Supplemental Financial Information

Note 16: Supplemental Financial Information



Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes
Year ended December 31 (in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Interest	$	2,897	$	2,820	$	2,565
Income taxes	$	2,355	$	4,057	$	3,693

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

During 2018:


•	we acquired $2.1 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid


•	we recorded a liability of $860 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share paid in January 2019


•	we received noncash contributions from noncontrolling interests totaling $391 million related to Universal Beijing Resort (see Note 8)

During 2017:


•	we acquired $1.2 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid


•	we recorded a liability of $732 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1575 per common share paid in January 2018


•	we completed a senior notes exchange in the fourth quarter of 2017 in which we issued $5.5 billion aggregate principal amount of new senior notes in exchange for $3.9 billion aggregate principal amount of certain series of outstanding senior notes that were issued by us and NBCUniversal

During 2016:


•	we acquired $1.3 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid


•	we recorded a liability of $653 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1375 per common share paid in January 2017


•	we recorded a liability of $447 million for capital contributions to Atairos that were accrued in December and paid in January 2017 (see Note 10)

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the consolidated balance sheet to the total of the amounts reported in our consolidated statement of cash flows.



December 31 (in millions)	2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,814	$	3,428
Restricted cash included in other current assets	46		60
Restricted cash included in other noncurrent assets, net	49		83
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	$	3,909	$	3,571

Note 13: Supplemental Financial Information



Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes
Year ended December 31 (in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Interest	$	408	$	517	$	548
Income taxes	$	430	$	282	$	208

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

During 2018:


•	we acquired $1.4 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid


•	we received noncash contributions from noncontrolling interests totaling $391 million related to Universal Beijing Resort (see Note 7)

During 2017:


•	we acquired $325 million of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid


•	Comcast contributed its investment in Snap to us at its fair value, which was a noncash transaction (see Note 9)


•	we and Comcast completed a senior notes exchange in the fourth quarter of 2017 (see Note 15)

During 2016:


•	we acquired $189 million of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid


•	Comcast contributed the net assets of DreamWorks Animation to us, which was primarily a noncash transaction (see Note 7)

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash



December 31 (in millions)	2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,444	$	2,347
Restricted cash included in other noncurrent assets, net	20		30
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	$	1,464	$	2,377



Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
December 31 (in millions)	2018		2017
Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities	$	—	$	(233	)
Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	12		10
Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations	140		126
Cumulative translation adjustments	102		77
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	254	$	(20	)