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Product Warranty Obligations | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Product Warranty Obligations [Abstract] |
Product Warranty Obligations | 7. Product Warranty Obligations The Company records a liability for product warranty obligations at the time of sale to a customer based upon historical warranty experience. The Company also records a liability for specific warranty matters when they become known and are reasonably estimable. The Company’s product warranty obligations are included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognizes the revenue from sales of extended warranties over the life of the contracts. 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 |
In 2013, as a result of improved warranty experience, warranty claims as a percent of sales has improved significantly, resulting in a favorable adjustment to warranty reserve with a corresponding favorable adjustment to warranty expense, in the amount of $5,600 and $12,300 for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2013, respectively. 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 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 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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