XML 40 R19.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.10.0.1
Product Warranties
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Product Warranties
Product Warranties
We provide product warranties with varying terms and durations for the majority of our products. We estimate our warranty reserve by considering historical and projected warranty claims, historical and projected cost-per-claim, and knowledge of specific product issues that are outside our typical experience. We record warranty expense in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of income. Product warranty claims not expected to occur within one year are included as part of other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
The following table represents changes in our consolidated warranty reserve:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Beginning Balance
$
11.6

 
$
11.6

 
$
9.2

Issued - Warranty Expense
5.1

 
3.1

 
5.9

Acquired - Warranty Reserve
—

 
0.9

 
—

Change in Estimate - Warranty Expense
(1.6
)
 
1.5

 
1.1

Warranty Usage
(6.2
)
 
(5.5
)
 
(4.6
)
Ending Balance
$
8.9

 
$
11.6

 
$
11.6



During the second quarter of 2018, we established a reserve related to a recall notice issued for certain aluminum cryobiological tanks in our D&S West segment manufactured in our New Prague, Minnesota facility during a limited time period. See Note 19, “Commitments and Contingencies,” for additional information.