Supplemental cash flow information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental cash flow information

Supplemental cash flow information

	2018	2017	2016
Year ended December 31,	$’000	$’000	$’000
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	34,606	30,329	40,930
Income taxes, net of refunds	16,681	19,838	19,804

To reflect the actual cash paid for capital expenditure to acquire property, plant and equipment, increases in accounts payable for capital expenditure are non-cash and excluded from capital expenditure, while decreases are cash payments and included. The changes in accounts payable were a decrease of $127,000 and an increase of $661,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, cash paid during the period for interest included the payment of accrued interest on a 1984 development loan from a municipal agency that was fully repaid by Charleston Center LLC in June 2016.