(15) Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Net cash paid for taxes was $146 million, $287 million and $194 million and cash paid for interest was $453 million, $465 million and $444 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The following table details non-cash items for the years ended December 31:
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Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Change in collateral for securities lending transactions |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (285 | ) | |||||
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Total non-cash transactions |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (285 | ) | |||||
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Prior to the second quarter of 2011, we recorded non-cash collateral related to the securities lending program in Canada in other invested assets with a corresponding liability in other liabilities representing our obligation to return the non-cash collateral. Since we do not have rights to sell or pledge the non-cash collateral, we determined the gross presentation of these amounts were not required and changed our presentation of these amounts, resulting in the reduction of the non-cash collateral balance during the year ended December 31, 2011.