Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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:

	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	500,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(147,958		)	(91,469		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(49,832		)	(50,399		)
Net available for additional borrowings under the multi-currency revolving line of credit	$	244,472		$	518,132
Net available for additional standby LOCs under sub-facility	250,168			449,601
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	101,023		$	106,855
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(31,743		)	(28,636		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	(3,597		)	(4,282		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	65,683		$	73,937
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	72,951		$	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 June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	37,065		$	46,024		$	36,466		$	45,146
New product warranties	1,207			1,483			3,007			2,714
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	23,716			(1,039		)	27,725			1,054
Claims activity	(4,283		)	(3,877		)	(7,564		)	(6,508		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	434			(42		)	(1,495		)	143
Ending balance	58,139			42,549			58,139			42,549
Less: current portion of warranty	35,589			23,689			35,589			23,689
Long-term warranty	$	22,550		$	18,860		$	22,550		$	18,860

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense for the three and six months ended June 30 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014			2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense (income)	$	24,923	$	(644	)	$	30,732	$	2,680

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 June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	33,900		$	33,590		$	34,138		$	33,528
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	820			1,002			1,425			1,850
Unearned revenue recognized	(664		)	(735		)	(1,313		)	(1,404		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	28			101			(166		)	(16		)
Ending balance	34,084			33,958			34,084			33,958
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	3,216			2,475			3,216			2,475
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within other long-term obligations	$	30,868		$	31,483		$	30,868		$	31,483

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

Plan costs were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	6,388	$	4,713	$	12,901	$	10,976

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

	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,131	$	1,924