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Accrued Liabilities - Other
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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Accrued Liabilities - Other

11. Accrued Liabilities – Other

Accrued liabilities – other consist of the following:

 

     March 31,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 
     (in thousands)  

Environmental

   $ 9,304       $ 9,475   

Warranty

     1,183         1,176   

Taxes (other than income) and insurance

     718         879   

Commissions

     677         551   

Foreign currency forward contracts

     542         673   

Other professional fees

     421         496   

Accrued customer incentive plans

     411         414   

Deferred compensation – current

     265         265   

Litigation and legal fees

     115         91   

Acquisition earn-out, current

     72         32   

Deferred revenue

     53         44   

Other

     2,302         2,370   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accrued liabilities – other

$ 16,063    $ 16,466   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Included in the environmental accrual are estimates for all known costs believed to be probable and reasonably estimable for sites that the Company currently operates or operated at one time (see Note 13 for additional information).

A liability is established for estimated future warranty and service claims that relate to current and prior period sales. The Company estimates warranty costs based on historical claim experience and other factors including evaluating specific product warranty issues.

The following is a summary of activity in accrued warranty and service liabilities:

 

     March 31,
2015
 
     (in thousands)  

Liability, beginning of year

   $ 1,176   

Expense for new warranties issued

     87   

Warranty claims paid

     (80
  

 

 

 

Liability, end of period

$ 1,183