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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
INVENTORIES
Total inventories consisted of the following:
(millions)
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Finished goods
$
235

 
$
232

Work in progress
37

 
35

Raw materials
56

 
62

Total
$
328

 
$
329


ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
Changes in the liability for asset retirement obligations consisted of the following:
 
Three months ended March 31,
(millions)
2015
 
2014
Balance as of January 1
$
123

 
$
132

Accretion expense
2

 
2

Liabilities incurred

 

Changes in estimated cash flows (a)

 
(10
)
Liabilities settled

 
(2
)
Foreign currency translation
(3
)
 
(2
)
Balance as of March 31
$
122

 
$
120

(a)
Changes in estimated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 included changes in estimates primarily for our gypsum quarry and ship loading facility in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada, which we permanently closed during the third quarter of 2011, and our mining operation in Little Narrows, Nova Scotia, Canada as a result of receiving regulatory approval of a revised reclamation plan in 2014.
ACCRUED INTEREST
Interest accrued on our debt as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $36 million and $45 million, respectively, and is included in accrued expenses on our accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Assets held for sale as of March 31, 2015 totaled $35 million, which reflected the two self-unloading ocean vessels owned by Gypsum Transportation Limited, or GTL, and as of December 31, 2014 totaled $5 million, which reflected other indefinite-lived intangible assets. Assets held for sale are classified as other current assets in our accompanying consolidated balance sheets. See Note 17 for discussion of GTL and a related subsequent event.