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OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Other Current Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]  
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
Other current liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):
 
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Compensation and benefits
$
122

 
$
146

Income taxes
9

 
8

Taxes other than income taxes
23

 
50

Accrued interest
14

 
15

Product warranties
22

 
27

Restructuring (see Note 5)
7

 
9

Asbestos-related liabilities (see Note 23)
17

 
17

Indemnity obligations (see Note 23)
2

 
11

Other
63

 
68

Other current liabilities
$
279

 
$
351


The company records estimated product warranty costs at the time of shipment of products to customers. Warranty reserves are primarily based on factors that include past claims experience, sales history, product manufacturing and engineering changes and industry developments. Liabilities for product recall campaigns are recorded at the time the company’s obligation is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Policy repair actions to maintain customer relationship are recorded as other liabilities at the time an obligation is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Product warranties, including recall campaigns, not expected to be paid within one year are recorded as a non-current liability.
 
A summary of the changes in product warranties is as follows (in millions):
 
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Total product warranties – beginning of year
$
51

 
$
57

 
$
44

Accruals for product warranties (1)
15

 
22

 
31

Payments
(18
)
 
(22
)
 
(20
)
Change in estimates and other

 
(6
)
 
2

Total product warranties – end of year
48

 
51

 
57

Less: non-current product warranties (see Note 15)
(26
)
 
(24
)
 
(37
)
Product warranties – current
$
22

 
$
27

 
$
20



(1) Includes an accrual of $12 million for a specific warranty contingency related to a non-safety, product performance issue recognized during fiscal year 2013. Of the $12 million, $8 million was reversed in fiscal year 2014 as the company moved from a full recall campaign to a fix-as-find approach (see Note 23).