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Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2012
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| Sep 29, 2012 |  |  | Dec 31, 2011 |
| (in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related expenses | $ | 38,056 |  |  | $ | 41,434 |
Advanced customer deposits | 35,083 |  |  | 33,246 |
Accrued customer rebates | 18,760 |  |  | 23,136 |
Accrued warranty | 16,586 |  |  | 13,842 |
Accrued product liability and workers compensation | 12,525 |  |  | 10,771 |
Accrued agent commission | 10,029 |  |  | 8,668 |
Accrued professional services | 7,496 |  |  | 7,497 |
Other accrued expenses | 17,327 |  |  | 31,798 |
| $ | 155,862 |  |  | $ | 170,392 |

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