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Accrued and Other Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Accrued and Other Liabilities | Accrued and Other Liabilities
| December 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Accrued liabilities |  |  |
Dealer and customer allowances, claims and discounts | $ | 7,270 |  |  | $ | 6,065 |
Deferred revenue | 3,371 |  |  | 2,802 |
Product warranty and related liabilities | 4,555 |  |  | 3,285 |
Payrolls and employee benefits excluding postemployment benefits | 3,221 |  |  | 3,099 |
Other(a) | 12,737 |  |  | 12,113 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 31,154 |  |  | $ | 27,364 |
Other liabilities |  |  |
Deferred revenue | $ | 5,940 |  |  | $ | 5,019 |
Product warranty and related liabilities | 6,016 |  |  | 6,011 |
Operating lease liabilities | 961 |  |  | 907 |
Employee benefits excluding postemployment benefits | 501 |  |  | 518 |
Postemployment benefits including facility idling reserves | 154 |  |  | 151 |
Other(a) | 4,265 |  |  | 3,909 |
Total other liabilities | $ | 17,836 |  |  | $ | 16,515 |
__________ (a)Includes amounts related to product liability, breach of warranty and other legal and environmental-related accruals of $3.4 billion and $2.9 billion at December 31, 2024 and 2023
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Product Warranty and Related Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Warranty balance at beginning of period | $ | 9,295 |  |  | $ | 8,530 |  |  | $ | 9,774 |
Warranties issued and assumed in period – recall campaigns | 997 |  |  | 864 |  |  | 651 |
Warranties issued and assumed in period – product warranty | 3,621 |  |  | 2,418 |  |  | 1,943 |
Payments | (4,474) |  |  | (4,009) |  |  | (4,097) |
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties | 1,237 |  |  | 1,462 |  |  | 297 |
Effect of foreign currency and other | (106) |  |  | 31 |  |  | (37) |
Warranty balance at end of period | 10,571 |  |  | 9,295 |  |  | 8,530 |
Less: Supplier recoveries balance at end of period(a) | 438 |  |  | 646 |  |  | 1,184 |
Warranty balance, net of supplier recoveries at end of period | $ | 10,133 |  |  | $ | 8,649 |  |  | $ | 7,345 |
__________ (a)The current portion of supplier recoveries is recorded in Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance and the non-current portion is recorded in Other assets.
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Product warranty expense, net of recoveries |  |  |  |  |
Warranties issued and assumed in period | $ | 4,618 |  |  | $ | 3,282 |  |  | $ | 2,593 |
Supplier recoveries accrued in period | (297) |  |  | 3 |  |  | (261) |
Adjustments and other | 1,131 |  |  | 1,493 |  |  | 260 |
Warranty expense, net of supplier recoveries | $ | 5,452 |  |  | $ | 4,778 |  |  | $ | 2,592 |
For estimates related to reasonably possible losses in excess of amounts accrued for recall campaigns, refer to Note 16 for additional information.

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