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Guarantees
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Guarantees
9. Guarantees

Changes in accrued warranty during the three-year period ended December 28, 2013 were as follows:

 

(in thousands)

   2013     2012     2011  

Beginning balance

   $ 4,692     $ 6,801     $ 5,016  

Warranty accruals

     5,410       4,214       10,987  

Warranty payments

     (6,667     (6,323     (9,202

Warranty liability assumed

     1,817              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 5,252     $ 4,692     $ 6,801  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the ordinary course of business, we provide standby letters of credit instruments to certain parties as required. At December 28, 2013, the maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under these standby letters of credit was approximately $0.8 million. We have not recorded any liability in connection with these arrangements beyond that required to appropriately account for the underlying transaction being guaranteed. We do not believe, based on historical experience and information currently available, that it is probable that any amounts will be required to be paid under these arrangements.