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Warranty
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Warranty [Abstract] 
Warranty [Text Block]
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Warranty

The Company engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its suppliers.  However, its warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, the number of units affected by the failure and the expense involved in satisfactorily addressing the situation.  The warranty reserve is established based on our best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date.  When evaluating the adequacy of the reserve for warranty costs, management takes into consideration the term of the warranty coverage, historical claim rates and costs of repair, knowledge of the type and volume of new products and economic trends.  While we believe the warranty reserve is adequate and that the judgment applied is appropriate, such amounts estimated to be due and payable in the future could differ materially from what actually transpires.  The following is a listing of the activity in the warranty reserve during the three month periods ended September 30, 2011 and September 24, 2010 (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
 
Sep. 30,
Sep. 24,
 
2011
2010
     
Reserve balance, beginning of period
$6,022
$6,061
Current period expense
1,464
1,707
Payments or credits to customers
(773)
(1,474)
Translation
(130)
488
     
Reserve balance, end of period
$6,583
$6,782