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Supplemental Cash Flow Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information | NOTE 8. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
(Millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Cash income tax payments, net of refunds |  | $ | 1,604 |  | $ | 1,888 |  | $ | 2,331 |
Cash interest payments |  |  | 214 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 134 |
Cash interest payments include interest paid on debt and capital lease balances, including net interest payments/receipts related to accreted debt discounts/premiums, payment of debt issue costs, as well as net interest payments/receipts associated with interest rate swap contracts. Cash interest payments exclude the cash paid for early debt extinguishment costs. Additional details are described in Note 11. Individual amounts in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows exclude the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and exchange rate impacts, which are presented separately. Transactions related to investing and financing activities with significant non-cash components are as follows:
| · |  | 3M sold and leased-back, under a capital lease, certain recently constructed machinery and equipment in return for municipal bonds with the City of Nevada, Missouri during 2017 and 2016 valued at approximately $13 million and $12 million, respectively, as of the transaction date.
In addition, as discussed in Note 7, in the fourth quarter of 2014, 3M’s Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2015 dividend of $1.025 per share (paid in March 2015).

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