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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
Schedule of changes in operating assets and liabilities | Net cash provided by operating activities attributable to the net change in operating assets and liabilities was comprised of the following (in millions):
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in accounts receivable |  | $ | 350 |  | $ | 742 |  | $ | 63 |
Increase in other current assets |  |  | (29) |  |  | (177) |  |  | (164) |
(Increase) decrease in other assets |  |  | (12) |  |  | 5 |  |  | 12 |
Decrease in accounts payable and other current liabilities |  |  | (286) |  |  | (828) |  |  | (884) |
Decrease in other long-term liabilities |  |  | (55) |  |  | (72) |  |  | (71) |
Change in income taxes receivable / payable, net |  |  | (133) |  |  | (65) |  |  | (31) |
|  | $ | (165) |  | $ | (395) |  | $ | (1,075) |
Additional cash flow information |
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in accounts receivable |  | $ | 350 |  | $ | 742 |  | $ | 63 |
Increase in other current assets |  |  | (29) |  |  | (177) |  |  | (164) |
(Increase) decrease in other assets |  |  | (12) |  |  | 5 |  |  | 12 |
Decrease in accounts payable and other current liabilities |  |  | (286) |  |  | (828) |  |  | (884) |
Decrease in other long-term liabilities |  |  | (55) |  |  | (72) |  |  | (71) |
Change in income taxes receivable / payable, net |  |  | (133) |  |  | (65) |  |  | (31) |
|  | $ | (165) |  | $ | (395) |  | $ | (1,075) |
Additional cash flow information was as follows (in millions):
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Certain cash operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments for interest |  | $ | 351 |  | $ | 439 |  | $ | 490 |
Cash payments for income taxes |  |  | 172 |  |  | 314 |  |  | 329 |
Non-cash investing and financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital additions, accrued at end of period (a) |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 128 |  | $ | 139 |
Issuance of shares to acquire noncontrolling interest (b) |  |  | 317 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| (a) |  | These amounts represent additions to property and equipment for which we had accrued a corresponding liability in accounts payable at the end of the period. See Note 10—Drilling Fleet.
On December 9, 2016, we issued 23.8 million shares in connection with our acquisition of the outstanding publicly held common units of Transocean Partners pursuant to its merger with one of our other subsidiaries. See Note 1—Business, Note 14—Noncontrolling Interest and Note 15—Shareholders’ Equity.

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