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Warranty
9 Months Ended
May 28, 2016
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Warranty
Warranty

We provide our motorhome customers a comprehensive 12-month/15,000-mile warranty on our Class A, B and C motorhomes, and a 3-year/36,000-mile structural warranty on Class A and C sidewalls and floors. We provide a comprehensive 12-month warranty on all towable products. We have voluntarily agreed to pay certain warranty-type costs to help protect the reputation of our products and the goodwill of our customers. Warranty expense is affected by dealership labor rates, the cost of parts and the frequency of claims.  Estimated costs related to product warranty are accrued at the time of sale and are based upon past warranty claims and unit sales history and adjusted as required to reflect actual costs incurred, as information becomes available.

Changes in our product warranty liability are as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)
 
May 28,
2016
 
May 30,
2015
 
May 28,
2016
 
May 30,
2015
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
11,727

 
$
9,856

 
$
11,254

 
$
9,501

Provision
 
4,844

 
3,233

 
12,311

 
8,079

Claims paid
 
(4,660
)
 
(3,284
)
 
(11,654
)
 
(7,775
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
11,911

 
$
9,805

 
$
11,911

 
$
9,805