Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of accruals for the following (in thousands):

	2015		2014
Salaries and wages	$	41,305	$	40,850
Taxes other than income taxes, primarily Value Added Taxes	21,424		24,743
Warranty cost	22,820		30,738
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)	1,279		21,517
Freight	6,153		6,202
Professional	5,774		6,613
Product liability, current portion	3,127		4,334
Rebates	1,791		1,722
Insurance	695		1,266
Interest	872		1,068
Derivatives (foreign currency forward exchange contracts)	2,014		2,526
Severance	2,477		4,209
Other items, principally trade accruals	12,689		9,911
	$	122,420	$	155,699

Accrued Warranty Costs

Changes in accrued warranty costs were as follows (in thousands):

	2015			2014
Balance as of January 1	$	30,738		$	27,393
Warranties provided during the period	11,561			21,472
Settlements made during the period	(17,817		)	(22,752		)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations	(1,662		)	4,625
Balance as of December 31	$	22,820		$	30,738