Additional Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Additional Financial Information

Additional Financial Information

NOTE 19. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheets		2017		2016
Current customer fulfillment costs (included in Other current assets)	$	3,877	$	3,398
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	24,439	$	22,027
Accrued payroll and commissions		2,284		2,450
Current portion of employee benefit obligation		1,585		1,644
Accrued interest		2,661		2,023
Other		3,501		2,994
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	34,470	$	31,138

Consolidated Statements of Income		2017		2016		2015
Advertising expense	$	3,772	$	3,768	$	3,632
Interest expense incurred	$	7,203	$	5,802	$	4,917
Capitalized interest		(903)		(892)		(797)
Total interest expense	$	6,300	$	4,910	$	4,120

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows		2017		2016		2015
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	$	6,622	$	5,696	$	4,822
Income taxes, net of refunds		2,006		3,721		1,851

No customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenues in 2017, 2016 or 2015.

Labor ContractsAs of January 31, 2018, we employed approximately 252,000persons. Approximately 46 percent of our employees are represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) or other unions. Contracts covering approximately 23,000 will expire during 2018, including approximately 10,000 traditional wireline employees in our five-state Midwest region and approximately 10,000 mobility employees in our nine-state Southeast region. After expiration of the current agreements, work stoppages or labor disruptions may occur in the absence of new contracts or other agreements being reached.