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Accrued Liabilities | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Accrued Liabilities | 3. Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities consist of (in millions):
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Customer prepayments and billings |  | $ | 687 |  |  | $ | 686 |
Accrued vendor costs |  |  | 407 |  |  |  | 280 |
Compensation |  |  | 349 |  |  |  | 468 |
Warranty |  |  | 210 |  |  |  | 211 |
Taxes (non income) |  |  | 113 |  |  |  | 119 |
Insurance |  |  | 111 |  |  |  | 103 |
Fair value of derivatives |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 83 |
Interest |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 7 |
Other |  |  | 444 |  |  |  | 419 |
Total |  | $ | 2,363 |  |  | $ | 2,376 |
Service and Product Warranties The Company provides service and warranty policies on certain of its products. The Company accrues liabilities under service and warranty policies based upon specific claims and a review of historical warranty and service claim experience in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 450 “Contingencies” (“ASC Topic 450”). Adjustments are made to accruals as claim data and historical experience change. In addition, the Company incurs discretionary costs to service its products in connection with product performance issues and accrues for them when they are encountered. The changes in the carrying amount of service and product warranties are as follows (in millions):
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 211 |
Net provisions for warranties issued during the year |  |  | 39 |
Amounts incurred |  |  | (44 | )
Currency translation adjustments and other |  |  | 4 |
Balance at September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 210 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for accounts payable and accrued liabilities at the end of the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19 -Subparagraph a -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a),20,24) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20, 24 -Article 5 + Details
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