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Note 10 - Guarantees
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments Contingencies and Guarantees [Text Block]
10.
Guarantees
 
Accrued Warranty
 
Changes in accrued warranty during the three-year period ended December 26, 2015 was as follows
:
 
(in thousands)
 
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
Beginning balance
  $ 5,848     $ 4,673     $ 4,206  
Warranty accruals
    6,747       6,176       4,814  
Warranty payments
    (7,709 )     (5,001 )     (6,180 )
Warranty liability assumed
    -       -       1,833  
Ending balance
  $ 4,886     $ 5,848     $ 4,673  
 
Accrued warranty amounts expected to be incurred after one year are included in noncurrent other accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. These amounts total $1.1 million at December 26, 2015 and $1.0 million at December 27, 2014. Prior period long-term accrued warranty amounts have been reclassified to a long-term liability in the December 27, 2014 balance sheet to conform to the current period presentation.  This reclassification had no effect on previously reported net income and is considered immaterial.
 
Standby Letters of Credit
 
During the ordinary course of business, we provide standby letters of credit instruments to certain parties as required. At December 26, 2015, the maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under these standby letters of credit was approximately $0.2 million. We are required to maintain deposits of cash or other approved investments, which serve as collateral, in amounts that approximate our outstanding standby letters of credit. 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.
 
Lines of Credit
 
Our wholly owned Ismeca subsidiary has two available lines of credit which provide it with borrowings of up to a total of 2.5 million Swiss Francs. At December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 no amounts were outstanding under the lines of credit.