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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of potential cash obligations associated with recourse arrangements | The potential cash obligations associated with these customer financing arrangements as of June 28, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 29, 2013 were:
| Single Year Obligation |  | Maximum Obligation
(in millions) | June 28, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | June 29, 2013 |  | June 28, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | June 29, 2013
Marine Engine | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 8.8 |  |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 8.8 |  |  | $ | 5.9 |
Boat | 3.8 |  |  | 3.1 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | 3.1 |  |  | 2.0 |
Fitness | 26.5 |  |  | 24.4 |  |  | 26.0 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 28.9 |  |  | 30.6 |
Bowling & Billiards | 0.3 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 1.3 |
Total | $ | 33.4 |  |  | $ | 36.8 |  |  | $ | 34.7 |  |  | $ | 37.1 |  |  | $ | 41.7 |  |  | $ | 39.8 |
Schedule of potential cash payments to third parties associated with repurchase exposure | The potential cash payments the Company could be required to make to repurchase collateral as of June 28, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 29, 2013 were:
| Single Year Obligation |  | Maximum Obligation
(in millions) | June 28, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | June 29, 2013 |  | June 28, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | June 29, 2013
Marine Engine | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |
Boat | 58.2 |  |  | 62.5 |  |  | 68.5 |  |  | 58.2 |  |  | 62.5 |  |  | 68.5 |
Bowling & Billiards | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.2 |
Total | $ | 60.4 |  |  | $ | 65.0 |  |  | $ | 70.9 |  |  | $ | 60.4 |  |  | $ | 65.0 |  |  | $ | 70.9 |
Product warranty liabilities | The following activity related to product warranty liabilities was recorded in Accrued expenses during the six months ended June 28, 2014 and June 29, 2013:
(in millions) | June 28, 2014 |  | June 29, 2013
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 120.8 |  |  | $ | 127.7 |
Payments made | (24.7 | ) |  | (26.4 | )
Provisions/additions for contracts issued/sold | 23.9 |  |  | 23.5 |
Aggregate changes for preexisting warranties | (4.1 | ) |  | (2.0 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 115.9 |  |  | $ | 122.8 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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