Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Disclosures

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Disclosures

Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]

7.Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Disclosures

	March 31,
($ in millions)	2019		2018
Beginning of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	721	$	448
Current restricted cash (included in other current assets)		7		10
Noncurrent restricted cash (included in other assets)		—		1
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	728	$	459
End of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	603	$	477
Current restricted cash (included in other current assets)		6		8
Noncurrent restricted cash (included in other assets)		—		1
Cash reported in assets held for sale		63		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	672	$	486

The company’s restricted cash is primarily related to receivables factoring programs and represents amounts collected from customers that have not yet been remitted to the banks as of the end of the reporting period.

Noncash investing activities include the acquisition of property, plant and equipment (PP&E) for which payment has not been made. These noncash capital expenditures are excluded from the statement of cash flows. The PP&E acquired but not yet paid for amounted to $83 million at March 31,  2019, and $127 million at December 31, 2018. Financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2019, include the cash settlement of treasury stock repurchases totaling $16 million which were included in the consolidated statement of equity as of December 31, 2018, but not yet settled.