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Product Warranty Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

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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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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

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-Section 50

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