A standard warranty is provided as assurance that the equipment will function as intended. The standard warranty period varies by product and region. At the time a sale is recognized, we record an estimate of future warranty costs based on historical claims rate experience and estimated population under warranty.


	Three Months Ended
	January 26		January 28
	2025		2024
Beginning of period balance	$	1,426	$	1,610
Warranty claims paid		(310)		(309)
New product warranty accruals		256		281
Foreign exchange		(12)		7
End of period balance	$	1,360	$	1,589

In certain international markets, we provide guarantees to banks for the retail financing of John Deere equipment. As of January 26, 2025, the notional value of these guarantees was $128. We may repossess the equipment collateralizing the receivables. At January 26, 2025, the accrued losses under these guarantees were not material.

We also had other miscellaneous contingent liabilities totaling approximately $115 at January 26, 2025. The accrued liability for these contingencies was $25 at January 26, 2025.

At January 26, 2025, we had commitments of approximately $490 for the construction and acquisition of property and equipment. Also at January 26, 2025, we had restricted assets of $259, classified as “Other assets.”

We are subject to various unresolved legal actions. The accrued losses on these matters were not material at January 26, 2025. We believe the reasonably possible range of losses for these unresolved legal actions would not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. The most prevalent legal claims relate to product liability (including asbestos-related liability), employment, patent, trademark, and antitrust matters (including class action litigation).