X- I/A Table of Contents FIRST DATA CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) Year ended December 31.2014 PDC Parent Guarantor Non Guarantor Consolidation (In millions) Company Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Ad mammals Consolidated CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net (loss) income $ (458) $ 881 $ 439 $ (1,127) $ (265) Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues) 10 683 470 1,163 Charges (gains) related to other operating expenses and other income 203 (97) 20 126 Other non-cash and non-operating items. net (737) (367) (20) 1.127 3 (Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions. resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities (694) 632 70 8 Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (1.676) 1.732 979 1,035 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from dispositions. net of expenses paid — 270 — — 270 Additions to property and equipment (8) (124) (176) — (308) Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalize) systems development costs — (183) (76) — (259) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (31) — (31) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment — 2 1 — 3 Other investing activities — — (4) — (4) Distributions and dividends from subsidiaries 75 232 — (307) — Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 67 166 (255) (307) (329) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Short-term borrowings. net 10 — 2 — 12 Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 1.830 — — — 1.830 Debt modification and related financing costs, net (355) — — — (355) Principal payments on long-term debt (3,673) (73) (5) — (3.751) Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling inte