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Product Warranties
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]
11.
PRODUCT WARRANTIES

We record a liability for estimated warranty obligations at the dates our products are sold. These estimates are established using sales volumes and internal and external warranty data where there is no payment history and historical information about the average cost of warranty claims for customers with prior claims. We estimate our costs based on the contractual arrangements with our customers, existing customer warranty terms and internal and external warranty data, which includes a determination of our warranty claims and actions taken to improve product quality and minimize warranty claims. We continuously evaluate these estimates and our customers' administration of their warranty programs. We closely monitor actual warranty claim data and adjust the liability, as necessary, on a quarterly basis.

The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the product warranty liability:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
58.4

 
$
47.9

 
$
49.5

 
$
42.9

     Accruals
 
4.4

 
4.4

 
14.9

 
14.0

Payments
 
(2.2
)
 
(2.1
)
 
(3.3
)
 
(4.5
)
     Adjustment to prior period accruals
 
5.1

 
(3.7
)
 
4.9

 
(6.3
)
     Foreign currency translation
 
(0.2
)
 
0.2

 
(0.5
)
 
0.6

Ending balance
 
$
65.5

 
$
46.7

 
$
65.5

 
$
46.7