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Accrued Liabilities | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Accrued Liabilities |
7. | Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities include the following:
|  | September 30, 2015 |  |  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Advertising and promotion |  | $ | 116,529 |  |  | $ | 87,306 |  |  | $ | 88,132 |
Royalties |  |  | 111,082 |  |  |  | 102,504 |  |  |  | 112,823 |
Taxes other than income taxes |  |  | 70,815 |  |  |  | 71,190 |  |  |  | 53,182 |
Other |  |  | 389,578 |  |  |  | 392,798 |  |  |  | 385,707 |
|  | $ | 688,004 |  |  | $ | 653,798 |  |  | $ | 639,844 |

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