Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Warranties

The following table is a summary of the Company’s accrued warranty obligations, which are included in Accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):


	Nine Months Ended
	October 2, 2021		September 26, 2020
Balance at the beginning of the period	$	24	$	21
Warranty expense	25		22
Warranties fulfilled	(23)		(20)
Balance at the end of the period	$	26	$	23

Contingencies

The Company is subject to a variety of investigations, claims, suits, and other legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to, intellectual property, employment, tort, and breach of contract matters. The Company currently believes that the outcomes of such proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on its business, cash flows, financial position, or results of operations. Any legal proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties, and the Company’s view of these matters and their potential effects may change in the future.

In 2020, the Company received approval of its exclusion request of customs duties that had been paid on certain products under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974 from September 1, 2019 through September 1, 2020 and commenced a process to request recovery of previously assessed amounts. Recoveries are recognized when the Company has completed all regulatory filing requirements and determined that receipt of amounts is virtually certain. Recoveries totaling $12 million were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2020, of which $4 million related to our AIT segment and $8 million related to our EVM segment. During the nine months ended October 2, 2021, the Company recorded recoveries of $16 million, of which $9 million related to our AIT segment and $7 million related to our EVM segment. Recoveries during the three months ended October 2, 2021 were not significant. Both the initially incurred costs and related recoveries were included within Cost of sales for Tangible products on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company believes that it has recovered substantially all of the import duties that it expects to receive on previously paid amounts. The final amounts and the timings of any additional recoveries remain uncertain and, therefore, the Company has not recorded any amounts related to potential future recoveries in its financial statements as of October 2, 2021.