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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2013
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| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block] |
Our available lines of credit, outstanding standby LOCs, and bonds are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2013 | | December 31, 2012 | | (in thousands) | Credit facilities(1) | | | | Multicurrency revolving line of credit | $ | 660,000 |
| | $ | 660,000 |
| Long-term borrowings | (125,000 | ) | | (140,000 | ) | Standby LOCs issued and outstanding | (47,772 | ) | | (54,328 | ) | Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs | $ | 487,228 |
| | $ | 465,672 |
| | | | | Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions | | | | Multicurrency revolving lines of credit | $ | 96,864 |
| | $ | 67,308 |
| Standby LOCs issued and outstanding | (28,056 | ) | | (29,906 | ) | Short-term borrowings(2) | (1,537 | ) | | (851 | ) | Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs | $ | 67,271 |
| | $ | 36,551 |
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| | | | Unsecured surety bonds in force | $ | 137,002 |
| | $ | 164,820 |
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| | (1) | See Note 6 for details regarding our secured credit facilities. |
| | (2) | Short-term borrowings are included in "Other current liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
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| Schedule of Warranty Accruals [Table Text Block] |
Warranty A summary of the warranty accrual account activity is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | 2013 | | 2012 | | (in thousands) | Beginning balance | $ | 53,605 |
| | $ | 79,536 |
| New product warranties | 861 |
| | 2,129 |
| Other changes/adjustments to warranties | 2,027 |
| | 5,831 |
| Claims activity | (5,099 | ) | | (11,320 | ) | Effect of change in exchange rates | (640 | ) | | 1,075 |
| Ending balance | 50,754 |
| | 77,251 |
| Less: current portion of warranty | 25,150 |
| | 48,235 |
| Long-term warranty | $ | 25,604 |
| | $ | 29,016 |
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| Warranty Expense [Table Text Block] |
Warranty expense for the three months ended March 31 is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | 2013 | | 2012 | | (in thousands) | Total warranty expense | $ | 2,888 |
| | $ | 7,960 |
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| Schedule of Changes to Unearned Revenue for Extended Warranty [Table Text Block] |
Extended Warranty A summary of changes to unearned revenue for extended warranty contracts is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | 2013 | | 2012 | | (in thousands) | Beginning balance | $ | 31,960 |
| | $ | 24,448 |
| Unearned revenue for new extended warranties | 961 |
| | 2,946 |
| Unearned revenue recognized | (470 | ) | | (300 | ) | Effect of change in exchange rates | (88 | ) | | 46 |
| Ending balance | 32,363 |
| | 27,140 |
| Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty | 2,285 |
| | 1,445 |
| Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within Other long-term obligations | $ | 30,078 |
| | $ | 25,695 |
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| Health Benefit Plan Costs and Incurred But Not Reported Accrual Balance [Table Text Block] |
Each reporting period, we expense the costs of our health insurance plan including paid claims, the change in the estimate of incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims, taxes, and administrative fees (collectively, the plan costs).
Plan costs are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | 2013 | | 2012 | | (in thousands) | Plan costs | $ | 4,838 |
| | $ | 5,661 |
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The IBNR accrual, which is included in wages and benefits payable, is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2013 | | December 31, 2012 | | (in thousands) | IBNR accrual | $ | 2,391 |
| | $ | 2,552 |
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