THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY'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, $543.70M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $230.30M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $782.60M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $469.20M 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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| 2025-12-31 | $543.70M | -$230.30M | -$234.60M | -$309.00M | -$500.00M | | $392.00M | | -$800.00K | -$130.20M* | -$469.20M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $406.30M | -$16.30M | -$186.20M | -$321.50M | | $798.10M | -$364.90M | | -$900.00K | $6.10M* | $320.70M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $783.10M | -$140.80M | -$308.40M | -$349.00M | -$300.00M | | $184.90M | $200.00K | -$1.70M | -$122.80M* | -$254.50M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $581.60M | $525.50M | -$369.90M | -$364.20M | -$300.00M | | -$95.00M | $9.50M | -$1.30M | -$56.40M* | -$70.20M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $1.05B | $192.00M | -$409.90M | -$381.60M | -$1.16B* | $891.70M | $195.00M | $11.60M | $200.00K | -$412.20M* | -$32.20M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $877.50M | -$373.50M | -$239.70M | -$370.30M | | | -$165.00M | $2.20M | -$700.00K | $587.60M* | $318.10M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $914.60M | $167.00M | -$552.60M | -$340.80M | -$824.90M | $495.90M | $120.00M | $36.70M | -$4.10M | -$414.30M* | -$402.50M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $821.30M | -$328.80M | -$412.40M | -$341.70M | -$414.40M | $685.40M | $125.00M | $10.10M | -$9.20M | | $135.30M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $742.00M | -$204.60M | -$502.80M | -$325.60M | -$500.00M | $746.20M | | $13.00M | -$1.30M | | -$33.10M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.04B | -$271.10M | -$501.60M | -$312.20M | -$1.01B | $575.00M | | $36.40M | -$1.40M | | -$438.40M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.07B | -$286.40M | -$511.30M | -$316.50M | -$500.00M | $0.00 | | $75.80M | | | -$467.30M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.05B | -$89.40M | -$495.40M | -$265.20M | -$500.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $14.20M | | | -$289.90M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $1.09B | -$341.30M | -$399.70M | -$277.20M | -$300.00M | $497.30M | $0.00 | $28.90M | | | $296.60M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $1.19B | -$258.20M | -$766.50M | -$254.20M | $0.00 | $742.80M | -$297.00M | $53.40M | | | $405.60M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $1.17B | -$1.36B | -$803.90M | -$194.20M | -$696.30M | $696.30M | $297.00M | $100.00M | | | -$786.50M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $994.40M | -$64.60M | -$581.40M | -$165.30M | | | $0.00 | $42.10M | | $247.00M* | $472.20M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $1.22B | -$324.10M | -$400.20M | -$41.20M | | | -$82.80M | $23.20M | | -$3.40M* | $389.60M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $1.25B | -$453.70M | -$1.31B | -$28.40M | | | | $300.50M | | -$255.30M* | -$497.50M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $1.10B | -$202.00M | -$726.80M | -$30.00M | | | | $216.10M | | $10.60M* | $371.40M |
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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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| 2026-06-30 | $104.90M* | -$69.60M* | -$11.10M* | -$73.40M* | $0.00* | | -$99.60M* | | $4.40M* | $23.80M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $109.00M | -$55.50M | -$52.90M | -$79.40M | -$600.00M | $446.60M | -$92.60M | | $1.60M | $168.50M* | -$154.70M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $135.40M* | -$27.30M* | -$26.10M* | -$74.40M* | $0.00* | | $292.00M* | | -$700.00K* | -$36.60M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $260.40M* | -$25.60M* | -$52.30M* | -$75.50M* | $0.00* | | -$155.00M* | | $0.00* | $18.90M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | -$300.00K* | -$66.30M* | -$79.50M* | -$76.80M* | $0.00* | | -$95.00M* | | $0.00* | $275.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $148.20M | -$111.10M | -$76.70M | -$82.30M | -$500.00M | | $350.00M | | -$100.00K | -$387.50M* | -$659.50M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $134.00M* | $117.80M* | -$3.70M* | -$79.60M* | | | -$445.00M* | | $300.00K* | $955.50M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $212.10M* | -$65.70M* | -$1.70M* | -$79.60M* | | | -$49.80M* | | -$300.00K* | -$72.80M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | -$33.80M* | -$62.10M* | -$30.20M* | -$81.80M* | | | $94.90M* | | -$800.00K* | $58.40M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $94.00M | -$6.30M | -$150.60M | -$80.50M | | | $35.00M | | -$100.00K | -$136.90M* | -$245.40M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $264.50M* | -$64.30M* | -$211.30M* | -$83.00M* | $0.00* | | $194.90M* | -$100.00K* | -$1.70M* | $39.40M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $254.60M* | -$11.40M* | -$91.10M* | -$87.30M* | $0.00* | | -$504.60M* | $0.00* | -$100.00K* | $457.60M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $126.70M* | -$28.70M* | -$900.00K* | -$90.60M* | | | $649.60M* | $0.00* | $300.00K* | -$1.03B* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $137.30M | -$36.40M | -$5.10M | -$88.10M | | | -$155.00M | $300.00K | -$200.00K | $109.10M* | -$38.10M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $59.20M* | $158.80M* | -$176.80M* | -$88.70M* | $0.00* | | $5.00M* | $0.00* | -$1.10M* | -$25.40M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $215.60M* | $74.40M* | -$7.60M* | -$90.70M* | $0.00* | | -$85.00M* | $100.00K* | | $80.90M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $106.80M* | -$248.70M* | -$31.10M* | -$93.00M* | $0.00* | | $160.00M* | $500.00K* | | -$31.70M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $200.00M | $541.00M | -$154.40M | -$91.80M | -$300.00M | | -$175.00M | $8.90M | | -$80.40M* | -$51.70M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $359.30M* | -$600.00K* | -$174.10M* | -$92.90M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $155.00M* | $0.00* | $200.00K* | -$273.90M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $336.50M* | $89.90M* | -$75.30M* | -$95.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$145.00M* | $0.00* | -$4.00M* | -$45.20M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $173.70M* | -$166.50M* | -$76.00M* | -$96.80M* | -$500.00M* | -$900.00K* | $265.00M* | $3.50M* | $3.90M* | $189.70M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $175.80M | $269.20M | -$84.50M | -$96.70M | -$650.00M | $892.60M | -$80.00M | $8.10M | $100.00K | -$297.10M* | $137.50M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $291.90M* | -$304.80M* | -$1.70M* | -$92.50M* | | | $30.00M* | $500.00K* | $0.00* | $587.60M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $237.80M* | -$24.50M* | -$300.00K* | -$92.90M* | | | -$50.00M* | $200.00K* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $235.40M* | -$53.00M* | -$600.00K* | -$92.50M* | | | $15.00M* | $500.00K* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $112.40M | $8.80M | -$237.10M | -$92.40M | | | -$160.00M | $1.00M | -$700.00K | | -$368.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $249.30M* | -$490.00M* | -$68.80M* | -$83.70M* | -$324.90M* | | -$190.00M* | $8.70M* | -$3.20M* | $81.60M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $262.70M* | -$30.00M* | -$142.20M* | -$84.20M* | $0.00* | | $167.00M* | $7.50M* | -$100.00K* | | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $163.00M* | $703.70M* | -$170.00M* | -$85.50M* | | | $208.00M* | $18.70M* | -$700.00K* | -$500.00M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $239.60M | -$16.70M | -$171.60M | -$87.40M | | | -$65.00M | $1.80M | -$100.00K | | -$99.40M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $302.80M* | -$99.00M* | -$51.80M* | -$83.90M* | -$7.20M* | $387.90M* | -$244.00M* | $800.00K* | -$2.60M* | | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $219.80M* | -$161.10M* | -$108.00M* | -$84.50M* | | -$300.00K* | $369.00M* | $400.00K* | -$1.40M* | -$407.20M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $166.00M* | -$35.80M* | -$241.00M* | -$85.80M* | | $297.80M* | -$110.00M* | $5.10M* | $0.00* | | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $132.70M | -$32.90M | -$11.60M | -$87.50M | | $0.00 | $110.00M | $3.80M | -$5.20M | | $109.30M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $318.90M* | $81.50M* | -$13.50M* | -$80.30M* | -$500.00M* | -$200.00K* | | $4.60M* | -$1.30M* | | -$196.50M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $447.10M* | -$194.80M* | -$102.70M* | -$80.50M* | | $350.20M* | -$445.00M* | $1.20M* | $0.00* | | -$24.50M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | -$110.30M* | -$40.70M* | -$167.30M* | -$81.50M* | | -$700.00K* | $135.00M* | $1.40M* | $0.00* | | -$264.10M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $86.30M | -$50.60M | -$219.30M | -$83.30M | | $396.90M | $310.00M | $5.80M | $0.00 | | $445.80M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $220.00M* | -$37.20M* | -$81.80M* | -$77.10M* | -$1.01B* | $575.00M* | | $4.70M* | | -$1.40M* | -$403.20M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $336.30M* | -$76.80M* | -$85.80M* | -$77.70M* | | $0.00* | | $22.10M* | | | $118.10M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $272.90M* | -$93.80M* | -$100.80M* | -$78.10M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $2.40M* | | | $2.60M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $212.70M | -$63.30M | -$233.20M | -$79.30M | | $0.00 | $0.00 | $7.20M | | | -$155.90M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $266.90M* | $31.50M* | -$69.40M* | -$78.00M* | -$250.00M* | | | $500.00K* | | | -$98.50M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $338.50M* | -$95.50M* | -$128.10M* | -$78.50M* | -$250.00M* | | | -$2.50M* | | | -$216.10M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $253.90M* | -$178.00M* | -$166.70M* | -$79.50M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $45.50M* | | | -$124.80M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $211.80M | -$44.40M | -$147.10M | -$80.50M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | $32.30M | | | -$27.90M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $270.60M* | -$49.70M* | -$45.40M* | -$65.30M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $5.60M* | | | $115.80M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $325.20M* | -$33.00M* | -$132.00M* | -$65.50M | $0.00* | | | $3.00M* | | -$35.00M* | $62.70M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $253.30M* | -$51.10M* | -$132.30M* | -$66.80M | $0.00* | | -$95.00M* | $2.60M* | | | -$89.30M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $196.80M | $44.40M | -$185.70M | -$67.60M | -$500.00M | | $130.00M | $3.00M | | | -$379.10M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $277.70M* | -$75.10M* | -$59.10M* | -$68.60M* | $0.00* | $248.00M* | $0.00* | $7.50M* | | | $330.40M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $333.40M* | -$159.50M* | -$24.40M* | -$69.00M | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $17.50M* | | $249.30M* | $347.30M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $240.20M* | -$68.80M* | -$126.00M* | -$69.30M | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $2.20M* | | | -$21.70M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $237.30M | -$37.90M | -$190.20M | -$70.30M | -$300.00M | | $0.00 | $1.70M | | | -$359.40M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $325.70M* | -$94.40M* | -$349.80M* | -$72.00M | $0.00* | $742.80M* | -$150.00M* | $1.10M* | | -$59.90M* | $343.50M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $413.90M* | -$37.70M* | -$114.30M* | | $0.00* | | -$240.00M* | $7.30M* | | | $29.20M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $230.70M* | -$50.30M* | -$155.60M* | -$60.70M | $0.00* | | $40.00M* | $3.80M* | | | $7.90M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $215.00M | -$75.80M | -$146.80M | -$61.60M | $0.00 | | $53.00M | $41.20M | | | $25.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $292.10M* | -$1.10B* | $0.00* | -$49.60M | | | $297.00M* | $5.80M* | | -$746.40M* | -$1.30B* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $376.50M* | -$50.10M* | -$145.40M* | -$49.60M | | | $0.00* | $2.60M* | | $447.40M* | $581.40M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $254.70M* | -$189.20M* | -$160.10M* | -$50.30M | | | $0.00* | $19.30M* | | -$500.00K* | -$126.10M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $251.60M | -$21.90M | -$498.40M | -$44.70M | | | $0.00 | $72.30M | | $299.50M* | $58.40M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $284.50M* | $8.60M* | -$70.20M* | -$45.80M | | | | $23.10M* | | -$39.50M* | $160.70M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $383.80M* | -$46.50M* | -$94.10M* | -$39.40M* | | | | $7.10M* | | | $249.90M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $251.70M* | -$28.90M* | -$217.00M* | -$39.60M | | | | $3.30M* | | $247.50M* | $217.00M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $74.40M | $2.20M | -$200.10M | -$40.50M | | | | $8.60M | | | -$155.40M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $260.10M* | $5.40M* | -$175.00M* | -$41.20M* | | | | $10.50M* | | | $59.80M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $351.70M* | -$390.40M* | -$125.10M* | $0.00* | | | | $6.80M* | | | -$157.00M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $249.70M* | $21.30M* | $0.00* | | | | | $1.40M* | | | $272.40M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $356.60M | $39.60M | -$100.10M | | | | | $4.50M | | -$86.20M* | $214.40M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $328.60M* | -$30.30M* | -$109.10M* | | | | | $4.30M* | | -$27.50M* | $166.00M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $365.00M* | -$355.60M* | -$549.40M* | | | | | $82.00M* | | -$287.00M* | -$745.00M* |
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| 2008-06-30 | | -$49.50M* | -$358.60M* | | | | | $152.70M* | | -$7.70M* | -$20.80M* |
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| 2008-03-31 | $318.00M | -$18.30M | -$297.40M | | | | | $61.50M | | $38.50M* | $102.30M |
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