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Other Liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2018
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary Of Significant Other Liabilities By Balance Sheet Caption | A summary of significant other liabilities by balance sheet caption follows:
| July 1, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Salaries and wages | $ | 892 |  |  | $ | 786 |
Workers’ compensation | 319 |  |  | 320 |
Retirement benefits | 299 |  |  | 295 |
Fair value of cash flow hedges | 221 |  |  | 180 |
Other (a) | 1,710 |  |  | 1,317 |
Total other current liabilities | $ | 3,441 |  |  | $ | 2,898 |
Retirement benefits | $ | 4,561 |  |  | $ | 4,408 |
Customer deposits on commercial contracts | 587 |  |  | 814 |
Deferred income taxes | 594 |  |  | 244 |
Other (b) | 1,446 |  |  | 1,066 |
Total other liabilities | $ | 7,188 |  |  | $ | 6,532 |
(a)Consists primarily of dividends payable, taxes payable, capital lease obligations, environmental remediation reserves, warranty reserves, deferred revenue and supplier contributions in the Aerospace segment, liabilities of discontinued operations, and insurance-related costs. (b)Consists primarily of capital lease obligations, warranty reserves, workers’ compensation liabilities and liabilities of discontinued operations.

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