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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Components of inventories | Inventories consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Raw materials and parts | $ | 92,959 |  |  | $ | 94,809 |
Work-in-progress | 39,535 |  |  | 33,608 |
Finished goods | 70,794 |  |  | 70,522 |
| $ | 203,288 |  |  | $ | 198,939 |
Components of other intangible assets | Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships | $ | 96,357 |  |  | $ | (23,522 | ) |  | $ | 96,575 |  |  | $ | (21,928 | )
Proven technology and patents | 42,210 |  |  | (28,491 | ) |  | 42,960 |  |  | (28,014 | )
Tradename (finite life) | 4,137 |  |  | (1,469 | ) |  | 3,972 |  |  | (1,345 | )
Tradename (indefinite life) | 25,038 |  |  | — |  |  | 25,061 |  |  | — |
Other | 745 |  |  | (509 | ) |  | 745 |  |  | (462 | )
| $ | 168,487 |  |  | $ | (53,991 | ) |  | $ | 169,313 |  |  | $ | (51,749 | )
Changes to the Company's accrual for product warranties | Changes to the Company’s accrual for product warranties for the six months ended June 30 are as follows:
| June 30, 2013 |  | June 30, 2012
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 16,295 |  |  | $ | 16,748 |
Accruals for warranties | 9,467 |  |  | 8,094 |
Foreign currency translation | (185 | ) |  | (305 | )
Payments / utilizations | (9,815 | ) |  | (8,444 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 15,762 |  |  | $ | 16,093 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 2 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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