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.

Ecolab Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in thousands

	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017
Short-term debt	411,000)	17,300)	380,600)	743,600)	564,400)
Accounts payable	1,384,200)	1,160,600)	1,284,300)	1,255,600)	1,177,100)
Compensation and benefits	509,500)	469,300)	599,500)	579,700)	549,400)
Income taxes	104,300)	96,100)	142,800)	100,600)	183,600)
Discounts and rebates	341,100)	304,100)	331,400)	291,300)	302,800)
Dividends payable	146,300)	137,200)	135,600)	132,400)	118,600)
Interest payable	47,700)	51,700)	40,900)	44,500)	50,700)
Taxes payable, other than income	154,200)	151,800)	113,400)	116,900)	129,900)
Derivative liabilities	—)	25,800)	5,800)	20,100)	62,200)
Restructuring	39,100)	98,100)	107,100)	73,700)	36,000)
Contract liability	91,700)	80,400)	84,700)	75,800)	—)
Current operating lease liabilities	115,100)	125,600)	153,200)	—)	—)
Other	209,000)	214,200)	251,300)	251,400)	257,100)
Other current liabilities	1,144,200)	1,188,900)	1,223,400)	1,006,100)	957,300)
Current liabilities	3,553,200)	2,932,200)	3,630,600)	3,685,600)	3,431,800)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	8,347,200)	6,669,300)	5,973,500)	6,301,600)	6,758,300)
Postretirement health care and pension benefits	894,200)	1,226,200)	1,088,000)	944,300)	1,025,500)
Deferred income taxes	622,000)	483,900)	740,400)	764,600)	642,800)
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	282,600)	300,500)	425,200)	—)	—)
Other liabilities	254,100)	312,400)	285,600)	324,800)	415,300)
Noncurrent liabilities	10,400,100)	8,992,300)	8,512,700)	8,335,300)	8,841,900)
Total liabilities	13,953,300)	11,924,500)	12,143,300)	12,020,900)	12,273,700)
Common stock	364,100)	362,600)	359,600)	357,000)	354,700)
Additional paid-in capital	6,464,600)	6,235,000)	5,907,100)	5,633,200)	5,435,700)
Retained earnings	8,814,500)	8,243,000)	9,993,700)	8,909,500)	8,045,400)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,634,800)	(1,994,400)	(2,089,700)	(1,761,700)	(1,642,300)
Treasury stock	(6,784,200)	(6,679,700)	(5,485,400)	(5,134,800)	(4,575,000)
Total Ecolab shareholders’ equity	7,224,200)	6,166,500)	8,685,300)	8,003,200)	7,618,500)
Noncontrolling interest	28,900)	35,000)	40,500)	50,400)	70,200)
Total equity	7,253,100)	6,201,500)	8,725,800)	8,053,600)	7,688,700)
Total liabilities and equity	21,206,400)	18,126,000)	20,869,100)	20,074,500)	19,962,400)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

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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.	Ecolab Inc. current liabilities decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 not reaching 2019 level.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Ecolab Inc. noncurrent liabilities increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.
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.	Ecolab Inc. total liabilities decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level.
Total Ecolab shareholders’ 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.	Ecolab Inc. total Ecolab shareholders’ equity decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly increased from 2020 to 2021.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity