Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Estimated warranty program claims are provided for at the time of sale. Amounts provided for are based on historical costs and adjusted new claims. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties through September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	2013			2012
Beginning Balance, January 1	$	43,759		$	37,739
Provision for warranties	40,105			34,943
Settlements made	(37,327		)	(34,523		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	(1,194		)	3,313
Ending balance, September 30	$	45,343		$	41,472