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Accrued Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015
Accrued Liabilities | Note J — Accrued Liabilities
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | In thousands |
Compensation |  | $ | 210,652 |  |  | $ | 186,724 |
Deferred compensation (Note M) |  |  | 31,773 |  |  |  | 31,608 |
Income taxes |  |  | 98,860 |  |  |  | 91,635 |
Deferred income taxes (Note P) |  |  | 6,176 |  |  |  | 9,367 |
Other taxes |  |  | 141,613 |  |  |  | 134,476 |
Advertising |  |  | 52,155 |  |  |  | 65,389 |
Customer discounts and allowances |  |  | 34,209 |  |  |  | 37,107 |
Interest |  |  | 16,443 |  |  |  | 16,444 |
Derivative financial instruments (Note U) |  |  | 26,968 |  |  |  | 36,622 |
Insurance |  |  | 15,332 |  |  |  | 16,518 |
Product warranty claims (Note L) |  |  | 14,467 |  |  |  | 14,787 |
Pension liabilities (Note M) |  |  | 8,880 |  |  |  | 9,016 |
Freight, duties and postage |  |  | 50,651 |  |  |  | 46,640 |
Other |  |  | 195,423 |  |  |  | 208,959 |
Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 903,602 |  |  | $ | 905,292 |

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