COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Litigation

The Company is currently involved in matters of litigation, including environmental contingencies, arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues for such matters when expenditures are probable and reasonably estimable. Based upon information presently known, management is of the opinion that such litigation, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Collective Bargaining

At December 31, 2015, the Company employed a total of 3,386 people. Approximately 11.3% of the total number of employees are represented by unions globally. The Grand Rapids, Michigan Plant is the only unionized plant within the U.S. and has an agreement with the Carpenters Union, Local 1615, of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Affiliate of the Carpenters Industrial Council, covering approximately 200 hourly employees. The Collective Bargaining Agreement expires April 26, 2018. Approximately 182 workers in Italy are also represented by state-sponsored unions. The union contracts under which these Italian workers are represented expire in 2016.

Warranty

The Company provides for estimated product warranty expenses when related products are sold and are included within other current liabilities. Because warranty estimates are forecasts that are based on the best available information, primarily historical claims experience, future warranty claims may differ from the amounts provided.

Changes in the warranty reserve are as follows (in thousands):



	2015			2014			2013
Balance, beginning of the year	$	8,180		$	8,214		$	7,852
Provision for warranty claims	7,249			6,664			7,092
Warranty claims paid	(6,801		)	(6,631		)	(6,716		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(115		)	(67		)	(14		)
Balance, end of the year	$	8,513		$	8,180		$	8,214