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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Other assets (in millions)
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Derivative contracts
$
86

 
$
145

Intangible assets (a)
366

 
166

Non-current investments
36

 
44

Other
131

 
175

Other assets
$
619

 
$
530


(a) Intangible assets primarily consist of acquired leasehold rights to certain airport owned gates at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, take-off and landing slots (a “slot” is the right of an air carrier, pursuant to regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), to operate a takeoff or landing at a specific time at certain airports) at certain domestic slot-controlled airports, and certain intangible assets recognized from the AirTran acquisition. The increase in Intangible assets during 2014 was primarily due to the acquisition of additional slots at Washington Reagan National Airport, which were divested by AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., in connection with the merger with US Airways Group, Inc. The slots acquired are not subject to amortization due to the ability to renew the slots on an unlimited basis, the expectation that the slots will contribute positive cash flows for an indefinite period of time, and the Company's recent significant growth in certain slot-controlled airports. The purchase price paid for these slots was included as a component of Capital expenditures in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Accounts payable (in millions)
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Accounts payable trade
$
189

 
$
189

Salaries payable
142

 
156

Taxes payable
142

 
146

Aircraft maintenance payable
310

 
331

Fuel payable
99

 
102

Other payables
303

 
323

Accounts payable
$
1,185

 
$
1,247



Accrued liabilities (in millions)
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Profitsharing and savings plans
$
268

 
$
244

Aircraft and other lease related obligations
152

 
173

Vacation pay
291

 
278

Health
70

 
73

Derivative contracts
31

 
12

Workers compensation
160

 
161

Property and other taxes
50

 
62

Other
255

 
226

Accrued liabilities
$
1,277

 
$
1,229



Other noncurrent liabilities (in millions)
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Postretirement obligation
$
143

 
$
138

Non-current lease-related obligations
202

 
290

Other deferred compensation
167

 
163

Deferred gains from sale and leaseback of aircraft
57

 
65

Derivative contracts
37

 
45

Other
52

 
70

Other noncurrent liabilities
$
658

 
$
771



For further details on fuel derivative and interest rate derivative contracts, see Note 3.

Other Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses consist of distribution costs, advertising expenses, personnel expenses, professional fees, and other operating costs, none of which individually exceed 10 percent of Operating expenses.