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Product Warranty Reserve
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Product Warranty Reserve [Abstract]  
PRODUCT WARRANTY RESERVE

NOTE M – PRODUCT WARRANTY RESERVE

The Company records an accrual for estimated warranty costs to Costs of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Income. These amounts are recorded in Accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company records and accounts for its warranty reserve based on specific claim incidents. Should the Company become aware of a specific potential warranty claim for which liability is probable and reasonably estimable, a specific charge is recorded and accounted for accordingly. Adjustments are made quarterly to the accruals as claim information changes.

The following is a rollforward of the product warranty reserve:

 

                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2013     2012  

Balance at the beginning of period

   $ 1,229     $ 824  

Additions charged to income

     0       422  

Warranty usage

     (157 )      (182 ) 

Currency translation

     10       40  
   

 

 

    

 

 

  

End of period balance

   $ 1,082     $ 1,104