Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

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

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	660,000		$	500,000
Long-term borrowings	(170,000		)	(160,000		)
Standby LOC’s issued and outstanding	(50,874		)	(44,549		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOC’s	$	439,126		$	295,451
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	63,652		$	67,968
Standby LOC’s issued and outstanding	(29,684		)	(28,733		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	(310		)	—
Net available for additional borrowings and LOC’s	$	33,658		$	39,235
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	149,674		$	139,954

⁽¹⁾  See 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]

Warranty

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	77,251		$	59,163		$	79,536		$	51,283
New product warranties	3,507			2,196			5,636			4,079
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	(3,770		)	5,631			2,061			14,643
Claims activity	(8,255		)	(4,768		)	(19,575		)	(9,215		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(2,365		)	616			(1,290		)	2,048
Ending balance, June 30	66,368			62,838			66,368			62,838
Less: current portion of warranty	42,861			29,999			42,861			29,999
Long-term warranty	$	23,507		$	32,839		$	23,507		$	32,839

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense for the three and six months ended June 30 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	(263	)	$	7,827	$	7,697	$	10,164

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

Extended Warranty

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	27,140		$	17,193		$	24,448		$	14,637
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	2,243			2,215			5,189			5,148
Unearned revenue recognized	(331		)	(299		)	(631		)	(676		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(41		)	—			5			—
Ending balance, June 30	29,011			19,109			29,011			19,109
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	1,572			1,160			1,572			1,160
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within Other long-term obligations	$	27,439		$	17,949		$	27,439		$	17,949

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

Plan costs are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	7,217	$	5,927	$	12,878	$	12,671

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

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,581	$	2,460