Praxair, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data, shares in thousands)
 
 
Accumulated
 
Additional 
Other
Common Stock
Paid-in
Treasury Stock
Retained 
Comprehensive
Activity
Shares
Amounts
Capital
Shares
Amounts
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Total
Balance, December 31, 2000
166,309
$2
$1,658
6,930 
$(279)
$1,987 
$(1,011)
$2,357 
Net income
430 
430 
Translation adjustments
(270)
(270)
Derivative instruments,
net of $2 million taxes
           
(4)
(4)
Minimum pension liability,
net of $6 million taxes
           
(12)
(12)
 
Comprehensive income
144 
Dividends on common stock
($0.34 per share, Note 1)
(110)
(110)
Issuances of common stock:
For the dividend reinvestment
and stock purchase plan
45
1
1
For employee savings
and incentive plans
3,787
136 
(619)
25
161
Purchase of common stock
1,687
(76)
(76)
Balance, December 31, 2001
170,141
$2
$1,795
7,998
$(330)
$2,307
$(1,297)
$2,477
Net income
409
409
Translation adjustments
(284)
(284)
Derivatives instruments,
net of $2 million taxes
3
3
Minimum pension liability,
net of $52 million taxes
(95)
(95)
 
Comprehensive income
33
Dividends on common stock
($0.38 per share Note 1)
(123)
(123)
Issuances of common stock:
For the dividend reinvestment
and stock purchase plan
46
For employee savings
and incentive plans
3,763
170
(1,292)
59
229
Purchase of common stock
4,976
(276)
(276)
Balance, December 31, 2002
173,950
$2
$1,965
11,682
$(547)
$2,593
$(1,673)
$2,340
Net income
  
  
  
  
  
585
  
585
Translation adjustments
  
  
  
  
  
  
313
313
Minimum pension liability,
net of $5 million taxes
  
  
  
  
  
  
8
8
Comprehensive income
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
906
Dividends on common stock
($0.46 per share)
  
  
  
  
  
(149)
  
(149)
Issuances of common stock:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
For the dividend reinvestment
and stock purchase plan
48
  
  
  
  
  
  
 — 
For employee savings
and incentive plans
3,535
  
183
(1,681)
79
  
 
262
Purchase of common stock
  
  
  
4,614
(271)
  
  
(271)
Two-for-one stock split (Note 1)
177,418
2
 
14,250
 
(2)
 
Balance, December 31, 2003
354,951
$4
$2,148
28,865
$(739)
$3,027
$(1,352)
$3,088
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements