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Accrued Liabilities (Text Block)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2018
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]  
Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]
Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following:

 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
(In thousands)
Accrued payroll
$
105,202

 
$
98,132

Accrued taxes
36,640

 
53,939

Accrued asbestos-related liability
54,580

 
50,311

Warranty liability - current portion
37,297

 
32,428

Accrued restructuring liability - current portion
12,962

 
12,509

Accrued third-party commissions
16,520

 
14,014

Other
86,929

 
97,299

Accrued liabilities
$
350,130

 
$
358,632



Warranty Liability
 
The activity in the Company’s warranty liability consisted of the following:
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Warranty liability, beginning of period
$
34,177

 
$
30,222

Accrued warranty expense
17,114

 
12,845

Changes in estimates related to pre-existing warranties
1,727

 
850

Cost of warranty service work performed
(17,565
)
 
(17,634
)
Acquisitions
4,933

 
13

Foreign exchange translation effect
(1,624
)
 
1,616

Warranty liability, end of period
$
38,762

 
$
27,912



Accrued Restructuring Liability

The Company’s restructuring programs include a series of actions to reduce the structural costs of the Company. A summary of the activity in the Company’s restructuring liability included in Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is as follows:
 
Nine Months Ended September 28, 2018
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
Provisions
 
Payments
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Balance at End of Period(3)
 
(In thousands)
Restructuring and other related charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air and Gas Handling:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Termination benefits(1)
$
12,038

 
$
18,708

 
$
(20,488
)
 
$
(151
)
 
$
10,107

Facility closure costs(2)
(217
)
 
2,749

 
(2,271
)
 
(261
)
 

 
11,821

 
21,457

 
(22,759
)
 
(412
)
 
10,107

Non-cash charges(2)
 
 
(309
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21,148

 
 
 
 
 
 
Fabrication Technology:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Termination benefits(1)
660

 
8,655

 
(6,485
)
 
(18
)
 
2,812

Facility closure costs(2)
42

 
5,236

 
(5,236
)
 
1

 
43

 
702

 
13,891

 
(11,721
)
 
(17
)
 
2,855

Non-cash charges(2)
 
 
5,734

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,625

 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate and Other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Facility closure costs(2)
84

 
18

 
(102
)
 

 

 
84

 
18

 
(102
)
 

 

Total
$
12,607

 
$
35,366

 
$
(34,582
)
 
$
(429
)
 
$
12,962

Non-cash charges(2)
 
 
5,425

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
40,791

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes severance and other termination benefits, including outplacement services.
(2) Includes the cost of relocating associates, relocating equipment and lease termination expense in connection with the closure of facilities.
(3) As of September 28, 2018, $13.0 million of the Company’s restructuring liability was included in Accrued liabilities.

The Company expects to incur charges of approximately $30 million during the remainder of 2018 related to its restructuring activities.