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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Information  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information

19. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Changes in the components of working capital related to operations (net of the effects related to acquisitions and divestitures) were as follows:

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

 

Decrease (increase) in current assets:

Receivables - change in factoring

$

(61)

$

146

$

136

Receivables - all other changes

13

(103)

(173)

Inventories

 

(26)

 

(29)

 

2

Prepaid expenses and other

 

13

 

(58)

 

(10)

Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:

Accounts payable

 

(62)

 

67

 

69

Accrued liabilities

 

(30)

 

(16)

 

(49)

Salaries and wages

 

(25)

 

(1)

 

(21)

U.S. and foreign income taxes

2

 

9

 

(43)

$

(176)

$

15

$

(89)

The Company uses various factoring programs to sell certain receivables to financial institutions as part of managing its cash flows. At December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the amount of receivables sold by the Company was $539 million, $600 million and $454 million, respectively.

Income taxes paid in cash were as follows:

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

U.S.

$

2

$

11

$

4

Non-U.S.

 

101

 

97

 

127

Total income taxes paid in cash

$

103

$

108

$

131

Interest paid in cash, including note repurchase premiums, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $303 million, $236 million and $261 million, respectively. Cash interest for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 included $54 million, $0 million and $18 million of note repurchase premiums, respectively.