Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

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Accrued Expenses

NOTE 15 — ACCRUED EXPENSES

A summary of other accrued expenses at December 31 follows (dollars in millions):

	2023		2022
Professional liability risks	$	532	$	515
Defined contribution benefit plans		668		612
Right-of-use operating leases		363		364
Taxes other than income		382		371
Interest		414		402
Employee medical benefits		199		182
Other		1,313		1,135
	$	3,871	$	3,581