WARRANTIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

WARRANTIES

WARRANTIES

NOTE 6.  WARRANTIES

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Balance at the beginning of period	$	3,477		$	3,995		$	3,800		$	3,297
Warranties issued	820			951			2,314			3,146
Warranty settlement costs	(621		)	(763		)	(1,895		)	(1,945		)
Changes in accruals for pre-existing warranties	(186		)	(322		)	(737		)	(823		)
Currency translation adjustment	45			(193		)	53			(7		)
Balance at the end of period	$	3,535		$	3,668		$	3,535		$	3,668

Warranty liabilities are reported as accrued expenses on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.