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Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of (in millions):

		March 31,				December 31,
		2014				2013
Customer prepayments and billings		$	755			$	673
Accrued vendor costs			562				531
Compensation			348				516
Warranty			248				228
Insurance			137				131
Taxes (non income)			128				188
Accrued Commissions			92				97
Interest			30				11
Fair value of derivatives			21				31
Other			396				357
Total		$	2,717			$	2,763

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, 2013		$	228
Net provisions for warranties issued during the year			29
Amounts incurred			(11	)
Currency translation adjustments and other			2
Balance at March 31, 2014		$	248

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