Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Guarantee obligations [Table Text Block]

The maximum potential payments and the carrying value of recorded liabilities related to guarantees and limited indemnities were as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Maximum potential payments	$	392	$	592
Carrying value of recorded liabilities related to guarantees and limited indemnities	16		17

Warranty [Table Text Block]

Our estimates of warranty and field service action obligations are accounted for primarily in Other liabilities and deferred revenue for the periods ended September 30 were as follows (in millions):

	First Nine Months
	2015			2014
Beginning balance	$	4,785		$	3,927
Payments made during the period	(2,036		)	(2,186		)
Changes in accrual related to warranties issued during the period	1,523			1,506
Changes in accrual related to pre-existing warranties	495			1,522
Foreign currency translation and other	(192		)	(67		)
Ending balance	$	4,575		$	4,702