Supplemental Cash Flow Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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:

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2017		2016
Interest paid in cash	$	209	$	214
Income taxes paid in cash (all non-U.S.)		120		93

Cash interest for the nine months ended September 30, 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 September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $145 million and $240 million, respectively. Any continuing involvement with the sold receivables is immaterial.