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Schedule of commitments and contingencies.

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Estimated change in the warranty reserve resulting from a 10% change in the expected number of remaining claims to be settled with payment or the expected cost to settle claims for disclosure purposes only.

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The number of years the Company warrants that its products will be free from material defects in workmanship and materials.

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Area of land held.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation and depletion of real estate held for productive use and additions or improvements to real estate held for productive use, examples include, but are not limited to, walkways, driveways, fences, and parking lots. Excludes land held for sale.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(13))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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