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Product Warranties
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]
8.
PRODUCT WARRANTIES

We record a liability for estimated warranty obligations at the dates our product are sold.  These estimates are established using sales volumes and internal and external warranty data where there is no payment history and historical information about the average cost of warranty claims for customers with prior claims.  We adjust the liability as necessary.

The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the product warranty liability:

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
29.1

 
$
13.4

     Accruals
 
3.2

 
3.6

     Settlements
 
(9.2
)
 
(0.2
)
     Adjustment to prior period accruals
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.1
)
     Foreign currency translation and other
 
—

 
0.1

Ending balance
 
$
22.9

 
$
16.8