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Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Current Liabilities [Abstract]

Other current liabilities

Other Current Liabilities as of December 31, consisted of the following:

		2011				2010
Taxes, other than income taxes		$	5,629			$	5,654
Warranty			8,759				7,043
Deferred revenue			3,159				2,740
Rebates			5,185				4,927
Freight			3,945				4,257
Restructuring			835				1,798
Miscellaneous accrued expenses			8,974				11,401
Other			2,918				2,882
Total		$	39,404			$	40,702

Changes in warranty reserves

The changes in warranty reserves for the three years ended December 31 were as follows:

		2011				2010				2009
Beginning balance		$	7,043			$	5,985			$	6,018
Product warranty provision			12,815				10,506				8,092
Acquired reserves			10				-				17
Foreign currency			(63	)			(88	)			133
Claims paid			(11,046	)			(9,360	)			(8,275	)
Ending balance		$	8,759			$	7,043			$	5,985

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Tabular disclosure of the components of other current liabilities.

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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