Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

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



	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities⁽¹⁾
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	660,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(125,000		)	(140,000		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(47,772		)	(54,328		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	487,228		$	465,672

Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	96,864		$	67,308
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(28,056		)	(29,906		)
Short-term borrowings⁽²⁾	(1,537		)	(851		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	67,271		$	36,551

Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	137,002		$	164,820


⁽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 March 31,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	53,605		$	79,536
New product warranties	861			2,129
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	2,027			5,831
Claims activity	(5,099		)	(11,320		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(640		)	1,075
Ending balance	50,754			77,251
Less: current portion of warranty	25,150			48,235
Long-term warranty	$	25,604		$	29,016

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	2,888	$	7,960

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 March 31,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	31,960		$	24,448
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	961			2,946
Unearned revenue recognized	(470		)	(300		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(88		)	46
Ending balance	32,363			27,140
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	2,285			1,445
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within Other long-term obligations	$	30,078		$	25,695

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

Each reporting period, we expense the costs of our health insurance plan including paid claims, the change in the estimate of incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims, taxes, and administrative fees (collectively, the plan costs).

Plan costs are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	4,838	$	5,661

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



	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,391	$	2,552