Supplemental Cash Flow Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

14.  Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Financial information regarding the Company’s supplemental cash flow information is as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Interest paid in cash	$	98	$	84
Income taxes paid in cash (all non-U.S.)		33		37

Cash interest for the three months ended March 31, 2017 includes $16 million of note repurchase premiums related to debt that was repaid prior to its maturity.

The Company uses various factoring programs to sell certain receivables to financial institutions as part of managing its cash flows. At March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $202 million and $268 million, respectively. Any continuing involvement with the sold receivables is immaterial.