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Investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.2 billion for fiscal 2015 and was primarily due to the purchase
of $1.8 billion of short-term investments and payments of $381 million for capital expenditures, partially offset
by proceeds of $681 million from maturities of short-term investments and $343 million from sales of our short-
term investments.
Net cash used in investing activities was $583 million for fiscal 2014 and was primarily due to payments of
$260 million for capital expenditures, and $492 million in purchases of short-term investments, partially offset
by $186 million in proceeds from the sales and maturities of our short-term investments.
Net cash used in investing activities was $319 million for fiscal 2013 and was primarily due to payments of
$336 million for capital expenditures, partially offset by $46 million in proceeds from the sales and maturities of
our short-term investments.
Financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $811 million for fiscal 2015, which was primarily due to
repurchases of our common stock of $500 million and cash dividend payments of $413 million, partially offset
by proceeds from sales of common stock under employee stock benefit plans of $116 million.
Net cash used in financing activities was $1.7 billion for fiscal 2014, which was primarily due to the
repayment of our convertible senior notes of $1.0 billion, repurchases of our common stock of $500 million and
cash dividends paid of $418 million, partially offset by net proceeds from sales of common stock through
employee stock benefit plans of $234 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities of $308 million for fiscal 2013 was primarily due to the $996
million net proceeds generated from our issuance of $600 million in principal amount of 2.75% interest-bearing
senior notes due June 15, 2017 and $400 million in principal amount of 3.95% interest-bearing senior notes due
June 15, 2022, and net proceeds from sales of common stock through employee stock benefit plans of $281
million, partially offset by repurchases of our common stock of $826 million and the purchase of additional
equity interest in subsidiary of $111 million.
Contractual obligations
The following is a schedule by years of our significant contractual obligations as of April 3, 2015:
Payments Due by Fiscal Period
Total 2016 2017 - 2018 2019 - 2020 Thereafter
(Dollars in millions)
Senior Notes (1) $ 2,100 $ 350 $ 600 $ - $ 1,150
Interest payments on Senior Notes (1) 327 68 115 95 49
Purchase obligations (2) 542 539 3 - -
Operating leases (3) 442 103 150 104 85
Uncertain tax positions (4) 29 29 - - -
Total $ 3,440 $ 1,089 $ 868 $ 199 $ 1,284
(1) In fiscal 2011, we issued $350 million in principal amount of 2.75% senior notes due September 2015
and $750 million in principal amount of 4.20% senior notes due September 2020. In fiscal 2013, we
issued $600 million in principal amount of 2.75% senior notes due June 2017 and $400 million in
principal amount of 3.95% senior notes due June 2022. Interest payments were calculated based on
terms of the related senior notes. For further information on the senior notes, see Note 5 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in this annual report.
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