$PAA
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP Stock $paa

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2020 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000107042320000004 Filed on February 27, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
Revenue	$8.269B	$8.786B	$8.792B
YoY Change	-1.27%	15.53%	49.7%
Cost Of Revenue	$7.367B	$7.287B	$7.768B
YoY Change	3.48%	3.32%	45.82%
Gross Profit	$902.0M	$1.499B	$1.024B
YoY Change	-28.18%	171.56%	87.55%
Gross Profit Margin	10.91%	17.06%	11.65%
Selling, General & Admin	$69.00M	$84.00M	$74.00M
YoY Change	-9.21%	27.27%	8.82%
% of Gross Profit	7.65%	5.6%	7.23%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$168.0M	$135.0M	$129.0M
YoY Change	23.53%	16.38%	-14.57%
% of Gross Profit	18.63%	9.01%	12.6%
Operating Expenses	$237.0M	$298.0M	$205.0M
YoY Change	11.79%	2.41%	-6.39%
Operating Profit	-$2.773B	$1.315B	$493.0M
YoY Change	-488.38%	403.83%	1020.45%
Interest Expense	$108.0M	-$10.00M	$110.0M
YoY Change	6.93%	-67.74%	-17.91%
% of Operating Profit		-0.76%	22.31%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$31.00M	-$15.00M	-$3.000M
YoY Change	-224.0%	-40.0%	200.0%
Pretax Income	-$2.824B	$1.280B	$700.0M
YoY Change	-384.1%	524.39%	-6463.64%
Income Tax	$21.00M	$163.0M	-$10.00M
% Of Pretax Income		12.73%	-1.43%
Net Earnings	-$2.847B	$1.117B	$710.0M
YoY Change	-393.51%	484.82%	2051.52%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-34.43%	12.71%	8.08%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$3.911M	$1.398M	$888.6K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	728.1M shares	726.3M shares	725.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q1	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$38.00M	$66.00M	$29.00M
YoY Change	-91.28%	78.38%	-12.12%
Cash & Equivalents	$38.00M	$66.00M	$29.00M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$530.0M	$373.0M	$320.0M
YoY Change	89.96%	68.78%	-60.54%
Inventory	$181.0M	$640.0M	$824.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.796B	$2.454B	$2.954B
Other Receivables	$2.668B	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.071B	$3.533B	$4.127B
YoY Change	-27.69%	-11.68%	2.79%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$14.40B	$14.79B	$14.68B
YoY Change	-3.27%	4.95%	2.86%
Goodwill	$0.00	$2.521B	$2.540B
YoY Change	-100.0%	-1.75%	-2.23%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$3.714B	$2.702B	$2.539B
YoY Change	13.82%	-1.96%	-4.94%
Other Assets	$1.055B	$916.0M	$951.0M
YoY Change	18.14%	1.33%	4.39%
Total Long-Term Assets	$20.63B	$21.98B	$21.80B
YoY Change	-10.85%	2.94%	1.55%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.071B	$3.533B	$4.127B
Total Long-Term Assets	$20.63B	$21.98B	$21.80B
Total Assets	$23.70B	$25.51B	$25.93B
YoY Change	-13.46%	0.63%	1.74%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$2.247B	$2.704B	$3.612B
YoY Change	-34.94%	-21.78%	33.14%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$363.0M	$66.00M	$429.0M
YoY Change	143.62%	-91.04%	-53.27%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.357B	$3.456B	$4.656B
YoY Change	-19.73%	-23.73%	15.94%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$9.418B	$9.143B	$9.140B
YoY Change	2.63%	-0.44%	-12.86%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.203B	$910.0M	$781.0M
YoY Change	-4.9%	34.02%	11.89%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$10.62B	$10.05B	$9.921B
YoY Change	1.71%	1.94%	-11.32%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.357B	$3.456B	$4.656B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$10.62B	$10.05B	$9.921B
Total Liabilities	$13.98B	$13.51B	$14.58B
YoY Change	-4.42%	-6.14%	-4.12%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$9.579B	$12.00B	$11.35B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$23.70B	$25.51B	$25.93B
YoY Change	-13.46%	0.63%	1.74%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q1	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$2.847B	$1.117B	$710.0M
YoY Change	-393.51%	484.82%	2051.52%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$168.0M	$135.0M	$129.0M
YoY Change	23.53%	16.38%	-14.57%
Cash From Operating Activities	$890.0M	$1.314B	$279.0M
YoY Change	-13.84%	126.16%	-38.95%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$245.0M	-$495.0M	-$460.0M
YoY Change	-12.5%	99.6%	100.87%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$14.00M	-$134.0M	$782.0M
YoY Change	75.0%	-120.9%	-1077.5%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$610.0M	-$629.0M	$322.0M
YoY Change	42.19%	-260.05%	-204.21%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$192.0M	-642.0M	-606.0M
YoY Change	-3.03%	-33.95%	271.78%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$890.0M	1.314B	279.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$610.0M	-629.0M	322.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$192.0M	-642.0M	-606.0M
Net Change In Cash	$78.00M	43.00M	-5.000M
YoY Change	-80.65%	2050.0%	-66.67%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$890.0M	$1.314B	$279.0M
Capital Expenditures	$245.0M	-$495.0M	-$460.0M
Free Cash Flow	$645.0M	$1.809B	$739.0M
YoY Change	-14.34%	118.21%	7.73%

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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets	652000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets	357000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets	7264000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets	4861000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities	298000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities	170000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities	26000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities	30000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	772000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	paa	Accumulated Amortization Of Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent AccumulatedAmortizationOfOtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	1000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	151000000	USD
CY2018Q4	paa	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent Gross OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrentGross	144000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	144000000	USD
CY2019Q4	paa	Other Assets Noncurrent Gross OtherAssetsNoncurrentGross	1351000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	858000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	paa	Accumulated Amortization Of Other Assets Noncurrent AccumulatedAmortizationOfOtherAssetsNoncurrent	437000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	916000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	66000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	76000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	67000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	504000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	66000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	9143000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	9691000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	9209000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	157000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	184000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	paa	Partnership Agreement Net Income Allocation Percent PartnershipAgreementNetIncomeAllocationPercent	1
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	186000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	262000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	paa	Variation Margin Posted Returned VariationMarginPostedReturned	-91000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	45000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	80000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	239000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	186000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	123000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	208000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	70000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	112000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	198000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	2000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	16000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Leasing Arrangements DeferredTaxLiabilitiesLeasingArrangements	53000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	522000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	479000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	499000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of trade receivables. Our accounts receivable are primarily from purchasers and shippers of crude oil and, to a lesser extent, purchasers of NGL. This industry concentration has the potential to impact our overall exposure to credit risk in that the customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic, industry or other conditions. We review credit exposure and financial information of our counterparties and generally require letters of credit for receivables from customers that are not considered creditworthy, unless the credit risk can otherwise be reduced.
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CY2019	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Purchases From Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty	223000000	USD
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