Supplemental cash flow information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental cash flow information

Note 15. Supplemental cash flow information

A summary of supplemental cash flow information is presented in the following table (in millions).

	First Nine Months
	2016		2015
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	$	2,237	$	2,575
Interest:
Insurance and other businesses		499		312
Railroad, utilities and energy businesses		2,130		2,043
Finance and financial products businesses		263		274
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities assumed in connection with business acquisitions		17,319		2,792
Equity securities exchanged in connection with business acquisition		4,239		—