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Warranty | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
WARRANTY [Abstract] |
Product Warranty Disclosure | WARRANTY The Company’s accrual for product warranties is included in accrued and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Changes to the Company’s accrual for product warranties for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
| 2013 |  | 2012
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 16,295 |  |  | $ | 16,748 |
Accruals for warranties | 19,779 |  |  | 17,667 |
Payments/utilizations | (19,179 | ) |  | (18,343 | )
Foreign currency translation | 96 |  |  | 223 |
Balance at year end | $ | 16,991 |  |  | $ | 16,295 |

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- 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 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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