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Accrued Expenses | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2013
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses | Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| Mar 30, 2013 |  |  | Dec 29, 2012 |
| (in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related expenses | $ | 50,858 |  |  | $ | 42,960 |
Advanced customer deposits | 49,720 |  |  | 37,392 |
Accrued warranty | 19,140 |  |  | 17,593 |
Accrued product liability and workers compensation | 15,102 |  |  | 13,290 |
Accrued customer rebates | 12,778 |  |  | 23,901 |
Accrued agent commission | 8,598 |  |  | 9,531 |
Accrued professional services | 8,097 |  |  | 8,346 |
Other accrued expenses | 35,186 |  |  | 17,919 |
| $ | 199,479 |  |  | $ | 170,932 |

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