Cash Dividends Paid (SF.CF.TotalCashDividendsPaid)
Cash Dividends Paid (SF.CF.TotalCashDividendsPaid) is the Cash Dividends Paid to Shareholders; it is the sum of:
- Cash Dividends Paid- Common (SF.CF.CashDividendsPaid_Common)
- Cash Dividends Paid- Preferred (SF.CF.CashDividendsPaid_Preferred)
While stock dividends are non-cash events, some companies report it as cash distribution, in which case it is also included in this field.
Cash Dividends Paid (SF.CF.TotalCashDividendsPaid) includes:
- Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares
- Special dividends and Stock dividends (when not segregated)
- Preferred or common distributions
- Distribution to shareholders, unit holders, parent company
Cash Dividends Paid (SF.CF.TotalCashDividendsPaid) does not include:
- Distribution to minority shareholders of subsidiaries, general partners, shareholders of S corporations as subsidiaries (shown in Other Financing Cash Flow (SF.CF.OtherFinancingCashFlow))