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Product Warranties (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Product Warranties [Abstract] |
Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block] | Product Warranties The changes in the Company’s consolidated warranty reserve are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Beginning balance | $ | 44,486 |  |  | $ | 13,181 |  |  | $ | 12,101 |
Warranty expense | 17,486 |  |  | 12,494 |  |  | 7,420 |
Warranty usage | (28,359 | ) |  | (18,222 | ) |  | (8,085 | )
Acquired warranty reserves | 214 |  |  | 37,033 |  |  | 1,745 |
Ending balance | $ | 33,827 |  |  | $ | 44,486 |  |  | $ | 13,181 |

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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 + Details
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