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Other Financial Data
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Other Financial Data [Abstract]  
Other Financial Data
Other Financial Data
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Information
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) consists of the following (in millions):
 
Three months ended September 30
 
Nine months ended September 30
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Foreign currency remeasurement gain (loss)
$
3

 
$
(20
)
 
$
16

 
$
(32
)
Gain (loss) on disposal of business
(3
)
 

 
(4
)
 
(2
)
Pension and other postretirement income (expense)

 
9

 
(5
)
 
26

Equity earnings
1

 
2

 
3

 
11

Gain (loss) on financial instruments

 
16

 
(27
)
 
6

Other

 
(3
)
 

 
(3
)
Total
$
1

 
$
4

 
$
(17
)
 
$
6


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Information
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
An analysis of the allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows (in millions):
 
Three months ended September 30
 
Nine months ended September 30
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Balance at beginning of period
$
62

 
$
59

 
$
59

 
$
56

Provision charged to Other general expenses
9

 
5

 
21

 
16

Accounts written off, net of recoveries
(8
)
 

 
(17
)
 
(10
)
Foreign currency translation and other
3

 
(5
)
 
3

 
(3
)
Balance at end of period
$
66

 
$
59

 
$
66

 
$
59


Other Current Assets
The components of Other current assets are as follows (in millions):
As of
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Costs to fulfill contracts with customers (1)
$
248

 
$

Taxes receivable
196

 
114

Prepaid expenses
109

 
126

Receivables from the Divested Business (2)
11

 
28

Other
163

 
21

Total
$
727

 
$
289


(1)
Refer to Note 3 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for further information.
(2)
Refer to Note 4 “Discontinued Operations” for further information.
Other Non-Current Assets
The components of Other non-current assets are as follows (in millions):
As of
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Costs to obtain contracts with customers (1)
$
150

 
$

Investments
52

 
57

Taxes receivable
75

 
84

Other
157

 
166

Total
$
434

 
$
307


(1)
Refer to Note 3 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for further information.
Other Current Liabilities
The components of Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):
As of
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Deferred revenue (1)
$
266

 
$
311

Taxes payable (2)
16

 
139

Other
706

 
420

Total
$
988

 
$
870


(1)
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, $133 million and $348 million, respectively, were recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)
Includes a provisional estimate of $42 million for the current portion of the Transition Tax as of December 31, 2017. Refer to Note 11 “Income Taxes” for further information.
Other Non-Current Liabilities
The components of Other non-current liabilities are as follows (in millions):
As of
September 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Taxes payable (1)
$
563

 
$
529

Deferred revenue
52

 
49

Leases
157

 
153

Compensation and benefits
60

 
67

Other
258

 
304

Total
$
1,090

 
$
1,102


(1) Includes provisional estimates of $235 million and $222 million for the non-current portion of the Transition Tax as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Refer to Note 11 “Income Taxes” for further information.