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Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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Accrued Liabilities

J. ACCRUED LIABILITIES

						(In Millions)
		At December 31
		2012				2011
Salaries, wages and commissions		$	189			$	133
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			24				25
Dividends payable			27				27
Litigation			7				14
Derivative instruments (Note F)			6				27
Plant closures			5				3
Other			81				79
Total		$	823			$	766

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