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Supplemental Data | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Supplemental Data | Supplemental Data Supplemental Income Statement Data
| Year Ended December 31
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Advertising expense | $ | 648 |  |  | $ | 665 |  |  | $ | 710 |
Research expense | 311 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 324 |
Equity Companies' Data
| Net Sales |  | Gross Profit |  | Operating Profit |  | Net Income |  | Corporation's Share of Net Income
2017 | $ | 2,191 |  |  | $ | 627 |  |  | $ | 378 |  |  | $ | 214 |  |  | $ | 104 |
2016 | 2,138 |  |  | 720 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 276 |  |  | 132 |
2015 | 2,255 |  |  | 773 |  |  | 497 |  |  | 308 |  |  | 149 |
| Current Assets |  | Non-Current Assets |  | Current Liabilities |  | Non-Current Liabilities |  | Stockholders' Equity
2017 | $ | 828 |  |  | $ | 1,232 |  |  | $ | 415 |  |  | $ | 1,125 |  |  | $ | 520 |
2016 | 963 |  |  | 1,168 |  |  | 531 |  |  | 1,046 |  |  | 554 |
2015 | 1,103 |  |  | 993 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 1,068 |  |  | 520 |
Equity companies are principally engaged in operations in the personal care and consumer tissue businesses. At December 31, 2017, our ownership interest in KCM and subsidiaries was 47.9 percent. KCM is partially owned by the public, and its stock is publicly traded in Mexico. At December 31, 2017, our investment in this equity company was $170, and the estimated fair value of the investment was $2.6 billion based on the market price of publicly traded shares. Our other equity ownership interests are not significant to our consolidated balance sheet or financial results. At December 31, 2017, undistributed net income of equity companies included in consolidated retained earnings was $1.1 billion. Supplemental Balance Sheet Data
| December 31
Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net | 2017 |  | 2016
From customers | $ | 2,203 |  |  | $ | 2,077 |
Other | 168 |  |  | 167 |
Less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts | (56 | ) |  | (68 | )
Total | $ | 2,315 |  |  | $ | 2,176 |
| December 31
| 2017 |  | 2016
Summary of Inventories by Major Class | LIFO |  | Non- LIFO |  | Total |  | LIFO |  | Non- LIFO |  | Total
Raw materials | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 345 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 236 |  |  | $ | 329 |
Work in process | 110 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 213 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 203 |
Finished goods | 421 |  |  | 684 |  |  | 1,105 |  |  | 430 |  |  | 600 |  |  | 1,030 |
Supplies and other | — |  |  | 303 |  |  | 303 |  |  | — |  |  | 280 |  |  | 280 |
| 618 |  |  | 1,348 |  |  | 1,966 |  |  | 637 |  |  | 1,205 |  |  | 1,842 |
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost | (176 | ) |  | — |  |  | (176 | ) |  | (163 | ) |  | — |  |  | (163 | )
Total | $ | 442 |  |  | $ | 1,348 |  |  | $ | 1,790 |  |  | $ | 474 |  |  | $ | 1,205 |  |  | $ | 1,679 |
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value, determined on the FIFO or weighted-average cost methods, and at the lower of cost or market, determined on the LIFO cost method.
| December 31
Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 2017 |  | 2016
Land | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | 163 |
Buildings | 2,830 |  |  | 2,612 |
Machinery and equipment | 14,612 |  |  | 13,591 |
Construction in progress | 300 |  |  | 488 |
| 17,915 |  |  | 16,854 |
Less accumulated depreciation | (10,479 | ) |  | (9,685 | )
Total | $ | 7,436 |  |  | $ | 7,169 |
Property, plant and equipment, net in the U.S. as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $3,591 and $3,638, respectively.
| December 31
Summary of Accrued Expenses | 2017 |  | 2016
Accrued advertising and promotion | $ | 394 |  |  | $ | 373 |
Accrued salaries and wages | 449 |  |  | 426 |
Accrued rebates | 227 |  |  | 220 |
Accrued taxes - income and other | 249 |  |  | 259 |
Accrued interest | 68 |  |  | 96 |
Derivatives | 45 |  |  | 44 |
Other | 298 |  |  | 357 |
Total | $ | 1,730 |  |  | $ | 1,775 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Data
Summary of Cash Flow Effects of Operating Working Capital | Year Ended December 31
2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Accounts receivable | $ | (44 | ) |  | $ | (23 | ) |  | $ | 60 |
Inventories | (33 | ) |  | 230 |  |  | (28 | )
Trade accounts payable | 174 |  |  | (61 | ) |  | 44 |
Accrued expenses | (102 | ) |  | 26 |  |  | (110 | )
Accrued income taxes | (176 | ) |  | 121 |  |  | (81 | )
Derivatives | (47 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | (63 | )
Currency and other | 80 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (267 | )
Total | $ | (148 | ) |  | $ | 334 |  |  | $ | (445 | )
| Year Ended December 31
Other Cash Flow Data | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Interest paid | $ | 354 |  |  | $ | 315 |  |  | $ | 308 |
Income taxes paid | 961 |  |  | 744 |  |  | 695 |

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