Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

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

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	660,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(95,000		)	(120,000		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(47,336		)	(49,491		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	517,664		$	490,509
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	127,181		$	115,269
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(32,882		)	(31,714		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	(2,058		)	(4,252		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	92,241		$	79,303
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	145,292		$	186,446

Schedule of Warranty Accruals [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	45,146		$	53,605
New product warranties	1,231			861
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	2,093			2,027
Claims activity	(2,631		)	(5,099		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	185			(640		)
Ending balance	46,024			50,754
Less: current portion of warranty	21,989			25,150
Long-term warranty	$	24,035		$	25,604

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	3,324	$	2,888

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:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	33,528		$	31,960
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	848			961
Unearned revenue recognized	(669		)	(470		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(117		)	(88		)
Ending balance	33,590			32,363
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	2,424			2,285
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within other long-term obligations	$	31,166		$	30,078

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

Plan costs were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	6,263	$	4,838

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

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,075	$	2,206