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OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
10.
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 
The following table presents major components of Other Accrued Liabilities (in thousands):
 
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
Warranty
 
$
15,423
 
$
14,886
 
Payroll and related taxes
 
 
20,136
 
 
23,342
 
Self-insurance
 
 
8,105
 
 
7,702
 
Accrued taxes
 
 
6,610
 
 
5,578
 
Customer deposits
 
 
32,698
 
 
43,158
 
All other
 
 
11,020
 
 
10,207
 
 
 
$
93,992
 
$
104,873
 
 
The following table presents the changes in the product warranty accrual included in Other Accrued Liabilities (in thousands):
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
Balance as of January 1
 
$
14,886
 
$
11,437
 
Provision for warranties issued in current year
 
 
2,766
 
 
2,168
 
Walker acquisition
 
 
-
 
 
3,887
 
Provisions for pre-existing warranties
 
 
650
 
 
-
 
Payments
 
 
(2,879)
 
 
(1,922)
 
Balance as of June 30
 
$
15,423
 
$
15,570
 
 
The Company offers a limited warranty for its products with a coverage period that ranges between one and five years, provided that the coverage period for DuraPlate® trailer panels beginning with those manufactured in 2005 or after is ten years. The Company passes through component manufacturers’ warranties to our customers. The Company’s policy is to accrue the estimated cost of warranty coverage at the time of the sale.