Supplemental Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Cash interest payments, prior to interest income, for Continuing Operations and Discontinued Operations were $188,682, $234,102 and $384,157 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net income tax cash payments for Continuing Operations and Discontinued Operations were $119,682, $143,000 and $130,469 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company paid cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock in the amount of $11,103 and $18,052, respectively. As discussed in Note 14, Share-based Compensation and Equity, on April 23, 2018, all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were converted into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. Accordingly, the Company did not pay any cash dividends during the year ended December 31, 2019.

Reconciliation of Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as the December 31, 2017 balance. The December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 balances sum to the amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:



For the year ended December 31,	2019		2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	339,629	$	387,780	$	319,040
Restricted cash	186,921		195,792		206,705
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	526,550	$	583,572	$	525,745