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Other Current Liabilities and Other Liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Other Current Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract]  
Other Current Liabilities and Other Liabilities

9. Other Current Liabilities and Other Liabilities

The table below presents the components of other current liabilities.

March 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
(in millions)
Other Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued product warranty costs
$
80
 
$
68
 
Estimated costs in excess of estimated contract value to complete contracts in process in a loss position
 
74
 
 
70
 
Accrued interest
 
48
 
 
43
 
Accruals for pending and threatened litigation (see Note 18)(1)
 
45
 
 
51
 
Deferred revenues
 
36
 
 
34
 
Product returns allowance(2)
 
4
 
 
5
 
Other
 
157
 
 
160
 
Total other current liabilities
$
444
 
$
431
 
(1)The quarterly period ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 included $10 million and $14 million, respectively, in connection with the EoTech matter.
(2)On March 23, 2017, the Company ended the voluntary return program for various EoTech HWS products in connection with the preliminary settlement of the class action lawsuit (See Note 18). The product returns allowance, net of refund payments made to eligible owners, was $2 million at March 31, 2017. As of April 16, 2017, the Company had approved refunds at a cost of approximately $36 million, with an average refund cost per unit of $500.

The table below presents the components of other liabilities.

March 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
(in millions)
Other Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current income taxes payable (see Note 11)
$
123
 
$
124
 
Deferred compensation
 
50
 
 
47
 
Accrued product warranty costs
 
36
 
 
41
 
Estimated contingent purchase price payable for acquired businesses (see Note 5)
 
31
 
 
29
 
Accrued workers’ compensation
 
29
 
 
30
 
Notes payable and capital lease obligations
 
14
 
 
13
 
Other
 
82
 
 
84
 
Total other liabilities
$
365
 
$
368
 

The table below presents the changes in the Company’s accrued product warranty costs.

First Quarter Ended
March 31,
2017
March 25,
2016
(in millions)
Accrued product warranty costs:(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1
$
109
 
$
105
 
Acquisitions during the period
 
3
 
 
 
Accruals for product warranties issued during the period
 
16
 
 
9
 
Settlements made during the period
 
(12
)
 
(11
)
Balance at end of period
$
116
 
$
103
 
(1)Warranty obligations incurred in connection with long-term production contracts that are accounted for under the POC 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.