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According to this article (and many others), Apple has a massive cash pile of 137 billion. However, if I look at their Financial Statements, it shows (as of 2012-12-29) they only have 40 billion in Cash and Short Term investments and 72 billion in Total Current Assets. How do people get the number of 137 billion?

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JoeTaxpayer's comment basically answers my question. See this link for a more detailed explanation. The article Getting Apple's Cash Right And Why It's Important was published January 2012, but makes the issue clear.

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