(In millions of dollars) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Assets acquired, excluding cash | $ | 217 | $ | 380 | $ | 214 | |||||
Released from escrow in 2012 | — | (62 | ) | — | |||||||
Liabilities assumed | (53 | ) | (42 | ) | (21 | ) | |||||
Contingent/deferred purchase consideration | (39 | ) | (46 | ) | (33 | ) | |||||
Net cash outflow for current year acquisitions | 125 | 230 | 160 | ||||||||
Purchase of other intangibles | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
Deferred purchase consideration from prior years' acquisitions | 15 | 59 | 11 | ||||||||
Subtotal | $ | 142 | $ | 292 | $ | 175 | |||||
Cash paid into escrow for future acquisition | — | — | 62 | ||||||||
Net cash outflow for acquisitions | $ | 142 | $ | 292 | $ | 237 |
(In millions of dollars) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Interest paid | $ | 170 | $ | 183 | $ | 188 | |||||
Income taxes paid, net of refunds | $ | 360 | $ | 350 | $ | 37 |
For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(In millions of dollars) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 106 | $ | 105 | $ | 114 | |||||
Provision charged to operations | 16 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
Accounts written-off, net of recoveries | (19 | ) | (12 | ) | (21 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes and other | (5 | ) | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 98 | $ | 106 | $ | 105 |