| | | Year Ended December 31, |
| | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2011 |
| Interest Expense, Net | | | | | | | |
| Interest income | | $ | 93 | | $ | 107 | | $ | 111 |
| Interest expense | | | (1,283) | | | (1,360) | | | (1,321) |
| Total interest expense, net | | $ | (1,190) | | $ | (1,253) | | $ | (1,210) |
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| | | December 31, 2013 | | December 31, 2012 |
| Other Noncurrent Liabilities | | | | | |
| Noncurrent tax and interest reserves | | $ | 2,561 | | $ | 2,482 |
| Participations payable | | | 1,078 | | | 963 |
| Programming costs payable | | | 1,076 | | | 1,092 |
| Noncurrent pension and post-retirement liabilities | | | 733 | | | 1,058 |
| Deferred compensation | | | 573 | | | 580 |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | | | 463 | | | 546 |
| Total other noncurrent liabilities | | $ | 6,484 | | $ | 6,721 |
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| | | December 31, 2013 | | December 31, 2012 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities | | | | | |
| Accounts payable | | $ | 693 | | $ | 771 |
| Accrued expenses | | | 1,925 | | | 2,176 |
| Participations payable | | | 2,302 | | | 2,461 |
| Programming costs payable | | | 706 | | | 747 |
| Accrued compensation | | | 1,224 | | | 1,075 |
| Accrued interest | | | 313 | | | 323 |
| Accrued income taxes | | | 159 | | | 486 |
| Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 7,322 | | $ | 8,039 |
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Additional financial information with respect to cash payments and receipts, Interest expense, net, Other loss, net, Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other noncurrent liabilities is as follows (millions):
| | | Year Ended December 31, |
| | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2011 |
| Cash Flows | | | | | | | | |
| Cash payments made for interest | | $ | (1,202) | | $ | (1,262) | | $ | (1,119) |
| Interest income received | | | 44 | | | 42 | | | 40 |
| Cash interest payments, net | | $ | (1,158) | | $ | (1,220) | | $ | (1,079) |
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| Cash payments made for income taxes | | $ | (1,252) | | $ | (1,346) | | $ | (1,174) |
| Income tax refunds received | | | 87 | | | 78 | | | 95 |
| TWC tax sharing payments(a) | | | - | | | (6) | | | - |
| Cash tax payments, net | | $ | (1,165) | | $ | (1,274) | | $ | (1,079) |
| ___________ | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Represents net amounts paid to TWC in accordance with a tax sharing agreement with TWC.
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| | | Year Ended December 31, |
| | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2011 |
| Other Loss, Net | | | | | | | |
| Investment gains (losses), net | | $ | 61 | | $ | (30) | | $ | (136) |
| Loss on equity method investees | | | (152) | | | (183) | | | (79) |
| Other | | | (21) | | | (4) | | | (21) |
| Total other loss, net | | $ | (112) | | $ | (217) | | $ | (236) |
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