Supplemental cash flow information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Note 13. Supplemental cash flow information

A summary of supplemental cash flow information for the first six months of 2012 and 2011 is presented in the following table (in millions).

	First Six Months
	2012		2011
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	$	1,378	$	802
Interest:
Interest of insurance and other businesses		167		102
Interest of railroad, utilities and energy businesses		890		904
Interest of finance and financial products businesses		317		340

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities assumed in connection with business acquisitions		99		31
Common stock issued in connection with acquisition of noncontrolling interests in Wesco Financial Corporation		—		245

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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