Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Components of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of (table in thousands):

	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Salaries and benefits	$	1,018,289	$	961,587
Product warranties	277,862		254,554
Partner rebates	187,413		167,813
Restructuring, current (See Note Q)	75,567		61,541
Derivatives	40,279		50,963
Other	922,649		858,521
	$	2,522,059	$	2,354,979

Activity in Warranty Accrual for Product Warranty

The following represents the activity in our warranty accrual for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (table in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Balance, beginning of the period	$	254,554		$	236,131		$	271,594
Provision	181,898			174,850			120,296
Amounts charged to the accrual	(158,590		)	(156,427		)	(155,759		)
Balance, end of the period	$	277,862		$	254,554		$	236,131