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Information Relating to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Schedule of information relating to the consolidated statement of cash flows |
| Year ended December 31
| 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Distributions more (less) than income from equity affiliates includes the following: |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions from equity affiliates | $ | 1,543 |  |  |  | $ | 1,895 |  |  | $ | 2,747 |
(Income) loss from equity affiliates | 472 |  |  |  | (3,968) |  |  | (6,327) |
Distributions more (less) than income from equity affiliates | $ | 2,015 |  |  |  | $ | (2,073) |  |  | $ | (3,580) |
Net decrease (increase) in operating working capital was composed of the following: |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease (increase) in accounts and notes receivable | $ | 2,423 |  |  |  | $ | 1,852 |  |  | $ | 437 |
Decrease (increase) in inventories | 284 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | (424) |
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets | (87) |  |  |  | (323) |  |  | (149) |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (3,576) |  |  |  | (109) |  |  | (494) |
Increase (decrease) in income and other taxes payable | (696) |  |  |  | 67 |  |  | (88) |
Net decrease (increase) in operating working capital | $ | (1,652) |  |  |  | $ | 1,494 |  |  | $ | (718) |
Net cash provided by operating activities includes the following cash payments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on debt (net of capitalized interest) | $ | 720 |  |  |  | $ | 810 |  |  | $ | 736 |
Income taxes | 2,987 |  |  |  | 4,817 |  |  | 4,748 |
Proceeds and deposits related to asset sales and returns of investment consisted of the following gross amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds and deposits related to asset sales | $ | 2,891 |  |  |  | $ | 2,809 |  |  | $ | 2,000 |
Returns of investment from equity affiliates | 77 |  |  |  | 142 |  |  | 392 |
Proceeds and deposits related to asset sales and returns of investment | $ | 2,968 |  |  |  | $ | 2,951 |  |  | $ | 2,392 |
Net maturities (investments) of time deposits consisted of the following gross amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in time deposits | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (950) |
Maturities of time deposits | — |  |  |  | 950 |  |  | — |
Net maturities of (investments in) time deposits | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | 950 |  |  | $ | (950) |
Net sales (purchases) of marketable securities consisted of the following gross amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities purchased | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (51) |
Marketable securities sold | 35 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | —
Net sales (purchases) of marketable securities | $ | 35 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (51) |
Net repayment (borrowing) of loans by equity affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing of loans by equity affiliates | $ | (3,925) |  |  |  | $ | (1,350) |  |  | $ | — |
Repayment of loans by equity affiliates | 2,506 |  |  |  | 105 |  |  | 111 |
Net repayment (borrowing) of loans by equity affiliates | $ | (1,419) |  |  |  | $ | (1,245) |  |  | $ | 111 |
Net borrowings (repayments) of short-term obligations consisted of the following gross and net amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuances of short-term obligations | $ | 10,846 |  |  |  | $ | 2,586 |  |  | $ | 2,486 |
Repayments of short-term obligations | (9,771) |  |  |  | (1,430) |  |  | (4,136) |
Net borrowings (repayments) of short-term obligations with three months or less maturity | (424) |  |  |  | (3,977) |  |  | 3,671 |
Net borrowings (repayments) of short-term obligations | $ | 651 |  |  |  | $ | (2,821) |  |  | $ | 2,021 |
Net sales (purchases) of treasury shares consists of the following gross and net amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for share-based compensation plans | $ | 226 |  |  |  | $ | 1,104 |  |  | $ | 1,147 |
Shares purchased under share repurchase and deferred compensation plans | (1,757) |  |  |  | (4,039) |  |  | (1,751) |
Net sales (purchases) of treasury shares | $ | (1,531) |  |  |  | $ | (2,935) |  |  | $ | (604) |
The table below quantifies the beginning and ending balances of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
|  | Year ended December 31
|  |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  | $ | 5,596 |  |  |  | $ | 5,686 |  |  | $ | 9,342 |
Restricted cash included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” |  |  |  | 365 |  |  |  | 452 |  |  | 341 |
Restricted cash included in “Deferred charges and other assets” |  |  |  | 776 |  |  |  | 773 |  |  | 798 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | $ | 6,737 |  |  |  | $ | 6,911 |  |  | $ | 10,481 |
Capital expenditures | The major components of “Capital expenditures” and the reconciliation of this amount to the reported capital and exploratory expenditures, including equity affiliates, are presented in the following table.
| Year ended December 31
| 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Additions to properties, plant and equipment * | $ | 8,492 |  |  |  | $ | 13,839 |  |  | $ | 13,384 |
Additions to investments | 136 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  | 65 |
Current-year dry hole expenditures | 327 |  |  |  | 124 |  |  | 344 |
Payments for other assets and liabilities, net | (33) |  |  |  | 13 |  |  | (1) |
Capital expenditures | 8,922 |  |  |  | 14,116 |  |  | 13,792 |
Expensed exploration expenditures | 500 |  |  |  | 598 |  |  | 523 |
Assets acquired through finance leases and other obligations | 53 |  |  |  | 181 |  |  | 75 |
Payments for other assets and liabilities, net | 42 |  |  |  | (13) |  |  | —
Capital and exploratory expenditures, excluding equity affiliates | 9,517 |  |  |  | 14,882 |  |  | 14,390 |
Company’s share of expenditures by equity affiliates | 3,982 |  |  |  | 6,112 |  |  | 5,716 |
Capital and exploratory expenditures, including equity affiliates | $ | 13,499 |  |  |  | $ | 20,994 |  |  | $ | 20,106 |
* Excludes non-cash movements of $816 in 2020, $(239) in 2019 and $25 in 2018.

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