Organization record
Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.
All evidence-backed facts for this organization, identity resolved across official registers.
Facts on record
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| Fact | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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| accounts_payable | {"amount": 282479000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2015-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 293935000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2015-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 269694000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2015-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 265732000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2014-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 227877000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2014-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 256615000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2014-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 261116000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2014-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 291991000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2013-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 259060000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2013-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 240250000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2013-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_payable | {"amount": 212548000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2012-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_receivable | {"amount": 189224000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "currency": "USD" | 2015-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_receivable | {"amount": 198693000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "currency": "USD" | 2015-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_receivable | {"amount": 192315000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "currency": "USD" | 2015-06-30 | sec_edgar |
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| capex | {"amount": 45967000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cur | 2015-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 19090000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cur | 2014-12-31 | sec_edgar |
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| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 142201000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "currenc | 2013-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 120588000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "currenc | 2012-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 315136000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "currenc | 2012-09-30 | sec_edgar |
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