Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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 March 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

	2015			2014
Beginning Balance, January 1	$	49,388		$	42,924
Provision for warranties	11,075			13,619
Settlements made	(13,395		)	(12,680		)
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation	(630		)	1,062
Ending balance, March 31	$	46,438		$	44,925