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Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2014
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 28,
2014
 
September 29,
2013
 
September 28,
2014
 
September 29,
2013
Balance, beginning of period
$
76,037

 
$
70,406

 
$
64,120

 
$
60,263

Warranties issued during the period
12,518

 
12,008

 
49,704

 
46,529

Settlements made during the period
(22,260
)
 
(16,898
)
 
(50,754
)
 
(45,238
)
Recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities
14,033

 
77

 
17,258

 
4,039

Balance, end of period
$
80,328

 
$
65,593

 
$
80,328

 
$
65,593