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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Information  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information

15.  Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Income taxes paid (received) in cash were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

U.S.

 

$

(7)

 

$

 3

Non-U.S.

 

 

33

 

 

31

Total income taxes paid in cash

 

$

26

 

$

34

Interest paid in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $70 million and $69 million, respectively.

The Company uses various factoring programs to sell certain receivables to financial institutions as part of managing its cash flows. At March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $303 million, $600 million and $216 million, respectively. Any continuing involvement with the sold receivables is immaterial.