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Other Current Liabilities and Other Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Other Current Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract] 
Other Current Liabilities and Other Liabilities
 
8.  Other Current Liabilities and Other Liabilities
 
The table below presents the components of other current liabilities.
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2011     2010  
    (in millions)  
 
Other Current Liabilities:
               
Accruals for pending and threatened litigation (see Note 17)
  $   23     $   19  
Accrued product warranty costs
    88       86  
Estimated costs in excess of estimated contract value to complete contracts in process in a loss position
    74       93  
Accrued interest
    70       75  
Deferred revenues
    44       34  
Other
    90       82  
                 
Total other current liabilities
  $ 389     $ 389  
                 
 
The table below presents the components of other liabilities.
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2011     2010  
    (in millions)  
 
Other Liabilities:
               
Non-current income taxes payable (see Note 11)
  $   280     $   248  
Deferred compensation
    55       53  
Accrued workers’ compensation
    57       57  
Estimated contingent purchase price payable for acquired businesses
    9       9  
Notes payable and capital lease obligations
    10       10  
Accrued product warranty costs
    4       6  
Other
    97       103  
                 
Total other liabilities
  $ 512     $ 486  
                 
 
 
The table below presents the changes in the Company’s accrued product warranty costs.
 
                 
    Year-to-Date Ended  
    September 30,
    September 24,
 
    2011     2010  
    (in millions)  
 
Accrued product warranty costs:(1)
               
Balance at January 1
  $   92     $   99  
Acquisitions during the period
          1  
Accruals for product warranties issued during the period
    54       42  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
          (1 )
Settlements made during the period
    (54 )     (47 )
                 
Balance at end of period
  $ 92     $ 94  
                 
 
 
(1) Warranty obligations incurred in connection with long-term production contracts that are accounted for under the percentage-of-completion cost-to-cost method are included within the contract estimates at completion and are excluded from the above amounts. The balances above include both the current and non-current amounts.