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NOTE 15
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The tables that follow provide additional financial information related to our consolidated financial statements:
Income Statement Information
(dollars in millions)
Years Ended December 31, 2011 2010 2009
Depreciation expense $ 14,991 $ 14,593 $ 14,564
Interest costs on debt balances 3,269 3,487 4,029
Capitalized interest costs (442) (964) (927)
Advertising expense 2,523 2,451 3,020
Balance Sheet Information
(dollars in millions)
At December 31, 2011 2010
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 4,194 $ 3,936
Accrued expenses 3,786 4,110
Accrued vacation, salaries and wages 4,857 5,686
Interest payable 774 813
Taxes payable 1,078 1,157
$ 14,689 $ 15,702
Other Current Liabilities
Advance billings and customer deposits $ 3,290 $ 3,091
Dividends payable 5,940 1,402
Other 1,993 2,860
$ 11,223 $ 7,353
Cash Flow Information
(dollars in millions)
Years Ended December 31, 2011 2010 2009
Cash Paid
Interest, net of amounts capitalized $ 2,629 $ 2,433 $ 2,573