Guarantees

We provide warranties on certain of our products at the time of sale and sell extended warranties. The standard warranty period for our capital equipment is generally one year and our extended warranties typically vary from one to three years. Liability under service and warranty policies is based upon a review of historical warranty and service claim experience. Adjustments are made to accruals as claim data and historical experience warrant.

Changes in the carrying amount of service and product standard warranties for the nine months ended September 30, are as follows:



	2018			2017
Balance as of January 1,	$	1,750		$	1,954

Provision for warranties	1,036			787

Claims made	(937		)	(907		)

Balance as of September 30,	$	1,849		$	1,834

Costs associated with extended warranty repairs are recorded as incurred and amounted to $4.0 million and $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.