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Accrued Liabilities (Text Block)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2019
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]  
Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]
Accrued Liabilities

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

 
March 29, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(In thousands)
Accrued payroll
$
123,803

 
$
110,563

Accrued taxes
75,122

 
67,273

Accrued asbestos-related liability
58,556

 
56,045

Warranty liability - current portion
39,802

 
36,581

Accrued restructuring liability - current portion
29,986

 
28,600

Accrued third-party commissions
28,383

 
18,631

Lease liability - current portion
45,006

 

Other
173,696

 
87,344

Accrued liabilities
$
574,354

 
$
405,037



Warranty Liability
 
The activity in the Company’s warranty liability consisted of the following:
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 29, 2019
 
March 30, 2018
 
(In thousands)
Warranty liability, beginning of period
$
37,705

 
$
34,177

Accrued warranty expense
4,832

 
6,026

Changes in estimates related to pre-existing warranties
406

 
308

Cost of warranty service work performed
(5,433
)
 
(5,525
)
Acquisition-related liability
2,514

 

Foreign exchange translation effect
(51
)
 
522

Warranty liability, end of period
$
39,973

 
$
35,508



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:
 
Three Months Ended March 29, 2019
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
Acquisitions
 
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)
$
22,700

 
$

 
$
3,781

 
$
(7,285
)
 
$
61

 
$
19,257

Facility closure costs(2)
1,311

 

 
774

 
(818
)
 
(391
)
 
876

 
24,011

 

 
4,555

 
(8,103
)
 
(330
)
 
20,133

Fabrication Technology:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Termination benefits(1)
5,494

 

 
2,695

 
(4,672
)
 
(156
)
 
3,361

Facility closure costs(2)
662

 

 
1,460

 
(2,031
)
 
31

 
122

 
6,156

 

 
4,155

 
(6,703
)
 
(125
)
 
3,483

Non-cash charges(2)
 
 

 
133

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
4,288

 
 
 
 
 
 
Medical Technology:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Termination benefits(1)

 
5,922

 
1,952

 
(832
)
 
(3
)
 
7,039

Facility closure costs(2)

 

 
4,591

 
(4,591
)
 

 

 

 
5,922

 
6,543

 
(5,423
)
 
(3
)
 
7,039

Total
$
30,167

 
$
5,922

 
$
15,253

 
$
(20,229
)
 
$
(458
)
 
$
30,655

Non-cash charges(2)
 
 
 
 
133

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
15,386

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(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. During the three months ended March 29, 2019, the Company recorded a $133 thousand non-cash impairment charge for facilities in our Fabrication Technology segment as part of Corporate approved restructuring activities.
(3) As of March 29, 2019, $30.0 million and $0.7 million of the Company’s restructuring liability was included in Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities, respectively.