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Other Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015
Schedule of Other Liabilities |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | In thousands |
Deferred compensation (Note M) |  | $ | 263,453 |  |  | $ | 244,554 |
Pension liabilities (Note M) |  |  | 364,304 |  |  |  | 214,431 |
Income taxes |  |  | 123,891 |  |  |  | 129,257 |
Deferred income taxes (Note P) |  |  | 348,394 |  |  |  | 452,506 |
Deferred rent credits |  |  | 90,939 |  |  |  | 86,141 |
Product warranty claims |  |  | 47,821 |  |  |  | 42,352 |
Derivative financial instruments (Note U) |  |  | 4,801 |  |  |  | 10,169 |
Other |  |  | 61,833 |  |  |  | 64,165 |
Other liabilities |  | $ | 1,305,436 |  |  | $ | 1,243,575 |
Activity Relating to Accrued Product Warranty Claims | Activity relating to accrued product warranty claims is summarized as follows:
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | In thousands |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 57,139 |  |  | $ | 50,395 |  |  | $ | 44,727 |
Accrual for products sold during the year |  |  | 20,971 |  |  |  | 20,199 |  |  |  | 17,769 |
Repair or replacement costs incurred |  |  | (13,660 | ) |  |  | (13,923 | ) |  |  | (12,427 | )
Currency translation |  |  | (2,162 | ) |  |  | 468 |  |  |  | 326 |
Balance, end of year |  |  | 62,288 |  |  |  | 57,139 |  |  |  | 50,395 |
Less current portion (Note J) |  |  | 14,467 |  |  |  | 14,787 |  |  |  | 13,805 |
Long-term portion |  | $ | 47,821 |  |  | $ | 42,352 |  |  | $ | 36,590 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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