Supplemental Cash Flow Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

16. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

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

	Six months ended June 30,
	2020		2019
U.S.	$	(1)	$	(3)
Non-U.S.		40		61
Total income taxes paid in cash	$	39	$	58

Interest paid, including note repurchase premiums, in cash for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $139 million and $128 million, respectively. Cash interest for the six months ended June 30, 2020 included $36 million of note repurchase premiums.

The Company uses various factoring programs to sell certain receivables to financial institutions as part of managing its cash flows. At June 30, 2020, December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $437 million, $539 million and $173 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 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 a corresponding decrease to cash from operating activities, of approximately $102 million and $427 million, respectively.