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Accrued Expenses | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 04, 2015
Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses | Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| Apr 4, 2015 |  | Jan 3, 2015
| (in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related expenses | $ | 49,376 |  |  | $ | 50,844 |
Advanced customer deposits | 37,273 |  |  | 20,367 |
Accrued warranty | 29,541 |  |  | 28,786 |
Accrued product liability and workers compensation | 14,149 |  |  | 14,582 |
Accrued customer rebates | 12,757 |  |  | 32,357 |
Product recall | 11,821 |  |  | 12,125 |
Accrued agent commission | 10,058 |  |  | 11,207 |
Accrued sales and other tax | 7,032 |  |  | 7,660 |
Accrued professional services | 6,999 |  |  | 7,053 |
Contingent consideration | 6,619 |  |  | 9,200 |
Other accrued expenses | 27,762 |  |  | 26,404 |
| $ | 213,387 |  |  | $ | 220,585 |

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