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Product Warranties
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Product Warranties
PRODUCT WARRANTIES

The Company's products carry limited, defined warranties for defects in materials or workmanship which, according to their terms, generally obligate Nautilus to pay the costs of supplying and shipping replacement parts to customers and, in certain instances, for labor and other costs to service products. Outstanding product warranty periods range from sixty days to the lifetime of certain product components in limited situations. Changes in the Company's product warranty liability in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Balance, Beginning of period
$
2,153

 
$
3,358

 
$
2,017

 
$
3,935

Accruals
370

 
606

 
1,645

 
1,625

Adjustments
—

 
(370
)
 
(171
)
 
(730
)
Payments
(460
)
 
(1,422
)
 
(1,428
)
 
(2,658
)
Balance, September 30
$
2,063

 
$
2,172

 
$
2,063

 
$
2,172


 
Product warranty liability adjustments in 2011 primarily related to the assignment of certain outstanding Commercial warranty obligations of the Company's former Commercial business. Total outstanding obligations of the Company's former Commercial business included in product warranty liability were $0.4 million and $0.8 million as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.