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OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
9.
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 
The following table presents major components of Other Accrued Liabilities (in thousands):
 
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Payroll and related taxes
 
$
36,644
 
$
30,362
 
Customer Deposits
 
 
31,261
 
 
21,680
 
Warranty
 
 
16,987
 
 
15,462
 
Self-Insurance
 
 
9,371
 
 
7,543
 
Accrued Taxes
 
 
7,759
 
 
8,371
 
All Other
 
 
9,833
 
 
5,272
 
 
 
$
111,855
 
$
88,690
 
 
The following table presents the changes in the product warranty accrual included in Other Accrued Liabilities (in thousands):
 
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Balance as of January 1
 
$
15,462
 
$
14,719
 
Provision for warranties issued in current year
 
 
5,578
 
 
4,975
 
Recovery of pre-existing warranties
 
 
(289)
 
 
(112)
 
Payments
 
 
(3,764)
 
 
(4,097)
 
Balance as of September 30
 
$
16,987
 
$
15,485
 
 
The Company offers a limited warranty for its products with a coverage period that ranges between one and five years, except that the coverage period for DuraPlate® trailer panels beginning with those manufactured in 2005 or after is ten years. The Company passes through component manufacturers’ warranties to our customers. The Company’s policy is to accrue the estimated cost of warranty coverage at the time of the sale.