Supplemental Cash Flow Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental cash flow information

Supplemental cash flow information

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, as reported on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, to cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, as reported on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018		June 30, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	29,268	$	135,862	$	24,503	$	98,801
Restricted cash equivalents included in:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—		—		—		29,240
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	29,268	$	135,862	$	24,503	$	128,041

Our restricted cash equivalents consisted of highly liquid investments that were held within a rabbi trust and were used to pay our deferred compensation and SERP obligations.

The following table provides additional information about cash flows related to interest and taxes (in thousands):

	Six months ended June 30,
	2019		2018
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds 1	$	55,785	$	37,013
Cash paid for interest	$	85,961	$	91,360
1 The 2019 amount is comprised of net tax payments of $56.2 million made during second quarter, and $0.4 million of net refunds received during first quarter. For 2018, we had net tax payments of $39.8 million during second quarter, and $2.8 million of net refunds received during first quarter. The quarterly tax payment amounts reflect the timing of federal income tax payment due dates (no payments due in the first quarter; two payments due in the second quarter; and one payment due in each of the third and fourth quarter).