AmSouth Bank
2000 Annual Report
AmSouth Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Statement of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31 
(In thousands)
2000 
1999 
1998 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income $ 329,127  $ 340,468  $ 474,074 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Net losses (gains) on sales of
available-for-sale securities 4,110  (6,303) (4)
Amortization of goodwill 2,385  2,406  2,386 
Other amortization and depreciation 732  953  9,002 
Net decrease (increase) in accrued interest
receivable and other assets 12,875  80,259  (26,563)
Net decrease (increase) in accrued expenses
and other liabilities (47,655) 52,205  (17,170)
Dividends in excess of (equity in undistributed)
subsidiaries’ annual earnings 223,950  (108,710) (111,750)
Provision for deferred income taxes -0- 707  2,277 
Other operating activities, net -0- (294) (355)
Net cash provided by operating activities 525,524  361,691  331,897 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net decrease (increase) in
available-for-sale securities 49,241  (34,230) (38,342)
Net decrease (increase) in
other interest-earning assets 40,465  (159,664) -0-
Net sales of premises and equipment -0- -0- 5,751 
Net decrease (increase) in loans -0- 390  (227)
Net decrease in securities purchased under
agreements to resell -0- 61,315  30,359 
Net cash provided by acquisitions, liquidations
and funding of subsidiaries -0- -0- 8,268 
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 89,706  (132,189) 5,809 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase (decrease) in commercial paper 3,745  (1,290) 1,653 
Net decrease in other borrowed funds -0- (6,389) (230)
Issuance of long-term debt -0- 174,539  -0-
Payments for maturing long-term debt -0- (100,000) -0-
Cash dividends paid (305,383) (183,848) (195,560)
Proceeds from employee stock plans and
dividend reinvestment plan 62,066  53,564  45,943 
Purchases of common stock (375,822) (166,475) (201,898)
Net cash used by financing activities (615,394) (229,899) (350,092)
Decrease in cash (164) (397) (12,386)
Cash at beginning of year 622  1,019  13,405 
Cash at end of year $ 458  $ 622  $ 1,019