Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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      1st quarter 20181  | 
      1st quarter 2019  | 
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      € million  | 
      € million  | 
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Income after income taxes  | 
      646  | 
      180  | 
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Income taxes  | 
      233  | 
      61  | 
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Financial result  | 
      28  | 
      23  | 
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Income taxes paid  | 
      (56)  | 
      (79)  | 
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Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals  | 
      156  | 
      178  | 
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Change in pension provisions  | 
      8  | 
      9  | 
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(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets  | 
      1  | 
      2  | 
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Decrease/(increase) in inventories  | 
      (149)  | 
      13  | 
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Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable  | 
      (258)  | 
      (46)  | 
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(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable  | 
      (137)  | 
      (224)  | 
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Changes in other working capital/other noncash items  | 
      (20)  | 
      3  | 
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Cash flows from operating activities  | 
      452  | 
      120  | 
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Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets  | 
      (88)  | 
      (165)  | 
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Cash inflows from sales of property, plant, equipment and other assets  | 
      –  | 
      3  | 
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Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets  | 
      (4)  | 
      (2)  | 
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Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets  | 
      –  | 
      2  | 
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Interest and dividends received  | 
      5  | 
      9  | 
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Cash inflows from/(outflows for) other current financial assets  | 
      117  | 
      (36)  | 
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Cash flows from investing activities  | 
      30  | 
      (189)  | 
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Reacquisition of treasury shares  | 
      (257)  | 
      –  | 
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Issuances of debt  | 
      6  | 
      50  | 
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Retirements of debt  | 
      (525)  | 
      (66)  | 
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Interest paid  | 
      (13)  | 
      (18)  | 
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Cash flows from financing activities  | 
      (789)  | 
      (34)  | 
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Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities  | 
      (307)  | 
      (103)  | 
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  | 
      1,232  | 
      865  | 
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Change in cash and cash equivalents due to changes in scope of consolidation  | 
      –  | 
      (1)  | 
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Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements  | 
      1  | 
      10  | 
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  | 
      926  | 
      771  | 
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