Idaho Largest Companies Had a $3.0 Bil Total Earnings Deterioration From 2015 to 2016, a $1.9 Bil Total Earnings Improvement From 2009 to 2016 and a $1.6 Bil Total Earnings Improvement From 2008 to 2016, All Due to the Very High Earnings Volatility of Micron Technology ........................................................................................ For the Five Years 2012 to 2016, Micron Technology Generated Total Audited Earnings of $5.866 Bil as Compared to Five Years (2007 to 2011) Total Audited Losses of $1.505 Bil ........................................................................................ On the Very Plus Side, the Huge Micron Technology Generated Earnings For the Most Recent Nine Months Ended June 1, 2017 of $2.721 Bil as Compared With a Total Loss of $0.105 Bil For the Nine Months Ended June 2, 2016

From a review of the Google Finance Website and of company financial statements in the US SEC Website, I found the 4 Companies headquartered in the US State of Idaho with Stock Market Capitalizations either very late in 2016 or very early in 2017 of more than $1 Bil and which also have filed their fiscal year 2016 annual financial statements with the SEC.   

Below here are the reported Audited US GAAP Earnings (Losses) From Continuing Operations of each of these 4 Idaho Companies for all of the fiscal years from 2007 through 2016:

				2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
			Most	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited
			Recent	Net	Net	Net	Net	Net	Net	Net	Net	Net	Net
Idaho Companies	City	State	2016	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income
Market Caps Above $1 Bil	HQs	HQs	FYE	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)
				$ mils	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils
Micron Technology	Boise	ID	Aug16	(275)	2,899	3,079	1,194	(1,031)	190	1,900	(1,993)	(1,665)	(209)
Hecla Mining Co	Coeur D'Alene	ID	Dec16	70	(87)	18	(25)	15	151	49	68	(37)	68
Boise Cascade Co	Boise	ID	Dec16	38	52	80	117	41	(46)	(33)	(98)	(63)	128
US Ecology Inc	Boise	ID	Dec16	34	26	38	32	26	18	13	14	21	19
Total all 4				(133)	2,890	3,215	1,318	(949)	313	1,929	(2,009)	(1,744)	6
Earnings Improvement (Deterioration):
….. 2016 vs 2015	(3,023)
….. 2016 vs 2009	1,876
….. 2016 vs 2008	1,611

Micron Technology Five Year Total Earnings (Losses):
….. 2012-2016	5,866
….. 2007-2011	(1,505)