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PRODUCT WARRANTY COSTS | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |
PRODUCT WARRANTY COSTS | PRODUCT WARRANTY COSTS The Company accrues for product warranty claims based on historical experience and the expected material and labor costs to provide warranty service. Warranty services are generally provided for periods up to three years from the date of sale. The accrual for product warranty claims is included in “Other current liabilities.” The changes in the carrying amount of product warranty accruals for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 15,304 |  |  | $ | 15,781 |
Accruals for warranties | 8,430 |  |  | 7,847 |
Settlements | (9,193 | ) |  | (8,283 | )
Foreign currency translation | (88 | ) |  | 52 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 14,453 |  |  | $ | 15,397 |

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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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