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Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2014
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| Mar 29, 2014 |  | Dec 28, 2013
| (in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related expenses | $ | 50,282 |  |  | $ | 56,544 |
Advanced customer deposits | 31,955 |  |  | 31,276 |
Accrued warranty | 22,794 |  |  | 23,306 |
Accrued product liability and workers compensation | 15,404 |  |  | 15,355 |
Accrued customer rebates | 11,849 |  |  | 26,947 |
Accrued agent commission | 10,547 |  |  | 9,767 |
Contingent consideration | 9,893 |  |  | 8,628 |
Accrued professional services | 6,784 |  |  | 7,441 |
Accrued sales and other tax | 5,654 |  |  | 5,762 |
Other accrued expenses | 28,080 |  |  | 28,433 |
| $ | 193,242 |  |  | $ | 213,459 |

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