Net cash used in financing activities increased by $256.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to decrease in net proceeds on securitization notes and Funding Facilities.
Comparison of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2019 which is primarily due to steps taken to enhance liquidity, preserve cash, reduce expenditures and provide financial flexibility as a result of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. These include measures such as: reductions in both salaries and workforce, including voluntary reductions in salaries by Diamond’s executive leadership team; unpaid employee furloughs; temporary elimination of 401(k) matching; and deferral of all non-essential operating expenditures.
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $9.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, which is primarily attributable to proceeds from the sale of undeveloped land which closed in January 2020.
Net cash used in financing activities increased by $102.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase is primarily attributable to a decrease in net proceeds on securitization notes and Funding Facilities.
Comparison of Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $90.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2018 which is primarily due to $16.6 million of proceeds received under our business interruption insurance policies for resort closures as a result of Hurricane Irma in 2019 and cash used to defend and settle dissenting stockholder lawsuits raised subsequent to the Apollo Merger in 2018.
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $222.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily as a result of cash paid to acquire the Modern in April 2018.
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $134.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was primarily attributable to the issuance of a principal amount of $200.0 million incremental term loans under the 2016 Senior Credit Facility for the acquisition of the Modern hotel in April 2018, partially by an offset by increase in net payments on securitization notes and Funding Facilities in 2019.
VOI Inventory
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we used cash totaling $15.1 million and $16.7 million, respectively, for acquisitions of VOI inventory, including administrative costs of recovery. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, these amounts include $14.3 million and $14.9 million, respectively, for the settlement of related party payables for acquisitions of VOI inventory pursuant to our inventory assignment and recovery agreements (“IRAAs”). These related party payables have been settled against related party receivables balances where we have a legal right of offset.
During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, Diamond used cash totaling $32.6 million, $62.1 million and $72.6 million, respectively, for acquisitions of VOI inventory, including administrative costs of recovery. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, these amounts include $27.3 million, $42.2 million and $52.3 million, respectively, for the settlement of related party payables for acquisitions of VOI inventory pursuant to our IRAAs. These related party payables have been settled against related party receivables balances where Diamond has a legal right of offset.
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