Note 11 - Guarantees

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

NOTE 11: GUARANTEES

Kodak guarantees debt and other obligations of certain customers. The debt and other obligations are primarily due to banks and leasing companies in connection with financing of customers’ purchases of equipment and product from Kodak. At March 31, 2013, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that Kodak could be required to make under these customer-related guarantees was $18 million. At March 31, 2013, the carrying amount of any liability related to these customer guarantees was not material.

The customer financing agreements and related guarantees, which mature on varying dates through 2016, typically have a term of 90 days for product and short-term equipment financing arrangements, and up to five years for long-term equipment financing arrangements. These guarantees would require payment from Kodak only in the event of default on payment by the respective debtor. In some cases, particularly for guarantees related to equipment financing, Kodak has collateral or recourse provisions to recover and sell the equipment to reduce any losses that might be incurred in connection with the guarantees. However, any proceeds received from the liquidation of these assets would not cover the maximum potential loss under these guarantees.

EKC also guarantees potential indebtedness to banks and other third parties for some of its consolidated subsidiaries. The maximum amount guaranteed is $98 million, and the outstanding amount for those guarantees is $82 million with $39 million recorded within the Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt, and Long-term debt, net of current portion in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. The remaining $43 million of outstanding guarantees represent parent guarantees providing assurance to third parties that the Company’s subsidiaries will fulfill their future performance or financial obligations under various contracts, which do not necessarily have corresponding liabilities reported in Kodak’s financial statements. These guarantees expire in 2013 through 2016.

Pursuant to the terms of the Company's Amended and Restated Senior DIP Credit Agreement, obligations of the Borrowers to the Lenders under the Amended and Restated Senior DIP Credit Agreement, as well as secured agreements in an amount not to exceed $75 million, are guaranteed by the Company and the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries and included in the above amounts. Secured agreements under the Amended and Restated Senior DIP Credit Agreement for the Debtors totaled $20 million as of March 31, 2013.

Warranty Costs

Kodak has warranty obligations in connection with the sale of its products and equipment. The original warranty period is generally one year or less. The costs incurred to provide for these warranty obligations are estimated and recorded as an accrued liability at the time of sale. Kodak estimates its warranty cost at the point of sale for a given product based on historical failure rates and related costs to repair.

The change in Kodak's accrued warranty obligations balance, which is reflected in Other current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, was as follows:

(in millions)

Accrued warranty obligations as of December 31, 2012	$	34
Actual warranty experience during 2013		(12	)
2013 warranty provisions		9
Accrued warranty obligations as of March 31, 2013	$	31

Kodak also offers its customers extended warranty arrangements that are generally one year, but may range from three months to three years after the original warranty period. Kodak provides repair services and routine maintenance under these arrangements. Kodak has not separated the extended warranty revenues and costs from the routine maintenance service revenues and costs, as it is not practicable to do so. Therefore, these revenues and costs have been aggregated in the discussion that follows. Costs incurred under these arrangements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 amounted to $74 million. The change in Kodak's deferred revenue balance in relation to these extended warranty and maintenance arrangements from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013, which is reflected in Other current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, was as follows:

(in millions)

Deferred revenue on extended warranties as of December 31, 2012	$	107
New extended warranty and maintenance arrangements in 2013		98
Recognition of extended warranty and maintenance arrangement revenue in 2013		(90	)
Deferred revenue on extended warranties as of March 31, 2013	$	115