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CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS  
Schedule of changes in the warranty reserve

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2012

 

March 31,
2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

8,146

 

$

8,090

 

Provision for warranty claims

 

1,717

 

1,657

 

Warranty claims paid

 

(1,850

)

(1,631

)

Increase due to acquisition

 

106

 

 

Exchange rate impact

 

8

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

8,127

 

$

8,145