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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Supplemental Cash Flow Information  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information

20. 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:

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Decrease (increase) in current assets:

Receivables - change in factoring

$

45

$

(103)

$

(61)

Receivables - all other changes

(191)

(29)

13

Inventories

 

(32)

 

75

 

(26)

Prepaid expenses and other

 

(15)

 

(30)

 

13

Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:

Accounts payable

 

161

 

(67)

 

(62)

Accrued liabilities

 

(30)

 

(43)

 

(30)

Salaries and wages

 

30

 

24

 

(25)

U.S. and foreign income taxes

19

 

(8)

 

2

$

(13)

$

(181)

$

(176)

The Company uses various factoring programs to sell certain trade receivables to financial institutions as part of managing its cash flows. At December 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the total amount of trade receivables sold by the Company was $481 million, $436 million and $539 million, respectively. These amounts included $180 million, $176 million and $133 million at December 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, for trade receivable amounts factored under supply-chain financing programs linked to commercial arrangements with key customers. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded expenses related to these factoring programs of $6 million, $6 million and $5 million, respectively, as interest expense.

Income taxes paid in cash were as follows:

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

U.S.

$

9

$

1

$

2

Non-U.S.

 

102

 

90

 

101

Total income taxes paid in cash

$

111

$

91

$

103

Interest paid in cash, including note repurchase premiums, for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $209 million, $252 million and $303 million, respectively. Cash interest for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 included $11 million, $41 million and $54 million of note repurchase premiums, respectively.