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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Information  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information

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16. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

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

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Nine months ended September 30,

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2019

    

2018

 

U.S.

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$

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$

9

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Non-U.S.

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81

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87

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Total income taxes paid in cash

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$

81

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$

96

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Interest paid in cash, including note repurchase premiums, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $224 million and $188 million, respectively. Cash interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 included $23 million of note repurchase premiums.

The Company uses various factoring programs to sell certain receivables to financial institutions as part of managing its cash flows. At September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $369 million, $600 million and $289 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company reduced the use of its factoring programs compared to the most recent respective year end periods and this resulted in a higher use of working capital, and corresponding decrease to cash from operating activities, of approximately $231 million and $165 million, respectively.