XML 83 R52.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.10.0.1

Warranties (Q3) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
--- | --- | ---
Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |  |
Warranties | 13. WARRANTIES The following table reconciles the changes in the Company’s product warranty reserve as follows:
In thousands |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 153,063 |  |  | $ | 138,992 |
Warranty expense |  |  | 45,691 |  |  |  | 33,108 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 3,081 |  |  |  | 3,412 |
Warranty claim payments |  |  | (42,993 | ) |  |  | (33,492 | )
Foreign currency impact/other |  |  | (4,289 | ) |  |  | 6,744 |
Balance at September 30 |  | $ | 154,553 |  |  | $ | 148,764 |
| 15. WARRANTIES The following table reconciles the changes in the Company’s product warranty reserve as follows:
In thousands |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 138,992 |  |  | $ | 92,064 |
Warranty expense |  |  | 50,385 |  |  |  | 28,947 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 806 |  |  |  | 59,685 |
Warranty claim payments |  |  | (48,548 | ) |  |  | (38,772 | )
Foreign currency impact |  |  | 11,428 |  |  |  | (2,932 | )
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 153,063 |  |  | $ | 138,992 |

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductWarrantiesDisclosuresAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155896 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProductWarrantyDisclosureTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration