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Accrued Warranty Costs - Changes in Product Warranty Obligation (Accrued Warranty Costs) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure Accrued Product Warranty Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 9,596 | $ 7,701 | $ 8,817 | $ 7,297
Amounts charged to SG&A | 2,372 | 1,926 | 6,892 | 5,621
Costs incurred | (1,839) | (1,458) | (5,580) | (4,749)
Balance at end of period | $ 10,129 | $ 8,169 | $ 10,129 | $ 8,169

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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph ((c)(5)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51674963&loc=d3e12565-110249 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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