Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | 938.9M | 725.7M | -306.5M | 718.5M |
| Net income | 588.6M | 539.5M | 458.7M | 445.9M |
| Depreciation | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred taxes | — | — | — | — |
| StockBased compensation | — | — | — | — |
| Other non cash items | 2.8M | -20.4M | -6.8M | 1.4M |
| Accounts receivable | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts payable | — | — | — | — |
| Other assets liabilities | 347.5M | 206.6M | -758.4M | 271.3M |
| Investing activities | -3.9M | -11.3M | -4.0M | -5.1M |
| Capital expenditures | -3.9M | -16.3M | -4.0M | -5.1M |
| Net intangibles | — | — | — | — |
| Net acquisitions | 0 | 5M | 0 | — |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | — | — | — | — |
| Financing activities | -328.8M | -282.1M | -254.6M | -253.7M |
| Long term debt issuance | 658K | 0 | 372.3M | 0 |
| Long term debt payments | — | -1.2M | -365.7M | -5.4M |
| Short term debt issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock repurchase | -168.6M | -143.7M | -139.8M | -128.9M |
| Common dividends | -160.9M | -137.3M | -121.4M | -119.5M |
| Other financing charges | — | — | — | — |
| End cash position | 5.4B | 5.6B | 3.6B | 4.8B |
| Income tax paid | — | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 120.1M | 2.3B | -980.2M | 445.6M |