Supplemental Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The supplemental cash flow information consists of the following (in thousands): 

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Taxes paid	$	203,309	$	76,332	$	71,746
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	64,135	$	37,267	$	16,488
Issuance of promissory note in exchange for sale of equity method investment	$	—	$	—	$	54,154
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	29,769	$	26,022	$	26,337
Investing cash flows from finance leases (1)	$	—	$	—	$	10,896
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	—	$	—	$	45,773
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	68,463	$	47,981	$	32,723
Finance leases	$	—	$	—	$	51,064

1    A portion of finance lease purchase payment relates to leasing a part of the building to a third party as a lessor. This amount is included in Other Investing Activities in our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.