| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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(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. |