Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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,
	2013		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Rental expense	$	18,662	$	17,877	$	18,513

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

Future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2013, under noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as follows:

	Minimum Payments
	(in thousands)
2014	$	11,710
2015	9,918
2016	8,341
2017	7,797
2018	7,770
Beyond 2018	7,155
Future minimum lease payments	$	52,691

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

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

	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	660,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(120,000		)	(140,000		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(49,491		)	(54,328		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	490,509		$	465,672
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	115,269		$	67,308
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(31,714		)	(29,906		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	(4,252		)	(851		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	79,303		$	36,551
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	186,446		$	164,820

Schedule of Warranty Accruals [Table Text Block]

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	53,605		$	79,536
New product warranties	5,561			8,735
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	10,343			4,451
Claims activity	(23,593		)	(38,979		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(770		)	(138		)
Ending balance	45,146			53,605
Less: current portion of warranty	21,048			27,115
Long-term warranty	$	24,098		$	26,490

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	15,904	$	13,186	$	49,851

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,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	31,960		$	24,448
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	4,039			8,832
Unearned revenue recognized	(2,210		)	(1,390		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(261		)	70
Ending balance	33,528			31,960
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	2,385			2,031
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within Other long-term obligations	$	31,143		$	29,929

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

Plan costs are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	22,324	$	26,755	$	24,331

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

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,206	$	2,552