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Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of (in millions):

		March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Accrued vendor costs		$	886			$	815
Customer prepayments and billings			614				703
Fair value of derivative financial instruments			420				297
Compensation			353				662
Warranty			284				272
Taxes (non-income)			159				211
Insurance			132				126
Accrued commissions			102				97
Interest			30				11
Other			320				324
Total		$	3,300			$	3,518

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, 2014		$	272
Net provisions for warranties issued during the year			27
Amounts incurred			(13	)
Currency translation adjustments and other			(2	)
Balance at March 31, 2015		$	284

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