Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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, 2015			December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	660,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(136,310		)	(91,469		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(52,950		)	(50,399		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	470,740		$	518,132
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	99,845		$	106,855
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(29,605		)	(28,636		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	(4,927		)	(4,282		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	65,313		$	73,937
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	117,554		$	116,306

⁽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 March 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	36,466		$	45,146
New product warranties	1,800			1,231
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	4,009			2,093
Claims activity	(3,281		)	(2,631		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(1,929		)	185
Ending balance	37,065			46,024
Less: current portion of warranty	22,256			21,989
Long-term warranty	$	14,809		$	24,035

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	5,809	$	3,324

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,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	34,138		$	33,528
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	605			848
Unearned revenue recognized	(649		)	(669		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(194		)	(117		)
Ending balance	33,900			33,590
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	2,971			2,424
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within other long-term obligations	$	30,929		$	31,166

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

Plan costs were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	6,513	$	6,263

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

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	1,987	$	1,924