.Statement of Financial Position, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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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.
Facebook Inc., Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
USD $ in millions
| Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Accounts payable | ||||||||||
| | Partners payable | ||||||||||
| | Accrued compensation and benefits | ||||||||||
| | Accrued property and equipment | ||||||||||
| | Accrued taxes payable | ||||||||||
| | Promissory note payable | ||||||||||
| | Contingent consideration liability | ||||||||||
| | Other current liabilities | ||||||||||
| | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | | | | |||||
| | Deferred revenue | ||||||||||
| | Deposits | ||||||||||
| | Deferred revenue and deposits | | | | | | |||||
| | Current portion of capital lease obligations | ||||||||||
| | Current liabilities | | | | | | |||||
| | Capital lease obligations, less current portion | ||||||||||
| | Income tax payable | ||||||||||
| | Contingent consideration liability | ||||||||||
| | Other liabilities | ||||||||||
| | Other liabilities | | | | | | |||||
| | Noncurrent liabilities | | | | | | |||||
| | Total liabilities | | | | | | |||||
| | Common stock, $0.000006 par value | ||||||||||
| | Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||||
| | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||||
| | Retained earnings | ||||||||||
| | Stockholders' equity | | | | | | |||||
| | Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | | | | |
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts payable | 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). | Facebook Inc.'s accounts payable increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
| 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. | Facebook Inc.'s current liabilities increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
| Noncurrent liabilities | Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that is expected to be repaid beyond the following twelve months or one business cycle. | Facebook Inc.'s noncurrent liabilities declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 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. | Facebook Inc.'s total liabilities increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
| 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). | Facebook Inc.'s stockholders' equity increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
