The Walt Disney Company 2004 Annual Report
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Financial Review Financial Review

Overview
2004 Performance
Earnings & Operating Income
Free Cash Flow
Returns on Capital
Capital Spending
Shareholder Returns
Total Returns
Outlook
Reconciliations
Parks and Resorts Operating Income
Free Cash Flow
Net Borrowings
Capital Expenditures

RECONCILIATIONS (all figures in millions)
FREE CASH FLOW

The Company defines "Free Cash Flow" as cash provided by operations less investments in parks, resorts and other property. Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial metric. The following table reconciles cash provided by operations to free cash flow for each of the periods shown. Please see the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in the PDF version of this Annual Report (page 72).

Fiscal year ended
September 30
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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Cash provided by    
   operations
Investments in
   parks, resorts
   and other
   property

$3,755



   (2,013)

$3,048



   (1,795)

$2,286



   (1,086)

$2,901



   (1,049)

$4,370



   (1,427)
Free cash flow $ 1,742 $ 1,253 $ 1,200 $ 1,852 $ 2,943