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WARRANTY RESERVES | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Warranty Reserves [Abstract] |
WARRANTY RESERVES | 8. WARRANTY RESERVES The Corporation provides its customers with warranties on certain commercial and governmental products. Estimated warranty costs are charged to expense in the period the related revenue is recognized based on quantitative historical experience. Estimated warranty costs are reduced as these costs are incurred and as the warranty period expires or may be otherwise modified as specific product performance issues are identified and resolved. Warranty reserves are included wi thin O ther current liabilities i n the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table presents the changes in the Corporation's warranty reserves:
|  | (In thousands)
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Warranty reserves at January 1, |  | $ | 16,076 |  | $ | 14,841
Provision for current year sales |  |  | 3,765 |  |  | 4,814
Current year claims |  |  | (2,792) |  |  | (2,450)
Change in estimates to pre-existing warranties |  |  | (1,120) |  |  | (781)
Increase due to acquisitions |  |  | 75 |  |  | -
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | (176) |  |  | 270
Warranty reserves at June 30, |  | $ | 15,828 |  | $ | 16,694

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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FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: 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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