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Product Warranty Obligations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Product Warranty Obligations [Abstract] |
Changes in product warranty obligation | Changes in product warranty obligations are as follows:
|  | For the three months ended September 30, |  |  | For the nine months ended September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 56,885 |  |  | $ | 41,388 |  |  | $ | 49,585 |  |  | $ | 34,380 |
Payments, net of extended warranty receipts |  |  | (433 | ) |  |  | (3,285 | ) |  |  | (5,624 | ) |  |  | (10,603 | )
Charged to operations |  |  | 1,407 |  |  |  | 8,018 |  |  |  | 13,898 |  |  |  | 22,344 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 57,859 |  |  | $ | 46,121 |  |  | $ | 57,859 |  |  | $ | 46,121 |
Product warranty obligations included in consolidated balance sheets | The product warranty obligations are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | $ | 36,709 |  |  | $ | 28,752 |
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 21,150 |  |  |  | 20,833 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 57,859 |  |  | $ | 49,585 |

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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=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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