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Warranties

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Guarantees [Abstract]

Warranties

 Warranties

The Company has warranties with various terms ranging from 18 months for parts to 25 years for certain heat exchangers. The Company has an obligation to replace parts or service its products if conditions under the warranty are met. A provision is made for estimated warranty costs at the time the related products are sold based upon the warranty period, historical trends, new products and any known identifiable warranty issues.  

Changes in the warranty accrual are as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2015				March 31, 2014
Warranty accrual:	(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	8,130			$	7,352
Payments made	(886		)		(893		)
Provisions	861				989
Balance, end of period	$	8,105			$	7,448
Warranty expense:	$	861			$	989

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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.

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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=51674963&loc=d3e12565-110249

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