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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Prepaid Expenses and Other | Prepaid Expenses and Other
as of December 31 (in millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Prepaid value added taxes |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 114 |
Prepaid income taxes |  |  | 99 |  |  |  | 147 |
Other |  |  | 368 |  |  |  | 341 |
Prepaid expenses and other |  | $ | 601 |  |  | $ | 602 |
Other Long-Term Assets | Other Long-Term Assets
as of December 31 (in millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Deferred income taxes |  | $ | 408 |  |  | $ | 629 |
Other long-term receivables |  |  | 187 |  |  |  | 181 |
All other |  |  | 192 |  |  |  | 167 |
Other long-term assets |  | $ | 787 |  |  | $ | 977 |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
as of December 31 (in millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Accounts payable, principally trade |  | $ | 920 |  |  | $ | 791 |
Common stock dividends payable |  |  | 87 |  |  |  | 70 |
Employee compensation and withholdings |  |  | 548 |  |  |  | 542 |
Property, payroll and certain other taxes |  |  | 143 |  |  |  | 143 |
Business optimization reserves |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 153 |
Accrued rebates |  |  | 218 |  |  |  | 206 |
Separation-related reserves |  |  | — |  |  |  | 46 |
All other |  |  | 717 |  |  |  | 661 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 2,733 |  |  | $ | 2,612 |
Other Long-Term Liabilities | Other Long-Term Liabilities
as of December 31 (in millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Pension and other employee benefits |  | $ | 1,211 |  |  | $ | 1,492 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 280 |  |  |  | 93 |
Litigation reserves |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 19 |
Business optimization reserves |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 11 |
All other |  |  | 135 |  |  |  | 128 |
Other long-term liabilities |  | $ | 1,665 |  |  | $ | 1,743 |
Net Interest Expense | Net Interest Expense
years ended December 31 (in millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Interest costs |  | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 197 |
Interest costs capitalized |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (51 | )
Interest expense |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 146 |
Interest income |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (20 | )
Net interest expense |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 126 |
Other Income, Net | Other Income, net
years ended December 31 (in millions) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Foreign exchange |  | $ | (50 | ) |  | $ | (28 | ) |  | $ | (113 | )
Net loss on debt extinguishment |  |  | — |  |  |  | 153 |  |  |  | 130 |
Net realized gains on Retained Shares transaction |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,387 | ) |  |  | — |
Gain on litigation settlement |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (52 | )
Gain on sale of investments and other assets |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (38 | )
Venezuela deconsolidation |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
All other |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | (32 | )
Other income, net |  | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | (4,296 | ) |  | $ | (105 | )

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