Other Financial Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Current Assets

The following table presents details of other current assets reflected in our consolidated balance sheets:



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(Dollars in millions)
Prepaid expenses	$	379	294
Income tax receivable	79		258
Materials, supplies and inventory	131		128
Contract assets	359		128
Contract acquisition costs	155		—
Other	134		133
Total other current assets	$	1,237	941

Selected Current Liabilities

The following table presents details of other current liabilities reflected in our consolidated balance sheets:



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(Dollars in millions)
Other current liabilities:
Accrued contributions to federal programs	$	136	74
Dividends payable	51		34
Accrued rents	41		14
Accrued rents-telephone poles	35		34
Litigation contingencies	31		45
Other	80		143
Total other current liabilities	$	374	344

Included in accounts payable at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, were $58 million and $36 million, respectively, representing book overdrafts.