Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

Operating lease rental expense for factories, service and distribution locations, offices, and equipment was as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Rental expense	$	19,178	$	18,662	$	17,877

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2014, under noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as follows:



	Minimum Payments
	(in thousands)
2015	$	12,142
2016	8,564
2017	7,099
2018	6,630
2019	4,580
Beyond 2019	1,721
Future minimum lease payments	$	40,736

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

Our available lines of credit, outstanding standby LOCs, and bonds are as follows:



	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities⁽¹⁾
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	660,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(91,469		)	(120,000		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(50,399		)	(49,491		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	518,132		$	490,509

Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	106,855		$	115,269
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(28,636		)	(31,714		)
Short-term borrowings⁽²⁾	(4,282		)	(4,252		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	73,937		$	79,303

Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	116,306		$	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:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	45,146		$	53,605
New product warranties	6,441			5,561
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	3,729			10,343
Claims activity	(16,568		)	(23,593		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(2,282		)	(770		)
Ending balance	36,466			45,146
Less: current portion of warranty	21,063			21,048
Long-term warranty	$	15,403		$	24,098

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense for the years ended December 31 is as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	10,170	$	15,904	$	13,186

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:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	33,528		$	31,960
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	3,529			4,039
Unearned revenue recognized	(2,655		)	(2,210		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(264		)	(261		)
Ending balance	34,138			33,528
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	2,759			2,385
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within Other long-term obligations	$	31,379		$	31,143

Health Benefit Plan Costs and Incurred But Not Reported Accrual Balance [Table Text Block]

Plan costs are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	23,206	$	22,324	$	26,755

IBNR accrual, which is included in wages and benefits payable, is as follows:



	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	1,924	$	2,206