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Accrued Expenses | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2014
Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses | Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| Sept 27, 2014 |  | Dec 28, 2013
| (in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related expenses | $ | 49,925 |  |  | $ | 56,544 |
Advanced customer deposits | 26,483 |  |  | 31,276 |
Accrued warranty | 24,321 |  |  | 20,826 |
Accrued customer rebates | 22,784 |  |  | 26,947 |
Accrued product liability and workers compensation | 14,484 |  |  | 15,355 |
Product recall | 12,620 |  |  | 2,480 |
Accrued agent commission | 12,007 |  |  | 9,767 |
Contingent consideration | 9,311 |  |  | 8,628 |
Accrued sales and other tax | 6,433 |  |  | 5,762 |
Accrued professional services | 5,634 |  |  | 7,441 |
Other accrued expenses | 35,401 |  |  | 28,433 |
| $ | 219,403 |  |  | $ | 213,459 |

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