | -$33.00M* | $119.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $712.00M* | -$69.00M* | -$473.00M* | -$89.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $9.00M* | -$131.00M* | $106.00M* | $40.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $541.00M* | -$2.42B* | -$227.00M* | -$89.00M* | | $1.98B* | | | $4.00M* | $1.00M* | -$39.00M* | -$279.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $452.00M* | -$18.00M* | -$164.00M* | -$91.00M* | | | | | $16.00M* | $6.00M* | $306.00M* | $544.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | -$1.35B | -$19.00M | -$110.00M | -$94.00M | | | | | $57.00M | $32.00M | $335.00M* | -$1.32B |
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| 2014-12-31 | $389.00M* | -$30.00M* | $0.00* | -$81.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $34.00M* | $39.00M* | -$53.00M* | $579.00M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $374.00M* | $17.00M* | $0.00* | -$81.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $26.00M* | $7.00M* | -$1.00M* | $301.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $332.00M* | -$17.00M* | -$198.00M* | -$82.00M* | | | | | $40.00M* | $10.00M* | -$26.00M* | $86.00M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $114.00M | -$35.00M | -$164.00M | -$82.00M | | | | | $93.00M | $72.00M | -$15.00M* | -$11.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $306.00M* | -$112.00M* | -$128.00M* | -$76.00M* | | | | | $63.00M* | $17.00M* | -$19.00M* | -$35.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $250.00M* | $25.00M* | -$350.00M* | -$76.00M* | | | | | $88.00M* | $14.00M* | -$232.00M* | -$323.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $273.00M* | -$21.00M* | $0.00* | -$77.00M* | | | | | $33.00M* | $4.00M* | | -$5.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | -$47.00M | -$22.00M | -$500.00M | -$79.00M | | | | | $74.00M | $8.00M | -$474.00M* | $1.15B |
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| 2012-12-31 | -$117.00M* | $87.00M* | -$26.00M* | -$768.00M* | | | | | $46.00M* | $24.00M* | $46.00M* | -$375.00M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $692.00M* | -$90.00M* | -$269.00M* | -$71.00M* | | | | | $119.00M* | $11.00M* | -$2.00M* | $398.00M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $180.00M* | -$179.00M* | $0.00 | -$71.00M* | | | | | $22.00M* | $2.00M* | -$10.00M* | -$69.00M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | -$25.00M | -$64.00M | $0.00 | -$74.00M | | | | | $112.00M | $5.00M | -$1.00M* | -$29.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | -$114.00M* | $95.00M* | -$864.00M* | -$71.00M* | | | | | $24.00M* | $17.00M* | -$12.00M* | -$493.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $700.00M* | -$152.00M* | -$354.70M | -$73.00M* | | | | | $35.00M* | $1.00M* | $16.70M* | $138.00M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $289.00M* | -$35.00M* | -$177.00M | -$75.00M* | | | | | $31.00M* | $1.00M* | -$8.00M* | $30.00M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $49.00M | -$179.00M | -$124.00M | -$77.00M | | | | | $49.00M | $1.00M | | -$256.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | -$349.30M* | $81.20M* | -$200.00K* | -$70.70M* | | | $0.00* | | $21.40M* | $700.00K* | -$17.20M* | $185.10M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $693.80M* | -$366.30M* | -$69.00M | -$73.10M* | | | $0.00* | | $2.10M* | $0.00* | | $205.00M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $253.10M* | -$63.90M* | -$186.90M | -$74.10M* | | | $0.00* | | $4.30M* | $200.00K* | -$10.70M* | -$91.60M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $106.40M | -$37.00M | $0.00 | -$74.10M | | | $0.00 | | $22.20M | $1.10M | -$3.50M* | -$500.00K |
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| 2009-12-31 | $426.47M* | -$111.64M* | $0.00* | -$68.32M* | | | $0.00* | | $12.22M* | -$74.00K* | -$1.86M* | $252.41M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $609.40M* | -$67.53M* | $0.00* | -$70.93M* | | | -$89.60M* | | $5.67M* | $64.00K* | -$2.06M* | $401.13M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $227.00M* | -$47.40M* | | -$70.90M* | | | -$70.30M* | | $7.11M* | $10.00K* | -$5.07M* | $59.33M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $67.13M | -$52.43M | | -$70.85M | | | $89.90M | | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $25.13M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $464.10M* | -$111.80M* | -$13.13M* | -$69.30M* | | | -$237.10M* | | $221.00K* | -$127.00K* | -$9.30M* | -$13.55M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $676.53M* | -$96.16M* | -$158.56M* | -$69.04M* | | | | | $10.47M* | $2.79M* | -$219.10M* | $129.92M* |
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