WARRANTIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

WARRANTIES

WARRANTIES

NOTE 6.  WARRANTIES

A reconciliation of the changes in our product warranty accrual is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
		2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Balance at the beginning of period		$	3,800		$	3,297
Warranties issued		662			1,018
Warranty settlement costs		(793		)	(622		)
Changes in accruals for pre-existing warranties		(344		)	(56		)
Currency translation adjustments		107			29
Balance at the end of period		$	3,432		$	3,666

Warranty liabilities are reported as accrued expenses on our consolidated balance sheets.