Other Current Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Other Current Liabilities [Abstract]

Other Current Liabilities

4. Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities were comprised of the following:

	(in thousands)
	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Customer-related liabilities	$	11,126	$	10,506
Accrued sales commissions		1,841		2,245
Dividend payable		1,859		1,859
Other		8,391		5,727
	$	23,217	$	20,337

Included in customer-related liabilities are costs expected to be incurred with respect to product warranties. Changes in the liability for product warranty claims consisted of the following:

	(in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of the period	$	5,498		$	5,113
Satisfaction of warranty claims		(692	)		(640	)
Provision for warranty claims		589			599
Other, primarily impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates		77			69
Balance at end of the period	$	5,472		$	5,141