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Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of (in millions):

		June 30,				December 31,
		2013				2012
Customer prepayments and billings		$	674			$	699
Accrued vendor costs			633				444
Compensation			389				511
Warranty			205				194
Taxes (non income)			125				150
Insurance			119				108
Fair value of derivatives			59				18
Interest			12				14
Other			465				433
Total		$	2,681			$	2,571

Changes in Carrying Amount of Service and Product Warranties

The changes in the carrying amount of service and product warranties are as follows (in millions):

Balance at December 31, 2012		$	194
Net provisions for warranties issued during the year			45
Amounts incurred			(38	)
Currency translation adjustments and other			4
Balance at June 30, 2013		$	205

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