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Product Warranties | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Product Warranties [Abstract] |
Product Warranties | Note 10 – Product Warranties ﻿ Warranty terms are based on the negotiated railcar sales contracts. The Company generally warrants that new railcars produced by it will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service identified for a period of up to five years from the time of sale. The changes in the warranty reserve for t he years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, are as follows: ﻿ ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
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﻿Balance at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 8,324 |  | $ | 9,239 |  | $ | 8,742
﻿Current year provision |  |  | 1,661 |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 3,209
﻿Reductions for payments, costs of repairs and other |  |  | (894) |  |  | (1,812) |  |  | (1,611)
﻿Adjustments to prior warranties |  |  | (1,029) |  |  | (1,497) |  |  | (1,101)
﻿Balance at the end of the year |  | $ | 8,062 |  | $ | 8,324 |  | $ | 9,239
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Adjustments to prior warranties includes changes in the warranty reserve for warranties issued in prior periods due to expiration of the warranty period, revised warranty cost estimates and other factors.

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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=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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