Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Warranty And Safety Recall Liability

Changes in the Company’s warranty and safety recall liability were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 29, 2013			September 30, 2012			September 29, 2013			September 30, 2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	70,406		$	67,801		$	60,263		$	54,994
Warranties issued during the period	12,008			10,228			46,529			42,846
Settlements made during the period	(16,898		)	(19,799		)	(45,238		)	(52,885		)
Recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities	77			4,980			4,039			18,255
Balance, end of period	$	65,593		$	63,210		$	65,593		$	63,210