Supplemental cash flow information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental cash flow information

Note 14. Supplemental cash flow information

A summary of supplemental cash flow information for the first quarter of 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table (in millions).

	First Quarter
	2016		2015
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	$	231	$	248
Interest:
Insurance and other businesses		181		149
Railroad, utilities and energy businesses		731		697
Finance and financial products businesses		63		89
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities assumed in connection with business acquisitions		16,842		2,213
Equity securities exchanged in connection with business acquisition		4,239		—