Supplemental Cash Flow Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2019		2018
Included in operating activities:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	190	$	187
Income taxes paid to taxing authorities	151		298
Noncash investing activities:
Increase in asset retirement costs	$	40	$	12
Asset retirement obligations assumed by buyer(a)	1,082		82

^(a)    In 2019, our dispositions include the sale of the Droshky field (Gulf of Mexico), the sale of our non-operated interest in the Atrush block in Kurdistan and the sale of our U.K. business. See Note 5 for further detail on dispositions.

Other noncash investing activities include accrued capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 of $302 million and $238 million.