Supplemental Disclosures To The Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosures To The Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows

Supplemental Disclosures to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

The following schedule provides additional information concerning acquisitions, interest and income taxes paid for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

(In millions of dollars)	2012			2011
Assets acquired, excluding cash	$	93		$	124
Liabilities assumed	(27		)	(21		)
Contingent/deferred purchase consideration	(13		)	(13		)
Net cash outflow for current year acquisitions	53			90
Deferred purchase consideration from prior years' acquisitions	7			14
Net cash outflow for acquisitions	$	60		$	104

(In millions of dollars)	2012		2011
Interest paid	$	65	$	72
Income taxes paid	$	79	$	85

The Company had non-cash issuances of common stock under its share-based payment plan of $170 million and $177 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense related to equity awards of $41 million and $40 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.