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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company 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.

Halliburton Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014
Accounts payable 3,018 3,142 3,029 2,830 2,554 2,416 2,166 2,006 1,764 1,543 1,490 1,844 2,019 2,193 2,181 2,424 2,814 3,005 2,727 2,525
Accrued employee compensation and benefits 714 722 635 647 746 706 583 544 544 535 549 609 838 871 809 774 1,033 986 940 823
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt 36 35 444 466 512 515 336 97 170 152 763 3,186 659 648 — — 14 — — —
Other current liabilities 1,034 1,054 999 1,026 1,050 964 983 1,195 1,545 1,401 1,676 1,773 1,843 1,991 2,015 1,820 2,022 1,898 1,702 1,584
Current liabilities 4,802 4,953 5,107 4,969 4,862 4,601 4,068 3,842 4,023 3,631 4,478 7,412 5,359 5,703 5,005 5,018 5,883 5,889 5,369 4,932
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 10,421 10,424 10,427 10,428 10,430 10,423 10,816 10,812 12,214 12,163 12,158 12,207 14,687 7,243 7,838 7,841 7,840 7,816 7,816 7,816
Employee compensation and benefits 483 594 585 588 609 571 550 539 574 449 449 447 457 576 595 643 691 580 583 570
Other liabilities 732 763 803 815 835 949 938 703 741 786 875 806 944 1,246 1,453 1,462 1,528 1,780 2,129 2,186
Noncurrent liabilities 11,636 11,781 11,815 11,831 11,874 11,943 12,304 12,054 13,529 13,398 13,482 13,460 16,088 9,065 9,886 9,946 10,059 10,176 10,528 10,572
Total liabilities 16,438 16,734 16,922 16,800 16,736 16,544 16,372 15,896 17,552 17,029 17,960 20,872 21,447 14,768 14,891 14,964 15,942 16,065 15,897 15,504
Common shares, par value $2.50 per share 2,671 2,672 2,672 2,672 2,673 2,673 2,673 2,674 2,674 2,675 2,675 2,676 2,677 2,677 2,677 2,678 2,679 2,679 2,679 2,680
Paid-in capital in excess of par value 211 170 125 222 207 169 131 222 201 184 253 279 274 243 176 309 309 299 244 410
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (355) (463) (470) (471) (469) (448) (450) (452) (454) (360) (361) (364) (363) (451) (298) (402) (399) (307) (303) (303)
Retained earnings 13,739 13,216 12,939 12,586 12,668 13,649 13,441 13,569 14,141 14,445 14,595 17,958 20,524 20,706 20,914 21,013 21,809 21,060 19,984 19,337
Treasury stock, at cost (6,744) (6,597) (6,443) (6,644) (6,757) (6,826) (6,878) (7,062) (7,153) (7,262) (7,428) (7,534) (7,650) (7,727) (7,784) (8,007) (8,131) (8,240) (8,042) (8,399)
Company shareholders’ equity 9,522 8,998 8,823 8,365 8,322 9,217 8,917 8,951 9,409 9,682 9,734 13,015 15,462 15,448 15,685 15,591 16,267 15,491 14,562 13,725
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries 22 19 20 26 27 29 36 38 39 44 43 45 33 32 30 32 31 27 25 27
Total shareholders’ equity 9,544 9,017 8,843 8,391 8,349 9,246 8,953 8,989 9,448 9,726 9,777 13,060 15,495 15,480 15,715 15,623 16,298 15,518 14,587 13,752
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 25,982 25,751 25,765 25,191 25,085 25,790 25,325 24,885 27,000 26,755 27,737 33,932 36,942 30,248 30,606 30,587 32,240 31,583 30,484 29,256

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31).


The financial position from March 2014 through December 2018 is characterized by a significant expansion of debt and a subsequent contraction of shareholders' equity, indicating a period of increased financial leverage and capital volatility.

Liability Trends and Obligations
Total liabilities experienced a notable peak in December 2015, rising to 21,447 million US dollars from a baseline of approximately 15,500 million US dollars in early 2014. This increase was primarily driven by a sharp rise in long-term debt, which jumped from 7,243 million US dollars in September 2015 to 14,687 million US dollars by December 2015. Current liabilities showed a volatility spike in March 2016, reaching 7,412 million US dollars, largely due to a temporary increase in short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt, which peaked at 3,186 million US dollars during that quarter.
Equity and Retained Earnings
Total shareholders' equity exhibited a downward trend over the analyzed period. After reaching a peak of 16,298 million US dollars in December 2014, equity declined steadily, reaching a low of 8,349 million US dollars by December 2017. A critical factor in this decline was the erosion of retained earnings, which fell from a high of 21,809 million US dollars in December 2014 to 12,668 million US dollars by December 2017. A modest recovery is observed in 2018, with total shareholders' equity rising back to 9,544 million US dollars by year-end.
Capital Structure and Leverage
The balance sheet demonstrates a shift in the funding mix. In 2014, the company maintained a more balanced ratio between total liabilities and shareholders' equity. However, by 2016 and 2017, the reliance on debt increased as equity diminished. The reduction in treasury stock, moving from -8,399 million US dollars in March 2014 to -6,744 million US dollars in December 2018, suggests changes in share buyback activity or capital reallocation.
Operational Liability Patterns
Accounts payable and accrued employee compensation followed a cyclical pattern, generally declining between 2014 and 2016 before recovering in 2017 and 2018. Accounts payable, for instance, dropped from a peak of 3,005 million US dollars in September 2014 to a low of 1,490 million US dollars in June 2016, before climbing back to 3,018 million US dollars by December 2018, reflecting fluctuations in operational scaling or vendor payment terms.

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