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Other current assets and accrued liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Prepaid expenses | $ | 1,223 |  |  | $ | 1,156 |
Corporate partner receivables | 780 |  |  | 583 |
Tax receivables | 164 |  |  | 216 |
Other | 200 |  |  | 124 |
Total other current assets | $ | 2,367 |  |  | $ | 2,079 |
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
| December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Sales deductions | $ | 5,174 |  |  | $ | 4,801 |
Dividends payable | 1,083 |  |  | 1,018 |
Employee compensation and benefits | 1,081 |  |  | 1,098 |
Income taxes payable | 701 |  |  | 828 |
Sales returns reserve | 542 |  |  | 474 |
Other | 2,150 |  |  | 1,922 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 10,731 |  |  | $ | 10,141 |

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