Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Disclosures

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Disclosures

Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Disclosures

	June 30,
($ in millions)	2020		2019
Beginning of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,798	$	721
Current restricted cash (included in other current assets)		8		7
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	1,806	$	728
End of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	643	$	764
Current restricted cash (included in other current assets)		10		9
Cash in assets held for sale (included in other current assets)		—		63
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	653	$	836

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 yet been made or obtained through finance leases. These noncash capital expenditures are excluded from the statement of cash flows and totaled approximately $300 million at June 30, 2020, and $224 million at December 31, 2019.