Nrg energy, inc (NRG)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Income

4,441

268

-2,337

-891

-6,436

132

-352

315

197

476

941

1,225

573

Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax

321

-192

-992

65

-105

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Income/(loss) from continuing operations

4,120

460

-1,345

-956

-6,331

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Distributions from and equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates

-14

-46

-102

-67

-37

-49

-84

-2

-9

19

41

44

-33

Depreciation and amortization

373

421

596

772

1,351

1,523

1,256

950

896

838

818

649

661

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

51

38

44

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bargain purchase gain related to GenOn acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

296

0

0

-

-

-

Provision for credit losses

95

85

68

45

64

64

67

45

59

54

61

-

0

Amortization of nuclear fuel

52

48

51

49

45

46

36

39

39

40

36

39

58

Amortization of financing costs and debt discount/premiums

26

29

29

33

47

-12

-33

31

32

32

44

37

79

Loss on debt extinguishment, net

-51

-44

-49

-142

10

-25

15

-9

-58

0

0

-

-

Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt

-

-

-

-

-

-95

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of emissions allowances and energy credits

38

45

54

68

151

64

49

146

167

4

153

-270

-156

Amortization of unearned equity compensation

20

25

35

10

39

42

38

41

28

30

26

26

19

(Gain)/loss on sale of assets and disposal of assets

23

49

9

-139

-14

4

3

-11

-14

-4

-13

-25

-17

Impairment losses

-113

-114

-1,614

-751

-4,916

-97

-558

0

-657

-25

0

23

20

Changes in derivative instruments

34

37

-170

16

235

-61

164

124

-138

-114

-225

-484

77

Gain on post retirement benefits curtailment

-

-

-

-

21

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in deferred income taxes and liability for uncertain tax benefits

-3,353

5

13

-12

1,326

-154

-67

-353

-859

255

689

762

359

Gain on sale of equity method investment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

128

-

1

Changes in collateral deposits in support of energy risk management activities

105

-105

-80

396

-334

146

-47

-

-

-

-

-417

-125

Gain recognized on settlement of pre-existing relationship

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31

-

0

Changes in nuclear decommissioning trust liability

37

60

11

41

-2

19

15

37

20

34

26

34

32

GenOn settlement, net of insurance proceeds

0

63

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net loss on deconsolidation of Agua Caliente and Ivanpah projects

0

-13

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

273

0

Gain on sale of emission allowances

-

-

-

-

24

0

-

-

-

-

-

51

-31

Cash provided/(used) by changes in other working capital, net of acquisition and disposition effects:
Accounts receivable - trade

-5

83

83

-24

-113

2

224

131

119

-138

-88

-1

-102

Inventory

-22

-31

-143

-60

59

245

-11

172

-145

-91

83

5

-38

Prepayments and other current assets

-29

41

187

120

21

-36

-25

26

-59

51

-26

7

22

Accounts payable

-177

113

44

-59

-180

-12

275

-132

9

-261

-176

-31

49

Change in option premiums collected

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-268

8

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

-41

-166

-88

-61

-29

-26

-114

231

-111

-48

48

-6

98

Changes in other working capital

186

104

35

-32

40

217

453

-278

-4

-95

179

22

-35

Cash provided/(used) by continuing operations

1,405

1,003

856

1,437

1,287

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash provided by discontinued operations

8

374

754

471

62

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net Cash Provided/(Used) by Operating Activities

1,413

1,377

1,610

1,908

1,349

1,510

1,270

1,149

1,166

1,623

2,106

1,479

1,517

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Payments for acquisitions of businesses

355

243

14

0

31

2,936

494

81

377

1,006

427

-

0

Cash acquired in GenOn acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

983

0

0

-

-

-

Capital expenditures

228

388

254

544

1,029

909

1,987

3,396

2,310

706

734

899

481

(Increase)/decrease in notes receivable

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

39

-22

10

34

Proceeds from Renewable Energy Grants

-

-

-

36

82

916

55

62

0

102

0

-

-

Decrease/(increase)in restricted cash, net

-

-

-

-

-

-57

22

66

35

4

-14

-13

-12

Decrease in restricted cash to support equity requirements for U.S. DOE funded projects

-

-

-

-

-

206

26

-164

215

0

0

-

-

Decrease in notes receivable

-

-

-

-

-18

-25

11

24

-

-

-

-

-

Decrease in trust fund balances

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

Purchases of emission allowances

-

-

-

-

-41

16

-5

1

19

34

38

8

161

Net proceeds from sale of emission allowances

11

19

66

-1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

75

272

Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities

416

572

512

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

616

265

Proceeds from the sale of nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities

381

513

501

510

631

600

488

399

385

307

279

582

233

Proceeds from sale of assets, net of cash disposed and sale of discontinued operations, net of fees

1,294

1,564

430

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

241

57

Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities

-

-

-

551

629

619

514

436

406

341

305

-

49

Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets

-

-

-

-241

-27

-203

-13

-137

-7

-43

-6

-14

-2

Deconsolidations of Agua Caliente and Ivanpah projects

0

268

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net distributions from investments in unconsolidated affiliates

-91

-39

-57

-33

-395

-103

0

-25

-66

-23

278

-

-

Contributions to discontinued operations

-44

-60

150

-58

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of equity method investment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Equity investment in unconsolidated affiliate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

84

0

Other

-6

6

-30

-31

-16

-85

35

-22

23

0

5

-

0

Cash (used)/provided by continuing operations

558

520

340

-369

-1,269

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash used by discontinued operations

-2

-725

-979

-388

-259

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Investing Activities

556

-205

-639

-757

-1,528

-2,903

-2,528

-2,262

-3,047

-1,623

-954

-672

-327

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Purchases of securities

-

-

-

551

629

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

49

Payments for share repurchase activity

1,440

1,250

0

0

437

39

25

0

430

180

500

185

353

Payments for preferred shares

-

-

-

226

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments for debt extinguishment costs

26

32

42

121

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchase of and distributions to noncontrolling interests from subsidiaries

-2

-16

-30

-27

47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

600

630

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payment to settle CSF I CAGR

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45

0

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

3

21

-2

1

1

21

16

0

2

2

2

9

7

Proceeds from issuance of short and long-term debt

1,916

1,100

1,178

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

-

-

-

4,412

1,004

4,563

1,777

3,165

6,224

1,484

892

20

1,411

Net receipts from settlement of acquired derivatives that include financing elements

-

-

-

-

-14

-9

-267

68

83

-137

79

43

0

Contributions to, net of distributions from, noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

-

189

531

347

29

50

50

50

0

Payments for term loan for funded letter of credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,300

1,300

0

-

-

Decrease in restricted cash supporting funded letter of credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,300

-1,300

0

-

-

Payments of debt issuance costs

35

19

18

61

21

67

50

35

207

75

31

4

5

Repayments of long-term debt

2,571

1,734

1,884

-5,146

-1,362

-3,827

-935

-1,260

-5,493

-758

-644

-234

-1,819

Payments of dividends to common stockholders

32

37

38

76

201

196

154

50

9

9

33

55

55

Receivable from affiliate

0

26

125

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-4

-4

-8

-7

-22

-18

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Cash provided/(used) by continuing operations

-2,191

-1,997

-969

-1,251

-377

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash provided by discontinued operations

43

471

-169

483

-55

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net Cash Provided/(Used) by Financing Activities

-2,148

-1,526

-1,138

-768

-432

1,265

1,427

2,099

33

651

-343

-487

-814

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

0

1

-1

1

10

-10

-2

-4

2

-4

1

-1

4

Change in Cash from discontinued operations

49

120

-394

566

-252

-

-

-

-

-

-

43

-25

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents, Funds Deposited by Counterparties and Restricted Cash

-228

-473

226

-182

-349

-138

167

982

-1,846

647

810

362

355