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Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Accrued Expenses | NOTE 16 — ACCRUED EXPENSES A summary of other accrued expenses at December 31 follows (dollars in millions):
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Professional liability risks |  | $ | 457 |  |  | $ | 466 |
Defined contribution benefit plan |  |  | 528 |  |  |  | 459 |
Interest |  |  | 368 |  |  |  | 429 |
Right-of-use operating lease |  |  | 350 |  |  |  | — |
Taxes other than income |  |  | 325 |  |  |  | 308 |
Other |  |  | 904 |  |  |  | 962 |
|  | $ | 2,932 |  |  | $ | 2,624 |

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