HERE'S WHAT IT COULD BUY
$1,585 for every man, woman and child in the United States.
$93,282 or so for every person in Minnesota.
577 stadiums at $835 million a piece, or the cost of the newly proposed Vikings stadium.
2,677 more films to the Batman franchise if each cost the same to make as The Dark Knight, $180 million.
2,262,910 houses at the U.S. median price of $213,000 for a single-family home.
2,060 bridges if each cost the same as Flatiron's contract to build the new 35W bridge, $234 million.
Source: Star Tribune news research team