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Accrued Expenses | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 02, 2011
Accrued Expenses |
8) | Accrued Expenses
| Accrued expenses consist of the following:
|  | Jul 2, 2011 |  |  | Jan 1, 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Accrued payroll and related expenses |  | $ | 26,913 |  |  | $ | 32,625 |
Accrued warranty |  |  | 15,100 |  |  |  | 14,468 |
Accrued customer rebates |  |  | 11,739 |  |  |  | 18,086 |
Accrued product liability and workers compensation |  |  | 10,442 |  |  |  | 9,711 |
Advanced customer deposits |  |  | 10,067 |  |  |  | 13,357 |
Accrued agent commission |  |  | 7,546 |  |  |  | 7,824 |
Accrued professional services |  |  | 6,400 |  |  |  | 5,944 |
Other accrued expenses |  |  | 31,623 |  |  |  | 23,795 |
|  | $ | 119,830 |  |  | $ | 125,810

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