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Accrued liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Accrued liabilities | Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Sales deductions | $ | 2,247 |  |  | $ | 1,874 |
Dividends payable | 953 |  |  | 849 |
Employee compensation and benefits | 816 |  |  | 920 |
Sales returns reserve | 455 |  |  | 437 |
Other | 2,045 |  |  | 1,804 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 6,516 |  |  | $ | 5,884 |

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