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Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net income including noncontrolling interests $ 14,774 $ 21,421 $ 19,848
Adjustments for noncash transactions      
Depreciation and depletion 18,998 18,745 19,893
Deferred income tax charges/(credits) (944) (60) (8,577)
Postretirement benefits expense in excess of/(less than) net payments 109 1,070 1,135
Other long-term obligation provisions in excess of/(less than) payments (3,038) (68) (610)
Dividends received greater than/(less than) equity in current earnings of equity companies (936) (1,684) 131
Changes in operational working capital, excluding cash and debt      
Reduction/(increase) - Notes and accounts receivable (2,640) (545) (3,954)
Reduction/(increase) - Inventories 72 (3,107) (1,682)
Reduction/(increase) - Other current assets (234) (25) (117)
Increase/(reduction) - Accounts and other payables 3,725 2,321 5,104
Net (gain) on asset sales (1,710) (1,993) (334)
All other items - net 1,540 (61) (771)
Net cash provided by operating activities 29,716 36,014 30,066
Cash flows from investing activities      
Additions to property, plant and equipment (24,361) (19,574) (15,402)
Proceeds associated with sales of subsidiaries, property, plant and equipment, and sales and returns of investments 3,692 4,123 3,103
Additional investments and advances (3,905) (1,981) (5,507)
Other investing activities including collection of advances 1,490 986 2,076
Net cash used in investing activities (23,084) (16,446) (15,730)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Additions to long-term debt 7,052 46 60
Reductions in long-term debt (1)    
Additions to short-term debt     1,735
Reductions in short-term debt (4,043) (4,752) (5,024)
Additions/(reductions) in commercial paper, and debt with three months or less maturity 5,654 (219) 2,181
Cash dividends to ExxonMobil shareholders (14,652) (13,798) (13,001)
Cash dividends to noncontrolling interests (192) (243) (184)
Changes in noncontrolling interests 158 146 (150)
Common stock acquired (594) (626) (747)
Net cash used in financing activities (6,618) (19,446) (15,130)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash 33 (257) 314
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 47 (135) (480)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 3,042 3,177 3,657
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 3,089 $ 3,042 $ 3,177