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Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Text Block] | 8. Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities The following table details the major components of other accrued expenses:
| December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Warranty | $ | 44,228 |  |  | $ | 41,069 |
Unearned/deferred revenue | 30,817 |  |  | 39,941 |
Taxes other than income | 38,232 |  |  | 32,099 |
Accrued interest | 31,738 |  |  | 30,972 |
Accrued volume discounts | 20,576 |  |  | 24,114 |
Accrued commissions (non-employee) | 15,087 |  |  | 13,550 |
Restructuring and exit | 10,046 |  |  | 7,665 |
Legal and environmental | 1,623 |  |  | 1,873 |
Other (none of which are individually significant) | 68,564 |  |  | 64,349 |
| $ | 260,911 |  |  | $ | 255,632 |
The following table details the major components of other liabilities (non-current):
| December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Deferred compensation | $ | 344,222 |  |  | $ | 442,728 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 85,358 |  |  | 149,791 |
Unearned/deferred revenue | 10,626 |  |  | 15,474 |
Legal and environmental | 29,614 |  |  | 28,160 |
Warranty | 3,237 |  |  | 2,690 |
Restructuring and exit | 356 |  |  | 96 |
Other, including net investment hedge | 40,673 |  |  | 38,594 |
| $ | 514,086 |  |  | $ | 677,533 |
Warranty Estimated warranty program claims are provided for at the time of sale. Amounts provided for are based on historical costs and adjusted for new claims. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties through December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
| 2013 |  | 2012
Beginning Balance, January 1 | $ | 43,759 |  |  | $ | 37,739 |
Provision for warranties | 57,458 |  |  | 48,626 |
Settlements made | (53,373 | ) |  | (48,086 | )
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation | (379 | ) |  | 5,480 |
Ending balance, December 31 | $ | 47,465 |  |  | $ | 43,759 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for accounts payable and accrued liabilities at the end of the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19 -Subparagraph a -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a),20,24) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20, 24 -Article 5 + Details
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