Balance Sheet: Assets

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.

Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.

Waste Management Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	118)	553)	3,561)	61)	22)
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	2,278)	2,097)	1,949)	1,931)	1,805)
Other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	268)	527)	370)	344)	569)
Parts and supplies	135)	124)	106)	102)	96)
Other assets	270)	239)	223)	207)	132)
Current assets	3,069)	3,540)	6,209)	2,645)	2,624)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	14,419)	14,148)	12,893)	11,942)	11,559)
Goodwill	9,028)	8,994)	6,532)	6,430)	6,247)
Other intangible assets, net	898)	1,024)	521)	572)	547)
Restricted trust and escrow accounts	348)	347)	313)	296)	319)
Equity method investments	335)	314)	377)	257)	127)
Investments without readily determinable fair values	48)	63)	57)	83)	87)
Redeemable preferred stock	49)	49)	49)	66)	55)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	432)	426)	483)	406)	269)
Other assets	903)	866)	792)	359)	264)
Long-term assets	26,028)	25,805)	21,534)	20,005)	19,205)
Total assets	29,097)	29,345)	27,743)	22,650)	21,829)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

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Waste Management Inc. (NYSE:WM)

Balance Sheet: Assets

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