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Other Current Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 25, 2015
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]  
Other Current Liabilities
Components of other current liabilities were (in thousands): 
 
Sep 25,
2015
 
Dec 26,
2014
Accrued self-insurance retentions
$
7,300

 
$
7,089

Accrued warranty and service liabilities
7,691

 
7,609

Accrued trade promotions
6,818

 
7,697

Payable for employee stock purchases
6,724

 
9,126

Customer advances and deferred revenue
15,390

 
8,918

Income taxes payable
7,448

 
5,997

Other
32,790

 
25,157

Total other current liabilities
$
84,161

 
$
71,593



A liability is established for estimated future warranty and service claims that relate to current and prior period sales. The Company estimates warranty costs based on historical claim experience and other factors including evaluating specific product warranty issues.

Following is a summary of activity in accrued warranty and service liabilities (in thousands):
 
Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
Sep 25, 2015
 
Year Ended
Dec 26, 2014
Balance, beginning of year
$
7,609

 
$
7,771

Assumed in business acquisition

 
12

Charged to expense
5,008

 
6,069

Margin on parts sales reversed
1,406

 
1,920

Reductions for claims settled
(6,332
)
 
(8,163
)
Balance, end of period
$
7,691

 
$
7,609


The Company manages certain self-insured loss exposures through a wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary established in 2015. At September 25, 2015, cash balances of $8 million were restricted to funding of the captive's loss reserves. Restricted cash is included within other current assets on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet.