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WARRANTY | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |
WARRANTY COSTS | WARRANTY Changes in the warranty liability consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| 2013 |  | 2012
Warranty liability, January 1 | $ | 27,482 |  |  | $ | 17,659 |
Provision for warranty liabilities | 7,946 |  |  | 7,773 |
Warranty payments made | (7,625 | ) |  | (5,899 | )
Warranty liability, March 31 | $ | 27,803 |  |  | $ | 19,533 |
The Company provides limited warranties on workmanship on its products in all market segments. The majority of the Company’s products have a limited warranty that ranges from zero to ten years, with certain products being prorated after the first year. The Company calculates a provision for warranty expense based on past warranty experience. Warranty accruals are included as a component of other current liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

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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 Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 Reference 2: 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FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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. + Details
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