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Note 8 - Product Warranty Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2017				2016				2017				2016
Balance at beginning of period		$	32,813			$	30,735			$	31,695			$	30,197
Product warranty reserve assumed in acquisition			-				-				43				840
Payments			(5,135)				(5,424)				(13,980)				(13,976)
Provision for warranty issued			6,206				5,762				14,452				13,464
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties			(705)				286				969				834
Balance at end of period		$	33,179			$	31,359			$	33,179			$	31,359

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2017				2016				2017				2016
Balance at beginning of period		$	36,717			$	29,082			$	31,080			$	28,961
Deferred revenue contracts issued			12,355				2,843				21,222				5,606
Amortization of deferred revenue contracts			(1,827	)			(1,430	)			(5,057	)			(4,072	)
Balance at end of period		$	47,245			$	30,495			$	47,245			$	30,495

Product Warranty Obligations Included In Consolidated Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

		September 30,				December 31,
		2017				2016
Product warranty liability
Current portion - other accrued liabilities		$	20,445			$	20,763
Long-term portion - other long-term liabilities			12,734				10,932
Total		$	33,179			$	31,695
Deferred revenue related to extended warranties
Current portion - other accrued liabilities		$	10,313			$	6,728
Long-term portion - other long-term liabilities			36,932				24,352
Total		$	47,245			$	31,080

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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

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