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Supplemental Financial Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Accounts and Other Receivables |
(in millions) | September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Trade receivables | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 53 |
Credit card receivables | 46 |  |  | 112 |
Business partners and other suppliers | 466 |  |  | 779 |
Income tax receivable | 325 |  |  | 87 |
Other | 12 |  |  | 55 |
Accounts and other receivables | $ | 897 |  |  | $ | 1,086 |
Other Assets |
(in millions) | September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Derivative contracts | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 49 |
Intangible assets, net | 295 |  |  | 296 |
Other | 307 |  |  | 232 |
Other assets | $ | 679 |  |  | $ | 577 |
Schedule of Accounts Payable |
(in millions) | September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Accounts payable trade | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 304 |
Salaries payable | 184 |  |  | 231 |
Taxes payable excluding income taxes | 41 |  |  | 227 |
Aircraft maintenance payable | 97 |  |  | 162 |
Fuel payable | 49 |  |  | 129 |
Dividends payable | — |  |  | 93 |
Other payable | 440 |  |  | 428 |
Accounts payable | $ | 980 |  |  | $ | 1,574 |
Accrued Liabilities |
(in millions) | September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Extended Emergency Time Off | $ | 457 |  |  | $ | — |
Voluntary Separation Program 2020 | 242 |  |  | — |
Profitsharing and savings plans | 21 |  |  | 695 |
Vacation pay | 418 |  |  | 434 |
Health | 110 |  |  | 120 |
Workers compensation | 158 |  |  | 166 |
Property and income taxes | 75 |  |  | 79 |
Derivative contracts | 28 |  |  | 5 |
Other | 327 |  |  | 250 |
Accrued liabilities | $ | 1,836 |  |  | $ | 1,749 |
Other Noncurrent Liabilities |
(in millions) | September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Extended Emergency Time Off | $ | 131 |  |  | $ | — |
Voluntary Separation Program 2020 | 377 |  |  | — |
Postretirement obligation | 339 |  |  | 288 |
Other deferred compensation | 287 |  |  | 313 |
Other | 99 |  |  | 105 |
Other noncurrent liabilities | $ | 1,233 |  |  | $ | 706 |

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