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Accrued Expenses (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Components of Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of (table in millions):
 
December 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Salaries and benefits
$
1,078

 
$
1,018

Product warranties
289

 
278

Dividends payable (see Note O)
205

 

Partner rebates
214

 
187

Restructuring, current (See Note Q)
84

 
76

Derivatives
23

 
40

Other
890

 
893

 
$
2,783

 
$
2,492

Activity in Warranty Accrual for Product Warranty
The following represents the activity in our warranty accrual for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (table in millions):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Balance, beginning of the period
$
278

 
$
255

 
$
236

Provision
198

 
182

 
175

Amounts charged to the accrual
(187
)
 
(159
)
 
(156
)
Balance, end of the period
$
289

 
$
278

 
$
255