Year Ended December 31,

2018

2019

2020

Cash paid for interest

$

98,411

$

93,907

$

102,859

Cash paid (refunds received) for income taxes, net

$

64,199

$

88,670

$

(116,916

)

Cash balance classified as restricted ⁽¹⁾

$

—

$

—

$

13,847

Noncash investing and financing activities:

Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses for the

   acquisition of theatre properties and equipment ⁽²⁾

$

(5,728

)

$

22,013

$

(13,259

)

Theatre properties acquired under finance leases

$

18,851

$

21,535

$

—

Theatre properties acquired as distribution from equity investee (see Note 9)

$

—

$

—

$

102,719

Investment in NCM – receipt of common units (see

   Note 8)

$

5,012

$

1,552

$

3,620

Interest expense - NCM (see Notes 5 and 8)

$

(19,724

)

$

(28,624

)

$

(23,595

)

Dividends accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards

$

(624

)

$

(670

)

$

(256

)

⁽¹⁾

Funds are held as collateral for letters of credit associated with certain of the Company’s international subsidiary loans.  See further discussion at Note 13.

⁽²⁾

Additions to theatre properties and equipment included in accounts payable as of December 31, 2019 and 2020 were $37,004 and $14,991, respectively.