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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]  
Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures
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, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Accounts receivable
 
$
1,322

 
$
1,419

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(75
)
 
(81
)
Less: allowance for sales returns
 
(30
)
 
(31
)
 
 
$
1,217

 
$
1,307


The following is a rollforward of our allowance for doubtful accounts for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions)
 
2014
 
2013
Beginning balance
 
$
81

 
$
88

Charges to expenses
 
(2
)
 
3

Utilization of allowances
 
(4
)
 
(5
)
Ending balance
 
$
75

 
$
86


Inventories
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Finished goods
 
$
611

 
$
598

Work-in-process
 
116

 
90

Raw materials
 
199

 
209

 
 
$
926

 
$
897


Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Land
 
$
81

 
$
81

Buildings and improvements
 
919

 
917

Equipment, furniture and fixtures
 
2,492

 
2,461

Capital in progress
 
234

 
211

 
 
3,726

 
3,670

Less: accumulated depreciation
 
2,187

 
2,124

 
 
$
1,539

 
$
1,546


Depreciation expense was $65 million for the first quarter of 2014 and $61 million for the first quarter of 2013.
Accrued expenses
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Payroll and related liabilities
 
$
370

 
$
488

Accrued contingent consideration
 
228

 
148

Legal reserves
 
98

 
84

Other
 
579

 
628

 
 
$
1,275

 
$
1,348


Other long-term liabilities
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Accrued income taxes
 
$
1,231

 
$
1,283

Accrued contingent consideration
 
244

 
353

Legal reserves
 
498

 
523

Other long-term liabilities
 
425

 
410

 
 
$
2,398

 
$
2,569



Accrued warranties
We offer warranties on certain of our product offerings. The majority of our warranty liability as of March 31, 2014 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 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
Beginning Balance
 
$
28

 
$
26

Provision
 
4

 
4

Settlements/reversals
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Ending Balance
 
$
29

 
$
27