Warranty Reserves

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2024

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

7. Warranty Reserves

The Company accrues for estimated future warranty costs at the time products are sold. The Company’s standard warranty obligation to retail partners generally provides for a right of return of any product for a full refund in the event that such product is not merchantable, is damaged, or is defective. The Company’s standard warranty obligation to its end-users provides for a period of one to two years from the date of shipment, while certain aviation, marine, and auto OEM products have a warranty period of two years or more from the date of installation. The Company’s estimates of costs to service its warranty obligations are based on historical experience and management’s expectations and judgments of future conditions, with most claims resolved within a year of the sale. The following reconciliation presents details of the changes in the Company's accrued warranty costs:


	13-Weeks Ended						39-Weeks Ended
	September 28, 2024			September 30, 2023			September 28, 2024			September 30, 2023
Balance - beginning of period	$	58,253		$	52,352		$	55,738		$	50,952
Accrual for products sold (1)		19,039			17,398			64,334			58,124
Expenditures		(19,309	)		(16,217	)		(62,089	)		(55,543	)
Balance - end of period	$	57,983		$	53,533		$	57,983		$	53,533

(1) Changes in cost estimates related to pre-existing warranties were not material and are aggregated with accruals for new warranty contracts in the ‘accrual for products sold’ line.