Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

	2014			2013
Beginning Balance, January 1	$	43,651		$	40,398
Provision for warranties	42,743			39,118
Settlements made	(42,298		)	(36,181		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	2,779			(1,241		)
Ending balance, September 30	$	46,875		$	42,094