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Commitments And Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract] |
Future Minimum Lease Payments For Operating And Capital Leases |
|  | Operating |  |  | Capital |
|  | (In thousands) |
2012 |  | $ | 13,679 |  |  | $ | 586 |
2013 |  |  | 11,047 |  |  |  | 591 |
2014 |  |  | 6,512 |  |  |  | 558 |
2015 |  |  | 4,825 |  |  |  | 555 |
2016 |  |  | 3,325 |  |  |  | 555 |
2017 and thereafter |  |  | 7,666 |  |  |  | 1,234 |
Roll Forward Of The Warranty Reserve |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Beginning balance January 1 |  | $ | 3,831 |  |  | $ | 4,383 |  |  | $ | 3,751 |
Provision for warranties |  |  | 4,648 |  |  |  | 4,331 |  |  |  | 4,507 |
Claim settlements |  |  | (4,443 | ) |  |  | (4,665 | ) |  |  | (3,918 | )
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation |  |  | 381 |  |  |  | (218 | ) |  |  | 43 |
Ending balance December 31 |  | $ | 4,417 |  |  | $ | 3,831 |  |  | $ | 4,383 |

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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 -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 8 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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