Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

Cash paid for interest was $251.5 million in 2018, $240.4 million in 2017, and $214.3 million in 2016.

Interest capitalized to properties under development was $369,000 in 2018, $461,000 in 2017, and $469,000 in 2016.

Cash paid for income taxes was $4.7 million in 2018, $3.8 million in 2017, and $3.6 million in 2016.

The following non-cash activities are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements:

A. During 2018, we issued 373,797 common partnership units of Realty Income, L.P. as partial consideration for an acquisition of properties, totaling $18.8 million.

B. During 2018, we completed the acquisition of a property using $7.5 million in funds that were held in a non-refundable escrow account. These funds were included in other assets, net, at December 31, 2017.

C. During 2017, we completed the acquisition of a portfolio of properties by entering into a note payable in the amount of $125.9 million with the seller, maturing in January 2018. This note was paid in full at maturity.

D. During 2016, we assumed mortgages payable to third-party lenders of $44.1 million and recorded a premium of $692,000.

E. During 2016, consolidated joint venture members made real estate contributions of $15.9 million, net of contributed mortgages payable included in the figures disclosed above in note 16.D.

F. Accrued costs on properties under development resulted in an increase in buildings and improvements and accounts payable of $5.5 million at December 31, 2018.

Per the requirements of ASU 2016-18, which amends Topic 230, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash, the following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents reported within the consolidated balance sheets to the total of the cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated statements of cash flows (dollars in thousands):



	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents shown in the consolidated balance sheets	$	10,387	$	6,898
Impounds related to mortgages payable ⁽¹⁾	9,555		4,565
Restricted escrow deposits ⁽¹⁾	1,129		679
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows	$	21,071	$	12,142

⁽¹⁾Included within other assets, net on the consolidated balance sheets (see note 3). These amounts consist of cash that we are legally entitled to, but that is not immediately available to us. As a result, these amounts were considered restricted as of the dates presented.