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Accounts Payable, Accruals and Other Liabilities | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Accrued and Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Accounts Payable, Accruals and Other Liabilities | Accounts Payable, Accruals and Other Liabilities At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, accruals and other liabilities included accrued media of $164,462 and $207,482, respectively; and included amounts due to noncontrolling interest holders for their share of profits, which will be distributed within the next twelve months of $8,227 and $11,030, respectively. Changes in amounts due to noncontrolling interest holders included in accrued and other liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2017 and three months ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:
| Noncontrolling Interests
Balance, December 31, 2016 | $ | 4,154 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 15,375 |
Distributions made | (8,865 | )
Other (1) | 366 |
Balance, December 31, 2017 | $ | 11,030 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 897 |
Distributions made | (3,295 | )
Other (1) | (405 | )
Balance, March 31, 2018 | $ | 8,227 |
(1) | Other consists primarily of business acquisitions, sale of a business, step-up transactions, and cumulative translation adjustments.
At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, accounts payable included $25,116 and $41,989 of outstanding checks, respectively.

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