Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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:

	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	660,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(70,000		)	(120,000		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(49,054		)	(49,491		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	540,946		$	490,509
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	103,617		$	115,269
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(27,979		)	(31,714		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	(7,138		)	(4,252		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	68,500		$	79,303
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	140,550		$	186,446

⁽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:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	42,549		$	50,632		$	45,146		$	53,605
New product warranties	2,278			1,761			4,992			4,583
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	2,632			1,354			3,686			6,992
Claims activity	(5,605		)	(8,283		)	(12,113		)	(18,671		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(1,500		)	567			(1,357		)	(478		)
Ending balance	40,354			46,031			40,354			46,031
Less: current portion of warranty	22,283			20,102			22,283			20,102
Long-term warranty	$	18,071		$	25,929		$	18,071		$	25,929

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	4,910	$	3,115	$	8,678	$	11,575

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 September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	33,958		$	33,395		$	33,528		$	31,960
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	987			1,010			2,837			3,635
Unearned revenue recognized	(633		)	(597		)	(2,037		)	(1,592		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(121		)	55			(137		)	(140		)
Ending balance	34,191			33,863			34,191			33,863
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	2,592			2,454			2,592			2,454
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within other long-term obligations	$	31,599		$	31,409		$	31,599		$	31,409

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

Plan costs were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	5,694	$	6,141	$	16,670	$	16,641

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

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	1,868	$	2,206