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Supplemental Cash Flow Information	9 Months Ended
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	Sep. 30, 2016
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	4. Supplemental Cash Flow Information Occidental paid foreign, state and federal income taxes of $442 million and $848 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the first nine months of 2016, Occidental received federal income tax refunds of $302 million as a result of the carryback of net operating losses generated in 2015. Interest paid totaled $224 million and $198 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.