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Additional Financial Information Disclosures
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Additional Financial Information Disclosures
Additional Financial Information Disclosures
The consolidated condensed balance sheet at December 31, 2011 was derived from amounts included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Refer to the footnotes to the financial statements included in that report for a description of the Company’s accounting policies and for additional details of the Company’s financial condition. The details in those notes have not changed except as discussed below and as a result of normal adjustments in the interim.
Warranty and After-Sale Costs
The Company estimates and records provisions for warranties and other after-sale costs in the period in which the sale is recorded, based on a lag factor and historical warranty claim experience. After-sale costs represent a variety of activities outside of the written warranty policy, such as investigation of unanticipated problems after the customer has installed the product, or problems caused by water quality issues. Changes in the Company’s warranty and after-sale costs reserve for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
(In thousands)
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
1,152

 
$
932

 
$
1,593

 
$
889

Net additions charged to earnings
86

 
272

 
431

 
748

Costs incurred
(325
)
 
(200
)
 
(1,111
)
 
(633
)
Balance at end of period
$
913

 
$
1,004

 
$
913

 
$
1,004