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diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/prof-output.lit b/ghc/docs/users_guide/prof-output.lit
index a246b38..868c98c 100644
--- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/prof-output.lit
+++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/prof-output.lit
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %
 
 When you run your profiled program with the \tr{-p} RTS option
-\index{\tr{-p<sort> RTS option (profiling)}, you get the following
+\index{\tr{-p<sort> RTS option (profiling)}}, you get the following
 information about your ``cost centres'':
 
 \begin{description}
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ different modules.
 How many times this cost-centre was entered; think
 of it as ``I got to the \tr{_scc_} construct this many times...''
 %-------------------------------------------------------------
-\item[\tr{subcc}:]
-How many times this cost-centre ``passed control'' to another
-cost-centre; for example, \tr{scc=4} plus \tr{subscc=8} means
-``This \tr{_scc_} was entered four times, but went out to
-other \tr{_scc_s} eight times.''
-%-------------------------------------------------------------
 \item[\tr{%time}:]
 What part of the time was spent in this cost-centre (see also ``ticks,''
 below).
@@ -32,18 +26,43 @@ below).
 \item[\tr{%alloc}:]
 What part of the memory allocation was done in this cost-centre
 (see also ``bytes,'' below).
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\item[\tr{inner}:]
+How many times this cost-centre ``passed control'' to an inner
+cost-centre; for example, \tr{scc=4} plus \tr{subscc=8} means
+``This \tr{_scc_} was entered four times, but went out to
+other \tr{_scc_s} eight times.''
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\item[\tr{cafs}:]
+How many CAFs this cost centre evaluated.
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\item[\tr{dicts}:]
+How many dictionaries this cost centre evaluated.
+\end{description}
+
+In addition you can use the \tr{-P} RTS option \index{\tr{-P<sort> RTS
+    option (profiling)}} to get the following additional information: 
+\begin{description}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\item[\tr{ticks}:]  The raw number of time ``ticks'' which were
+attributed to this cost-centre; from this, we get the \tr{%time}
+figure mentioned above.
+%-------------------------------------------------------------
+\item[\tr{bytes}:] Number of bytes allocated in the heap while in
+this cost-centre; again, this is the raw number from which we
+get the \tr{%alloc} figure mentioned above.
 \end{description}
 
-If you use the \tr{-P} RTS option
-\index{\tr{-P<sort> RTS option (profiling)}, you will also get the
-following information:
+Finally if you built your program with \tr{-prof-details}
+\index{\tr{-prof-details option}} the \tr{-P} RTS option will also
+produce the following information:
 \begin{description}
 %-------------------------------------------------------------
-\item[\tr{cafcc}:] Two columns, analogous to the \tr{scc} and \tr{subcc}
-columns, except these are for CAF cost-centres: the first column
-is how many times this top-level CAF cost-centre was entered;
-the second column is how many times this cost-centre (CAF or otherwise)
-entered another CAF cost-centre.
+\item[\tr{closures}:]
+How many heap objects were allocated; these objects may be of varying
+size.  If you divide the number of bytes (mentioned below) by this
+number of ``closures'', then you will get the average object size.
+(Not too interesting, but still...)
 %-------------------------------------------------------------
 \item[\tr{thunks}:]
 How many times we entered (evaluated) a thunk---an unevaluated
@@ -60,18 +79,4 @@ How many times we entered (evaluated) a partial application (PAP), i.e.,
 a function applied to fewer arguments than it needs.  For example, \tr{Int}
 addition applied to one argument would be a PAP.  A PAP is really
 just a particular form for a function.
-%-------------------------------------------------------------
-\item[\tr{closures}:]
-How many heap objects were allocated; these objects may be of varying
-size.  If you divide the number of bytes (mentioned below) by this
-number of ``closures'', then you will get the average object size.
-(Not too interesting, but still...)
-%-------------------------------------------------------------
-\item[\tr{ticks}:]  The raw number of time ``ticks'' which were
-attributed to this cost-centre; from this, we get the \tr{%time}
-figure mentioned above.
-%-------------------------------------------------------------
-\item[\tr{bytes}:] Number of bytes allocated in the heap while in
-this cost-centre; again, this is the raw number from which we
-get the \tr{%alloc} figure mentioned above.
 \end{description}