Supplemental Cash Flow Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

15. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Income taxes paid in cash were as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2022		2021
U.S.	$	2	$	—
Non-U.S.		21		10
Total income taxes paid in cash	$	23	$	10

Interest paid, including note repurchase premiums, in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $64 million and $49 million, respectively. Cash interest for the three months ended March 31, 2022 included $12 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 March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $461 million, $481 million and $444 million, respectively. These amounts included $155 million, $180 million and $186 million at March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and March 31, 2021, respectively, for trade receivable amounts factored under supply chain financing programs linked to commercial arrangements with key customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company’s use of its factoring programs resulted in a decrease to cash from operating activities of $20 million compared to an increase to cash from operating activities of $8 million for the same quarter in 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded expenses related to these factoring programs of approximately $1 million and $1 million, respectively, as interest expense.
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