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The cash flow statement provides information about a company's cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flaws link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company's statement of financial position.
The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.
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Sanofi, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
USD $ in millions, translated from EUR €
| 12 months ended | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 | Dec 31, 2008 | Dec 31, 2007 | |
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Net income attributable to equity holders of Sanofi | |
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Net income from the held-for-exchange Merial business | |
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Dividends received from Merial | |
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Non-controlling interests, excluding BMS | |
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Share of undistributed earnings of associates and joint ventures | |
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Depreciation, amortization and impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | |
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Gains and losses on disposals of non-current assets, net of tax | |
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Net change in deferred taxes | |
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Net change in provisions | |
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Cost of employee benefits (stock options and other share-based payments) | |
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Impact of the workdown of acquired inventories remeasured at fair value | |
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Unrealized (gains) losses recognized in income | |
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Operating cash flow before changes in working capital | |
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(Increase) decrease in inventories | |
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(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | |
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Increase (decrease) in accounts payable | |
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Net change in other current assets, current financial assets and other current liabilities | |
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Changes in working capital | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |
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Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | |
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Acquisitions of investments in consolidated undertakings, net of cash acquired | |
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Acquisitions of available-for-sale financial assets | |
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Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and other non-current assets, net of tax | |
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Net change in loans and other financial assets | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | |
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Issuance of Sanofi shares | |
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Dividends paid to shareholders of Sanofi | |
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Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders, excluding BMS | |
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Transactions with non-controlling interests, other than dividends | |
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Additional long-term debt contracted | |
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Repayments of long-term debt | |
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Net change in short-term debt | |
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Acquisition of treasury shares | |
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Disposals of treasury shares, net of tax | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | |
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Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | |
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Impact of Merial cash and cash equivalents | |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | |
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| Item | Description | The company |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | The net cash from (used in) all of the entity's operating activities, including those of discontinued operations, of the reporting entity. Operating activities generally involve producing and delivering goods and providing services. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value that are not defined as investing or financing activities. | Sanofi's net cash provided by (used in) operating activities increased from 2009 to 2010 but then declined significantly from 2010 to 2011. |
May 24, 2012