Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Warranty And Safety Recall Liability

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

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 27, 2015			September 28, 2014			September 27, 2015			September 28, 2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	83,416		$	76,037		$	69,250		$	64,120
Warranties issued during the period	9,714			12,518			46,668			49,704
Settlements made during the period	(31,492		)	(22,260		)	(68,611		)	(50,754		)
Recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities	18,170			14,033			32,501			17,258
Balance, end of period	$	79,808		$	80,328		$	79,808		$	80,328