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Accrued Liabilities | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Accrued Liabilities |
7. | Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities include the following:
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | September 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Royalties |  | $ | 103,019 |  |  | $ | 110,463 |  |  | $ | 100,542 |
Advertising and promotion |  |  | 87,306 |  |  |  | 112,013 |  |  |  | 76,453 |
Taxes other than income taxes |  |  | 70,948 |  |  |  | 93,665 |  |  |  | 70,121 |
Litigation accrual |  |  | — |  |  |  | 137,800 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 393,179 |  |  |  | 429,151 |  |  |  | 393,039 |
|  | $ | 654,452 |  |  | $ | 883,092 |  |  | $ | 640,155 |

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