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OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
9.
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 
The following table presents major components of Other Accrued Liabilities (in thousands):
 
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Customer deposits
 
$
24,921
 
$
19,302
 
Warranty
 
 
19,796
 
 
20,520
 
Payroll and related taxes
 
 
18,336
 
 
26,793
 
Accrued taxes
 
 
12,119
 
 
6,400
 
Self-insurance
 
 
9,489
 
 
8,387
 
All other
 
 
10,521
 
 
10,912
 
 
 
$
95,182
 
$
92,314
 
 
The following table presents the changes in the product warranty accrual included in Other Accrued Liabilities (in thousands):
 
 
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Balance as of January 1
 
$
20,520
 
$
19,709
 
Provision for warranties issued in current year
 
 
1,179
 
 
1,640
 
(Recovery of) Provision for pre-existing warranties
 
 
(224)
 
 
1,682
 
Payments
 
 
(1,679)
 
 
(1,441)
 
Balance as of March 31
 
$
19,796
 
$
21,590
 
 
The Company offers a limited warranty for its products with a coverage period that ranges between one and five years, except that the coverage period for DuraPlate® trailer panels 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.