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Other current assets and accrued liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Other current assets and accrued liabilities | Other current assets and accrued liabilities Other current assets consisted of the following (in millions):
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Prepaid expenses | $ | 939 |  |  | $ | 907 |
Corporate partner receivables | 485 |  |  | 444 |
Interest receivables | 110 |  |  | 177 |
Other | 354 |  |  | 266 |
Total other current assets | $ | 1,888 |  |  | $ | 1,794 |
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Sales deductions | $ | 3,880 |  |  | $ | 3,170 |
Employee compensation and benefits | 981 |  |  | 1,001 |
Dividends payable | 946 |  |  | 914 |
Sales returns reserve | 564 |  |  | 535 |
Other | 2,140 |  |  | 2,242 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 8,511 |  |  | $ | 7,862 |

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