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Warranty Reserves
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
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 and other current liabilities” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Warranty reserve activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and July 1, 2012 is summarized below:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
July 1,
2012
 
June 30,
2013
 
July 1,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Balance beginning of period
$
10,827

 
$
10,749

 
$
11,003

 
$
10,412

Provision charged to income
4,173

 
4,271

 
8,513

 
8,897

Payments
(3,843
)
 
(4,193
)
 
(8,667
)
 
(9,040
)
Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net
(688
)
 
30

 
(323
)
 
487

Foreign currency translation and acquisitions
(18
)
 
(232
)
 
(75
)
 
(131
)
Balance end of period
$
10,451

 
$
10,625

 
$
10,451

 
$
10,625