SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

The Company considers the balance of its investment in funds that substantially hold securities that mature within three months or less from the date the fund purchases these securities to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents either approximates fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments or are at fair value.

The Company's non-cash investing and financing activities and other supplemental data were as follows:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Continuing Operations:
Conversion of notes payable to affiliates and related parties of $1,750,000 (together with accrued and unpaid interest and applicable premium) to common stock (See Note 9)	$	—	$	2,264,252
Property and equipment accrued but unpaid	166,800		84,847
Notes payable issued to vendor for the purchase of equipment	49,780		25,879
Capital lease obligations	8,162		—
Leasehold improvements paid by landlord	350		3,998
Deferred financing costs accrued but unpaid	1,006		—
Contingent consideration for acquisitions	6,733		30,000
Receivable related to the sale of an investment	11,954		—
Unsettled purchases of shares of Altice USA, Inc. Class A common stock, pursuant to a share repurchase program	13,996		—
Supplemental Data:
Cash interest paid	1,174,154		1,481,363
Income taxes paid, net	12,148		26,396

The Company’s previously reported statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 reflected distributions to stockholders of $79,617 in cash flows from operating activities. These distributions should have been reflected in cash flows from financing activities.