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The statement of financial position provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company's resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company's assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

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ABB Ltd., Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

USD $ in millions

		Dec 31, 2011	Dec 31, 2010	Dec 31, 2009	Dec 31, 2008	Dec 31, 2007
	Accounts payable, trade
	Billings in excess of sales
	Employee and other payables
	Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt
	Advances from customers
	Deferred taxes
	Provisions for warranties
	Contract-related provisions
	Current derivative liabilities
	Taxes payable
	Restructuring and other related provisions
	Provisions for contractual penalties and compliance and litigation matters
	Provision for insurance related reserves
	Income tax related liabilities
	Pension and other employee benefits
	Environmental provisions
	Other
	Provisions and other current liabilities
	Accrued expenses
	Liabilities held for sale and in discontinued operations
	Current liabilities
	Long-term debt
	Pension and other employee benefits
	Deferred taxes
	Income tax related liabilities
	Non-current deposit liabilities
	Environmental provisions
	Non-current derivative liabilities
	Deferred income
	Other
	Other non-current liabilities
	Non-current liabilities
	Total liabilities
	Capital stock and additional paid-in capital
	Retained earnings
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	Treasury stock, at cost
	ABB stockholders' equity
	Noncontrolling interests
	Total stockholders' equity
	Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

Source: ABB Ltd., Annual Reports

Item	Description	The company
Accounts payable, trade	Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).	ABB Ltd.'s accounts payable, trade increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	ABB Ltd.'s current liabilities increased from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly declined from 2010 to 2011.
Non-current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that is expected to be repaid beyond the following twelve months or one business cycle.	ABB Ltd.'s non-current liabilities declined from 2009 to 2010 but then increased from 2010 to 2011 exceeding 2009 level.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	ABB Ltd.'s total liabilities increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.
ABB stockholders' equity	Total of all Stockholders' Equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest).	ABB Ltd.'s aBB stockholders' equity increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.
Total stockholders' equity	Total of Stockholders' Equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors owners, and affiliates of the entity including portions attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interest), if any. The entity including portions attributable to the parent and noncontrolling interests is sometimes referred to as the economic entity.	ABB Ltd.'s total stockholders' equity increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.

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