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Accrued Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities Table [Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016
Advances on sales contracts and service billings | $ | 4,547 |  |  | $ | 4,217 |
Accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits | 1,741 |  |  | 1,608 |
Service and warranty accruals | 629 |  |  | 555 |
Interest payable | 439 |  |  | 395 |
Litigation and contract matters | 435 |  |  | 488 |
Income taxes payable | 285 |  |  | 382 |
Accrued property, sales and use taxes | 258 |  |  | 289 |
Canadian government settlement - current portion | 217 |  |  | 245 |
Accrued restructuring costs | 212 |  |  | 210 |
Accrued workers compensation | 204 |  |  | 208 |
Other | 3,349 |  |  | 3,622 |
| $ | 12,316 |  |  | $ | 12,219 |

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