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WARRANTY RESERVE | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
WARRANTY RESERVE |
WARRANTY RESERVE | 4. WARRANTY RESERVE The Company’s warranty liabilities are primarily related to watch products. The Company’s FOSSIL® watch products sold in the U.S. are covered by a limited warranty against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of 11 years from the date of purchase. RELIC® watch products sold in the U.S. are covered by a comparable 12 year warranty, while certain other watches sold by the Company are covered by a comparable two year limited warranty. SKAGEN branded watches are covered by a lifetime warranty against defects due to faulty material or workmanship, subject to normal conditions of use. The Company’s warranty liability is recorded using historical warranty repair expense and is recorded in accrued expenses-other in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As changes in warranty costs are experienced, the warranty accrual is adjusted as necessary. Warranty liability activity consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | For the 39 Weeks Ended |
|  | September 28, 2013 |  | September 29, 2012 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 13,383 |  | $ | 10,996 |
Settlements in cash or kind |  | (7,624 | ) | (4,591 | )
Warranties issued and adjustments to preexisting warranties (1) |  | 8,622 |  | 6,561 |
Liabilities assumed in acquisition |  | 340 |  | 595 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 14,721 |  | $ | 13,561 |
(1) Changes in cost estimates related to preexisting warranties are aggregated with accruals for new standard warranties issued and foreign currency changes.

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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 + Details
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