Warranty Reserves

6 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2012

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Warranty Reserves

Warranty Reserves

The Company provides warranty protection for certain products usually for a period of one year beyond the date of sale. The majority of costs associated with warranty obligations include the replacement of parts and the time for service personnel to respond to repair and replacement requests. A warranty reserve is recorded based upon historical results, supplemented by management’s expectations of future costs. Warranty reserves are included in “Accrued expenses” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Warranty reserve activity for the three and six months ended July 1, 2012 and July 3, 2011 is summarized below:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	July 1, 2012			July 3, 2011			July 1, 2012			July 3, 2011
	(In thousands)
Balance beginning of period	$	10,749		$	8,271		$	10,412		$	8,250
Provision charged to income	4,271			3,731			8,897			7,059
Payments	(4,193		)	(3,735		)	(9,040		)	(7,162		)
Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net	30			682			487			557
Foreign currency translation and acquisitions	(232		)	108			(131		)	353
Balance end of period	$	10,625		$	9,057		$	10,625		$	9,057