Financials
Cash flow
| Fiscal date | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | — | — | 30.8B | -29.0B |
| Net income | — | — | — | — |
| Depreciation | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred taxes | — | — | — | — |
| StockBased compensation | — | — | — | — |
| Other non cash items | — | — | — | 16.8B |
| Accounts receivable | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts payable | — | — | — | — |
| Other assets liabilities | — | — | 30.8B | -45.8B |
| Investing activities | -6.5B | -2.6B | -2.9B | -2.8B |
| Capital expenditures | -2.5B | -2.6B | -3.0B | -2.9B |
| Net intangibles | -4.0B | -2.3B | -1.3B | -827M |
| Net acquisitions | -30M | 0 | 0 | -14M |
| Purchase of investments | — | — | 0 | -2M |
| Sale of investments | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activity | -3.9B | — | 109M | 141M |
| Financing activities | -1.9B | 7.0B | -366M | -4.3B |
| Long term debt issuance | 6.4B | 2.8B | 2.4B | 4.5B |
| Long term debt payments | -3.2B | -2.8B | 0 | -2B |
| Short term debt issuance | — | — | — | — |
| Common stock issuance | 0 | 3.5B | 3.5B | 5B |
| Common stock repurchase | -172M | -124M | -198M | -164M |
| Common dividends | -6.3B | -10.0B | -5.9B | -11.4B |
| Other financing charges | 1.2B | 13.6B | -198M | -164M |
| End cash position | 10.0B | 11.0B | 12.4B | 14.4B |
| Income tax paid | — | — | — | — |
| Interest paid | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | -326M | -9.4B | -2.3B | 8.1B |