WASTE MANAGEMENT INC Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where WASTE MANAGEMENT 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, $6.04B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $3.57B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $2.67B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $190.00M 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 | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $6.04B | -$3.57B | | -$1.33B | | | -$51.00M | $61.00M | -$16.00M | -$1.33B* | -$190.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $5.39B | -$10.60B | -$262.00M | -$1.21B | | | -$52.00M | $53.00M | -$82.00M | $6.71B* | -$65.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $4.72B | -$3.09B | -$1.30B | -$1.14B | | | -$31.00M | $44.00M | -$11.00M | $912.00M* | $107.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $4.54B | -$3.06B | -$1.50B | -$1.08B | | | -$39.00M | $44.00M | -$4.00M | $1.36B* | $251.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $4.34B | -$1.89B | -$1.35B | -$970.00M | -$211.00M | | -$28.00M | $66.00M | $49.00M | -$456.00M* | -$454.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $3.40B | -$4.85B | -$402.00M | -$927.00M | -$30.00M | | -$34.00M | $63.00M | -$20.00M | -$209.00M* | -$3.00B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $3.87B | -$2.38B | -$248.00M | -$876.00M | -$84.00M | | -$33.00M | $67.00M | -$11.00M | $3.15B* | $3.46B |
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| 2018-12-31 | $3.57B | -$2.17B | -$1.00B | -$802.00M | | $453.00M | -$29.00M | $52.00M | -$38.00M | -$140.00M* | -$110.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $3.18B | -$1.62B | -$750.00M | -$750.00M | -$8.00M | $513.00M | -$47.00M | $95.00M | $14.00M | -$428.00M* | $199.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $3.00B | -$1.93B | -$725.00M | -$726.00M | -$2.00M | | -$30.00M | $63.00M | -$13.00M* | $349.00M* | -$10.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $2.53B | -$1.61B | -$600.00M | -$695.00M | -$982.00M* | | -$15.00M | $77.00M | $45.00M* | -$15.00M* | -$1.27B |
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| 2014-12-31 | $2.33B | $995.00M | -$600.00M | -$693.00M | | | | $93.00M | $4.00M* | -$876.00M* | $1.25B |
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| 2013-12-31 | $2.46B | -$1.90B | -$239.00M | -$683.00M | | | | $132.00M | $7.00M* | $96.00M* | -$136.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $2.29B | -$1.83B | | -$658.00M | | | | $43.00M | $9.00M* | $76.00M* | -$64.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $2.47B | -$2.19B | -$575.00M | -$637.00M | | | | $45.00M | -$38.00M* | $639.00M* | -$281.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $2.27B | -$1.61B | -$501.00M | -$604.00M | | | | $54.00M | $27.00M* | -$249.00M* | -$601.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $2.36B | -$1.25B | -$226.00M | -$569.00M | | | | $20.00M | -$46.00M* | $364.00M* | $660.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $2.58B | -$1.18B | -$410.00M | -$531.00M | | | | $37.00M | -$36.00M* | -$316.00M* | $132.00M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $2.44B | -$761.00M | -$1.42B | -$495.00M | | | | $142.00M | $104.00M* | -$276.00M* | -$266.00M |
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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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| 2026-06-30 | $1.73B* | -$696.00M* | -$659.00M* | -$379.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $6.00M* | -$15.00M* | $416.00M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $1.50B | -$731.00M | -$344.00M | -$385.00M | | | | -$40.00M | $26.00M | -$1.00M | -$77.00M* | -$52.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $1.70B* | -$867.00M* | | -$333.00M* | | | | -$1.00M* | $7.00M* | $1.00M* | -$517.00M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $1.59B* | -$784.00M* | | -$332.00M* | | | | -$1.00M* | $4.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$717.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $1.54B* | -$1.09B* | | -$333.00M* | | | | -$4.00M* | $25.00M* | -$4.00M* | $71.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $1.21B | -$829.00M | | -$336.00M | | | | -$45.00M | $25.00M | -$10.00M | -$170.00M* | -$156.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.51B* | -$7.76B* | $0.00* | -$301.00M* | | | | -$3.00M* | $11.00M* | -$62.00M* | $6.41B* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $1.36B* | -$480.00M* | $0.00* | -$301.00M* | | | | -$1.00M* | $6.00M* | -$10.00M* | -$133.00M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $1.15B* | -$1.60B* | -$12.00M* | -$301.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $4.00M* | -$4.00M* | $586.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $1.37B | -$755.00M | -$250.00M | -$307.00M | | | | -$48.00M | $32.00M | -$6.00M | -$158.00M* | -$127.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.38B* | -$1.08B* | -$312.00M* | -$281.00M* | | | | -$3.00M* | $15.00M* | -$2.00M* | $584.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $1.26B* | -$668.00M* | -$370.00M* | -$283.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $4.00M* | -$3.00M* | $46.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $1.03B* | -$561.00M* | -$270.00M* | -$283.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $13.00M* | -$5.00M* | -$55.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $1.04B | -$778.00M | -$350.00M | -$289.00M | | | | -$28.00M | $12.00M | -$1.00M | $337.00M* | -$53.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1.05B* | -$1.03B* | -$439.00M* | -$266.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $5.00M* | $2.00M* | $873.00M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $1.18B* | -$936.00M* | -$541.00M* | -$267.00M* | | | | -$4.00M* | $18.00M* | $0.00* | -$190.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $1.05B* | -$528.00M* | -$270.00M* | -$269.00M* | | | | -$1.00M* | $12.00M* | -$30.00M* | $786.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $1.26B | -$572.00M | -$250.00M | -$275.00M | | | | -$34.00M | $9.00M | $24.00M | -$109.00M* | $52.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $991.00M* | -$788.00M* | -$350.00M* | -$240.00M* | $0.00* | | | $0.00* | $6.00M* | $17.00M* | $353.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $1.18B* | -$398.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$241.00M* | $0.00* | | | $0.00* | $19.00M* | $36.00M* | -$190.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $1.04B* | -$374.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$242.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $24.00M* | -$11.00M* | -$501.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $1.12B | -$334.00M | -$250.00M | -$247.00M | | | -$280.00M | -$28.00M | $17.00M | $7.00M | -$49.00M* | -$42.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $753.00M* | -$3.61B* | $0.00* | -$231.00M* | $0.00* | | $1.21B* | $0.00* | $14.00M* | -$3.00M* | $1.69B* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $1.03B* | -$323.00M* | $0.00* | -$230.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $7.00M* | -$7.00M* | -$2.44B* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $856.00M* | -$415.00M* | $0.00* | -$230.00M* | | | | -$1.00M* | $11.00M* | -$7.00M* | -$680.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $765.00M | -$503.00M | -$402.00M | -$236.00M | | | | -$33.00M | $31.00M | -$3.00M | -$25.00M* | -$410.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.02B* | -$280.00M* | $0.00* | -$218.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$1.00M* | $7.00M* | $2.00M* | $94.00M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $952.00M* | -$531.00M* | $0.00* | -$218.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | -$2.00M* | $15.00M* | -$7.00M* | $470.00M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $1.01B* | -$765.00M* | -$180.00M* | -$217.00M* | | | -$1.36B* | $0.00* | $20.00M* | -$43.00M* | $3.56B* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $890.00M | -$800.00M | -$68.00M | -$223.00M | | | $357.00M | -$30.00M | $25.00M | $37.00M | -$56.00M* | $132.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $912.00M* | -$663.00M* | -$254.00M* | -$197.00M* | | | -$70.00M* | -$1.00M* | $7.00M* | -$2.00M* | $24.00M* | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $874.00M* | -$496.00M* | -$200.00M* | -$199.00M* | | | $80.00M* | $0.00* | $12.00M* | -$10.00M* | -$51.00M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $975.00M* | -$373.00M* | -$300.00M* | -$200.00M* | | | -$28.00M* | $0.00* | $10.00M* | $3.00M* | -$94.00M* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $809.00M | -$637.00M | -$250.00M | -$206.00M | | | $471.00M | -$28.00M | $23.00M | -$29.00M | -$19.00M* | $133.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $792.00M* | -$570.00M* | $0.00* | -$184.00M* | | | $12.00M* | $0.00* | $3.00M* | $23.00M* | $116.00M* | -$13.00M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $853.00M* | -$377.00M* | -$500.00M* | -$185.00M* | | | $248.00M* | $0.00* | $6.00M* | -$30.00M* | -$11.00M* | $3.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $813.00M* | -$336.00M* | | -$187.00M* | | | $43.00M* | -$15.00M* | $9.00M* | -$20.00M* | -$304.00M* | $2.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $722.00M | -$337.00M | | -$194.00M | -$277.00M | | $210.00M* | -$32.00M | $77.00M | $41.00M | | -$2.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $751.00M* | -$379.00M* | -$225.00M* | -$180.00M* | $0.00* | | | $0.00* | $6.00M* | -$22.00M* | $48.00M* | $2.00M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $713.00M* | -$364.00M* | $0.00* | -$182.00M* | $0.00* | -$251.00M* | | -$7.00M* | $13.00M* | $35.00M* | $35.00M* | -$9.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $762.00M* | -$339.00M* | -$250.00M* | -$181.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$77.00M* | | -$4.00M* | $26.00M* | $7.00M* | -$9.00M* | -$65.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $732.00M | -$847.00M | -$250.00M | -$183.00M | -$1.00M | $654.00M | | -$19.00M | $18.00M | -$33.00M* | -$6.00M* | $65.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $526.00M* | -$427.00M* | $0.00* | -$172.00M* | -$66.00M* | | | | $24.00M* | $42.00M* | | -$74.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $657.00M* | -$302.00M* | -$300.00M* | -$172.00M* | -$46.00M* | | | | $6.00M* | -$2.00M* | | -$160.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $816.00M* | -$251.00M* | | -$175.00M* | -$104.00M* | | | | $8.00M* | $0.00* | -$300.00M* | -$4.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $499.00M | -$628.00M | | -$176.00M | -$766.00M* | | | | $39.00M | $5.00M* | | -$1.03B |
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| 2014-12-31 | $520.00M* | $1.57B* | $0.00* | -$172.00M* | | | | | $23.00M* | $3.00M* | -$819.00M* | $1.12B* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $672.00M* | -$282.00M* | | -$172.00M* | | | | | $39.00M* | $2.00M* | -$210.00M* | $46.00M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $555.00M* | -$172.00M* | | -$175.00M* | | | | | $17.00M* | $1.00M* | -$430.00M* | -$202.00M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $584.00M | -$122.00M | | -$174.00M | | | | | $14.00M | -$2.00M* | -$17.00M* | $281.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $597.00M* | -$468.00M* | | -$171.00M* | | | | | $16.00M* | $4.00M* | -$77.00M* | -$99.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $736.00M* | -$739.00M* | | -$171.00M* | | | | | $18.00M* | $1.00M* | $158.00M* | $3.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $545.00M* | -$272.00M* | | -$171.00M* | | | | | $60.00M* | $1.00M* | -$314.00M* | -$153.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $577.00M | -$421.00M | | -$170.00M | | | | | $38.00M | $6.00M | $85.00M* | $113.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $577.00M* | -$469.00M* | | -$165.00M* | | | | | $4.00M* | -$45.00M* | -$105.00M* | -$204.00M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $574.00M* | -$458.00M* | | -$164.00M* | | | | | $8.00M* | $36.00M* | $163.00M* | $161.00M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $669.00M* | -$400.00M* | | -$165.00M* | | | | | $7.00M* | -$7.00M* | -$55.00M* | $48.00M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $475.00M | -$503.00M | | -$164.00M | | | | | $24.00M | $25.00M* | $73.00M* | -$69.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $732.00M* | -$650.00M* | -$47.00M* | -$156.00M* | | | | | $5.00M* | -$2.00M* | $93.00M* | -$24.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $659.00M* | -$711.00M* | -$360.00M* | -$158.00M* | | | | | $5.00M* | $1.00M* | $478.00M* | -$89.00M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $478.00M* | -$362.00M* | -$105.00M* | -$161.00M* | | | | | $12.00M* | -$5.00M* | -$163.00M* | -$305.00M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $600.00M | -$462.00M | -$63.00M | -$162.00M | | $396.00M | | | $23.00M | -$32.00M* | -$165.00M* | $137.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $622.00M* | -$431.00M* | -$58.00M* | -$150.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $26.00M* | $40.00M* | -$62.00M* | -$11.00M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $677.00M* | -$352.00M* | -$157.00M* | -$149.00M* | | $0.00* | | | $15.00M* | $3.00M* | -$658.00M* | -$619.00M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $480.00M* | -$388.00M* | -$166.00M* | -$152.00M* | | | | | $6.00M* | -$13.00M* | $533.00M* | $298.00M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $496.00M | -$435.00M | -$120.00M | -$153.00M | | | | | $7.00M | -$3.00M* | -$62.00M* | -$269.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $720.00M* | -$420.00M* | -$161.00M* | -$141.00M* | | | | | $10.00M* | $3.00M* | $515.00M* | $528.00M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $575.00M* | -$267.00M* | -$65.00M* | -$143.00M* | | | | | $2.00M* | $2.00M* | -$23.00M* | $84.00M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $548.00M* | -$267.00M* | | -$142.00M* | | | | | $4.00M* | $0.00* | -$563.00M* | -$419.00M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $519.00M | -$296.00M | | -$143.00M | | | | | $4.00M | -$51.00M | $435.00M* | $467.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $673.00M* | -$407.00M* | $0.00* | -$132.00M* | | | | | $1.00M* | $13.00M* | -$168.00M* | -$24.00M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $771.00M* | -$277.00M* | -$9.00M* | -$133.00M* | | | | | $4.00M* | $32.00M* | -$93.00M* | $294.00M* |
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