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Accrued Liabilities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Liabilities

3. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of (in millions):

 

     June 30,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Customer prepayments and billings

   $ 355       $ 426   

Vendor costs

     278         449   

Compensation

     232         241   

Warranty

     208         244   

Taxes (non-income)

     128         175   

Fair value of derivative financial instruments

     104         261   

Insurance

     97         113   

Commissions

     60         73   

Interest

     8         8   

Other

     304         294   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,774       $ 2,284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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”. 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, 2015

   $ 244   
  

 

 

 

Net provisions for warranties issued during the year

     31   

Amounts incurred

     (67

Currency translation adjustments and other

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2016

   $ 208