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Other Financial Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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Other Financial Information
Other Current Assets
The following table presents details of other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets:
 
As of December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in millions)
Prepaid expenses
$
238

 
260

Materials, supplies and inventory
144

 
132

Assets held for sale
8

 
14

Deferred activation and installation charges
105

 
103

Other
86

 
71

Total other current assets
$
581

 
580


Assets held for sale includes several assets that we expect to sell within the next twelve months. During 2014, we sold our remaining 700 MHz A-Block wireless spectrum licenses, which we purchased in 2008 but never placed into service. As a result of changes in market conditions and prevailing spectrum prices, we recorded an impairment charge of $14 million, which is included in other income, net in our consolidated statements of operations for the for the year ended December 31, 2014. The sale closed on November 3, 2014, and we received $39 million in cash in the aggregate.
In January 2013, we sold $43 million of our wireless spectrum assets held for sale. The sale resulted in a gain of $32 million, which is recorded as other income, net on our consolidated statements of operations.
Selected Current Liabilities
Current liabilities reflected in our consolidated balance sheets include accounts payable and other current liabilities as follows:
 
As of December 31
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in millions)
Accounts payable
$
968

 
1,226

Other current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accrued rent
$
32

 
34

Legal reserves
20

 
27

Other
168

 
149

Total other current liabilities
$
220

 
210


Included in accounts payable at December 31, 2015 and 2014, were $68 million and $80 million, respectively, representing book overdrafts and $94 million and $185 million, respectively, associated with capital expenditures.