Fundamentals - Cash Flow Statement
Year Ended December 31 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
(In millions) |
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Operating Activities: |
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Net income (loss) |
$(1,291) |
$871 |
$706 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities: |
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Investment (gains) losses |
1,246 |
(49) |
57 |
Equity method investees |
102 |
20 |
572 |
Amortization of investments |
(67) |
(89) |
(70) |
Depreciation and amortization |
734 |
943 |
912 |
Asset impairments |
810 |
99 |
44 |
Provision for deferred income taxes |
(235) |
70 |
86 |
Other non-cash items |
61 |
87 |
72 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net: |
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Receivables |
(425) |
114 |
(131) |
Deferred acquisition costs |
(43) |
(26) |
(6) |
Insurance reserves |
1,681 |
358 |
482 |
Other assets |
(513) |
(356) |
(102) |
Other liabilities |
256 |
193 |
(102) |
Trading securities |
(571) |
(494) |
1,702 |
Net cash flow operating activities |
1,745 |
1,741 |
4,222 |
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Investing Activities: |
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Purchases of fixed maturities |
(10,269) |
(8,661) |
(10,785) |
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities |
5,904 |
5,842 |
8,408 |
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities |
3,760 |
2,997 |
2,370 |
Purchases of equity securities |
(452) |
(186) |
(258) |
Proceeds from sales of equity securities |
355 |
214 |
89 |
Purchases of limited partnership investments |
(224) |
(198) |
(420) |
Proceeds from sales of limited partnership investments |
398 |
742 |
470 |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(710) |
(1,041) |
(995) |
Acquisitions |
(58) |
(257) |
(37) |
Dispositions |
65 |
140 |
113 |
Deconsolidation of Diamond Offshore |
(483) |
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Change in short term investments |
427 |
(57) |
(339) |
Other, net |
(127) |
(206) |
(60) |
Net cash flow investing activities |
(1,414) |
(671) |
(1,444) |
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Financing Activities: |
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Dividends paid |
(70) |
(76) |
(80) |
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests |
(99) |
(98) |
(121) |
Purchase of Boardwalk Pipeline common units |
(1,504) |
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Purchases of Loews Corporation treasury stock |
(923) |
(1,051) |
(1,026) |
Purchases of subsidiary stock from noncontrolling interests |
(37) |
(23) |
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Principal payments on debt |
(1,726) |
(1,956) |
(1,043) |
Issuance of debt |
2,659 |
2,076 |
865 |
Other, net |
(2) |
(16) |
74 |
Net cash flow financing activities |
(198) |
(1,144) |
(2,835) |
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash |
9 |
5 |
(10) |
Net change in cash |
142 |
(69) |
(67) |
Cash, beginning of year |
336 |
405 |
472 |
Cash, end of year |
$478 |
$336 |
$405 |