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Product Warranties
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 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 months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2012
 
2011
Balance, January 1
$
2,017

 
$
3,935

Accruals
540

 
699

Adjustments
(171
)
 
(109
)
Payments
(514
)
 
(854
)
Balance, March 31
$
1,872

 
$
3,671

 
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, total outstanding obligations of the Company's discontinued Commercial operation included in product warranty liability were $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively.