Supplemental Cash Flow Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

16. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

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

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
U.S.	$	1	$	—
Non-U.S.		53		81
Total income taxes paid in cash	$	54	$	81

Interest paid, including note repurchase premiums, in cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $196 million and $224 million, respectively. Cash interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 included $41 million and $23 million, respectively, 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 September 30, 2020, December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $426 million, $539 million and $369 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 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 $113 million and $231 million, respectively.