Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

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.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013	Dec 31, 2012
Accounts payable	2,288)	2,850)	3,683)	3,530)	2,989)
Accrued expenses	386)	424)	505)	1,264)	707)
Interest payable	244)	247)	247)	—)	—)
Production, property, and other taxes payable	239)	318)	332)	—)	—)
Current asset retirement obligations	129)	309)	257)	409)	298)
Short-term debt	42)	33)	—)	500)	—)
Tronox-related contingent liability	—)	—)	5,210)	—)	—)
Current liabilities	3,328)	4,181)	10,234)	5,703)	3,994)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	15,281)	15,718)	15,092)	13,065)	13,269)
Deferred income taxes	4,324)	5,400)	9,249)	9,245)	8,759)
Asset retirement obligations	2,802)	1,750)	1,796)	1,613)	1,587)
Tronox-related contingent liability	—)	—)	—)	850)	—)
Other	4,332)	3,908)	3,000)	1,655)	3,098)
Other long-term liabilities	11,458)	11,058)	14,045)	13,363)	13,444)
Noncurrent liabilities	26,739)	26,776)	29,137)	26,428)	26,713)
Total liabilities	30,067)	30,957)	39,371)	32,131)	30,707)
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share	57)	52)	52)	52)	51)
Paid-in capital	11,875)	9,265)	9,005)	8,629)	8,230)
Retained earnings	1,704)	4,880)	12,125)	14,356)	13,829)
Treasury stock	(1,033)	(995)	(940)	(895)	(841)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(391)	(383)	(517)	(285)	(640)
Stockholders’ equity	12,212)	12,819)	19,725)	21,857)	20,629)
Noncontrolling interests	3,285)	2,638)	2,593)	1,793)	1,253)
Total equity	15,497)	15,457)	22,318)	23,650)	21,882)
Total liabilities and equity	45,564)	46,414)	61,689)	55,781)	52,589)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	Anadarko Petroleum Corp. current liabilities decreased from 2014 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2016.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Anadarko Petroleum Corp. noncurrent liabilities decreased from 2014 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2016.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	Anadarko Petroleum Corp. total liabilities decreased from 2014 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2016.
Stockholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	Anadarko Petroleum Corp. stockholders’ equity decreased from 2014 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2016.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity