Cheniere energy, inc. (LNG)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income

1,232

1,200

563

-665

-1,097

-691

-558

-332

-198

-76

-161

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash LNG inventory write-downs

-

-

-

-

18

24

26

20

10

0

3

Gain on sale of limited partnership investment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

128

0

Depreciation and amortization expense

794

449

356

174

83

64

61

66

63

63

54

Share-based compensation expense

131

113

91

101

172

102

271

58

26

17

19

Non-cash interest expense

143

74

75

77

59

1

-

-

19

32

32

Use of cash for accrued interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-60

0

Amortization of debt issuance costs, premium and discount

103

69

69

62

48

16

14

20

28

27

27

Non-cash operating lease costs

350

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt

-55

-27

-100

-135

-124

-114

-131

16

0

-50

45

Total gains on derivatives, net

400

-51

-62

28

-168

-118

84

1

0

-

-

Net cash provided by settlement of derivative instruments

-138

-17

106

45

100

22

-0

-0

-

-

-

Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets

-23

-8

-19

-13

91

0

0

-

-

-

-

Impairment or loss on equity method investments

-88

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred taxes

-521

-5

-3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-12

-

-

-

Other

0

5

1

-4

-1

-14

2

14

-1

7

0

Changes in restricted cash for certain operating activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-120

-121

-4

-30

-1

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and other receivables

-1

133

141

207

1

-0

0

-0

-1

-0

1

Accounts receivable—related party

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory

-11

73

73

119

28

18

26

20

16

-31

32

Other current assets

18

15

34

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

52

188

225

64

2

16

6

-29

28

3

0

Deferred revenue

22

26

34

42

-4

-3

-3

-4

-4

-3

19

Operating lease liabilities

-366

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Finance lease liabilities

1

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other, net

6

1

5

12

19

-1

10

-2

4

-4

9

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,833

1,990

1,231

-404

-483

-262

-52

-107

-42

-16

-97

Cash flows from investing activities
Property, plant and equipment, net

3,056

3,643

3,357

4,356

6,853

2,829

3,114

1,117

8

4

112

Investment in equity method investment

105

25

41

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Use of restricted cash for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-3,129

-1,587

-8

-5

-110

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership investment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

104

0

Investment in Cheniere Partners

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

545

17

0

0

Distributions from limited partnership investment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

15

Other

2

-14

-17

57

131

66

33

8

3

0

1

Net cash used in investing activities

-3,163

-3,654

-3,381

-4,413

-6,984

-2,896

-29

-84

-22

108

11

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuances of debt

6,434

4,285

6,854

12,865

7,073

3,584

4,504

520

-

-

-

Repayments of debt

4,346

1,391

3,632

7,671

0

177

-

-

-

-

-

Repayments of debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

1,326

-

104

30

Debt issuance and other financing costs

51

66

89

172

513

109

311

223

4

1

-

Debt extinguishment costs

15

17

0

14

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sales of Class B units by Cheniere Partners

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,387

0

0

-

Investment in restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

-4,083

-1,771

-24

29

130

Crest Royalty

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

Distributions and dividends to non-controlling interest

590

576

185

80

80

79

69

36

4

2

6

Proceeds from sale of common shares by Cheniere Holdings

-

-

-

-

-

228

-

1,199

468

0

0

Repurchases and prepayments of long-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

Proceeds from sale of common shares by Cheniere Holdings

-

-

-

-

-

-

665

0

0

-

-

Proceeds from issuances of long-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

Proceeds from 2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

Proceeds from Lines of Credit

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

Proceeds from sale of common units by Cheniere Partners

-

-

-

-

-

-

364

204

52

0

0

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

-

-

-

-

2

10

3

0

-

-

-

Distributions to non-controlling interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28

26

26

Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation

19

20

12

20

61

112

136

20

14

-

-

Repurchase of common stock

249

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

0

Other

4

-8

0

0

2

3

3

-

-

-

-1

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

1,168

2,207

2,936

4,908

6,423

3,349

840

-65

449

-106

72

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

-162

543

786

91

-1,044

189

759

-257

384

-14

-13