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Accrued Expenses | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2017
Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses | Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| Jul 1, 2017 |  | Dec 31, 2016
| (in thousands)
Accrued payroll and related expenses | $ | 62,232 |  |  | $ | 74,505 |
Accrued warranty | 48,965 |  |  | 40,851 |
Advanced customer deposits | 40,394 |  |  | 41,735 |
Accrued customer rebates | 29,972 |  |  | 49,923 |
Accrued professional fees | 13,460 |  |  | 16,605 |
Accrued sales and other tax | 13,093 |  |  | 13,565 |
Accrued agent commission | 11,644 |  |  | 12,834 |
Accrued product liability and workers compensation | 11,557 |  |  | 11,417 |
Product recall | 6,154 |  |  | 7,003 |
Restructuring | 3,945 |  |  | 2,295 |
Other accrued expenses | 49,439 |  |  | 64,872 |
| $ | 290,855 |  |  | $ | 335,605 |

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