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Accrued Expenses (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Components of Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of (table in millions):
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Salaries and benefits
$
932

 
$
1,018

Product warranties
291

 
278

Dividends payable (see Note 12)
212

 

Partner rebates
179

 
187

Restructuring, current (See Note 13)
88

 
76

Derivatives
32

 
40

Other
937

 
923

 
$
2,671

 
$
2,522

Activity in Warranty Accrual for Product Warranty
The following represents the activity in our warranty accrual for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (table in millions):
 
For the
Three Months Ended
 
For the
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 30,
2012
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 30,
2012
Balance, beginning of the period
$
283

 
$
263

 
$
278

 
$
255

Provision
51

 
40

 
96

 
88

Amounts charged to the accrual
(43
)
 
(41
)
 
(83
)
 
(81
)
Balance, end of the period
$
291

 
$
262

 
$
291

 
$
262