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Accrued Expenses (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Components of Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of (table in millions):
 
March 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Salaries and benefits
$
897

 
$
1,078

Product warranties
274

 
289

Dividends payable (see Note 12)
211

 
205

Partner rebates
166

 
214

Restructuring, current (See Note 13)
154

 
84

Derivatives
17

 
23

Other
949

 
890

 
$
2,668

 
$
2,783

Activity in Warranty Accrual for Product Warranty
The following represents the activity in our warranty accrual for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (table in millions):
 
March 31,
2014
 
March 31,
2013
Balance, beginning of the period
$
289

 
$
278

Provision
42

 
45

Amounts charged to the accrual
(57
)
 
(40
)
Balance, end of the period
$
274

 
$
283