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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block] | Our available lines of credit, outstanding standby LOCs, and bonds were as follows:
| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| (in thousands)
Credit facilities(1) |  |  |
Multicurrency revolving line of credit | $ | 660,000 |  |  | $ | 660,000 |
Long-term borrowings | (70,000 | ) |  | (120,000 | )
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding | (49,054 | ) |  | (49,491 | )
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs | $ | 540,946 |  |  | $ | 490,509 |
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions |  |  |
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit | $ | 103,617 |  |  | $ | 115,269 |
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding | (27,979 | ) |  | (31,714 | )
Short-term borrowings(2) | (7,138 | ) |  | (4,252 | )
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs | $ | 68,500 |  |  | $ | 79,303 |
Unsecured surety bonds in force | $ | 140,550 |  |  | $ | 186,446 |
(1) | Refer to Note 6 for details regarding our secured credit facilities.
(2) | Short-term borrowings are included in "Other current liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Schedule of Warranty Accruals [Table Text Block] | A summary of the warranty accrual account activity is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Beginning balance | $ | 42,549 |  |  | $ | 50,632 |  |  | $ | 45,146 |  |  | $ | 53,605 |
New product warranties | 2,278 |  |  | 1,761 |  |  | 4,992 |  |  | 4,583 |
Other changes/adjustments to warranties | 2,632 |  |  | 1,354 |  |  | 3,686 |  |  | 6,992 |
Claims activity | (5,605 | ) |  | (8,283 | ) |  | (12,113 | ) |  | (18,671 | )
Effect of change in exchange rates | (1,500 | ) |  | 567 |  |  | (1,357 | ) |  | (478 | )
Ending balance | 40,354 |  |  | 46,031 |  |  | 40,354 |  |  | 46,031 |
Less: current portion of warranty | 22,283 |  |  | 20,102 |  |  | 22,283 |  |  | 20,102 |
Long-term warranty | $ | 18,071 |  |  | $ | 25,929 |  |  | $ | 18,071 |  |  | $ | 25,929 |
Warranty Expense [Table Text Block] | Warranty expense for the three and nine months ended September 30 was as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Total warranty expense | $ | 4,910 |  |  | $ | 3,115 |  |  | $ | 8,678 |  |  | $ | 11,575 |
Schedule of Changes to Unearned Revenue for Extended Warranty [Table Text Block] | A summary of changes to unearned revenue for extended warranty contracts is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Beginning balance | $ | 33,958 |  |  | $ | 33,395 |  |  | $ | 33,528 |  |  | $ | 31,960 |
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties | 987 |  |  | 1,010 |  |  | 2,837 |  |  | 3,635 |
Unearned revenue recognized | (633 | ) |  | (597 | ) |  | (2,037 | ) |  | (1,592 | )
Effect of change in exchange rates | (121 | ) |  | 55 |  |  | (137 | ) |  | (140 | )
Ending balance | 34,191 |  |  | 33,863 |  |  | 34,191 |  |  | 33,863 |
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty | 2,592 |  |  | 2,454 |  |  | 2,592 |  |  | 2,454 |
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within other long-term obligations | $ | 31,599 |  |  | $ | 31,409 |  |  | $ | 31,599 |  |  | $ | 31,409 |
Health Benefit Plan Costs and Incurred But Not Reported Accrual Balance [Table Text Block] | Plan costs were as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Plan costs | $ | 5,694 |  |  | $ | 6,141 |  |  | $ | 16,670 |  |  | $ | 16,641 |
The IBNR accrual, which is included in wages and benefits payable, was as follows:
| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| (in thousands)
IBNR accrual | $ | 1,868 |  |  | $ | 2,206 |

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