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Accrued Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Payables And Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Liabilities

3.

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of (in millions):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Compensation

 

$

281

 

 

$

345

 

Vendor costs

 

 

128

 

 

 

150

 

Warranty

 

 

114

 

 

 

135

 

Taxes (non-income)

 

 

103

 

 

 

152

 

Insurance

 

 

61

 

 

 

74

 

Commissions

 

 

38

 

 

 

58

 

Interest

 

 

27

 

 

 

7

 

Fair value of derivatives

 

 

13

 

 

 

8

 

Other

 

 

258

 

 

 

309

 

Total

 

$

1,023

 

 

$

1,238

 

 

Warranties

 

The Company provides warranties on certain of its products and services. The Company accrues warranty liability based upon specific claims and a review of historical 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 warranty provision are as follows (in millions):

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

135

 

Net provisions for warranties issued during the year

 

 

27

 

Amounts incurred

 

 

(48

)

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

$

114