Supplemental Cash Flow Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

15. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Income taxes paid (received) in cash were as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2020		2019
U.S.	$	2	$	(7)
Non-U.S.		32		33
Total income taxes paid in cash	$	34	$	26

Interest paid in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $58 million and $70 million, respectively.

The Company uses various factoring programs to sell certain receivables to financial institutions as part of managing its cash flows. At March 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $429 million, $539 million and $303 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company reduced the use of its factoring programs compared to the most recent respective year-end periods and this resulted in a higher use of working capital, and corresponding decrease to cash from operating activities, of approximately $110 million and $297 million, respectively.