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Note 9 - Product Warranty Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended December 31 ,
		201 7				201 6				201 5
Balance at beginning of perio d		$	31,695			$	30,197			$	30,909
Product warranty reserve assumed in acquisitio n			43				840				351
Payment s			(18,861	)			(18,691	)			(21,686	)
Provision for warranty issue d			21,347				19,148				20,823
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warrantie s			1,198				201				(200	)
Balance at end of perio d		$	35,422			$	31,695			$	30,197

		Year Ended December 31 ,
		201 7				201 6				201 5
Balance at beginning of perio d		$	31,080			$	28,961			$	27,193
Deferred revenue contracts assumed in acquisitio n			-				-				291
Deferred revenue contracts issued (1 )			27,107				7,733				5,978
Amortization of deferred revenue contract s			(7,246	)			(5,614	)			(4,501	)
Balance at end of perio d		$	50,941			$	31,080			$	28,961

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

		December 31,
		201 7				201 6
Product warranty liabilit y
Current portion - other accrued liabilitie s		$	20,576			$	20,763
Long-term portion - other long-term liabilitie s			14,846				10,932
Tota l		$	35,422			$	31,695
Deferred revenue related to extended warrantie s
Current portion - other accrued liabilitie s		$	10,002			$	6,728
Long-term portion - other long-term liabilitie s			40,939				24,352
Tota l		$	50,941			$	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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