Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

Operating lease rental expense for factories, service and distribution locations, offices, and equipment was as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Rental expense	$	15,524	$	19,178	$	18,662

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2015, under noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as follows:



Year Ending December 31,	Minimum Payments
	(in thousands)
2016	$	10,396
2017	8,600
2018	7,917
2019	5,402
2020	2,605
Beyond 2020	1,156
Future minimum lease payments	$	36,076

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

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



	At December 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities⁽¹⁾
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	500,000		$	660,000
Long-term borrowings	(151,837		)	(91,469		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(46,574		)	(50,399		)

Net available for additional borrowings under the multi-currency revolving line of credit	$	301,589		$	518,132
Net available for additional standby LOCs under sub-facility	253,426			449,601

Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	97,989		$	106,855
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(31,122		)	(28,636		)
Short-term borrowings⁽²⁾	(3,884		)	(4,282		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	62,983		$	73,937

Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	87,558		$	116,306


⁽¹⁾	Refer to Note 7 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:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	36,548		$	46,160
New product warranties	8,380			6,441
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	37,604			2,797
Claims activity	(25,955		)	(16,568		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(2,065		)	(2,282		)
Ending balance	54,512			36,548
Less: current portion of warranty	36,927			21,145
Long-term warranty	$	17,585		$	15,403

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense is as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	45,984	$	9,238	$	16,910

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:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	34,138		$	33,528
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	2,792			3,529
Unearned revenue recognized	(2,832		)	(2,655		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	(444		)	(264		)
Ending balance	33,654			34,138
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	3,565			2,759
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within Other long-term obligations	$	30,089		$	31,379

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

Plan costs were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	25,355	$	23,206	$	22,324

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



	At December 31,
	2015		2014
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,051	$	1,924