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Accrued Expenses

3 Months Ended

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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