Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

The following table is a summary of Zebra’s accrued warranty obligation (in thousands):


	Year Ended December 31,
Warranty Reserve	2013		2012		2011
Balance at the beginning of the year	$	4,252	$	4,613	$	4,554
Warranty expense		7,440		6,828		5,856
Warranty payments		(7,567)		(7,189)		(5,797)

Balance at the end of the period	$	4,125	$	4,252	$	4,613

Compensation Expense and Related Tax Benefit for Equity Based Payments

The compensation expense and the related income tax benefit for share-based payments were included in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings as follows (in thousands):


	For the years ended December 31,
Compensation costs and related income tax benefit:	2013		2012		2011
Cost of sales	$	871	$	1,061	$	1,029
Selling and marketing		2,100		1,792		1,463
Research and development		1,616		1,593		1,387
General and administration		8,522		10,281		9,228

Total compensation expense	$	13,109	$	14,727	$	13,107

Income tax benefit	$	4,531	$	5,132	$	4,522