Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of accruals for the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Salaries and wages	$	35,483	$	41,216
Warranty cost	24,744		22,820
Taxes other than income taxes, primarily value added taxes	19,903		21,424
Professional	6,880		5,774
Freight	6,772		5,978
Product liability, current portion	3,564		3,127
Severance	1,698		2,477
Interest	1,694		872
Deferred revenue	1,525		400
Supplemental Executive Retirement Program liability	1,279		1,279
Derivative liabilities	1,137		2,014
Rent	932		402
Insurance	909		695
Rebates	560		1,791
Other items, principally trade accruals	11,604		8,687
Accrued Expenses	$	118,684	$	118,956

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of the changes in accrued warranty costs for the reporting period (in thousands):

Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	22,820
Warranties provided during the period	9,714
Settlements made during the period	(11,585		)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations	3,795
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	24,744