Unitedhealth group incorporated (UNH)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Operating activities
Net earnings

14,239

12,382

10,823

7,073

5,868

5,619

5,673

5,526

5,142

4,634

3,822

2,977

4,654

Noncash items:
Depreciation and amortization

2,720

2,428

2,245

2,055

1,693

1,478

1,375

1,309

1,124

1,064

991

981

796

Deferred income taxes

230

42

-965

81

-73

-117

1

308

59

45

-16

-166

86

Share-based compensation

697

638

597

485

406

364

331

421

401

326

334

305

505

Other, net

106

71

-217

82

235

298

83

231

67

-203

-23

-122

-213

Net change in other operating items, net of effects from acquisitions and changes in AARP balances:
Accounts receivable

-162

1,351

1,062

1,357

591

911

317

130

267

16

-100

219

194

Other assets

1,563

750

630

1,601

1,430

590

838

295

121

-84

250

48

386

Medical costs payable

1,221

1,831

1,284

1,849

2,585

484

509

101

377

-88

424

-41

149

Accounts payable and other liabilities

733

526

930

1,494

1,280

1,637

459

199

146

-341

99

708

269

Other policy liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-221

-81

482

10

104

-170

188

Unearned revenues

130

38

157

-202

237

385

102

28

-308

352

-6

33

23

Cash flows from operating activities

18,463

15,713

13,596

9,795

9,740

8,051

6,991

7,155

6,968

6,273

5,625

4,238

5,877

Investing activities
Purchases of investments

18,131

14,010

14,588

17,547

9,939

9,928

12,176

9,903

9,895

7,855

6,466

9,251

6,379

Sales of investments

8,536

3,641

4,623

7,339

6,054

7,701

5,706

3,794

3,949

2,593

4,040

5,568

1,271

Maturities of investments

7,091

6,270

5,646

4,281

3,354

3,026

4,859

4,810

4,251

3,105

2,675

3,030

2,094

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash assumed

8,343

5,997

2,131

1,760

16,164

1,923

362

6,280

1,844

2,323

486

4,012

270

Cash received from dispositions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

385

19

0

199

8

Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software

2,071

2,063

2,023

1,705

1,556

1,525

1,307

1,070

1,067

878

739

791

871

Proceeds from disposal of property, equipment and capitalized software

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

49

0

0

185

0

Other, net

-219

226

126

-37

144

-115

-191

0

-

-

-

-

-

Cash flows used for investing activities

-12,699

-12,385

-8,599

-9,355

-18,395

-2,534

-3,089

-8,649

-4,172

-5,339

-976

-5,072

-4,147

Financing activities
Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interest shares

-

-

-

-

-

0

1,474

319

0

0

-

-

-

Common share repurchases

5,500

4,500

1,500

1,280

1,200

4,008

3,170

3,084

2,994

2,517

1,801

2,684

6,599

Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock

3,932

3,320

2,773

2,261

1,786

1,362

1,056

820

651

449

36

37

40

Proceeds from common stock issuances

1,037

838

688

429

402

462

598

1,078

381

272

282

299

712

Repayments of long-term debt

1,750

2,600

4,398

2,596

1,041

812

1,609

986

955

1,583

1,350

500

950

Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net

300

-201

-3,508

-382

3,666

-794

-474

1,587

-933

930

-99

-1,346

947

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

5,444

6,935

5,291

3,968

11,982

1,997

2,235

3,966

2,234

747

0

2,981

3,582

Customer funds administered

13

-131

3,172

1,692

768

-638

31

-324

37

974

204

-461

-1,110

Share-based compensation excess tax benefit

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

62

303

Interest rate swap termination

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

132

0

513

0

0

Checks outstanding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-5

22

1,224

0

Other, net

-1,237

-1,386

-413

-581

-552

-138

-27

-627

259

20

-10

-143

-30

Cash flows from (used for) financing activities

-5,625

-4,365

-3,441

-1,011

12,239

-5,293

-4,946

471

-2,490

-1,611

-2,275

-605

-3,185

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-20

-78

-5

78

-156

-5

-86

0

0

-

-

-

-

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

119

-1,115

1,551

-493

3,428

219

-1,130

-1,023

306

-677

2,374

-1,439

-1,455

Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Cash paid for interest

1,627

1,410

1,133

1,055

639

644

724

600

472

509

527

621

553

Cash paid for income taxes

3,542

3,257

4,004

4,726

4,401

4,024

2,785

2,666

2,739

2,725

2,048

1,882

2,277

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities
Common stock issued for acquisitions

0

0

2,164

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-