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Warranty | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Warranty [Abstract] |
Warranty | 8. Warranty We record a liability for warranty claims at the time of sale. The amount of the liability is based on the trend in the historical ratio of claims to sales, the historical length of time between the sale and resulting warranty claim, new product introductions and other factors. Warranty terms on machines generally range from one to four years. The changes in warranty reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
|  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30 |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 7,043 |  |  | $ | 5,985 |
Additions charged to expense |  |  | 6,310 |  |  |  | 5,183 |
Reserve acquired |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | - |
Foreign currency fluctuations |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | (158 | )
Claims paid |  |  | (5,593 | ) |  |  | (4,370 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 7,845 |  |  | $ | 6,640 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: 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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