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| Service and Product Warranties and Product Performance Guarantees [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guarantees [Text Block] | Guarantees We extend a variety of financial, market value and product performance guarantees to third parties. There have been no material changes to guarantees outstanding since December 31, 2016. The changes in the carrying amount of service and product warranties and product performance guarantees for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
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