The First American Corporation / Annual Report 2001




 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

  December 31
Assets   2001        2000
Cash and cash equivalents    $ 645,240,000      $ 300,905,000
Accounts and accrued income receivable,
    less allowances ($39,107,000 and $34,243,000)   273,090,000     204,177,000
Income taxes receivable       19,472,000
Investments:
    Deposits with savings and loan associations and banks   27,597,000     31,900,000
    Debt securities   257,045,000     209,407,000
    Equity securities   52,014,000     58,720,000
    Other long-term investments   113,995,000     92,703,000
    450,651,000     392,730,000
Loans receivable   104,264,000     94,452,000
Property and equipment, at cost:
    Land   43,018,000     42,463,000
    Buildings   173,878,000     168,897,000
    Furniture and equipment   555,724,000     450,838,000
    Less — accumulated depreciation   (299,615,000 )   (227,110,000 )
    473,005,000     435,088,000
Title plants and other indexes   308,027,000     290,072,000
Deferred income taxes   22,221,000     11,519,000
Goodwill and other intangibles, less accumulated
    amortization ($62,828,000 and $43,257,000)   432,823,000     346,156,000
Other assets   127,942,000     105,166,000
  $ 2,837,263,000   $ 2,199,737,000


  December 31
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   2001        2000
Demand deposits $ 91,285,000   $ 81,289,000
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
    Accounts payable   30,544,000     32,285,000
    Salaries and other personnel costs   124,789,000     85,987,000
    Pension and other retirement plans   96,409,000     57,718,000
    Other   121,428,000     91,577,000
    373,170,000     267,567,000
Deferred revenue   294,227,000     261,673,000
Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims   314,777,000     284,607,000
Income taxes payable   13,342,000    
Notes and contracts payable   415,341,000     219,838,000
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries   130,669,000     114,526,000
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of the Company’s
    subsidiary trust whose sole assets are the Company’s $100,000,000
    8.5% deferrable interest subordinated notes due 2012   100,000,000     100,000,000
Stockholders’ equity:
    Preferred stock, $1 par value
        Authorized — 500,000 shares; Outstanding — None
    Common stock, $1 par value
        Authorized — 180,000,000 shares
        Outstanding — 68,694,000 and 63,887,000 shares   68,694,000     63,887,000
    Additional paid-in capital   271,403,000     172,468,000
    Retained earnings   777,971,000     628,913,000
    Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income   (13,616,000 )   4,969,000
Total stockholders’ equity   1,104,452,000     870,237,000
  $ 2,837,263,000   $ 2,199,737,000

See notes to consolidated financial statements.