Cash Flow Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Note 17—Cash Flow Information

	Millions of Dollars
	Nine Months Ended
	September 30
		2012	2011
Cash Payments
Interest	$	596	739
Income taxes		6,394	7,145

Net Sales (Purchases) of Short-Term Investments
Short-term investments purchased	$	(497)	(6,642)
Short-term investments sold		1,094	5,019
	$	597	(1,623)

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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