Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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:

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	500,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(158,519		)	(91,469		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(46,230		)	(50,399		)
Net available for additional borrowings under the multi-currency revolving line of credit	$	238,395		$	518,132
Net available for additional standby LOCs under sub-facility	253,770			449,601
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	99,147		$	106,855
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(31,610		)	(28,636		)
Short-term borrowings(2)	(9,360		)	(4,282		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	58,177		$	73,937
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	80,745		$	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 September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	58,139		$	42,549		$	36,466		$	45,146
New product warranties	1,760			2,278			4,767			4,992
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	2,363			2,632			30,088			3,686
Claims activity	(7,147		)	(5,605		)	(14,711		)	(12,113		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(371		)	(1,500		)	(1,866		)	(1,357		)
Ending balance	54,744			40,354			54,744			40,354
Less: current portion of warranty	40,060			22,283			40,060			22,283
Long-term warranty	$	14,684		$	18,071		$	14,684		$	18,071

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,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	4,123	$	4,910	$	34,855	$	8,678

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,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	34,084		$	33,958		$	34,138		$	33,528
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	826			987			2,251			2,837
Unearned revenue recognized	(716		)	(633		)	(2,029		)	(2,037		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(187		)	(121		)	(353		)	(137		)
Ending balance	34,007			34,191			34,007			34,191
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	3,416			2,592			3,416			2,592
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within other long-term obligations	$	30,591		$	31,599		$	30,591		$	31,599

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,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	5,803	$	5,694	$	18,704	$	16,670

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

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,115	$	1,924