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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 | Supplemental Cash Flow Information Cash interest payments were $384,290, $367,334 and $351,430 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Net income tax cash payments were $130,469, $128,709 and $108,295 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock in the amount of $18,052. On November 6, 2015, Laureate's Board of Directors declared a cash distribution totaling $18,975, which represented approximately $0.14264 per share of common stock. The cash distribution was paid from capital in excess of par value, following shareholders' approval.

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- 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134446 + Details
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