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Other Financial Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
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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
September 30, 2016
 
As of
December 31, 2015
 
(Dollars in millions)
Prepaid expenses
$
271

 
238

Materials, supplies and inventory
136

 
144

Assets held for sale
1

 
8

Deferred activation and installation charges
111

 
105

Other
112

 
86

Total other current assets
$
631

 
581


Selected Current Liabilities
Current liabilities reflected in our consolidated balance sheets include accounts payable and other current liabilities as follows:
 
As of
September 30, 2016
 
As of
December 31, 2015
 
(Dollars in millions)
Accounts payable
$
1,036

 
968

Other current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accrued rent
$
29

 
32

Legal contingencies
46

 
20

Other
180

 
168

Total other current liabilities
$
255

 
220


Included in accounts payable at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, were (i) $59 million and $68 million, respectively, representing book overdrafts and (ii) $110 million and $94 million, respectively, associated with capital expenditures.
Other Information
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we made three small acquisitions for total consideration of $24 million, including immaterial future cash payments, of which substantially all of the $24 million has initially been attributed to goodwill. These acquisitions were consummated to expand the product offerings of our business segment and therefore the goodwill has been assigned to that segment. The majority of the goodwill is attributed primarily to expected future increases in business segment revenue from the sale of new products. The majority of the goodwill from these acquisitions is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.