Supplemental Disclosures to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

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, 2021 and 2020.


(In millions)	2021		2020
Assets acquired, excluding cash	$	—	$	249
Liabilities assumed	—		(5)

Contingent/deferred purchase consideration	—		(44)
Net cash outflow for current year acquisitions	$	—	$	200


(In millions)	2021		2020
Interest paid	$	191	$	199
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	122	$	136

The classification of contingent consideration in the statement of cash flows is determined by whether the payment was part of the initial liability established on the acquisition date (financing) or an adjustment to the acquisition date liability (operating).

The following amounts are included in the consolidated statements of cash flows as a financing activity. The Company paid deferred and contingent consideration of $37 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This consisted of deferred purchase consideration related to prior years' acquisitions of $27 million and contingent purchase consideration of $10 million. Financing cash flows also reflect the receipt of contingent consideration of $5 million related to prior year dispositions. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company paid deferred and contingent consideration of $29 million, consisting of deferred purchase consideration related to prior years' acquisitions of $25 million and contingent consideration of $4 million.

The following amounts are included in the operating section of the consolidated statements of cash flows. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company paid contingent consideration payments of $1 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded a net credit for adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities of $1 million and made contingent consideration payments of $9 million.

The Company had non-cash issuances of common stock under its share-based payment plan of $212 million and $201 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense for equity awards related to restricted stock units, performance stock units and stock options of $78 million and $72 million for the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.