NOTE 9. SUPPLEMENTARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

(Millions of dollars)
 
DECEMBER 31,
2003
2002
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
Trade
$   975
$   889
Other
44
29
 
1,019
918
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts(a)
(57)
(58)
 
$   962
$   860
INVENTORIES(b)
Raw materials and supplies
$     83
$     78
Work in process
33
31
Finished goods
186
168
 
$   302
$   277
PREPAID AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Deferred income taxes (Note 11)
$     66
$     63
Pension assets (Note 19)
7
4
Other
62
43
 
$   135
$   110
OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS
Deposits
$     27
$     21
Insurance contracts(c)
73
69
Pension assets (Note 19)
60
Other
131
140
 
$   291
$   230
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses
$   130
$    128
Payrolls
76
68
Pension and postretirement costs (Note 19)
87
37
Other
152
177
 
$   445
$    410
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Pension and postretirement costs (Note 19)
$    491
$    516
Other
425
310
 
$    916
$    826
DEFERRED CREDITS
Deferred income taxes (Note 11)
$    299
$    293
Deferred gain on sale leaseback (Note 5)
152
Other
29
16
 
$    328
$    461
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Cumulative translation adjustment
North America
$   (165)
$   (190)
South America(d)
(1,041)
(1,189)
Europe
7
(106)
Asia
(61)
(69)
Surface Technologies
8
(11)
 
(1,252)
(1,565)
Derivatives ­ net of taxes(e)-
(1)
(1)
Minimum pension liability
(net of $53 million and $58 million taxes
in 2003 and 2002, respectively)
(99)
(107)
 
$(1,352)
$(1,673)
(a) Provisions to the allowance for doubtful accounts were $26 million, $40 million and $35 million in 2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively.
(b) Approximately 19% and 26% of total inventories were valued using the LIFO method at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. If inventories had been valued at current costs, they would have been approximately $25 million and $26 million higher than reported at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(c) Consists primarily of insurance contracts to be utilized for a non-qualified pension and OPEB obligations (see Note 19).
(d) Consists primarily of currency translation adjustments in Brazil and Argentina.
(e) The derivatives component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) relates to the adoption of SFAS 133 (see Notes 2 and 15). The table below summarizes the 2002 and 2003 activity:
 
(Millions of dollars)
Balance, December 31, 2001
$(4)
Change in fair value
(4)
Reclassified to earnings — interest expense
5
Reclassified to earnings — operating profit
2
Balance, December 31, 2002
(1)
Change in fair value
Balance, December 31, 2003
$(1)