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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
16. Commitments and Contingencies

Warranty Returns

The Company allows its customers to return goods that their consumers have returned to them, whether or not the returned item is defective (“warranty returns”). The Company accrues an estimate of its exposure to warranty returns based on a historical analysis of the level of this type of return as a percentage of  unit sales. Amounts charged to expense for these warranty returns are considered in arriving at the Company’s net sales.

The following summarizes the changes in the warranty returns:

   
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
2023
   
2022
 
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
19,830,000
   
$
20,125,000
 
Charged to expense
   
31,112,000
     
30,920,000
 
Amounts processed
   
(34,265,000
)
   
(33,177,000
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
16,677,000
   
$
17,868,000
 

Contingencies

The Company is subject to various lawsuits and claims. In addition, government agencies and self-regulatory organizations have the ability to conduct periodic examinations of and administrative proceedings regarding the Company’s business, and its compliance with law, code, and regulations related to all matters including but not limited to environmental, information security, taxes, levies, tariffs and such.