Just imagine, that much amounts of money just vaporized into thin air at a cause of nothing.
| Company | Bankruptcy date | Total assets pre-bankruptcy (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | 9/15/2008 | $691,063 |
| Worldcom, Inc.1 | 7/21/2002 | $103,914 |
| Enron Corp.2 | 12/2/2001 | $65,503 |
| Conesco, Inc. | 12/17/2002 | $61,392 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Co. | 4/06/2001 | $36,152 |
| Texaco, Inc. | 4/12/1987 | $34,940 |
| Financial Corp. of America | 9/9/1988 | $33,864 |
| Refco Inc. | 10/17/2005 | $33,333 |
| IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. | 7/31/2008 | $32,734 |
| Global Crossing Ltd. | 1/28/2002 | $30,185 |
| Bank of New England Corp. | 1/7/1991 | $29,773 |
| Calpine Corp. | 12/20/2005 | $27,216 |
| New Century Financial Corp. | 4/2/2007 | $26,147 |
| UAL Corp. | 12/9/2002 | $25,197 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 9/14/2005 | $21,801 |
| Adelphia Communications | 6/25/2002 | $21,499 |
| MCorp. | 3/31/1989 | $20,228 |
| Mirant Corp. | 7/14/2003 | $19,415 |
| American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. | 8/6/2007 | $18,829 |
| NTL, Inc. | 5/8/2002 | $16,834 |
1. Worldcom, Inc. assets taken from the audited annual report dated 12/31/2001.
2. The Enron assets were taken from the tax documents filed on 11/19/2001. The company has announced that the financials were under review at the time of filing for Chapter 11.