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Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of (in millions):

		September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
Accrued vendor costs		$	840			$	531
Customer prepayments and billings			765				673
Compensation			503				516
Warranty			267				228
Taxes (non-income)			181				188
Insurance			140				131
Fair value of derivative financial instruments			140				31
Accrued commissions			93				97
Interest			30				11
Other			351				357
Total		$	3,310			$	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			87
Amounts incurred			(50	)
Currency translation adjustments and other			2
Balance at September 30, 2014		$	267

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