Supplemental Cash Flow Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash payments for interest costs and income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):



	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012		2011
Interest costs (none capitalized)	$	145,707	$	150,718
Income taxes	4,709		2,138

We had a non-cash investing activity as the result of the receivable from the GM subvention program for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 of $27.2 million and $25.4 million.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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