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Warranty (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

WARRANTY [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

	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

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://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

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