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ACCRUED EXPENSES | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
ACCRUED EXPENSES [Abstract] |
ACCRUED EXPENSES | 7. ACCRUED EXPENSES Accrued expenses consist of the following:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Salaries, bonuses and related benefits |  | $ | 17,637 |  |  | $ | 17,964 |
Warranty accrual |  |  | 3,799 |  |  |  | 6,032 |
Sales commissions |  |  | 2,928 |  |  |  | 3,017 |
Subcontracting labor |  |  | 1,730 |  |  |  | 2,217 |
Other |  |  | 17,627 |  |  |  | 13,358 |
|  | $ | 43,721 |  |  | $ | 42,588 |
Warranties vary by product line and are competitive for the markets in which the Company operates. Warranties generally extend for one to three years from the date of sale. The Company reviews its warranty liability quarterly based on an analysis of actual expenses and failure rates accompanied with estimated future costs and projected failure rate trends. Factors taken into consideration when evaluating our warranty reserve are (i) historical claims for each product, (ii) volume increases, (iii) life of warranty, (iv) historical warranty repair costs and (v) other factors. To the extent that actual experience differs from our estimate, the provision for product warranties will be adjusted in future periods. Actual warranty repair costs are charged against the reserve balance as incurred. A tabular presentation of the activity within the warranty accrual account for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below:
Beginning balance as of January 1, 2015 |  | $ | 6,032 |
Charges and costs accrued |  |  | 2,583 |
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates) |  |  | (1,129 | )
Less repair costs incurred |  |  | (2,613 | )
Less cash settlements |  |  | (1,000 | )
Currency translation |  |  | (74 | )
Ending balance as of September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 3,799 |

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