Supplemental Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

Supplemental information related to the consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Cash paid during the year for:
Income taxes (net of refunds of $7,438, $21,459 and $17,522 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively)^(a)	$	170,450	$	157,758	$	320,222
Interest (net of capitalization)	$	45,532	$	49,762	$	61,243

Supplemental non-cash disclosures related to investing activities:
Capital expenditures included in Accounts payable	$	199,451	$	134,784	$	89,188


(a)	Includes approximately $41 million of income taxes paid in 2018 from the gain on sale of the Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture, and $257 million of income taxes paid in 2017 from the gain on sale of the Chemetall Surface Treatment business.

As part of the purchase price paid for the acquisition of a 60% interest in MRL’s Wodgina Project, the Company transferred $164.7 million of its construction in progress of the designated Kemerton assets during the year ended December 31, 2019, representing MRL’s 40% interest in the assets. The cash outflow for these assets is recorded in Capital expenditures within Cash flows from investing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company expects to transfer a total of approximately $480 million over the construction of these assets, as defined in the purchase agreement. See Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for further details.

Other, net within Cash flows from operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 included $14.3 million and $28.4 million, respectively, representing the reclassification of the current portion of the one-time transition tax resulting from the enactment of the TCJA, from Other noncurrent liabilities to Income taxes payable within current liabilities. Included in Other, net for the year ended December 31, 2017 is $394.9 million related to the noncurrent portion of the one-time transition tax resulting from the enactment of the TCJA. For additional information, see Note 21, “Income Taxes.” In addition, included in Other, net for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is $27.4 million, $10.5 million and $11.1 million, respectively, related to losses on fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.