Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2020		2019
Included in operating activities:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	175	$	177
Income taxes paid to (received from) taxing authorities, net of refunds (a)	(50)		67
Noncash investing activities:
Increase (decrease) in asset retirement costs	$	(5)	$	40
Asset retirement obligations assumed by buyer (b)	—		1,082

(a)The nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 includes $94 million and $89 million, respectively, related to tax refunds.

(b)In 2019, we closed on the sale of our working interest in the Droshky field (Gulf of Mexico), the sale of our non-operated interest in the Atrush block in Kurdistan and the sale of our U.K. business.