Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [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,
	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Rental expense	$	17,877	$	18,513	$	15,530

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

Future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2012, under noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as follows:



	Minimum Payments
	(in thousands)
2013	$	17,214
2014	14,267
2015	12,120
2016	9,907
2017	8,021
Beyond 2017	2,968
Future minimum lease payments	$	64,497

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

Our available lines of credit, outstanding standby LOCs, and bonds are as follows:



	December 31, 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 LOCs issued and outstanding	(54,328		)	(44,549		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	465,672		$	295,451

Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	67,308		$	67,968
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(29,906		)	(28,733		)
Short-term borrowings⁽²⁾	(851		)	—
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	36,551		$	39,235

Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	164,820		$	139,954


⁽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]

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



	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	79,536		$	51,283
New product warranties	8,735			8,305
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	4,451			50,104
Claims activity	(38,979		)	(28,565		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(138		)	(1,591		)
Ending balance	53,605			79,536
Less: current portion of warranty	27,115			52,588
Long-term warranty	$	26,490		$	26,948

Warranty Expense by Segment [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense for the years ended December 31 is as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	13,186	$	49,851	$	38,579

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

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



	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	24,448		$	14,637
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	8,832			11,099
Unearned revenue recognized	(1,390		)	(1,233		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	70			(55		)
Ending balance	31,960			24,448
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	2,031			1,305
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within Other long-term obligations	$	29,929		$	23,143

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

Plan costs are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	26,755	$	24,331	$	20,548

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



	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,552	$	2,460