Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	660,000		$	500,000
Long-term borrowings	(140,000		)	(160,000		)
Standby LOC’s issued and outstanding	(49,410		)	(44,549		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOC’s	$	470,590		$	295,451
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	63,500		$	67,968
Standby LOC’s issued and outstanding	(29,571		)	(28,733		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	(834		)	—
Net available for additional borrowings and LOC’s	$	33,095		$	39,235
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	154,047		$	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 September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	66,368		$	62,838		$	79,536		$	51,283
New product warranties	1,996			1,512			7,632			5,591
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	(1,552		)	26,263			509			40,906
Claims activity	(12,050		)	(9,207		)	(31,625		)	(18,422		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	925			(2,374		)	(365		)	(326		)
Ending balance, September 30	55,687			79,032			55,687			79,032
Less: current portion of warranty	32,834			50,798			32,834			50,798
Long-term warranty	$	22,853		$	28,234		$	22,853		$	28,234

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense for the three and nine months ended September 30 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	444	$	27,775	$	8,141	$	37,939

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 September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	29,011		$	19,109		$	24,448		$	14,637
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	2,080			3,138			7,269			8,286
Unearned revenue recognized	(351		)	(283		)	(982		)	(959		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	95			—			100			—
Ending balance, September 30	30,835			21,964			30,835			21,964
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	1,800			1,162			1,800			1,162
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within Other long-term obligations	$	29,035		$	20,802		$	29,035		$	20,802

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

Plan costs are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	7,441	$	5,653	$	20,319	$	18,324

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

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	3,050	$	2,460