Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

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

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(in thousands)
Credit facilities(1)
Multicurrency revolving line of credit	$	500,000		$	500,000
Long-term borrowings	(132,572		)	(151,837		)
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(45,928		)	(46,574		)
Net available for additional borrowings under the multi-currency revolving line of credit	$	321,500		$	301,589
Net available for additional standby LOCs under sub-facility(2)	254,072			253,426
Unsecured multicurrency revolving lines of credit with various financial institutions
Multicurrency revolving lines of credit	$	100,424		$	97,989
Standby LOCs issued and outstanding	(26,392		)	(31,122		)
Short-term borrowings(3)	(1,373		)	(3,884		)
Net available for additional borrowings and LOCs	$	72,659		$	62,983
Unsecured surety bonds in force	$	131,617		$	87,558

⁽¹⁾ Refer to Note 6 for details regarding our secured credit facilities.

⁽²⁾  Subsequent to March 31, 2016, as a result of entering into the first and second amendments to the 2015 credit facility, the maximum limit available for additional standby LOCs under sub-facility was reduced from $300 million to $250 million.

⁽³⁾  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,
	2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	54,512		$	36,548
New product warranties	2,404			1,800
Other changes/adjustments to warranties	1,034			3,445
Claims activity	(7,390		)	(2,773		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	182			(1,955		)
Ending balance	50,742			37,065
Less: current portion of warranty	32,244			22,256
Long-term warranty	$	18,498		$	14,809

Warranty Expense [Table Text Block]

Warranty expense was as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Total warranty expense	$	3,438	$	5,245

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,
	2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	33,654		$	34,138
Unearned revenue for new extended warranties	581			605
Unearned revenue recognized	(857		)	(649		)
Effect of change in exchange rates	120			(194		)
Ending balance	33,498			33,900
Less: current portion of unearned revenue for extended warranty	3,750			2,971
Long-term unearned revenue for extended warranty within other long-term obligations	$	29,748		$	30,929

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

Plan costs were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Plan costs	$	6,774	$	6,513

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

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(in thousands)
IBNR accrual	$	2,013	$	2,051