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Accrued Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Accrued Liabilities | J. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
|  | (In Millions) |
|  | At December 31 |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Salaries, wages and commissions |  | $ | 199 |  |  | $ | 144 |
Insurance |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 163 |
Warranty (Note T) |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 102 |
Advertising and sales promotion |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 83 |
Interest |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 78 |
Employee retirement plans |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 32 |
Property, payroll and other taxes |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 28 |
Dividends payable |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 27 |
Litigation |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 14 |
Derivative instruments (Note F) |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 27 |
Plant closures |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 3 |
Other |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 81 |
Total |  | $ | 837 |  |  | $ | 782 |

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