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Basis of Accounting
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Basis of Accounting
1. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 has been derived from our audited financial statements, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 10-K”), which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2011. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, consisting of a balance sheet as of September 30, 2012, statements of operations and statements of comprehensive earnings (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles and SEC rules applicable to interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2012 and its consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note A to the Company’s audited financial statements included in the 2011 10-K. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included in this report, and the notes that follow, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our 2011 10-K.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to the accounts receivable and sales allowances, and useful lives of property and equipment, fair values of stock-based awards, income taxes, warranty liability, and other contingent liabilities, among others. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. However, such estimates and the assumptions on which they were based may later prove to have been incorrect due to unforeseen changes in market or economic conditions or the occurrence of unexpected events. As a result, the carrying values of our assets and our results of operations could differ in the future from the carrying values and the results of operations that were based on our earlier estimates and assumptions. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in Item 2 of Part I of this report.