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Other assets and other liabilities

The breakdown of these items in the balance sheet is as follows:

Breakdown of other assets and other liabilities (Millions of euros)

  31/12/2020 31/12/2019 31/12/2018
Inventories 75 54 57
Other assets 2,144 2,928 2,119
Prepayments and accrued income * 1,686 1,496 710
Ongoing transactions 284 271 435
Dividends on equity securities accrued and receivable 3 7 23
Other 171 1,154 951
TOTAL OTHER ASSETS 2,219 2,982 2,176
Prepayments and accrued income * 1,132 1,143 1,036
Ongoing transactions 702 446 1,027
Other 161 573 576
TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES 1,995 2,162 2,639

(*) Includes the accumulated amount of the fair value hedge adjustments of hedged items that are accrued until maturity (see Note 15).

The breakdown of the changes of the balance under "Inventories" is as follows:

Changes in inventories (Millions of euros)

    2020 2019 2018
    FORECLOSED ASSETS OTHER ASSETS FORECLOSED ASSETS OTHER ASSETS FORECLOSED ASSETS OTHER ASSETS
Gross cost, inventories
Opening balance 53 35 38 43 2,357 54
Plus:
Acquisitions 14 125 3 215 78 245
Transfers and other 18 15 7
Less:
Sales (5) (129) (3) (224) (2,339) (256)
Transfers and other * 1 (58) (7)
CLOSING BALANCE 80 31 53 35 38 43
Impairment allowances, inventories
Opening balance (33) (1) (23) (1) (1,517) (17)
Plus:
Net allowances (Note 37) (2) 0 (6) (1)
Transfers and other 0 (11) 10 17
Less:
Amounts used 1 1,490
CLOSING BALANCE (35) (1) (33) (1) (23) (1)
INVENTORIES 45 30 20 34 15 42

(*) They mainly include the value of the constructions/land fields reclassified from other balance sheet headings: from "Investment property" or "Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale" (see Notes 18 and 21).