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PRODUCT WARRANTY LIABILITIES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Product Warranty Liability Activities

Product warranty liability activities consist of the following (dollars in millions):

 

     Three months ended September 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  
     2017      2016      2017      2016  

Beginning balance

   $ 55      $ 70      $ 63      $ 78  

Payments

     (8      (7      (23      (26

Increase in liability (warranty issued during period)

     4        4        13        12  

Net adjustments to liability

     (2      3        (4      6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 49      $ 70      $ 49      $ 70