Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

Operating lease rental expense for factories, service and distribution locations, offices, and equipment was as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(in thousands)
Rental expense	$	18,513	$	15,530	$	15,882

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2011, under noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as follows:

	Minimum Payments
	(in thousands)
2012	$	13,331
2013	10,061
2014	7,715
2015	5,735
2016	5,241
Beyond 2016	6,343
Future minimum lease payments	$	48,426

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

Our available lines of credit, outstanding standby LOC’s, and bonds are as follows:

	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	500,000		$	240,000
Long-term borrowings	(160,000		)	—
Standby LOC’s issued and outstanding	(44,549		)	(43,540		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOC’s	$	295,451		$	196,460
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	67,968		$	49,122
Standby LOC’s issued and outstanding	(28,733		)	(21,784		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	—			(66		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOC’s	$	39,235		$	27,272
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	139,954		$	120,109

⁽¹⁾  Refer to Note 6 for details regarding our secured credit facilities.

⁽²⁾  Short-term borrowings are included in “Other current liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of Warranty Accruals [Table Text Block]

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A summary of the warranty accrual account activity is as follows:

Warranty Expense by Segment [Table Text Block]

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Warranty expense the years ended December 31 is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	49,851	$	38,579	$	15,409

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Schedule of Changes to Unearned Revenue for Extended Warranty [Table Text Block]

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A summary of changes to unearned revenue for extended warranty contracts is as follows:

Health Benefit Plan Costs and Incurred But Not Reported Accrual Balance [Table Text Block]

Plan costs are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	24,331	$	20,548	$	19,802

IBNR accrual, which is included in wages and benefits payable, are as follows: