Year Ended December 31,

2016

2017

2018

Cash paid for interest

$

108,101

$

99,232

$

98,411

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received

$

93,368

$

95,043

$

64,199

Noncash investing and financing activities:

Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses for the

   acquisition of theatre properties and equipment ⁽¹⁾

$

(29,471

)

$

9,349

$

(5,728

)

Theatre properties acquired under capital and finance leases

$

33,282

$

46,727

$

18,851

Investment in NCM – receipt of common units (see

   Note 6)

$

11,111

$

18,363

$

5,012

Interest expense – NCM (see Note 3)

$

—

$

—

$

(19,724

)

Dividends accrued on unvested restricted stock unit awards

$

(554

)

$

(558

)

$

(624

)

⁽¹⁾

Additions to theatre properties and equipment included in accounts payable as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 were $31,276 and $37,004, respectively.