.Statement of Financial Position, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Quarterly Data
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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.
Coca-Cola Co., Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (quarterly data)
USD $ in millions
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Coca-Cola Co.'s current liabilities declined from Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 and from Q3 2017 to Q4 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. | Coca-Cola Co.'s noncurrent liabilities increased from Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 and from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017. |
| 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. | Coca-Cola Co.'s total liabilities declined from Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 but then increased from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 not reaching Q2 2017 level. |
| Equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company | 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). | Coca-Cola Co.'s equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company increased from Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 but then declined significantly from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017. |
| Total 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. | Coca-Cola Co.'s total equity increased from Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 but then declined significantly from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017. |
