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PRODUCT WARRANTY COSTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of the changes in the carrying amount of product warranty accruals | The changes in product warranty accruals for 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 21,053 |  |  | $ | 19,469 |  |  | $ | 15,579 |
Accruals for warranties |  | 9,901 |  |  | 13,058 |  |  | 19,824 |
Settlements |  | (11,500 | ) |  | (11,434 | ) |  | (15,458 | )
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments (1) |  | 2,575 |  |  | (40 | ) |  | (476 | )
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 22,029 |  |  | $ | 21,053 |  |  | $ | 19,469 |
(1) At December 31, 2017, Foreign currency translation and other adjustments includes $2,299 in an acquired liability related to the Air Liquide Welding acquisition as discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

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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. + 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=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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