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Accrued Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016
Accrued Liabilities | Note I — Accrued Liabilities
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | In thousands |
Compensation |  | $ | 172,901 |  |  | $ | 210,652 |
Deferred compensation (Note L) |  |  | 29,491 |  |  |  | 31,773 |
Income taxes |  |  | 59,779 |  |  |  | 98,860 |
Other taxes |  |  | 123,161 |  |  |  | 141,613 |
Advertising |  |  | 56,338 |  |  |  | 52,155 |
Customer discounts and allowances |  |  | 36,013 |  |  |  | 34,209 |
Interest |  |  | 16,918 |  |  |  | 16,443 |
Derivative financial instruments (Note T) |  |  | 25,776 |  |  |  | 26,968 |
Insurance |  |  | 16,669 |  |  |  | 15,332 |
Product warranty claims (Note K) |  |  | 13,550 |  |  |  | 14,467 |
Pension liabilities (Note L) |  |  | 8,480 |  |  |  | 8,880 |
Freight, duties and postage |  |  | 51,657 |  |  |  | 50,651 |
Other |  |  | 178,517 |  |  |  | 195,423 |
Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 789,250 |  |  | $ | 897,426 |

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