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Product Warranty (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2020

Other Accrued Liabilities

Related costs are charged to the warranty accrual as incurred. The balance below is included in other accrued liabilities.

		For the Three Months Ended								For the Nine Months Ended
		September 27,				September 29,				September 27,				September 29,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
		(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period		$	13,016			$	8,133			$	8,996			$	7,909
Acquisition			—				—				—				14
Accruals for warranties issued during the period			8,255				3,508				19,522				10,008
Accruals related to pre-existing warranties			158				1,132				1,569				3,156
Settlements made during the period			(6,272	)			(4,265	)			(14,930	)			(12,579	)
Balance at end of period		$	15,157			$	8,508			$	15,157			$	8,508

Extended Product Warranty of Short and Long-Term Deferred Revenue and Customer Advances

The balance below is included in short and long-term deferred revenue and customer advances.

		For the Three Months Ended								For the Nine Months Ended
		September 27,				September 29,				September 27,				September 29,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
		(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period		$	40,178			$	28,716			$	30,677			$	27,422
Deferral of new extended warranty revenue			13,674				5,666				32,724				16,962
Recognition of extended warranty deferred revenue			(5,149	)			(4,445	)			(14,698	)			(14,447	)
Balance at end of period		$	48,703			$	29,937			$	48,703			$	29,937

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249

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