Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Marketable Securities

Marketable Securities – The Company’s marketable securities consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):

	2015		2014
Available-for-sale securities: corporate bonds	$	45,192	$	57,325
Trading securities: mutual funds	36,256		33,815
Total marketable securities	$	81,448	$	91,140

Changes In Warranty And Safety Recall Liability

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

	2015			2014			2013
Balance, beginning of period	$	69,250		$	64,120		$	60,263
Warranties issued during the period	59,259			60,331			59,022
Settlements made during the period	(96,529		)	(74,262		)	(64,462		)
Recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities	42,237			19,061			9,297
Balance, end of period	$	74,217		$	69,250		$	64,120