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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]  
SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Components of selected captions in our accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
Trade accounts receivable, net
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Accounts receivable
 
$
1,346

 
$
1,336

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(86
)
 
(88
)
Less: allowance for sales returns
 
(28
)
 
(31
)
 
 
$
1,232

 
$
1,217


The following is a rollforward of our allowance for doubtful accounts for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions)
 
2013
 
2012
Beginning balance
 
$
88

 
$
81

Charges to expenses
 
3

 
9

Utilization of allowances
 
(5
)
 


Ending balance
 
$
86

 
$
90


Inventories
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Finished goods
 
$
583

 
$
598

Work-in-process
 
78

 
70

Raw materials
 
190

 
216

 
 
$
851

 
$
884


Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Land
 
$
81

 
$
81

Buildings and improvements
 
895

 
873

Equipment, furniture and fixtures
 
2,346

 
2,348

Capital in progress
 
195

 
218

 
 
3,517

 
3,520

Less: accumulated depreciation
 
1,980

 
1,956

 
 
$
1,537

 
$
1,564


Depreciation expense was $61 million for the first quarter of 2013 and $66 million for the first quarter of 2012.
Accrued expenses
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Payroll and related liabilities
 
$
356

 
$
452

Accrued contingent consideration
 
132

 
120

Legal reserves
 
127

 
100

Other
 
571

 
612

 
 
$
1,186

 
$
1,284


Other long-term liabilities
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Accrued income taxes
 
$
1,243

 
$
1,215

Accrued contingent consideration
 
510

 
543

Legal reserves
 
521

 
391

Other long-term liabilities
 
390

 
398

 
 
$
2,664

 
$
2,547


Accrued warranties
We offer warranties on certain of our product offerings. The majority of our warranty liability as of March 31, 2013 related to implantable devices offered by our CRM business, which include defibrillator and pacemaker systems. Our CRM products come with a standard limited warranty covering the replacement of these devices. We offer a full warranty for a portion of the period post-implant, and a partial warranty over the substantial remainder of the useful life of the product. We estimate the costs that we may incur under our warranty programs based on the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and cost per claim, and record a liability equal to these estimated costs as cost of products sold at the time the product sale occurs. We reassess the adequacy of our recorded warranty liabilities on a quarterly basis and adjust these amounts as necessary. The current portion of our warranty accrual is included in other accrued expenses in the table above and the non-current portion of our warranty accrual is included in other long-term liabilities in the table above. Changes in our product warranty accrual during the first three months of 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Beginning Balance
 
$
26

 
$
30

Provision
 
4

 


Settlements/reversals
 
(3
)
 
(7
)
Ending Balance
 
$
27

 
$
23