Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies

7. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Company is involved in claims, lawsuits, investigations and proceedings incidental to its business operations which management expects will be resolved without a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. No material amount of loss in excess of recorded amounts is believed to be reasonably possible as a result of such claims, lawsuits, investigations or proceedings.

As previously reported in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, in January 2013, the Company settled a litigation matter in federal district court filed under the qui tam provisions of the civil False Claims Act for the $3 million previously accrued on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, and the court dismissed the action.

Guarantees and Product Warranties. Guarantees associated with the Company’s business activities are reviewed for appropriateness and impact to the Company’s financial statements. Periodically, the Company’s customers enter into various leasing arrangements coordinated with a leasing company. In some instances, the Company guarantees the leasing company a minimum value at the end of the lease term on the leased equipment. As of March 31, 2013, the maximum future payment obligation of this guaranteed value and the associated liability balance was $3 million.

The Company provides its customers a standard manufacturer’s warranty and records, at the time of the sale, a corresponding estimated liability for potential warranty costs. Estimated future obligations due to warranty claims are based upon historical factors such as labor rates, average repair time, travel time, number of service calls and cost of replacement parts. For each consummated sale, the Company recognizes the total customer revenue and records the associated warranty liability using pre-established warranty percentages for that product class.

The following table identifies the activity relating to the warranty reserve for the three months ended March 31:

In millions	2013			2012
Warranty reserve liability
Beginning balance at January 1	$	8		$	6
Provisions for warranties issued		3			4
Settlements (in cash or in kind)		(4	)		(3	)
Balance at March 31	$	7		$	7

The Company also offers extended and/or enhanced coverage to its customers in the form of maintenance contracts. The Company accounts for these contracts by deferring the related maintenance revenue over the extended and/or enhanced coverage period. Costs associated with maintenance support are expensed as incurred. Amounts associated with these maintenance contracts are not included in the table above.

In addition, the Company provides its customers with certain indemnification rights. In general, the Company agrees to indemnify the customer if a third party asserts patent or other infringement on the part of the customer for its use of the Company’s products. The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with the officers and directors of its subsidiaries. From time to time, the Company also enters into agreements in connection with its acquisition and divesture activities that include indemnification obligations by the Company. The fair value of these indemnification obligations is not readily determinable due to the conditional nature of the Company’s potential obligations and the specific facts and circumstances involved with each particular agreement, and as such the Company has not recorded a liability in connection with these indemnification arrangements. Historically, payments made by the Company under these types of agreements have not had a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.