Note 12 – Warranty

In general, the Company provides warranty coverage of one year on Enterprise’s mobile computers and WLAN products. Advanced data capture products are warranted from one to five years, depending on the product. Printers are warranted for one year against defects in material and workmanship. Thermal printheads are warranted for six months and batteries are warranted for one year. Battery-based products, such as location tags, are covered by a ninety-day warranty. A provision for warranty expense is recorded at the time of sale and is adjusted quarterly based on historical warranty experience.

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


	Nine Months Ended
	October 3, 2015			September 27, 2014
Balance at the beginning of period	$	24,666		$	4,125
Warranty expense		22,832			5,798
Warranty payments		(23,507	)		(5,498	)

Balance at the end of period	$	23,991		$	4,425