Supplemental Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Supplemental Financial Information [Line Items]

Note 16: Supplemental Financial Information



Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes
Year ended December 31 (in millions)	2019		2018		2017
Interest	$	4,254	$	2,897	$	2,820
Income taxes	$	3,231	$	2,355	$	4,057

Noncash Activities

During 2019:


•	we acquired $1.9 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid


•	we recorded a liability of $956 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share paid in January 2020

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

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)	2019		2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,500	$	3,814
Restricted cash included in other current assets	42		46
Restricted cash included in other noncurrent assets, net	47		49
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	$	5,589	$	3,909

The carrying amounts of our cash equivalents approximate their fair values. Our cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds and U.S. government obligations, as well as commercial paper and certificates of deposit with maturities of three months or less when purchased.

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