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Other Financial Information | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Other Financial Information [Abstract] |
Other Financial Information | Other Financial Information Additional disclosures regarding cash flow activities are provided below.໿
﻿ | Six Months Ended June 30,
(Thousands of dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital other than cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | $ | (141,793 | ) |  | (26,533 | )
(Increase) decrease in inventories | (617 | ) |  | 21,683 |
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses | (12,190 | ) |  | 1,276 |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 147,569 |  |  | 26,673 |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable | 1,665 |  |  | (601 | )
Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital | $ | (5,366 | ) |  | 22,498 |
Supplementary disclosures: |  |  |
Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds | $ | 79 |  |  | (1,780 | )
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $0 in 2019 and 2018 | 102,802 |  |  | 78,373 |
Non-cash investing activities: |  |  |
Asset retirement costs capitalized ¹ | $ | 38,396 |  |  | 1,608 |
(Increase) decrease in capital expenditure accrual | (65,830 | ) |  | 35,837 |
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1 Includes asset retirement obligations assumed as part of the LLOG acquisition of $37.3 million. See Note Q.

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